1979 New York Gay Erotic Film Festival Poster (Reprint of 1979 Promo Poster) Size:16″ x 24″ “Filthy but beautiful

“Filthy but beautiful

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1979 New York Gay Erotic Film Festival Poster (Reprint of 1979 Promo Poster) Size:16″ x 24″ “Filthy but beautifulFirst New York Gay Erotic Film Festival 1979 Big Top Erotic Cinema Times Square, NYC In 1979, in the neon glow of pre cleanup Times Square, the Big Top Erotic Cinema hosted what is believed to be New Yorks first dedicated gay erotic film festival not an arthouse showcase, not a nonprofit cultural event, but a full throttle, unapologetically adult cinematic gathering. Held inside Big Top a male erotic theater operating just off Broadway the festival