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As the Lehigh Valley's LGBT community braces for the closure of Allentown's Stonewall, those who frequented the iconic gay bar say such establishments still fill a crucial role even in a society that's more connected and accepting of queer culture.

The Allentown property housing the Stonewall is under contract to be sold, muddying the future of the Lehigh Valley’s only gay bar that has been a welcoming place for the LGBT community to gather for nearly 50 years.

A Trump administration ban on diversity training was ordered to be put on hold because of a lawsuit from Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown and other organizations.

As Election Day approaches and candidates for the highest office in the nation make last minute pleas to each and every demographic of voter, the LGBTQ+ community across the country – including northeastern Pennsylvania – continues to call on their politicians to hear their voices and understand their struggles.

As the fate of the Lehigh Valley’s last gay club remains uncertain, a group of activists and historians are collecting photos and memories. The Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive — a joint program of Allentown’s Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Muhlenberg College — has launched the Stonewall Memories Project, which will preserve photographs, stories, and more from Stonewall Lehig

Chloe Cole-Wilson is the project coordinator of Project Silk, founder and creative director of Basement Poetry, and an activist trying to help the Black and queer communities in the Lehigh Valley and beyond.

A new display of wigs featured on the popular show "RuPaul's Drag Race" will be on display in the pop-up gallery of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. The temporary gallery space is on Allentown’s ArtsWalk.