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David Granese

Dave Granese is a retired police officer who served for 39 years in the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Born in 1962, Dave and his family moved from East Boston to another Italian American community in Revere, where he would spend his childhood and teen years. His family instilled in him the values of respect, which he would exhibit in his life and role as a police officer. He is a 1981 graduate of Revere High School and Northeast Regional Technical High School, where he specialized in electronics. Always a hands-on learner and good communicator, Dave gravitated toward law enforcement. As an openly gay police officer, he would attend Fran’s Place, Dominic’s, and Josephs. Fran’s Place was his “home base,” where he became a regular DJ. His interview discusses the dangerous environment for gay men in the 1980s, gay bashing, harassment from fellow officers, and the joy of wearing his uniform in the Gay Pride Parade as part of the Gay Officers Action League.

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David Granese

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My neighborhood was neighborly.

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I always wanted to get into electronics.

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My boyfriend and I were very secrective.

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My command staff was very supportive.

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Joseph's was a men's bar.

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There were gay bashings in Boston.

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I met my husband cruising in Salem.

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I was with the Gay Officer's Action League.

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I DJ'ed on Fran's first big Pride float.

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Tony and I were domestic partners first.

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Marriage equality offers protections.

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The backlash against the LGBTQ community.

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Treat people how you want to be treated.

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My first gay nightclub, Chaps, was very comfortable.

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I encountered discrimination at work.

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Dominic's was kind of seedy.

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Everybody got along in the bar.

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I was the Saturday night DJ at Fran's.

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I lost very close friends to AIDS.

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Gay Pride was a great time.

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911 was scary and crazy.

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People still talk about the wedding.

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Factors in the downfall of the bars.

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Don't take your rights for granted.

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