Scorpio Rising (Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising/Scorpion Graphic with Vintage Effect) Color:Dark Grey no-frills gay leather-and-Levi’s haunt tucked

no-frills gay leather-and-Levi’s haunt tucked away at 247 S

What began as a small biker bar on Westheimer Road became a sanctuary for drag performers

Opened in 1958 by the legendary Chuck Renslow

held in June 1979 — a milestone that honored a decade since the Stonewall uprising ignited the modern LGBTQ rights movement

Scorpio Rising (Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising/Scorpion Graphic with Vintage Effect) Color:Dark Grey no-frills gay leather-and-Levi’s haunt tuckedScorpio Rising Kenneth Anger, 1963A leather clad fever dream of rebellion and desire, Kenneth Angers Scorpio Rising (1963) fused biker fetishism, pop music, and occult imagery into one of the most provocative short films ever made. Banned and celebrated in equal measure, it became a cornerstone of queer underground cinema influencing everyone from Warhol to Bowie. This tee honors Angers hypnotic vision of chrome, sin, and subversion.