St. Louis LGBT Tour

Inventory of St. Louis' historic places that highlight the region's dynamic LGBT past.

  • Bellefontaine Cemetery (graves of William Burroughs, others)
  • Calvary Cemetery (graves of Tennessee Williams, others)
  • LGBT bars
  • LGBT restaurants
  • Central West End sites
  • Downtown sites
  • William Burroughs sites (gay author)
  • Dr. Thomas Dooley statue at Saint Louis University School of Medicine (gay physician/humanitarian)
  • Forest Park (former site of LGBT pride picnic and gay cruising/arrests)
  • Marti Frumhoff Memorial Park (lesbian activist/business professional)
  • Harriet Hosmer sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton in Lafayette Park (lesbian scluptor)
  • Harriet Hosmer sculpture of Beatrice Cenci at UMSL Mercantile Library (lesbian sclulptor)
  • St. Louis Walk of Fame (stars for Josephine Baker, William Burroughs, William Inge, Tennessee Williams)
  • Tennessee Williams sites (gay author)
  • Tower Grove Park (former site of LGBT pride picnic and gay cruising/arrests)