Submitted by papalemingway t3_11pdlh1 in vermont
Gheid t1_jbxviz9 wrote
Reply to comment by GammaRaystogo in In Bellows Falls… by papalemingway
From spending a lot of time in BF and talking to people, they've always said that was a rumor spread by homophobic people. Bellows Falls used to be the safe place for LGBTQIA+ people in rural Vermont to be out due to places like Andrews Inn in the 70s and 80s, when Brattleboro was far more unwelcoming. It's why the town is still referred to by some as Fellows Balls.
GammaRaystogo t1_jbya40r wrote
Thank you for that glimpse back into history. I feel bad in retrospect, for having simply gone with 'conventional wisdom', if there's even a chance that I've simply repeated a rumor.
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