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The 1920s, also known as "twenty roaring", were the age of dramatic social change. However, many people were uncomfortable with this new crop of frivolous and frivolous mass. One of the most common symbols of the "Ruggy twenty" era is probably the "Flepaper" - a young woman with a short haircut wearing a short skirt; She smokes, drinks a lot, is not afraid to say unforeseen things, moreover she is sexually free.


In the 1920s, Paris, in particular, for its daring permissiveness, a free and easy attitude towards life had won a "bad reputation". Many gay and lesbian discotheques have been opened there; Among them was "the monocle", which is considered the first Lesbian disco. It has been described in the many novels of this time, one of the most popular was "Lovers of the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932" of Francine Prose.


It was opened by Lulu de Montparnasse in the district of Montmartre, which was "the main place of gathering for the Parisian lesbians" at that time. The women who were the frequent visitors of "The Monocle" were dressed in elegant tuxedo with white hills in their buttonholes and wore bob short hairstyles. And of course, all wearing monocles. The monocle was a sure sign of distinction among the Lesbian community of Paris.


The monocle was incredibly popular and the most famous Lesbian nightclub from the 1920s until the beginning of the 1940s, until the Nazis occupied France. They have impriciously persecuted homosexuals. All nightclubs, including "the monocle", have been closed.


After the Second World War, it was reopened by a new owner and was called "the new monocle" (new monocle). This time, not just lesbians but also gays and straight people have been allowed to come to the disco. It was no longer the same place and could not find his past glory. The golden age of "the monocle" was sadly finished.