Owner of D.C. gay bar Green Lantern John Colameco dies at 79

Owner of D.C. gay bar Green Lantern John Colameco dies at 79

Beloved businessman preferred to stay ‘behind the scenes’

Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News

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