Greenwich

Greenwich gets its name from Greenwich Village, the real-world counterpart location.

The Stonewall Riots of 1969 occurred, but was instead met with increased policing and stronger oppression in other forms. However, the LGBT community continued to thrive due to protection by the Mafia and NYPD Protection Rackets, and the surrounding society simply adopted the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” mentality.

Background
The Manhattan neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and Harlem were home to sizable gay and lesbian populations after World War I, when people who had served in the military took advantage of the opportunity to settle in larger cities. The enclaves of gay men and lesbians, described by a newspaper story as "short-haired women and long-haired men", developed a distinct subculture through the following two decades. Prohibition inadvertently benefited gay establishments, as drinking alcohol was pushed underground along with other behaviors considered immoral. New York City passed laws against homosexuality in public and private businesses, but because alcohol was in high demand, speakeasies and impromptu drinking establishments were so numerous and temporary that authorities were unable to police them all. However, police raids continued.

The social repression of the 1950s resulted in a cultural revolution in Greenwich Village. A cohort of poets, later named the Beat poets, wrote about the evils of the social organization at the time, glorifying anarchy, drugs and hedonistic pleasures over unquestioning social compliance, consumerism and closed mindedness. This attracted the eye of the increasingly conservative government of the city, state, and country. A number of raids continued in Greenwich.

By the early 1960s, a campaign to rid New York City of gay bars was in full effect as the city was concerned about the city’s image in preparation for the 1964 World's Fair. The city revoked the liquor licenses of the bars and undercover police officers worked to entrap as many homosexual men as possible. Few lawyers would defend cases as undesirable as these and some of those lawyers kicked back their fees to the arresting officer. By the time of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the police force and government came down with an iron fist. However, they were never able to rid the city of “sexual deviants”, and the town continued as a “don’t ask don’t tell” bastion of gay nightlife.

After the bombs fell, and the island of Manhattan was abandoned, Greenwich was inhabited by the surviving descendants of Vault 9. After the war, the death and destruction led to an exodus of the area, and the ensuing great winter removed the remaining. It wasn’t until 2209 that people returned to the area to settle. It was a nice small town, but in 2227, 150 years after the bombs fell, Vault 9 opened, and the residents of the vault rejoined the Greenwich society. The vault residents shared many of their skills and talents, allowing for the society above ground to prosper further than it had before. The culture of Greenwich was forever changed as well, with the influx of vault residents who, for generations, had grown up with an intense sense of community and love.

Vault 9
Vault under Greenwich Village. A smaller, cheaper vault, it was populated by citizens on the “Pink List” held by the city. These citizens were various LGBTQ identities. The vault was not expected to reproduce, and was expected to be used as propaganda by the Enclave after vaults reopened to the surface.

Experiment Hypothesis: The Vault will result in one of two outcomes:
 * 1) The vault fails within 2-3 generations, due to the inability to reproduce.
 * 2) The vault continues with inhabitants forced to reproduce with the opposite sex.

Result of the Experiment: Vault 9 was inhabited by surprisingly bright minds with a strong sense of community. Despite not having adequate supplies and facilities, the community of Vault 9 lasted 150 years until the Vault was unsealed.

Note: Vault-Tec seemed to ignore the fact that the children of queer citizens would not necessarily be queer themselves. The vault repopulated, but continued the sense of community and mentality of the Pink List citizens.

Inter-City Relations
Greenwich and Chelsea protect Meatpack, by land-locking them away from the rest of the city, removing the opportunity for raider invasion.

Greenwich itself is a supportive settlement that gives a great deal of aid to surrounding city-states, and is generally well liked. Although some individuals find the town’s ‘lifestyle’ distasteful.

NPCs

 * Angel Mayas
 * Cody Truman
 * Marianne Moore
 * Carl Almin
 * Holly Mouse
 * John Lindsay
 * Craig Rodwell
 * Richard Leitsch

Side Stories/Quests

 * 1) Consider Yourself Greenwich is the personification of the ‘found family’. Meet these welcoming people.
 * 2) You’ll Never Walk Alone Help discover what happened to the young man, and make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Player Interaction
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Relation to Main Games
People who ‘beat around the bush’ speaking of the sexuality of some of the people at Greenwich will use the euphemism “Confirmed Bachelor”, which is also the name of a perk in Fallout: New Vegas