Posted in Featured Story LGBT Political Leaders Memorials

Former Supervisor Harry Britt dies

I just thought Harry was a great asset to San Francisco and did a really fantastic job. He’s kind of an unsung hero because he’s…

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Posted in Mass Media & Pop Culture Sexual Liberation

Reviewing Stonewall: What the critics are saying

We previously reported on the controversy that erupted following the release of the first trailer for Stonewall, openly-gay director Roland Emmerich’s take on the 1969…

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Posted in Gay Bars & Clubs Pacific Heights

Lion Pub, Alta Plaza, JJ’s Piano Bar, and other Pac Heights bars of yesteryear

Clockwise from top left: bar ad for the Lion Pub; Alta Plaza Park; site of the old Alta Plaza bar, site of the old JJ’s…

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Posted in Halloween Polk

The party moves to SF’s gay downtown

SF’s Gay Halloween – Part 3 Halloween in the Polk, SF’s first gay downtown The Nob Hill Club opened in the Polk in 1950, becoming the…

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Posted in LGBT Academics & Writers This Week in SF Gay History

This week in SF Gay History: October 13 – 19

Cover photo by Doug Hinckle, The Washington Blade October 16, 1854 On this date in 1864, Irish writer Oscar Wilde, now honored on Castro’s Rainbow…

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Posted in Castro Street Fairs

History of the Castro Street Fair

The Castro Street Fair, about to celebrate its 41st anniversary, will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2014 in San Francisco’s Castro District. The fair…

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Posted in Leather Community Sexual Liberation

Origins of the hanky code

In the early 1970s, some gay men — particularly in the leather scene — began to wear colorful handkerchiefs to signal their sexual interests (e.g.,…

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Posted in Bathhouses

Gay bathhouses on the decline

The Associated Press is reporting that gay bathhouses, once a big part of urban gay life, have declined considerably since their heyday in the 1970s….

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Openly LGBT people who have served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Posted in LGBT Political Leaders

Harvey’s legacy on the BOS

When Harvey Milk was sworn in as a San Francisco Supervisor on January 8, 1978, he was the first openly gay person to hold elected office…

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