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Posthumous pardon for Bayard Rustin?

[This article was updated on Feb. 5, 2020 to reflect Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to pardon Rustin and create a clemency initiative for others with…

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This month in SF Gay History: August

August 2, 1924 On this date in 1924, author James Baldwin (Giovanni’s Room), now honored on the Castro’s Rainbow Honor Walk, was born. August 19,…

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This month in SF Gay History: March

Disco legend Sylvester March 26, 1911 On this date in 1911, Tennessee Williams III (A Streetcar Named Desire), who is now honored on Castro’s Rainbow…

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Plaque honoring disco legend Sylvester, one of 20 plaques that will be part of the Rainbow Honor Walk in the Castro.
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Castro’s Rainbow Honor Walk

Over the last several months, the 400 and 500 block of Castro Street, the epicenter of the City’s gayest neighborhood, has been undergoing a massive…

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