Posted in Gay Bars & Clubs HIV & AIDS LGBT Business People Protests This Week in SF Gay History

This week in SF Gay History: October 6 – 12

October 11, 1972 MaryEllen Cunha and Peggy Forster received their liquor license for the Twin Peaks Tavern. They uncovered the plate glass windows (which had…

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Castro Sweep, October 1989
Posted in Castro HIV & AIDS Protests

The Castro Sweep: Martial law in the Castro

Cover Photo: Rick Gearharter, October 6, 1989. It started out as a routine protest by the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT/UP). The organization had…

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