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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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This Month in SF Gay History: May

Cast of the “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City” musical in San Francisco (May 2011) May 5, 1921 On this date in 1921, Dorothy Louise…

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This Week in SF Gay History: November 24 – 30

Oscar Wilde (1889) November 30, 1900 On this date in 1900, writer Oscar Wilde, now honored on Castro’s Rainbow Honor Walk, died of cerebral meningitis,…

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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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Harvey Milk in the 1978 Gay Pride Parade.
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Harvey Milk (1930 – 1978)

In his day, Harvey Milk grew to become arguably the most famous gay person in world, and ultimately a martyr for the cause of gay…

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