Posted in Drag Community LGBT Entertainers Memorials

Eddie Bell/Cookie Dough (1963–2015)

It seemed so unserious at first. “Oh, dayyyyuuuummmm! Shit just got real here in #PuertaVallarta!” San Francisco drag queen Pollo Del Mar wrote on her…

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Posted in HIV & AIDS LGBT Entertainers

Danny Williams (1952 – 2014)

Comedian Danny Williams, formerly of San Francisco, died of a staph infection in a Maryland hospital on November 4, 2014 according to the Bay Area…

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Posted in Castro Memorials

Historical Castro markers finalized

Before 1776 – The native Yelamu people live nearby in the village of Chutchui, relocating each winter to the bayside village of Sitlintac. A creek…

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Posted in Gay Bars & Clubs Memorials

NPS identifies potential LGBT heritage sites

The National Park Service has identified hundreds of potential sites of LGBT interest for consideration for national landmark status, according to an article in this…

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Posted in Castro Memorials

Castro historical plaques to be unveiled

The 20 plaques featuring historical snippets about the Castro neighborhood’s history are slated to be unveiled today at a 6:00 p.m. ceremony at Harvey Milk…

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The plaque honoring Gertrude Stein will be unveiled with 19 other Rainbow Honor Walk honorees on September 2, 2014.
Posted in Castro Memorials

Rainbow Honor Walk about to be unveiled

The Bay Area Reporter has more about the impending unveiling of the Rainbow Honor Walk that we reported on recently. The official unveiling ceremony is…

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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.
Posted in Castro LGBT People

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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