Harvey Milk's official photo in the U.S. Navy
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Harvey Milk’s claims of dishonorable discharge for homosexuality prove true

Harvey Milk, the first openly-gay politician in San Francisco who was assassinated in 1978, often claimed to reporters that he had been dishonorably discharged from…

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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: February

Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin at their City Hall wedding in February of 2004. February 3, 1874 On this date in 1874, Gertrude Stein, author…

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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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