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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Norton the First, Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico
Posted in People

Emperor Norton I (c. 1818 – 1880)

Lesbian and gay San Franciscans may fondly remember Jose Sarria as the Widow Norton, Empress I of San Francisco. But if she was the widow…

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