In 1958, the US Supreme Court ruled that One Magazine had a First Amendment right to mail its publication to subscribers.

January 17, 1920

On this date in 1920, the 18th Amendment, the Constitutional Amendment commonly known as Prohibition that banned the sale of alcoholic beverages, went into effect, forcing San Francisco’s nascent gay bars to close or go underground.

January 14, 1925

On this date in 1925, Yukio Mishima, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and director now honored on the Rainbow Honor Walk in the Castro, was born.

January 13, 1958

On this date in 1958, the US Supreme Court upheld the First Amendment rights of One: The Homosexual Magazine in a one-sentence 5-4 ruling in One, Inc. v. Olesen. The decision overturned district court and 9th Circuit Appellate Court rulings that had allowed the Post Office to refuse to distribute the magazine under the Comstock Laws on the grounds that they considered the material to be obscene. It was the first time that the Supreme Court ruled on freedom of the press issues relating to homosexuality.

January 15, 2013

On this date in 2013, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously granted landmark status to the Twin Peaks Tavern.