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Lucky 13 to be demolished?

SocketSite broke the news this morning that Lucky 13 may become the latest victim to the Market Street condo construction boom, which has seen several…

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This week in SF Gay History: January 19 – 25

Sports Illustrated’s photo in Hi Tops helped make the gay sports bar nationally famous just a weeks after they opened. January 25, 1882 On this date in…

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This week in SF Gay History: January 12 – 18

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…

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This Week in SF Gay History: December 1 – 7

December 5, 1933 On this date in 1933, Prohibition was repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Gay bars start…

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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 Black Cat Café’s second act

We’ve written extensively about the Black Cat Café in North Beach, one of San Francisco’s early gay bars thanks to the efforts of Jose Sarria,…

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The gays get into the Halloween spirit

SF’s Gay Halloween – Part 2 Gay Halloween in North Beach The old Barbary Coast area of San Francisco, which includes parts of the present-day…

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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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This Week in SF Gay History: October 20 – 26

October 24, 1998 On this date in 1998, Horst Hans Grahlmann, owner of Uncle Bert’s in the Castro as well as the Rainbow Cattle Company…

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This week in SF Gay History: October 6 – 12

October 11, 1972 MaryEllen Cunha and Peggy Forster received their liquor license for the Twin Peaks Tavern. They uncovered the plate glass windows (which had…

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