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Mary Ellen Cunha (1935 – 2015)

Mary Ellen Cunha, one of the original lesbian owners of the Twin Peaks Tavern, passed away in Palm Springs in January, a month before her…

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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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