San Francisco
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Gay History – August 1966: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria, San Francisco
On an warm August night in San Francisco in 1966 (no one knows the exact date since SFPD files have…
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Gay History – June 21, 1977: The Brutal Murder Of Robert Hillsborough Rocks San Francisco and the Nation #NeverForget
A brutal murder that took place over 40 years ago in San Francisco shocked and catalyzed that city’s gay community…
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Gay History – April 15, 1979: Happy 40th. Anniversary to San Francisco’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
40 years ago on April 15, 1979 the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence founded a “convent” in San Francisco when three men, dressed…
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GAY HISTORY – Tales of the City FLASHBACK: Michael Tolliver’s Valentine’s Day Dirty 30.
In the first chapter of Armistead Maupin's 2nd. Tales of the City Book titled More Tales of the City, the…
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COLD CASE: San Francisco PD Releases Updated Sketch Of Serial Killer Who Killed 5 Gay Men in the 1970’s
San Francisco police on Wednesday released a sketch of a serial killer dubbed the “Doodler” who terrorized San Francisco’s gay…
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In Memoriam: 40 Years Ago Today On November 27, 1978 Harvey Milk Was Assassinated
40 years ago today at 11 am on a beautiful Monday morning in 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and…
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SAN FRANCISCO – November 27th. Candlelight Walk Planned For 40th. Anniversary Remembrance of Harvey Milk’s Assassination
On November 27, 2018 at 7 pm slain gay civil-rights rights icon Harvey Milk will be remembered with a candlelight…
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Gay History – November 8, 1977: Harvey Milk Elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
November 8, 1977 – Harvey Milk after is elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, making him the first…
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GAY HISTORY – September 23, 1984 : The First Folsom Street Fair Takes Place in San Francisco
San Francisco has always had a large gay leather community. By the late 1970’s, they had created ‘Miracle Mile’, a…
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Gay History – September 22, 1975: The Sad Story of Oliver Sipple, The Gay Man Who Saved President Ford’s Life
On September 22, 1975 President Gerald Ford was in San Francisco to deliver a luncheon speech to a foreign affairs…
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