San Francisco
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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 Tragic 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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Gay History – September 16: Farewell Maria Callas, NAMBLA, Wilheim Von Gloeden, and GM’s “Little Faggot Truck”
September 16, 1977: Soprano Maria Callas dies at the age of 53. There may have been divas before Maria Callas, but…
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Queer Activists Want To Remove Gilbert Baker’s LGBT PRIDE Flag from Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco
There is a war brewing in San Francisco over one of the most, if not the most iconic symbol to…
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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
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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In Memoriam: November 27, 1978: Harvey Milk Assassinated In San Francisco
41 years ago today at 11 am on a beautiful Monday morning in 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and…
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Gay History – November 8, 1977: Harvey Milk Elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Gay History - November 8, 1977: November 8, 1977 - Harvey Milk is elected to the San Francisco Board of…
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San Francisco’s Oldest Gay Bar, THE STUD Forced To Close Because of COVID-19 Shuttering
San Francisco’s oldest surviving gay bar, The Stud, which opened in 1966 will be forced to close it's doors and…
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Gay History – April 15, 1979: San Francisco’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Founded
On April 15, 1979 the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence founded a “convent” in San Francisco when three men, dressed in full traditional…
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