San Francisco
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Gay History 1979 – WATCH: KPIX 5 Special Report: Has San Francisco Gay Power Gone Too Far? ~ The Aftermath Of Milk & Moscone Murders [VIDEO]
WATCH: KPIX 5 Special Report: Has San Francisco Gay Power Gone Too Far? ~ The Aftermath Of Milk & Moscone…
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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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Gay History – September 16: Maria Callas, NAMBLA, Wilheim Von Gloeden, and GM’s “Little Faggot Truck”
September 16: 1730: In Amsterdam, Lourens Hosponjon is executed for sodomy. Other than the record of his execution no other…
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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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