Month: August 2014
Harvey Milk (1930 – 1978)
In his day, Harvey Milk grew to become arguably the most famous gay person in world, and ultimately a martyr for the cause of gay…
Emperor Norton I (c. 1818 – 1880)
Lesbian and gay San Franciscans may fondly remember Jose Sarria as the Widow Norton, Empress I of San Francisco. But if she was the widow…
Rainbow Honor Walk about to be unveiled
The Bay Area Reporter has more about the impending unveiling of the Rainbow Honor Walk that we reported on recently. The official unveiling ceremony is…
Origins of the hanky code
In the early 1970s, some gay men — particularly in the leather scene — began to wear colorful handkerchiefs to signal their sexual interests (e.g.,…
History of Castro gay bars
Gay history is inextricably linked to the bar scene. For generations, gay people met each other furtively at hookup spots: parks, the piers, and other…
Castro’s Rainbow Honor Walk
Over the last several months, the 400 and 500 block of Castro Street, the epicenter of the City’s gayest neighborhood, has been undergoing a massive…
Gay bathhouses on the decline
The Associated Press is reporting that gay bathhouses, once a big part of urban gay life, have declined considerably since their heyday in the 1970s….
Harvey’s legacy on the BOS
When Harvey Milk was sworn in as a San Francisco Supervisor on January 8, 1978, he was the first openly gay person to hold elected office…
Bathhouses and Beyond
Today’s Queerty has a brief history of gay hookups, from bathhouses to bars to hookup sites and now hookup apps. It’s just a quick overview…
Smithsonian adding LGBT history
The Associated Press is reporting that the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., is adding papers, photographs, and other historical objects relating to LGBT history to…
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