Posted in Other Holidays

Gay holiday traditions in San Francisco

San Francisco Skivvies Run, a holiday fundraising tradition in the Castro Michael Flanagan, a local journalist who has done so much fantastic reporting on LGBT…

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Posted in LGBT Entertainers Military Service This Week in SF Gay History

This week in SF Gay History: December 15 – 21

December 15, 1973 On this date in 1973, the American Psychiatric Association’s Board of Trustees voted 13 to 0 to remove homosexuality from its list of mental…

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Posted in Drag Community LGBT Activitists Political Organizations

This week in SF Gay History: December 8 – 14

The Henry Gerber House in Chicago, Illinois December 12, 1922 On this date in 1922 or 1923 (the exact year is disputed), José Julio Sarria…

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Posted in Gay Bars & Clubs This Week in SF Gay History

This Week in SF Gay History: December 1 – 7

December 5, 1933 On this date in 1933, Prohibition was repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Gay bars start…

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Posted in HIV & AIDS

World AIDS Day

December 1 marks World AIDS Day, an international day of awareness for the AIDS pandemic that has been observed every year since 1988. The very…

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