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This week in SF Gay History: January 19 – 25

Sports Illustrated’s photo in Hi Tops helped make the gay sports bar nationally famous just a weeks after they opened. January 25, 1882 On this date in…

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This week in SF Gay History: January 12 – 18

In 1958, the US Supreme Court ruled that One Magazine had a First Amendment right to mail its publication to subscribers. January 17, 1920 On…

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These weeks in SF Gay History: December 29 – January 11

The Cockettes January 8, 1880 On this date in 1880, Norton the First, Emperor of San Francisco and Protector of Mexico, collapsed and died while…

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