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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…
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December 5, 1933 On this date in 1933, Prohibition was repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.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…
The Black Cat Café’s second act
We’ve written extensively about the Black Cat Café in North Beach, one of San Francisco’s early gay bars thanks to the efforts of Jose Sarria,…
The gays get into the Halloween spirit
SF’s Gay Halloween – Part 2 Gay Halloween in North Beach The old Barbary Coast area of San Francisco, which includes parts of the present-day…
Castro historical plaques to be unveiled
The 20 plaques featuring historical snippets about the Castro neighborhood’s history are slated to be unveiled today at a 6:00 p.m. ceremony at Harvey Milk…
10 Castro Places That Used to be Gay Bars
San Francisco’s Castro District is currently home to 20 gay bars – more or less, depending how you define the parameters of the Castro, or…
America’s first gay bar?
Queerty has an interesting excerpt from Justin Martin’s new book, Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America’s First Bohemians, in which he suggests that in the…
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…
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…
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