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This Week in SF Gay History: November 24 – 30

Author: Icarus Published Date: November 25, 2014 Leave a Comment on This Week in SF Gay History: November 24 – 30

Oscar Wilde (1889) November 30, 1900 On this date in 1900, writer Oscar Wilde, now honored on Castro’s Rainbow Honor Walk, died of cerebral meningitis,…

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This week in SF Gay History: October 13 – 19

Author: Royal Scribe Published Date: October 14, 2014 Leave a Comment on This week in SF Gay History: October 13 – 19

Cover photo by Doug Hinckle, The Washington Blade October 16, 1854 On this date in 1864, Irish writer Oscar Wilde, now honored on Castro’s Rainbow…

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Plaque honoring disco legend Sylvester, one of 20 plaques that will be part of the Rainbow Honor Walk in the Castro.
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Castro’s Rainbow Honor Walk

Author: Icarus Published Date: August 25, 2014 Leave a Comment on 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…

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