Tag: Twin Peaks Tavern
Mary Ellen Cunha (1935 – 2015)
Mary Ellen Cunha, one of the original lesbian owners of the Twin Peaks Tavern, passed away in Palm Springs in January, a month before her…
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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: October 6 – 12
October 11, 1972 MaryEllen Cunha and Peggy Forster received their liquor license for the Twin Peaks Tavern. They uncovered the plate glass windows (which had…
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…
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