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Barrier Busting SF LGBT Icon, Jose Julio Sarria, Has Died at 90
Jose Sarria-all hail THE Empress. Ask any true historian who’s studied the trajectory of the modern-day LGBT movement in San Francisco: “Which leader embodied the spirit of ‘Gay Pride’?”, the first...
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PHOTOS: All Hail the Queen – Widow Norton’s Funeral SF Event of the Year
Hundreds of mourners from every part of SF society packed into Grace Cathedral for the high drag, state funeral of Jose Julio Sarria. Photo: Gerard Koskovich Local and visiting royalty from the...
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Harvey Milk Stamp Approved by USPS – To Be Issued in 2014
Rendering of the Harvey Milk Stamp. News comes today that local neighborhood LGBT icon, slain civil rights leader and unofficial Mayor of Castro Street, Harvey Milk, will become the first openly Gay...
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Halloween in the Castro: Then & Now
1948 in the Castro as the Costume Parade begins. THEN: The traditional Castro Halloween street party was first established in 1946 by Cliff’s Variety Store owner, Ernie DeBaca, who decided to hold a...
View ArticleOPENING: Beth Van Hoesen “Portraits From the Castro”
SF Gate announced yesterday the art show opening of “Portraits From the Castro” the retrospective of the late Beth Van Hoesen’s (1926-2010) never-before-seen or rarely exhibited work this Friday at the...
View ArticleDraft released of facts to be stamped on Castro’s new sidewalks
Over the weekend, the Castro Community Benefit District released a draft summary of the 20 facts about the Castro area that are to be stamped on Castro’s sidewalks with the completion of the new...
View ArticleEVENT: GLBT History Museum opens “Queer Past Becomes Present” tonight
The GLBT History Museum (4127 18th Street) is holding the grand opening of their newest exhibit, “Queer Past Becomes Present,” this evening from 7-9PM. The event is free and open to the public. “Queer...
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“Milk Line” for new USPS Harvey Milk stamps planned for next week
Harvey Milk Stamp (USPS) According to a Facebook post from Cleve Jones, members of the community will be celebrating the release of the United States Post Office’s Harvey Milk commemorative stamps next...
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Harvey Milk plaques safely back in front of Milk’s old camera shop
Gerard Koskovich, founding member of the GLBT Historical Society, was on hand last Friday to snap some photos of the bronze plaques commemorating Harvey Milk’s legacy being replaced in front of his old...
View ArticleNew Castro Theatre organ gets $60k Indiegogo campaign
Last year we posted about the uncertain fate of the Castro Theatre’s famous organ often referred to as “the Mighty Wurlitzer”. Organist David Hegarty, the man who has been playing the organ before...
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