It was a time before the rabow flag, before the Whe Night rts and before HIV and AIDS vastated a muny. This ABC7 special report, shown s entirety, giv a glimpse to what gay life was like San Francis 1976.
Contents:
- DARK CHAT, LA PELíCULA GAY TERROR QUE PODRáS VER GRATIS SOLO POR TR DíAS AQUí
- GAY SAN FRANCIS
- ‘HISTORIAS SAN FRANCIS’ VUELVE EN EL M L ULLO GAY
- ¿POR QUé SAN FRANCIS LA PAL GAY L MUNDO?
- LOOKBACK: WHAT GAY LIFE WAS LIKE SAN FRANCIS 1976
- THE GAY TRAVELER’S GUI TO SAN FRANCIS
DARK CHAT, LA PELíCULA GAY TERROR QUE PODRáS VER GRATIS SOLO POR TR DíAS AQUí
San Francis was the first cy to elect an openly gay man to public office. The Castro district gave birth to the LGBT civil rights movement. LGBT... * gay historias de san francisco *
As the first cy the USA to legalise gay marriage and elect an openly gay official (Harvey Milk), San Francis is a te gay in. After s of standg at the foreont of gay culture, ntu to be globally regnised as one of the most progrsive and LGBTQ+ iendly ci the world. As the cy beme heavily populated wh young men lookg to strike gold out Wt, homosexualy beme more mon.
GAY SAN FRANCIS
Des of pa and perseverance San Francis's gay muny fally led to vditn the Bay Area and across the natn. This is a timele of historil events. * gay historias de san francisco *
In 1908, The Dash beme the first openly gay bar San Francis wh cross-drsg waers.
Durg World War 1, the US Navy began dischargg known homosexual and black soldiers port ci, known as the “blue discharge” practice.
As alhol was illegal until 1933, bars were already nng a risk, and was no more illegal to allow gay and lbian patrons to enter.
‘HISTORIAS SAN FRANCIS’ VUELVE EN EL M L ULLO GAY
The bt gay bars, dance clubs, gay-rated hotels, gay snas and gay cise clubs San Francis. * gay historias de san francisco *
Mona’s, the first lbian bar San Francis, opened on Unn Street 1934, while nightclubs wh drag shows attracted both gay and straight dienc. The US ary’s blue discharge practice ntued to World War II, wh many gay men settlg San Francis at the end of the war. From 1942 to 1943, ary patrols known as the San Francis Moral Drive targeted and raid the gay bars of San Francis, claimg to be protectg servicemen om homosexuals.
In 1943, the police raid the gay bar Rickshaw Chatown, arrtg dozens of patrons and settg off a small rt.
However, by the end of the 1940s, the gay bar scene was growg and queer bars beme not only a safe space for gay and lbian people, but also a statn for visors to the cy, who watched performanc and mgled wh the lols. Many beat poets, cludg those who were openly gay such as Allen Gsberg, me to San Francis due to the more permissive environment and aligned themselv wh LGBTQ+ groups.
¿POR QUé SAN FRANCIS LA PAL GAY L MUNDO?
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This time also saw the tablishment of many gay social and polil groups San Francis.
LOOKBACK: WHAT GAY LIFE WAS LIKE SAN FRANCIS 1976
The Dghters of Bilis, found 1955, was the first lbian-centred anisatn the USA, while the Mattache Society, one of the earlit gay rights anizatns the USA, beme headquartered San Francis 1956. The 1960s saw the important legal fight for homosexual rights and protectns ntue full force. In 1961, entertaer and drag queen José Sarria beme the first openly gay ndidate the USA to n for public office.
THE GAY TRAVELER’S GUI TO SAN FRANCIS
The oute shocked polil experts, who fally realised the gay vote had real polil power.
Sarria said, “From that day on, nobody ran for anythg San Francis whout knockg on the door of the gay muny.