The Gay Traveler’s Gui To San Francis - Gayety

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• THE GAY TRAVELER’S GUI TO SAN FRANCIS
• GAY SAN FRANCIS
• 7 ESSENTIAL LGBT THGS TO DO SAN FRANCIS BY JASON HEIMANN, TRAVELOCY STAFF WRER | APR 23, 2018 | 1 MENT GAY OR STRAIGHT, EVERYBODY LOV SAN FRANCIS. THE CY’S BEGUILG TOPOGRAPHY AND TOPSY-TURVY WEATHER PATTERNS (BRG A SRF JULY!) ADD LAYERS OF ROMANCE TO REQUISE ATTRACTNS LIKE SNAPPG A SELFIE ONT OF THE GOLN GATE BRIDGE, HOLDG ON TIGHT AS RICKETY BLE RS CLIMB IMPOSSIBLY STEEP HILLS, RIDG A FERRY TO SSALO AND SO MUCH MORE. BUT THE CY’S E-AS-YOU-ARE ATTU HAS MA AN IRRISTIBLE STATN FOR LGBT TRAVELERS EVER SCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II. THERE’S MUCH TO SEE AND DO; NSIR THIS YOUR GAY SAN FRANCIS PRIMER.RELATED: SAN FRANCIS TO CARMEL: A NATURE-FILLED CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIP CISE THE CASTRO THE EPICENTER OF GAY LIFE SAN FRANCIS SCE THE EARLY ‘70S, THE CASTRO DISTRICT IS LED WH RABOW FLAGS, HISTORIC S, LIVELY BARS AND, CREASGLY, CHA STOR. THE TERSECTN OF 18TH AND CASTRO STREETS IS GAY GROUND ZERO AND A NSTANT HIVE OF ACTIVY. GRAB A SWEET TREAT AT HOT COOKIE, SAMPLE CREDIBLE DIM SUM AT MAMA JI’S AND PAY TRIBUTE TO GAY CIVIL RIGHTS IN HARVEY MILK AT 575 CASTRO STREET, WHERE A MURAL AND PLAQUE HAVE BEEN PLACED HIS HONOR.GET YOUR GAY HISTORY STRAIGHT A WORTHWHILE PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT THE WAYS THE GAY MUNY HAS SHAPED SAN FRANCIS, THE GLBT HISTORIL SOCIETY NTAS NUMERO TERTG ARTIFACTS THE FORM OF VTAGE PRT PUBLITNS, PHOTOS, D RERDGS, FLYERS AND ARTICL OF CLOTHG VERG EVERYTHG OM THE ASSASSATN OF HARVEY MILK TO THE IMPACT OF THE AIDS CRISIS ON THE CY. NOTEWORTHY IS THE MM’S EMPHASIS ON REGNIZG THE NTRIBUTNS OF LGBT WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF LOR. ENTERTA YOUR NER CEPHILE A REQUISE SELFIE UNR THE NEON-L CASTRO THEATER SIGN IS AN EXPERIENCE UNTO SELF, BUT NOTHG PAR TO ACTUALLY SEEG A MOVIE AT THIS HISTORIC THEATER. THE LANDMARK MOVIE PALACE FIRST OPENED 1922 AND TODAY IS HOME TO FRAMELE: THE SAN FRANCIS LGBT FILM FTIVAL AND ALSO BOASTS A WILDLY DIVERSE AND ENTERTAG LENDAR, CLUDG SG-A-LONGS, CLASSICS, CULT FILMS AND MORE. THE PIèCE RéSISTANCE IS THE ANIST WHO ENTERTAS BEFORE THE START OF EACH MOVIE! H THE BEACH— A PARK! SLOPG MISSN DOLOR PARK THE MISSN DISTRICT OFFERS THE KD OF SKYLE VIEWS SHUTTERBUGS DROOL OVER, BUT GIVEN THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALSO ONE OF FOGGY SAN FRANCIS’S SUNNIT, ’S BEE A FACTO BEACH. IN PARTICULAR, THE TOP RIM OF THE PARK HAS BEEN BTOWED THE CHEEKY NAME THE “F SHELF” THANKS TO THE PREPONRANCE OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN WHO NGREGATE HERE BY THE HUNDREDS ON WARM WEEKENDS TO NOODLE, ROE AND OLIC TY SWIMWEAR.EAT, DRK AND BE A MARYMOST VISORS E TO SAN FRANCIS LOOKG FOR A GOOD TIME AND THIS RPECT THE CY DO NOT DISAPPOT. CONSIR DG AT GAY-EQUENTED LEGENDS LIKE ELEGANT ZUNI CAFé (FEATURED HBO’S LOOKG), SWAN OYSTER DEPOT AND ALL-NIGHT GREASY SPOON ORPHAN ANDY’S. CROSS THE BAY TO CHECK OUT MISS OLLIE’S AND JUHU BEACH CLUB—BOTH HELMED BY LBIAN CHEFS. A BAR CRAWL, MEANWHILE, SHOULD CLU STOPS AT POPULAR JOTS LIKE THE STUD, TW PEAKS, EL R, BADLANDS AND OASIS.PAY YOUR RPECTSYOU ULD SP SO MANY AFTERNOONS OUT OF A VIS TO STUNNG, ALBE FOGGY, GOLN GATE PARK. CULTURE VULTUR WILL LOVE THE YOUNG MM AND THE CALIFORNIA AMY OF ARTS AND SCIENC, WHILE NATURE ENTHIASTS SHOULD HEAD TO THE SAN FRANCIS BOTANIL GARN, THE JAPANE TEA GARN AND THE BUFFALO PADDOCK. BUT DO TAKE A MOMENT TO BOW YOUR HEAD AT THE NATNAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE WHICH PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LNS OF LIV IMPACTED BY AIDS.PHOTO URTY OF THE BUCHANANLET MR. SANDMAN BRG YOU A DREAM IT’S EASY TO SLEEP WELL SAN FRANCIS. BECK’S MOTOR LODGE IS A CHARMG AND REHABBED MOTEL THE HEART OF THE CASTRO AND A RELATIVE BARGA (BY SF STANDARDS). OR CHECK OUT THE BUCHANAN, THE HEADQUARTERS OF KIMPTON, LOTED JAPANTOWN (NEAR THE EXCELLENT KABI BATHS). CHEAP SLEEPS, MEANWHILE, N BE HAD AT THE HIP NEW GOOD HOTEL, WHICH IS CRAFTED MOSTLY OF RECLAIMED MATERIALS. EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE BUCKS TO THROW DOWN AT THE FAIRMONT ATOP NOB HILL, AT THE VERY LEAST SWG BY THE HOTEL’S LEGENDARY TIKI BAR, THE TONGA ROOM & HURRINE BAR, FOR A MAI TAI. B LATT POSTS JASON HEIMANN, TRAVELOCY STAFF WRERLATT POSTS BY JASON HEIMANN, TRAVELOCY STAFF WRER (SEE ALL) 9 HOTELS TO LIVE OUT YOUR FAVORE HOLIDAY-THEMED TV TEARJERKER - NOVEMBER 8, 2021 TOP KID-IENDLY HOTELS NEAR UNIVERSAL STUDS HOLLYWOOD - JULY 1, 2021 WHERE SHOULD YOU GO TO “SEIZE YOUR SOMEDAY”? (QUIZ) - JUNE 16, 2021TRAVELOCY PENSAT THORS FOR THEIR WRGS APPEARG ON THIS SE; SUCH PENSATN MAY CLU TRAVEL AND OTHER STS.S_EXP.PAGENAME="";S_EXP.PROP24=""; VAR S_=S_EXP.T();IF(S_)(S_) 1 COMMENT

THE GAY TRAVELER’S GUI TO SAN FRANCIS

San Francis – home of the untry's first openly gay elected official (Harvey Milk), birthplace of the rabow flag, the first cy the Uned Stat to legalize gay marriage and host of the bt damn Pri para  the untry—remas a major LGBTQ+ epicenter.

(They don't ll the 'gay pal of the world' for nothg. So whether you're here June or not, honor SF's storied gay history at the mms, bars and cultural landmarks. The Castro, an endurg symbol of LGBTQ+ history, stands as Ameri's pneerg gayborhood and headquarters of the gay liberatn movement post-Stonewall.

Gay or straight, everybody lov San Francis. There’s much to see and do; nsir this your gay San Francis primer. RELATED: San Francis to Carmel: A Nature-Filled California Road Trip Cise the Castro The epicenter of gay life San Francis sce the early ‘70s, the Castro District is led wh rabow flags, historic s, lively bars and, creasgly, cha stor.

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The tersectn of 18th and Castro streets is gay ground zero and a nstant hive of activy. Grab a sweet treat at Hot Cookie, sample credible dim sum at Mama Ji’s and pay tribute to gay civil rights in Harvey Milk at 575 Castro Street, where a mural and plaque have been placed his your gay history straight A worthwhile place to learn about the ways the gay muny has shaped San Francis, the GLBT Historil Society ntas numero tertg artifacts the form of vtage prt publitns, photos, d rerdgs, flyers and articl of clothg verg everythg om the assassatn of Harvey Milk to the impact of the AIDS crisis on the cy.

In particular, the top rim of the park has been btowed the cheeky name the “F Shelf” thanks to the preponrance of gay men and women who ngregate here by the hundreds on warm weekends to noodle, roe and olic ty, drk and be a MaryMost visors e to San Francis lookg for a good time and this rpect the cy do not disappot. Consir dg at gay-equented legends like elegant Zuni Café (featured HBO’s Lookg), Swan Oyster Depot and all-night greasy spoon Orphan Andy’s. Prented by GayCi.

7 ESSENTIAL LGBT THGS TO DO SAN FRANCIS BY JASON HEIMANN, TRAVELOCY STAFF WRER | APR 23, 2018 | 1 MENT GAY OR STRAIGHT, EVERYBODY LOV SAN FRANCIS. THE CY’S BEGUILG TOPOGRAPHY AND TOPSY-TURVY WEATHER PATTERNS (BRG A SRF JULY!) ADD LAYERS OF ROMANCE TO REQUISE ATTRACTNS LIKE SNAPPG A SELFIE ONT OF THE GOLN GATE BRIDGE, HOLDG ON TIGHT AS RICKETY BLE RS CLIMB IMPOSSIBLY STEEP HILLS, RIDG A FERRY TO SSALO AND SO MUCH MORE. BUT THE CY’S E-AS-YOU-ARE ATTU HAS MA AN IRRISTIBLE STATN FOR LGBT TRAVELERS EVER SCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II. THERE’S MUCH TO SEE AND DO; NSIR THIS YOUR GAY SAN FRANCIS PRIMER.RELATED: SAN FRANCIS TO CARMEL: A NATURE-FILLED CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIP CISE THE CASTRO THE EPICENTER OF GAY LIFE SAN FRANCIS SCE THE EARLY ‘70S, THE CASTRO DISTRICT IS LED WH RABOW FLAGS, HISTORIC S, LIVELY BARS AND, CREASGLY, CHA STOR. THE TERSECTN OF 18TH AND CASTRO STREETS IS GAY GROUND ZERO AND A NSTANT HIVE OF ACTIVY. GRAB A SWEET TREAT AT HOT COOKIE, SAMPLE CREDIBLE DIM SUM AT MAMA JI’S AND PAY TRIBUTE TO GAY CIVIL RIGHTS IN HARVEY MILK AT 575 CASTRO STREET, WHERE A MURAL AND PLAQUE HAVE BEEN PLACED HIS HONOR.GET YOUR GAY HISTORY STRAIGHT A WORTHWHILE PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT THE WAYS THE GAY MUNY HAS SHAPED SAN FRANCIS, THE GLBT HISTORIL SOCIETY NTAS NUMERO TERTG ARTIFACTS THE FORM OF VTAGE PRT PUBLITNS, PHOTOS, D RERDGS, FLYERS AND ARTICL OF CLOTHG VERG EVERYTHG OM THE ASSASSATN OF HARVEY MILK TO THE IMPACT OF THE AIDS CRISIS ON THE CY. NOTEWORTHY IS THE MM’S EMPHASIS ON REGNIZG THE NTRIBUTNS OF LGBT WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF LOR. ENTERTA YOUR NER CEPHILE A REQUISE SELFIE UNR THE NEON-L CASTRO THEATER SIGN IS AN EXPERIENCE UNTO SELF, BUT NOTHG PAR TO ACTUALLY SEEG A MOVIE AT THIS HISTORIC THEATER. THE LANDMARK MOVIE PALACE FIRST OPENED 1922 AND TODAY IS HOME TO FRAMELE: THE SAN FRANCIS LGBT FILM FTIVAL AND ALSO BOASTS A WILDLY DIVERSE AND ENTERTAG LENDAR, CLUDG SG-A-LONGS, CLASSICS, CULT FILMS AND MORE. THE PIèCE RéSISTANCE IS THE ANIST WHO ENTERTAS BEFORE THE START OF EACH MOVIE! H THE BEACH— A PARK! SLOPG MISSN DOLOR PARK THE MISSN DISTRICT OFFERS THE KD OF SKYLE VIEWS SHUTTERBUGS DROOL OVER, BUT GIVEN THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALSO ONE OF FOGGY SAN FRANCIS’S SUNNIT, ’S BEE A FACTO BEACH. IN PARTICULAR, THE TOP RIM OF THE PARK HAS BEEN BTOWED THE CHEEKY NAME THE “F SHELF” THANKS TO THE PREPONRANCE OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN WHO NGREGATE HERE BY THE HUNDREDS ON WARM WEEKENDS TO NOODLE, ROE AND OLIC TY SWIMWEAR.EAT, DRK AND BE A MARYMOST VISORS E TO SAN FRANCIS LOOKG FOR A GOOD TIME AND THIS RPECT THE CY DO NOT DISAPPOT. CONSIR DG AT GAY-EQUENTED LEGENDS LIKE ELEGANT ZUNI CAFé (FEATURED HBO’S LOOKG), SWAN OYSTER DEPOT AND ALL-NIGHT GREASY SPOON ORPHAN ANDY’S. CROSS THE BAY TO CHECK OUT MISS OLLIE’S AND JUHU BEACH CLUB—BOTH HELMED BY LBIAN CHEFS. A BAR CRAWL, MEANWHILE, SHOULD CLU STOPS AT POPULAR JOTS LIKE THE STUD, TW PEAKS, EL R, BADLANDS AND OASIS.PAY YOUR RPECTSYOU ULD SP SO MANY AFTERNOONS OUT OF A VIS TO STUNNG, ALBE FOGGY, GOLN GATE PARK. CULTURE VULTUR WILL LOVE THE YOUNG MM AND THE CALIFORNIA AMY OF ARTS AND SCIENC, WHILE NATURE ENTHIASTS SHOULD HEAD TO THE SAN FRANCIS BOTANIL GARN, THE JAPANE TEA GARN AND THE BUFFALO PADDOCK. BUT DO TAKE A MOMENT TO BOW YOUR HEAD AT THE NATNAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE WHICH PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LNS OF LIV IMPACTED BY AIDS.PHOTO URTY OF THE BUCHANANLET MR. SANDMAN BRG YOU A DREAM IT’S EASY TO SLEEP WELL SAN FRANCIS. BECK’S MOTOR LODGE IS A CHARMG AND REHABBED MOTEL THE HEART OF THE CASTRO AND A RELATIVE BARGA (BY SF STANDARDS). OR CHECK OUT THE BUCHANAN, THE HEADQUARTERS OF KIMPTON, LOTED JAPANTOWN (NEAR THE EXCELLENT KABI BATHS). CHEAP SLEEPS, MEANWHILE, N BE HAD AT THE HIP NEW GOOD HOTEL, WHICH IS CRAFTED MOSTLY OF RECLAIMED MATERIALS. EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE BUCKS TO THROW DOWN AT THE FAIRMONT ATOP NOB HILL, AT THE VERY LEAST SWG BY THE HOTEL’S LEGENDARY TIKI BAR, THE TONGA ROOM & HURRINE BAR, FOR A MAI TAI. B LATT POSTS JASON HEIMANN, TRAVELOCY STAFF WRERLATT POSTS BY JASON HEIMANN, TRAVELOCY STAFF WRER (SEE ALL) 9 HOTELS TO LIVE OUT YOUR FAVORE HOLIDAY-THEMED TV TEARJERKER - NOVEMBER 8, 2021 TOP KID-IENDLY HOTELS NEAR UNIVERSAL STUDS HOLLYWOOD - JULY 1, 2021 WHERE SHOULD YOU GO TO “SEIZE YOUR SOMEDAY”? (QUIZ) - JUNE 16, 2021TRAVELOCY PENSAT THORS FOR THEIR WRGS APPEARG ON THIS SE; SUCH PENSATN MAY CLU TRAVEL AND OTHER STS.S_EXP.PAGENAME="";S_EXP.PROP24=""; VAR S_=S_EXP.T();IF(S_)(S_) 1 COMMENT