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Nowadays, s gay populatn per pa is one of the hight the world. San Francis has long been synonymo wh the gay muny and the LGBT movement at large. It’s fair to say that while San Francis was beg a bean of hope for gay men and women around the world – the policy of the Uned Stat ernment and s treatment of LGBT cizens (particularly the stigma surroundg the HIV/AIDS crisis) was everythg but supportive and welg to the muny.

The Stonewall Rts of 1969, while geographilly distant, voked a surge anizatns for the gay muny.

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In the subsequent years – bars, galleri, cultural tablishments and social and cultural bonds were cemented to make San Franciso one of the homosexual epicenters of the world. As the first openly gay man to be elected to public office the state of California – his robt, hands-on mpaigng lead to him beg, spe an ially osty receptn, wily accepted by the public. The gay history of San Francis is embedd to s history still prent both physilly and atmospherilly and enjoyed by s LGBT rints and all those who choose to vis.

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Willows Inn – a gay owned bed and breakfast the Castro neighborhood of San Francis.

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Beach – the north end of Baker Beach is the gay, clothg-optnal beach. Near Baker Beach is Marshall’s Beach which is also popular for gay and nu sunbathers. Fd the gayborhood, Victorian hom, trendy shops and rtrants the Castro.

San Francis is nsired an Amerin gay mec and at s heart beats the Castro District, one of the first gay neighborhoods. This gay neighborhood is loted along Castro St. Hi Tops – this gay sports bar the Castro is a great spot to throwback drks while supportg your team.

Oasis – this venue by Drag legends D'Arcy Drollger and Hekla prents drag shows, baret and theater productns to a mixed gay/lbian crowd SoMa. The Stud – a rnerstone the San Francis gay bar scene, this dive-ish bar SoMa has been around the block.

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Eros – a gay, two-story sna the Castro wh steam, sna, showers, lockers, bunk beds and play areas. San Francis Pri – this gay pri event started back 1970 and today is the largt gatherg of the queer muny and s alli natnwi. The event, held annually durg the last full weekend of June, has more than 200 para ntgents and exhibors and over twenty muny-n stag and venu like Homo Hip Hop to Gray Pri.

The 40th Annual San Francis Gay Pri Para where the theme was “Forty and Fabulo” San Francis, Calif. But the area n be harr to navigate for those who are not whe gay men. The Harvey Milk-era of gay rights activism is no ls important — ’s jt that the LGBTQIA+ muni are vast and nta myriad ways to exprs and reprent sexualy and genr.

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So whether you're here June or not, honor SF's storied gay history at the mms, bars and cultural landmarks. As we s down this year to figure out where to dance the weekend away, let’s take a moment to remember the San Francis gay bars of yore — the foundatns on which our current venu were built, and the plac that went to battle wh the cy so future generatns wouldn’t have to.

In s earlit days, the tavern garnered a reputatn for entertag naval men who were on leave and lookg for a good (and very gay!

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The cisg and htlg that had been happeng the streets for at least a started movg si when the first gay bars — the College Inn and the Pirat’ Cave —arrived 1933 wh the end of prohibn.

Dpe beg a relative lateer to the downtown gay scene (which was nicknamed “the Meat Rack, ” cintally), the Silver Rail was a notor dive om day one. In 1952, a man named Jimmie Taranto succsfully extorted money om the bar manager exchange for not reportg the rampant homosexual activy takg place the jot.

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