From the Castro District to famo bars om history, San Francis is full of gay bars, clubs and mojre.
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- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
- GAY FTIVALS SAN FRANCIS
- THE BT GAY BARS SAN FRANCIS
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay. His announcement is a first for a male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league. * sunday gay san francisco *
Queer-iendly saloons and dance halls that dotted s Barbary Coast red-light district the followg eventually gave way to bars and clubs like Mona’s, Focch's, and Li-Po Lounge, which served San Francis’s explodg LGBTQIA+ populatn, many of them ex-servicemen who were discharged om the ary for beg s electrifyg gay nightlife, far-out artists like Allen Gsberg and The Cockett, and groundbreakg gay-rights anizatns (the Mattache Society, Dghters of Bilis, and the Society for Individual Rights), San Francis was dubbed “The Gay Capal of Ameri” by Life magaze 1964. Occurred at Compton's Cafeteria the Tenrlo the gay liberatn movement gaed steam, the Castro district beme ground zero for queer activism. Lol mera shop owner Harvey Milk beme the cy’s first openly gay polician when he was elected to the San Francis Board of Supervisors 1977, famoly fightg to feat Proposn 6, which would have banned gays and lbians om teachg California public schools.
In 2004, then-mayor Gav Newsom permted San Francis Cy Hall to grant licens to gay upl—an act that helped pave the way for the legalizatn of same-sex unns all 50 stat, which me the summer of 1970, San Francis’s LGBTQIA+ muny has held an annual para and ftival—part celebratn, part prott—that's known today as San Francis Pri. If you’re lookg to celebrate Pri San Francis this year while supportg gay bs and at a time when queer rights rema at risk, here’s how (and where) to do .
Culmatg at Civic Center, the two-hour para wh nearly 200 ntgents clus hometown favor Versaphere, Cheer San Francis, and the San Francis Lbian/Gay Freedom and open to the public, San Francis Pri regularly attracts as many as one ln atten wh s para and weekend-long celebratn at Civic Center Plaza. The two-day Gay Pri Ftival featur vendor booths, food and drks, and plenty of performers—this year cludg pop stars Hayley Kiyoko and Prcs Nokia, and Grey’s Anatomy actor Jake Borelli.
GAY FTIVALS SAN FRANCIS
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Patrick Carney’s big Pk Triangle display on Tw Peaks rells the badge of shame imposed on gay men durg the Holot.
THE BT GAY BARS SAN FRANCIS
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Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St. (There will not be a rally Dolor Park prr to the march this year)Go here for tails on the 30th San Francis Dyke here to take a look at all the other Pri events, celebratns and You Can Brg18x18 soft bagFace maskSmartphoneStrollerAssistance animalsProhibed ItemsSmokgAlholFireworksWeaponsCoolersRad/speakersBags over 18x18Pepper sprayProhibed ems will be nfisted and thrown awayGrand MarshalsThe 2022 San Francis Pri Grand Marshals reprent a mix of dividuals and anizatns that have ma signifint ntributns to the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr muny. ' champ Amy Schneir reflects on Whe Hoe vis, why reprentatn matters1st non-bary SF Bay to Breakers wner won more than jt the raceCollege tstee uld be among 1st LGBTQIA+ Mlims to w elected office CANonbary martial artist practic self-exprsn through Kung Fu, genr intyLGBTQ+ and gay bars clg number, study showsBlack, gay fah lears fd mon ground experienc of racism, homophobiaMeet Frno Fire's 1st female chief on journey as lbian, mom, wifeGay New York Cy edian Rich Kiam shar stggl on stageWhe Hoe 'laser-foced' on fightg back agast the onslght of anti-LGBTQ legislatnSchool mental health rourc sential creasg high risk of suici among LGBTQ+ youthLGBTQ+ Youth Health Town Hall: Experts answer your qutns If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live.