Tag: San Francisco

Get that Pride Flag ready… Landing in San Francisco is about to get a whole lot more colourful. San Francisco International Airport have officially announced plans to rename their Terminal 1 in honour of Harvey Milk, who became the first openly gay elected official in America back in 1977. As we all know, within a year the activist and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by ex-Supervisor Dan White in City Hall. Former City Supervisor David Campos introduced the idea of...

"Just shaking my head and finger today as many parts of our history end up in the dumpsters in back alleys again." The Gangway, believed to be San Francisco’s oldest operating gay bar, poured its last drink on Sunday. After a wage-related lawsuit, a failed sale attempt, and the death of a longtime manager in 2016, the bar floundered and never recovered. Some type of bar has been operating at the Gangway’s Tenderloin address, 841 Larkin Street, since 1910. (According to...

The group will visit Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee with a message of equality and dignity. The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) will celebrate the start of its 40th season with The Lavender Pen Tour, a series of performances taking place across five Southern states, October 7-15. According to a statement from the organization, their hope is “to take its message and music on the road to promote universal equality and inclusiveness, and the value in...

Have you ever lied about how you met a partner for fear of being judged by others? I didn’t have much time. I was supposed to be at a friend’s house and I was in desperate need of caffeine. I opened the door to Dolores Park Cafe here in San Francisco and sighed when I saw the 10 people already in line. As I attempted to remove my coat, I lost my footing and fell headlong into the person in front...

Gilbert Baker died last week at age 65 San Francisco has paid a colorful and powerful tribute to Gilbert Baker, creator of The Rainbow Flag who died last week. In a stunning display, the lights of City Hall were transformed to match those of the iconic flag Baker created more than 40 years ago. The flag has become the symbol of the modern LGBTI movement. The first Rainbow Flag made its public debut in 1978 at San Francisco Pride. Each stripe on the...

I cheered when some of my friends on Facebook were booking their flights to San Francisco and Folsom Street Fair. When friends stated they were going to Southern Decadence in New Orleans I told them be careful and be safe.  Was my cheers and warnings backwards? What was supposed to be a weekend of revelry and excitement for two friends in town for San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair turned ugly Saturday night when five assailants attacked the men with pepper...