Sat March 10, 2018
A March to Remember and Reclaim Queer Space
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at The Gangway - Closed
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A March to Remember and Reclaim Queer Space: LGBT Leaders Lay Wreaths In Front of Former Queer Establishments Along Polk Gulch
LGBT leaders, LGBT and neighborhood organizations, activists and community members will gather at the former site of The Gangway and march through Polk Gulch, laying black wreaths at the sites of former queer spaces in the historic LGBT district. Participants will call on elected officials, foundations and philanthropists, as well as residents and lovers of San Francisco, to both commemorate the city's LGBTQ past and take active steps to sustain the city's living queer heritage and culture.
Beginning in the 1950s, Polk Street was a destination for the country’s LGBT community, and by the early 70s was the gayest street in San Francisco, according to the Citywide LGBTQ Historic Context Statement. There have been almost 80 queer bars and establishments within a 12 block stretch of Polk Street since that time. Very few remain. San Francisco's oldest continuously operating gay bar, The Gangway, closed its doors earlier this month.
“At a time when LGBT rights are again under attack by our President and conservative politicians, reclaiming queer space is as important as ever,” said Juanita MORE! “That includes affordable housing and affordable commercial space for our queer community to live and thrive.”
Out of the bars and into the streets. Join us on March 10 for music, drinks, queens, queers, and activism.
When: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 4pm-6pm
Where: Meet in front of the Gangway, 841 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Arrive at the Cinch Saloon, 1723 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Hosts: Juanita MORE!, Cleve Jones, GLBT Historical Society, The SF LGBT Center, History is Resistance, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Lower Polk Neighbors & Middle Polk Neighborhood Association, and more.
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LGBT leaders, LGBT and neighborhood organizations, activists and community members will gather at the former site of The Gangway and march through Polk Gulch, laying black wreaths at the sites of former queer spaces in the historic LGBT district. Participants will call on elected officials, foundations and philanthropists, as well as residents and lovers of San Francisco, to both commemorate the city's LGBTQ past and take active steps to sustain the city's living queer heritage and culture.
Beginning in the 1950s, Polk Street was a destination for the country’s LGBT community, and by the early 70s was the gayest street in San Francisco, according to the Citywide LGBTQ Historic Context Statement. There have been almost 80 queer bars and establishments within a 12 block stretch of Polk Street since that time. Very few remain. San Francisco's oldest continuously operating gay bar, The Gangway, closed its doors earlier this month.
“At a time when LGBT rights are again under attack by our President and conservative politicians, reclaiming queer space is as important as ever,” said Juanita MORE! “That includes affordable housing and affordable commercial space for our queer community to live and thrive.”
Out of the bars and into the streets. Join us on March 10 for music, drinks, queens, queers, and activism.
When: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 4pm-6pm
Where: Meet in front of the Gangway, 841 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Arrive at the Cinch Saloon, 1723 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Hosts: Juanita MORE!, Cleve Jones, GLBT Historical Society, The SF LGBT Center, History is Resistance, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Lower Polk Neighbors & Middle Polk Neighborhood Association, and more.
A March to Remember and Reclaim Queer Space: LGBT Leaders Lay Wreaths In Front of Former Queer Establishments Along Polk Gulch
LGBT leaders, LGBT and neighborhood organizations, activists and community members will gather at the former site of The Gangway and march through Polk Gulch, laying black wreaths at the sites of former queer spaces in the historic LGBT district. Participants will call on elected officials, foundations and philanthropists, as well as residents and lovers of San Francisco, to both commemorate the city's LGBTQ past and take active steps to sustain the city's living queer heritage and culture.
Beginning in the 1950s, Polk Street was a destination for the country’s LGBT community, and by the early 70s was the gayest street in San Francisco, according to the Citywide LGBTQ Historic Context Statement. There have been almost 80 queer bars and establishments within a 12 block stretch of Polk Street since that time. Very few remain. San Francisco's oldest continuously operating gay bar, The Gangway, closed its doors earlier this month.
“At a time when LGBT rights are again under attack by our President and conservative politicians, reclaiming queer space is as important as ever,” said Juanita MORE! “That includes affordable housing and affordable commercial space for our queer community to live and thrive.”
Out of the bars and into the streets. Join us on March 10 for music, drinks, queens, queers, and activism.
When: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 4pm-6pm
Where: Meet in front of the Gangway, 841 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Arrive at the Cinch Saloon, 1723 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Hosts: Juanita MORE!, Cleve Jones, GLBT Historical Society, The SF LGBT Center, History is Resistance, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Lower Polk Neighbors & Middle Polk Neighborhood Association, and more.
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LGBT leaders, LGBT and neighborhood organizations, activists and community members will gather at the former site of The Gangway and march through Polk Gulch, laying black wreaths at the sites of former queer spaces in the historic LGBT district. Participants will call on elected officials, foundations and philanthropists, as well as residents and lovers of San Francisco, to both commemorate the city's LGBTQ past and take active steps to sustain the city's living queer heritage and culture.
Beginning in the 1950s, Polk Street was a destination for the country’s LGBT community, and by the early 70s was the gayest street in San Francisco, according to the Citywide LGBTQ Historic Context Statement. There have been almost 80 queer bars and establishments within a 12 block stretch of Polk Street since that time. Very few remain. San Francisco's oldest continuously operating gay bar, The Gangway, closed its doors earlier this month.
“At a time when LGBT rights are again under attack by our President and conservative politicians, reclaiming queer space is as important as ever,” said Juanita MORE! “That includes affordable housing and affordable commercial space for our queer community to live and thrive.”
Out of the bars and into the streets. Join us on March 10 for music, drinks, queens, queers, and activism.
When: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 4pm-6pm
Where: Meet in front of the Gangway, 841 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Arrive at the Cinch Saloon, 1723 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Hosts: Juanita MORE!, Cleve Jones, GLBT Historical Society, The SF LGBT Center, History is Resistance, Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Lower Polk Neighbors & Middle Polk Neighborhood Association, and more.
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The Gangway - Closed
841 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
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