Tag: GLBT Historical Society
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March LGBTQ History Programs Highlight Young-Adult Lesbian Fiction, Historic Preservation, Sex in SoMa, Museum Anniversary
The program series for March 2021 sponsored by the GLBT Historical Society will highlight a new young-adult lesbian novel, a conversation with architectural historian and preservation consultant Shayne Watson, a new book of photographs documenting the sexual world of San Francisco’s South of Market district and a celebration of the GLBT Historical Society Museum’s 10th anniversary.
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March LGBTQ History Programs Highlight Young-Adult Lesbian Fiction, Historic Preservation, Sex in SoMa, Museum Anniversary
The program series for March 2021 sponsored by the GLBT Historical Society will highlight a new young-adult lesbian novel, a conversation with architectural historian and preservation consultant Shayne Watson, a new book of photographs documenting the sexual world of San Francisco’s South of Market district and a celebration of the GLBT Historical Society Museum’s 10th anniversary.
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GLBT Historical Society Museum Reopens October 1
The GLBT Historical Society Museum, located in San Francisco’s Castro district, is reopening for GLBT Historical Society members on Thursday, October 1, and to the public on Saturday, October 3, after six months of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GLBT Historical Society Gala «Reunion: Making History»
The GLBT Historical Society’s annual Gala will take place in a virtual format this year, bringing together enthusiasts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history and culture on Friday, October 16, at 6:00 p.m.
Photo credit Daddy Alan Selby (right), aka Mr. S, and his boy, Johnie Garcia, at the National March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights (1993); photographer unidentified; collection of the GLBT Historical Society.
Multimedia Exhibition Highlights San Francisco Leather Pioneer, Mr. S Leather Founder «Daddy» Alan Selby
A new exhibition opening May 16 at the GLBT Historical Society Museum recounts the story of «Daddy» Alan Selby, the founder of the iconic South of Market leather and kink emporium Mr. S Leather, within the context of a changing SoMa neighbourhood and the emergence of a distinct leather and kink culture.
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City of San Francisco Asks: Can GLBT Museum Donors Meet the Challenge?
The City of San Francisco has issued a challenge to the GLBT Historical Society in the form of a $17,000 matching grant to support The GLBT History Museum, the stand-alone museum that the society operates in the city’s Castro District.