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Debut of the rainbow flag at the 1978 San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade, from the Crawford Barton Collection.
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Current Exhibits
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Lineage: Matchmaking in the Archive
*Opens June 19*
657 Mission Street #300
Opening Reception will be on June 19, Friday, from 6pm-9pm at 657 Mission Street.
LINEAGE, a project developed by E.G. Crichton as first Artist-in-Residence for the GLBT Historical Society, focuses on the collections of ordinary/extraordinary individuals who have died. E.G. is matching specific archives to living people who agree to develop a creative response. This project is building pair by pair, archive by archive, and will be exhibited as a traveling exhibition and a website.
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The Fabric of Our Lives: Lesbian Quilting Project, Women's Textiles and Tees
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
657 Mission Street #300
The GLBTHS is proud to present The Fabric of Our Lives, featuring textile testaments to a Queer life lived to the fullest. Prepare to experience human stories through colorful stimuli as you encounter Cathy Cade's embroidered shirts, Lynn Brown's appliquéd T-Shirt Quilts and a smattering of Women's clothing culled from our archives by Caitlin Sweet.
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Passionate Struggle: Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History
499 Castro Street (at 18th St.)
The GLBT Historical Society presents Passionate Struggle: Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History at its new Castro Street location. This groundbreaking exhibit details the places, politics, passions, and people that have produced the possibilities for the diverse queer lives we now live. It will be open through October 2009.
Find out more at the Passionate Struggle website.
A companion offering of the Passionate Struggle exhibit is a free audio walking tour of Harvey Milk's Castro - download it here.
- Open 12pm-8pm Wednesday-Saturday and 12pm-6pm Sundays.
- General admission is $3 - free to current members
- Become a member online
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Thursday, June 11, 7pm and
Friday, June 12, 7pm
SoMarts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street
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The GLBT Historical Society, Radar Productions and the National Queer Arts Festival Present INTO THE STREETS! Nine Writers Re-imagine Queer Protest From ACT-UP to Queer Nation with Meliza Banales, Justin Chin, Annie Danger, Myriam Gurba, Keith Hennessey, Juba Kalamka, Ali Liebegott, Eileen Myles, Michelle Tea.
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Collecting the Spectrum:
Diversity Challenges in Queer Archives |
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June 18, 6:30-8:30 pm
657 Mission Street #300
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Bay Area archivists explore hurdles faced in collecting materials of queer women, people of color, transpeople, and other marginalized groups, and how to overcome them. The panel will be moderated by Marjorie Bryer. Featured Panelists: Adán Griego, Rebekah Kim, John Otto, and Karen Sundheim.
Part of the GLBT Historical Society's 2009 program series, TALKING BACK: QUEER HISTORY FULLY EXPOSED.
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Polk Stories Listening Party: Empresses, Masquerades, Punk Priests, and Street Sweeps |
Thursday, June 18th, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
1217 Polk Street (between Bush and Sutter)
Free
Journalist and oral historian Joey Plaster presents audio stories from fifteen people who find their dreams and nightmares on San Francisco's Polk Street. Come for a sneak preview of stories Plaster is fashioning into an hour-long radio documentary with famed producer Jay Allison.
Audio focuses on the 1980s to the present and pays special attention to recent conflicts between established street-level populations and newer neighborhood and business associations. Presentation connected to the "Polk Street: Lives in Transition exhibit."
Sponsored by the GLBT Historical Society.
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LINEAGE: Matchmaking in the Archive Opening Reception |
Friday, June 19, 6-9pm
657 Mission Street #300
Free
LINEAGE, a project developed by E.G. Crichton as first Artist-in-Residence for the GLBT Historical Society, focuses on the collections of ordinary/extraordinary individuals who have died. E.G. is matching specific archives to living people who agree to develop a creative response. This project is building pair by pair, archive by archive, and will be exhibited as a traveling exhibition and a website. More info |
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About the GLBT Historical Society
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GLBT Historical Society
657 Mission Street #300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415.777.5455
Fax: 415.777.5576 |
Castro Exhibit:
499 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: 415.621.1107 |
| The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBTHS) collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. We sponsor exhibits and programs on an on-going basis. (find out more) |
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