Selected Media Coverage
about the GLBT Historical Society
2024
SF Bay Times | Anti-LGBTQ Bills Being Introduced Today Echo Movements From Years Past | April 4, 2024
The Press Democrat | Lesbian Archives of Sonoma County members honored for preserving ‘secret’ history | April 4, 2024
Bay Area Reporter | SF supervisors begin process to landmark Castro flag | April 2, 2024
Bay Area Reporter | Castro rainbow flag may become SF landmark | March 27, 2024
SF Chronicle | Rainbow Gay Pride flag in Castro could become a landmark | March 26, 2024
SF Bay Times | First Comes Love | March 21, 2024
SF Bay Times | The Power of the Sun and the Sum | February, 8, 2024
Because of Them We Can | Celebrating Angela Davis: 5 things you may not have learned about the iconic activist | January 26, 2024
Bay Area Reporter | Exhibit showcases acceptance of LGBTQ APIs | January 24, 2024
Bay Area Reporter | News Briefs: API family exhibit opens at historical society | January 17, 2024
SF Bay Times | A New Year and an Old Story | January 11, 2024
2023
The Guardian | San Francisco’s Stonewall: the new year’s ball that sparked a queer power movement | December 30, 2023
SF Bay Times | A Mystery and an Invitation | December 7, 2023
Them | This Archive Offers an Incredible Window Into the Early Trans Internet | November 22, 2023
SF Bay Times | Sharing Indigenous History | November 21, 2023
San Francisco Chronicle | Trans people played critical roles in California history — despite current political uproars | November 20, 2023
Bay Area Reporter | SF, Zurich compare LGBTQ movements' past and present | November 8, 2023
KALW | Oldest San Francisco | November 1, 2023
Bay Area Reporter | Search goes on in SF for LGBTQ history museum space | October 25, 2023
SF Bay Times | Coming Out and Coming In | October 5, 2023
SF Bay Times | A Time Capsule of Joy | September 7, 2023
SF Bay Times | Uncovering Compton’s | August 10, 2023
SF Bay Times | Celebrating Queer Bodies at the Gay Games | July 13, 2023
The Jewish News of Northern California | From personal to profound, new digital archive traces queer Jewish history | June 23, 2023
NBC Bay Area | San Francisco PRIDE Parade History | June 22, 2023
CNN | Parents protest California school board after social studies curriculum rejected | June 21, 2023
Outlook Traveller | 5 LGBTQ+ Museums Across The World Preserving Queer History | June 9, 2023
SF Bay TimesSF Bay Times | Raising the Rainbow | June 8, 2023
Thrillist | Dykes on Bikes, a Lit Pink Triangle, and More Only-in-SF Pride Events | June 5, 2023
Mashable | Want to know more about LGBTQ history? Follow these accounts | June 1, 2023
SF Bay Times | Finding Jiro | May 4, 2023
My So Called Gay Live | A new exhibition honours Doris Fish’s drag artistry | May 2, 2023
SF Bay Times | We Have Always Been Here | April 6, 2023
Times Herald | Transgender archives visible once again in Vallejo | March 31, 2023
Bay Area Reporter | Vallejo trans archive to reopen after crash damage | March 29, 2023
ABC | LGBTQ people have 'been around for forever,' historians say | March 27, 2023
48 Hills | On Polk Street and in the Tenderloin, a family of hustlers and priests | March 15, 2023
SF Bay Times | For Whom These Were Written | March 9, 2023
Bay Area Reporter | 'Kids On the Street' - Joseph Plaster's queer Tenderloin history | February 28, 2023
Czech Consulate | The National Museum establishes a partnership in California | February 17, 2023
SF Bay Times | Celebrating Utopian Love: The Frederick Schoonmaker Papers | February 9, 2023
NBC Bay Area | San Francisco’s Queer Past | January 25, 2023
The New York Times | Daily Crossword: January 24 | January 24, 2023
SF Bay Times | The Maeastrapeace Drawings of the Women’s Building Mural | January 12, 202
SFGate | How to Experience the Best of San Francisco’s Vibrant Castro District | January 1, 2023
2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
SF Planners OK Medical Use, Housing at Former Gay Burlesque Venue
December 15, 2022
Insider
(U.S. online national)
December 13, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Business Briefing: Holiday Gift Buying Off Castro’s Beaten Paths
December 7, 2022
USA Today
(U.S. National)
Daily Crossword: November 21
November 21, 2022
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
Anonymous Donors to Make 21 S.F. Museums Admission-Free
November 7, 2022
ABC 7 News
(San Francisco)
Remembering SF’s Finocchio’s: LGBTQ+ Legacy of “America’s Most Unusual Nightclub”
October 25, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Political Notes: SF Supervisor Candidates Stake Out Plans to Promote LGBTQ Culture
October 24, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Site of SF’s Compton’s Riot Nominated for National Historic Register
October 21, 2022
San Francisco Bay Times
(San Francisco)
GLBT Historical Society Incoming Executive Director Roberto Ordeñana Shares Priorities and Goals
October 6, 2022
ABC 7 News
(San Francisco Bay Area)
With Anti-LGBTQ Laws Proliferating, Older Activists Say History is Repeating Itself
October 1, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Besties Community: The Sisters Are the Faces of SF’s LGBTQ Community
September 28, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Out in the World: Japan’s First Gay Elected Member of Parliament Visits SF
September 16, 2022
LGBTQ Nation
(United States)
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Visits a Gay Bar in San Francisco
September 7, 2022
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“Yaas, Queen”: How A Royal Visit to the S.F. Castro is a Victory in LGBTQ History
September 7, 2022
Arizona Daily Star
(Tucson, Arizona)
Dutch Queen Meets LGBT Community in San Francisco
September 6, 2022
The Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
San Francisco LGBTQ Leaders Provide Dutch Queen a Royal Welcome
September 6, 2022
TVN
(Argentina)
Castro, el Barrio de San Francisco en Donde Floreció la Diversidad Sexual
August 20, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
After Inquiry From Bay Area Reporter, GLBT Historical Society’s YouTube Channel is Restored
August 17, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Advocates Say Time to Update SF LGBTQ Cultural Strategy
July 26, 2022
Gay Times
(London, United Kingdom)
San Francisco: 7 Things Every LGBTQ+ Tourist Needs to Do in the City
June 29, 2022
J. The Jewish News of Northern California
(San Francisco)
Historical Society is Digitizing Jewish, Queer Life in Bay Area
June 27, 2022
Télérama
(Paris, France)
Marche des Fiertés : la Ville de Paris Veut-Elle Vraiment d’un Centre d’Archives LGBT+ ?
June 26, 2022
Il Resto di Carlino
(Bologna, Italy)
Franco Grillini, il Documentario Let’s Kiss da Bologna Fino in America
June 17, 2022
CBS Bay Area
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Castro Caretakers Preserve Surviving Piece of Original San Francisco Rainbow Flag
June 1, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Irish Ayes “Out in the World”: Ireland’s LGBTQ+ Diaspora
May 24, 2022
The Scarlet and Black: Grinnell News
(Grinnell, Iowa)
Professors Speak: What Are You Researching?
May 2, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
LGBTQ Archive Seeks Adoptive Donors for Certain Collections
April 28, 2022
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
(U.S. National)
Take a Virtual Tour Through the Lyon-Martin House
April 27, 2022
USA Today
(U.S. National)
More Americans Than Ever Identify as LGBTQ. Exhibits, Archives Showcase Community’s History
April 9, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
LGBTQ Agenda: Cork, Ireland mayor visits SF LGBTQ history museum
March 11, 2022
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
California State Library Announces $750,000 in LGBTQ History Grants
March 7, 2022
Komitid
(France national)
Mort de James Bidgood, cultissime photographe et cinéaste gay
February 1, 2022
The Jewish News of Northern California
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady was a Revolutionary Jewish Drag Queen in SF
January 14, 2022
XTra Magazine
(United Kingdom)
Pack Your Bags: Britain’s First LGBTQ Museum is Set to Open This Spring
January 27, 2022
2021
The Bold Italic
(San Francisco)
Here Are Your Nominations For the Bold Italic’s 2021 Awards
December 23, 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
Visual Art in 2021 Explored Big Issues and Didn’t Shy Away From Controversy
December 22, 2021
Travel & Leisure
(New York)
29 Best Things to Do in San Francisco—From Famous Sites to Can’t Miss Attractions
November 28, 2021
KQED
(San Francisco Bay Area)
How One of the Largest Archives of Trans History Found a Home in Vallejo
November 16, 2021
Mentelocale
(Milan, Italy)
40 Anni Positivi: Dalla Pandemia di AIDS a una Generazione HIV Free, Mostra
November 12, 2021
LGBTQ Nation
(U.S. National)
Angela Davis is America’s Most Famous Living Revolutionary. She’s Also a Lesbian
October 25, 2021
ABC 7 News
(Nationally distributed)
Lesbian Pioneers Pave the Way for LGBTQ Rights Years Before the Stonewall Riots
October 21, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Historical Society Mandates Vaccinations for Museum, Archives
September 1, 2021
Smithsonian Magazine
(Washington, D.C.)
Original Rainbow Pride Flag Returns to San Francisco After 43 Years
June 16, 2021
The Guardian
(United Kingdom)
Original Rainbow Pride Flag Returns to its San Francisco Home
June 12, 2021
Los Angeles Times
(Los Angeles)
After 42 Years, the Original Rainbow Flag is Coming Home to San Francisco
June 7, 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
San Francisco is at Center of LGBTQ Landmark Preservation
June 4, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
San Francisco Supervisors Panel Backs Lyon-Martin House Landmark
April 26, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Guest Opinion: It’s Time to Honor This Landmark of Lesbian History
April 23, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
LGBTQ Agenda: “Queer Serial” Podcast Begins Final Season
April 13, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Political Notebook: SF Supe Mandelman Moves Forward With Partial Lyon-Martin House Landmark
March 16, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
HRC Set to Move Out of Historic Castro Storefront Amid Talks to Make Property a National Park Site
March 5, 2021
Attitude
(United Kingdom national)
ESTA Visa: Your Ticket to Enjoying the American LGBTQ Experience
March 2, 2021
NBC News
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Queer Artists of Color Dominate 2021’s Must-See LGBTQ Art Shows
February 7, 2021
Mission Local
(San Francisco)
Neighborhood Notes: A New Flower Shop, a Talk on Queer Aviation Pioneers and More
January 29, 2021
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
San Francisco Supervisor Panel Backs Request of Landmark Gay-Owned Eagle Bar
January 25, 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“Hibernia Beach”: A Memorial Valued as an Outlet for Grief in the Castro
January 23, 2021
48 Hills
(San Francisco)
“Sacred” LGBTQ Memorial Space in Castro Threatened by Bank of America
January 16, 2021
KQED Radio
(San Francisco Bay Area)
The Archivist and the Activist: Behind a New Book About Angela Davis
January 14, 2021
Libération
(France national)
Comment Paris peut soutenir la préservation de l’histoire et de la culture LGBTQI
January 9, 2021
2020
The Bold Italic
(San Francisco)
The Bay’s Best Virtual Art Exhibit in 2020: “50 Years of Pride”
December 17, 2020
ParER: Polo archivistico dell’Emilia-Romagna (Emilia-Romagna Digital Archive Centre)
(Bologna, Italy)
Online i materiali della mostra di poster e manifesti dedicati all’attivista Angela Davis
December 8, 2020
Hypoallergic
(U.S. online national)
At Bus Stops Around San Francisco, Radiant Photos of the City’s LGBTQ Communities
December 4, 2020
National Geographic UK
(United Kingdom)
How to Spend a Day in the Castro, San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Heartland
November 5, 2020
Chinese Association of Museums
(China)
GLBT History Museum: Balancing Between Visibility and Diversity
November 2, 2020
The Advocate
(U.S. National)
Facebook Bans, Then Restores Image of Shirtless Black Trans Man
September 29, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Facebook Reinstates Historic Image of Black Trans Man
September 29, 2020
48 Hills
(San Francisco)
Visions of Angela Davis: An Archivist Shares her Rare Political Poster Trove
August 17, 2020
Komitid
(France national)
July 28, 2020
Elephant Magazine
(London)
How Queer Artists Around the World Are Redefining Colour in Visual Culture
July 8, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
50 Years of San Francisco Pride, From Stonewall to Black Lives Matter
June 29, 2020
Outrage Magazine
(Philippines)
Know Thy History: Revisit the First 10 Years of San Francisco’s Pride
June 27, 2020
ABC 7 News
(San Francisco Bay Area)
San Francisco GLBT Museum Puts Expansion Plans on Hold Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
June 23, 2020
ABC 7 News
(San Francisco Bay Area)
San Francisco GLBT Museum Puts Expansion Plans on Hold Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
June 23, 2020
San Francisco Examiner
(San Francisco)
“Labor of Love” Details Birth of San Francisco Pride
June 23, 2020
Vice
(U.S. national)
How Pride Evolved From an Anti-Police Action to a Brand-Sponsored Parade
June 9, 2020
Komitid
(France National)
Coronavirus : l’ouverture du nouveau musée LGBT+ de San Francisco repoussée
May 20, 2020
KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
(San Francisco)
Photo Tribute to 50 Years of San Francisco Pride Celebrations Goes Online
May 18, 2020
Gay Star News
(United Kingdom)
Coronavirus Delays San Fran’s New LGBT+ Museum but the Dream is Still Alive
May 13, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
After Weekslong Delay, New Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Section Opens
April 27, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
SF Pride Announces Full Slate of Grand Marshals and Honorees
April 17, 2020
New York Times
(New York)
Phyllis Lyon, Lesbian Activist and Gay Marriage Trailblazer, Dies at 95
April 10, 2020
Pride (News site)
(U.S. National)
5 Amazing Trans Men You Didn’t Learn About in History Class
March 31, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Charlotte Coleman: Gay Bar Superstar—Lesbian Entrepreneur’s 45 Years of Success
March 25, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Permanent SFO Harvey Milk Installation Set to Open to the Public
March 6, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Big Glass Half-Full: LGBT Life in the Fillmore of the 1950s and ’60s
February 19, 2020
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
Roz Joseph, Known for Photographing Drag Queens, Dies
January 22, 2020
2019 Special Bay Area Reporter Series
“Politics Provide Trove of LGBT Historical Artifacts”
October 30, 2019
“Artwork Among Items in Society’s Archives”
October 23, 2019
“Leather Vests Tell a Larger Tale of the Subculture”
October 16, 2019
“Diaries Reveal Hidden Worlds for Museums”
October 9, 2019
“For Curators, Garments Offer Stylish Storytelling”
October 2, 2019
“LGBT Artifacts Display Possibilities”
October 2, 2019
2019
San Francisco Bay Times
(San Francisco)
“Planning Underway for First Full-Scale Queer History Museum in the U.S.”
December 23, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“Twenty Moments that Defined the Bay Area in This Century’s First 20 Years”
December 9, 2019
Medium
(U.S. National)
“The Path to the Nation’s First Full-Scale LGBTQ+ Museum and Research Center”
December 3, 2019
Literary Hub
(U.S. National)
“How Lou Sullivan’s Journals Enrich the History of Trans Literature”
November 8, 2019
The Daily Beast
(U.S. National)
“‘The Daughters’ Reveals the Lesbians Who Changed History”
October 27, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“Performance, Protest & Politics: The Art of Gilbert Baker”
October 25, 2019
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(Milwaukee)
“New Book Chronicles Life of Wauwatosa Native, Writer and Trans Historian in His Own Words”
October 7, 2019
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
“Finding Fe-Be’s: Rediscovering the History of an Iconic Bar”
September 25, 2019
CNBC TV 18
(Mumbai, India)
“SFO Terminal 1: 41 Years On, an Ode to Harvey Milk in San Francisco”
September 20, 2019
Gay Star News
(United Kingdom)
“What I Learnt From Doing Pride in San Francisco, the Queerest City in the U.S.”
July 29, 2019
Adventure
(U.S. National)
“War Veteran, Gay Rights Activist, History Buff: Meet San Francisco’s Most Interesting Tour Guide”
July 25, 2019
NBC News
(U.S. National)
“Harvey Milk Terminal Opens at San Francisco International Airport”
July 23, 2019
KQED Radio (“Forum”)
(San Francisco)
“San Francisco and LGBTQ Pride, Before and After Stonewall”
June 27, 2019
The New York Times
(New York)
“In a Changing San Francisco, Keeping L.G.B.T.Q. Communities Alive”
June 26, 2019
The New York Times
(New York)
“Queer People of Color Led the L.G.B.T.Q. Charge, but Were Denied the Rewards”
June 22, 2019
The Washington Post
(Washington, D.C.)
“How to Go Beyond the Parties and Parades of Pride Month”
June 19, 2019
The Fight
(San Francisco)
June 17, 2019
Les Inrockuptibles
(France National)
“Pourquoi n’y a-t-il toujours pas d’archives LGBTQI à Paris?”
June 4, 2019
The Los Angeles Times
(Los Angeles)
“Remembering Harvey Milk in the Age of Pete Buttigieg”
May 22, 2019
Positive News
(International: London-based)
“The Word on the Street: Renaming Landmarks to Redefine Who Matters”
May 20, 2019
Prizm Magazine
(Ohio)
“History on Display: The Past Comes Alive at San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society Museum”
May 14, 2019
The Mercury News
(San José)
“‘Queer California’ LGBTQ Exhibit in Oakland is Not What You’ll Expect”
April 23, 2019
Chinese Association of Museums
(Taiwan)
“GLBT History Museum: Balancing Between Visibility and Diversity”
April 19, 2019
Los Angeles Times
(Los Angeles)
“Can San Francisco’s Famed Leather District Be Saved in an Era of High Property Values?”
March 4, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“Photo Exhibition Explores SoMa’s Rediscovered ’80s Queer Nightlife”
February 21, 2019
Bay Area Reporter
(San Francisco)
“Life During Wartime: Melissa Hawkins’ nightlife photos at the GLBT History Museum”
February 14, 2019
KQED Arts
(San Francisco)
“‘SoMA Nights’ Offers a Glimpse into SF’s Queer Club Scene of the ’80s and ’90s”
February 13, 2019
KTVU2
(San Francisco)
“SoMa Nights: Photo Exhibit Juxtaposes Joyous Queer Nightlife with AIDS Epidemic”
February 12, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
January 29, 2019
Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits Group Marks 20 years with Exhibit
F-Stop Magazine
(International)
“SoMa Nights: The Queer Club Photography of Melissa Hawkins @ GLBT Historical Society Museum”
January 16, 2019
TravelTriangle
(India: National Travel Website)
“11 Museums in San Francisco: To Know the Local History and Culture”
January 8, 2019
2018
Press Pass Q
(U.S. National)
“Bay Area Reporter Digital Archive Project Reaches Milestone”
December 18, 2018
Hornet
(International)
“Here Are 10 Museums Every LGBT Person Should Visit During Their Lifetime”
November 7, 2018
Georgia Voice
(Atlanta)
“San Francisco Becomes First City to Adopt LGBTQ Cultural Heritage Strategy”
October 17, 2018
The Advocate
(U.S. National)
“The Briggs Initiative: Remembering a Crucial Moment in Gay History”
August 31, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“LGBTQ Guide: San Francisco Museum Shines Light on Hidden History”
August 16, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco)
“LGBTQ Guide: San Francisco Museum Shines Light on Hidden History”
August 16, 2018
Newsweek
(U.S. National)
“The Most Dangerous Gay Man in America Fought Violence With Violence”
January 25, 2018
Banner photograph: Celebrations in Golden Gate Park on San Francisco Gay Freedom Day, ca. 1978; photograph by Henri Leleu, Henri Leleu Papers (1997-13), GLBT Historical Society.