For Immediate Release
July 3, 2008

Contact: Martin Meeker, 510-643-9733

HISTORICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OFTHE FOLSOM STREET FAIR
GLBT Historical Society Unveils Exhibit Celebrating GLBT Leather History

San Francisco, CA - July 3, 2008 – The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society and Folsom Street Events™ are celebrating 25 years of the Folsom Street Fair with a new exhibit entitled "Fun, Frolic, Fetish: 25 Years of the Folsom Street Fair" at the GLBT Historical Society.

The exhibit will open on Thursday July 24th, the Thursday prior to the Dore Alley Fair. There will be an opening night reception on Thursday July 24 at 6pm, and a special Leather Week reception on Thursday September 25 at 6pm. The exhibit will run through the end of October, which is National Gay History Month.

More than 400,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Folsom Street Fair, according to Andy Copper, Folsom Street Events™ Board President. Martin Meeker, a member of the GLBT Historical Society’s board, and co-curator of the exhibit, says, “the Folsom Street Fair is a unique event. It began as a neighborhood event, but has since become the largest leather/fetish event in the world, bringing together people of all different nationalities, genders and sexual orientations in a celebration of sexual freedom and self expression.”

This year’s exhibit at the GLBT Historical Society will chronicle the organization’s evolution from a small, underground gathering to largest leather/fetish event in the world and the third largest, single-day outdoor event in California. “We are thrilled to celebrate our 25th Fair with style and a week’s worth of truly outstanding events and programs. This exhibit is a great addition to our annual event,” says Jacob Richards, Folsom Street Board VP and exhibit co-curator.