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Welcome
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Welcome
to this month's edition of History Happens, your source for the
latest news and events from the GLBT Historical Society.
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Polk Street in Transition Exhibit Opening
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 The
opening reception will be on January 15 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.,
beginning with a talk by historian Susan Stryker. At 7:00 p.m., the
opening reception begins
This multimedia exhibit looks at the
history of Polk Street through the lens of current neighborhood
transition. It showcases the photographic portraits by Gabriela Hasbun,
audio portraits by Joey Plaster, and artifacts from a diverse array of
Polk residents.
For more information . . .
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E.G. Crichton's Lineage Launches New Artist-in-Residence Program
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Reception
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 On Friday, January 23rd from 6-8pm, the
GLBTHS will host a reception and visual presentation by E.G. Crichton on her Lineage project.
E.G. will introduce the project, show some past archive related work and
introduce a few collaborators.
Lineage focuses on the collections of ordinary/extra ordinary individuals who have died. E.G. is matching specific
archives to living people who agree to spend time with the material and form a
creative response in any medium. This project will build gradually, couple by
couple, archive by archive, and will be exhibited at the Historical Society as
well as other physical and online venues.
Admission is free.
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History Lecture on Edward Carpenter--Co-Sponsored by GLBTHS
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LGBT History Lecture:
Edward Carpenter: A Life of
Liberty and Love
Thursday January 8, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
Latino-Hispanic Room B, Lower
Level
Info: 415-557-4400
 Professor Sheila Rowbotham, will discuss her definitive biography of Edward Carpenter
(1844-1929), proponent of a "larger" Socialism and major figure in the beginning of British socialism and the very early history of the gay and lesbian freedom movement.
Cosponsored by the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center, the
GLBT Historical Society and the Edward Carpenter Forum.
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| On the Town with the GLBT Historical Society
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Three authors, transgender and genderqueer, brought this year's Passing on the Pen readings to a close this December,
  
Jamison Greene, Julia Serano, and Tristan Crane.
Photos from December's Passing on the Pen
Passionate Struggle: Dynamics of San Francisco's GLBT History is open to the public! This
exhibit explores the dynamic tensions between passion and struggle that
have forged San Francisco's very queer past century. Through four
lenses--Places, Politics, Pleasures, and People--this extraordinary show
invites you to take a peek into the world-renowned archives of the Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
New Castro Exhibit Hours:
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday
Admission is $3. (No charge for current members of the Historical Society.)
Flickr photostream of event opening |
| The GLBT Historical Society
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Research Hours:
Tuesdays - Fridays by appointment only.
Saturdays open to general public 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Museum Hours:
Castro Branch (499 Castro Street)
Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sundays 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Downtown Branch (657 Mission Street #300)
Tuesdays - Fridays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mission Street Exhibits Reopen January 15, 2009.
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This Month in GLBT History
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Jan. 1,1978: readers of Good
Housekeeping name Anita Bryant as the most admired woman in America.
Jan. 4, 1982: in an effort to combat the growing AIDS epidemic, Edmund
White, Larry Kramer, and others form the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York
City.
Jan. 6, 1984: Dan White is paroled from prison after having served less
than five years for the murders of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. White says
he will move to Southern California.
Jan. 8, 1979: acting San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein announces that
she will appoint Harry Britt to take Harvey Milk's seat on the city's board of
supervisors.
Jan. 10, 1977: the Episcopal Church of New York approves the ordination of
an out lesbian.
Jan. 10, 1980: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is formed in San
Francisco.
Jan. 18 1977: despite opposition from Anita Bryant and others, Miami
becomes the first Southern city in the U.S. to pass a gay-rights ordinance.
Bryant denounces the law and vows to mobilize people to oppose it.
Jan. 23, 1978: New York Mayor Ed Koch issues an executive order banning
discrimination against gays and lesbians in city government and in
organizations that do business with the city. The Salvation Army and the Roman Catholic Church announce plans to
challenge the order, which is later struck down in the courts.
Jan. 27, 1972: New York's City Council rejects a proposal to prohibit
discrimination against gays in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Jan.
30, 2003: Belgium approves
same-sex marriages.
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