The night its doors opened, the Leatherneck became the peer of vintage theme bars like The Tool Box, The No Name, and The Brig. The Leatherneck was one of the best bars of the Titanic 1970s.

Like a yin-yang of stalwart athleticism and Bacchan celebration, gay bars and gay sports have gone together for more than half a century.

When Gavin Newsom opened the romantic rotunda of City Hall for gay marriage on Valentine's Weekend 2004, he became King of Hearts. Lovers from around the globe flew to San Francisco to wed on Newsom's sweeping staircase.

The Endup, one of San Francisco's oldest nightclubs, has managed to endure 38 years of tumultuous history while maintaining its popularity.

Known to many as "Chuck of Montclair," Chuck Kuhlke earned that title as a hairdresser in the Montclair area of Oakland.