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BARchive: The Golden Age of Hustlers
Male prostitution is probably as old as the city itself. Edward Prime-Stevenson wrote in 1908 that soldiers in the Presidio were for rent during the Spanish-American War. It is certainly as old as the homophile organizations.
The Golden Age of Hustlers
The decline of male street trade, and their bars
South Bay, back in the day
The disappearing gay bars of San Jose
BARchive :: Keep On Rocking in the Queer World
Rock and roll was tied up in my concept of what San Francisco was even before I moved here, but when I first visited in 1978, punk and New Wave were the dominant forces.
Keep On Rocking in the Queer World
Punk, New Wave and experimental rock in '70s and '80s gay San Francisco
All Yesterday's (Election) Parties
A look back at elections, celebrations and protests
Porn Again History
A swim through San Francisco's 'Moral Cesspool'
Pre-Stonewall, There Was Compton's in San Francisco
What happened at the Tenderloin cafeteria on an unknown date in August 1966 makes more sense when we look at events that led up to it.
The Context of Compton's
The transgender uprising's place in San Francisco history
The History of LGBT Bookstores in the Castro
The closing of Books Inc. in the Castro last month and the opening of Dog Eared Books (489 Castro) where A Different Light once existed has gotten me thinking about bookstores and the literary world of San Francisco.
Making Book
The history of LGBT bookstores in the Castro
BARchive: Gay love in the Haight; a 50-year bar history
Bars have played a huge role in the rich tapestry of gay history. Here's an overview of oral (ahem!) accounts of the Haight's bar scene over half a century.
Gay Love in the Haight
A fifty-year bar history of the LGBT Haight District
Bob Ostertag :: From the Strozzi Palace to the Eagle
When Bob Ostertag takes the stage at the SF Eagle on Friday May 27, he brings with him a resumé that many performers could envy.
BARchive :: Art Lick Gallery
Art Lick had an oversized impact in the three years it existed (from 1989 to 1992). Perhaps that was because art seemed so vital in the midst of the AIDS epidemic.
Art Lick Gallery
Sustenance from the little gallery that celebrated art, life and sex
BARchive :: Celebrating Sweet Lips
Richard "Sweet Lips" Walters wrote a column in the Bay Area Reporter from April 1, 1971 till June 24, 2010. first called "Sweet lips Sez" and eventually shortened to "Sweet Lips." Somewhere along the way it became much more.
Celebrating Sweet Lips
The Gossip Columnist as Accidental Historian
BARchive :: When Hayes Meant Gays
When I heard about the impending closure of Flipper's (482 Hayes) last month, it got me thinking about the history of the LGBT community in Hayes Valley, where I live.