Castro
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Queer Irish hero ROGER CASEMENT is honored with a plaque on the Rainbow Honor Walk in SF’s Castro
Hollywood may have its legendary Walk of Fame, but for Queerguru the Rainbow Honor Walk in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood is far more important. Now spanning several blocks, it houses bronze sidewalk plaques that honor Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals who have made a significant difference to society in California, the United States and…
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Bette is Back!
Actually our headline is slightly misleading as The Divine Miss M was recently seen on our screens in the Ben Platt drama The Politician. But she has been busy during the COVID lockdown starring in a COASTAL ELITES a socially distance satire which has been filmed remotely for HBO Max. Bette plays a ‘leftie’…
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The Story Of The Castro makes for compelling viewing
This must-see documentary from 1997 was produced by San Francisco’ s KQED-TV as part of a series “Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco”. It’s a fascinating investigation on how The Castro became the gay holy grail. The area was originally known as the Eureka Valley when it was full of dairy farms until…
