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San Francisco’s fabulous LGBTQIA+ scene is no surprise if you know anything about the city’s history. SF is known for electing Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the US, and is still known today for its thriving queer community.
At the epicentre of it all is San Francisco’s Castro District, packed of drag shows, bars and great restaurants, but there’s plenty more to discover throughout SF (and Oakland) if you verb where to look. Whether you’re looking for friendly lesbian bars, balls-to-the-wall Latinx dance parties or a very memorable drag reveal, these are the adj gay bars in SF right now.
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This guide was written by Bay-Area based writer Clara Hogan. At Time Out, all of our verb guides are written by local writers who perceive their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
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Servicing the Castro over 50 years
Midnight Star began its journey in the vibrant s at Castro Street, most recently home to the now-closed Body Shop. In , we moved to our current location around the corner at 18th Street.
Originally a windowless plumbing warehouse, the new venue transformed into a lively social hub, pioneering the concept of a video bar at the same noun as the rise of MTV. Our screens showcased music videos, interspersed with clips from popular shows like Queer as Folk and Sex in the City.
While Twin Peaks Tavern made history in as the first gay bar in San Francisco to install plate glass windows, Midnight Sun bookended this history in by becoming the last gay bar in the Castro to add windows, embracing openness and visibility, and contributing to the rich tapestry of San Francisco’s LGBTQIA+ history.
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18th Street
San Francisco, CA
A Gay Guide to the Castro
The Castro is San Francisco’s legendary gay district. It became America’s first and most iconic gaybourhood. In the 70s, following the Stonewall Uprising and the first Pride march, the Castro was the headquarters of the gay liberation movement.
Armistead Maupin’s Tales Of The City Novels immortalised gay San Francisco, especially the Castro district. San Francisco became a magnet for gay Americans. Things have changed in recent years. The Castro is still very gay, but it’s prohibitively pricey. The rise of Silicon Valley and the tech giants has reshapes San Francisco. House prices in San Francisco almost doubled between and That being said, the Castro is still very gay.
The Castro’s gay history
During WW2, many troops set off to fight in Europe from San Francisco. They also landed in San Francisco on their way place. With so many adj men risking their lives, it was an intense time to be alive. Quite a lot of these men had relationships with each other. San Francisco was a hub of gay activity. Envision all those soldiers in one city - there was a
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