SF 1950-1969
What was the Daughters of Bilitis?
The first national lesbian-centered organization founded in the US (founded in 1955 in CA!)
Who was Harvey Milk?
The first openly gay city official in California history (1978, became part of San Francisco Board of Supervisors)
what super cool school newspaper should you be reading all the time
M-A Chronicle !!!
Name at least two gay bars from San Mateo County that closed by 2000.
Example answers: The Carriage, Dino and Til’s, Le Cabaret, B Street
In 1951, the California Supreme Court ruled that gay people...
have the right to assemble
When was CA's first pride?
I'd accept either 1970 (when there was a "gay-in" at Golden Gate Park, and the first gay rights march in SF) or 1972 (the first "official" pride march)
What was Entre Nous?
A lesbian feminist magazine from the 1980s in San Jose.
Which San Mateo Bar played an important role in advocating for Measure B, which would have banned housing/employment discrimination based on sexual orientation?
B Street
What was the Compton's Cafeteria Riot?
A 1966 riot against the constant police harassment of drag queens and trans people
What were the White Night Riots?
A protest against Dan White (who assassinated Harvey Milk and the mayor) only being convicted of manslaughter and being sentenced to seven years. The protest was outside of SF City Hall in May 1979, where a lot of property was destroyed and there were clashes with police
Who was Alan Hart?
A physician, researcher, and Stanford alum whose work in tuberculosis detection helped save thousands of lives. He was also one of the first people in the U.S. to have gender affirmation surgery, in 1917.
to build this local hotel, developers destroyed gay bars that had been previously built on that land...
Four Seasons Hotel
Who founded the Daughters of Bilitis?
Who was Gilbert Baker?
Designer of the first rainbow flag, which appeared at SF pride in 1978!
Who was Henry Hay?
A founding member of the Mattachine Society in 1950!
What was the last gay bar in San Mateo County? When did it close?
Shouts; 2000
Who was the first openly gay candidate to run for public office in the United States? (+100 if you know what position they ran for)
Jose Sarria, who ran for San Francisco supervisor in 1961
Who was Dan White?
He assassinated Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone in 1978
In 1936, this successful composer was arrested in Menlo Park on a “morals” charge for being gay...
Henry Cowell
This person served on San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors during the 1980s (then the highest elected office held by an openly gay person in California), and helped form the county’s AIDs task force...
Tom Nolan