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LGBT Guide

A guide to resources and events especially for SF’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities.

San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade
A profile of SF Pride 2011, San Francisco's celebration and parade of LGBT pride and power, the last weekend of June. Includes location information and a map.

SF Pride Related Events
Besides the popular and colorful SF Pride street festival and parade on the last weekend in June, San Francisco hosts many other LGBT pride events and activities that weekend and throughout the month. Here's a guide to some of the best.

Anti-Bullying & LGBT Lessons - New California Laws in 2012
New California laws in 2012 require public schools to include LGBT communities in social studies curricula and to have clear policies against gay bullying.

Harvey Milk Day Honors Gay Rights Leader
Harvey Milk Day, recognized in California as of 2010, is May 22, the birthday of the slain San Francisco gay-rights politician.

Gay Guide to SF
A quickie guide to gay SF, from About.com's Gay & Lesbian Travel guide.

San Francisco LGBT Community Center
The SF LGBT Community Center helps newcomers to SF, lobbies for gay rights, houses several related organizations and offers services including HIV testing and job counseling.

Castro District Walking Tour
Explore the epicenter of gay life in California, if not the nation.

Proposition 8: California's Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage
An overview of Prop. 8, the voter initiative at the center of the same-sex-marriage debate in California.

Gay Pioneer Harvey Milk
More than anyone else, Milk, dubbed the "Mayor of Castro," ignited the modern-day gay rights movement.

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