Fun fact: Did you know the Pride Flag was designed in San Francisco? In 1978, Gilbert Baker, an artist from San Fran, created the design in response to a call for a symbol for the community. This was the start of the Gay Freedom Day Parade, known today as Pride. Other notable dates regarding the LGBT culture in San Fran include 1970 when the first Gay Pride Parade happened when 20-30 people marched down Polk Street in San Fran’s first gay rights march. Jump forward to 1964, when Life Magazine announced San Francisco as the “Gay Capital of America”. After a notable, high profile judge was linked to the bar shortly after opening, the bar was closed. “The Dash” was a visible gay bar where waiters cross-dress and even performed sex acts. Dating all the way back to 1908, when the first openly gay bar was opened. Right up there with New York City, the city has been called the “gay capital of the world” and “the gay Mecca”. The LGBT culture in San Francisco has always been one of the most prominent in North America.
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