Ien29's video: Day 2 3 SF Pride Parade june 30 2019 @ Market st

A history of gay rights in San Francisco How decades of pain and perseverance finally led to vindication for the city’s LGBT community By Bill Van Niekerken - August 28, 1951 The California Supreme Court rules that gays have the right to assemble, leading to a proliferation of gay bars and eventually the formation of social and political groups in San Francisco’s gay community. - September 21, 1955 The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian-centered organization founded in the United States, is established in San Francisco by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, who were seeking a safe space to socialize with other lesbians. - September 14, 1961 Police officers raid Tay-Bush Inn, arresting 103 people and citing them on “visitors to a disorderly house.” Public sentiment begins to shift toward questioning harassment of the gay community. This photo is of the sprawling La Galleria condominiums on the corner of Bush and Taylor streets on Thursday June 20, 2013, the site of the raid at the gay nightclub. - November 7, 1961 Entertainer and drag queen Jose Sarria runs for San Francisco supervisor, the first openly gay candidate to run for public office in the United States. - June 26, 1964 Life Magazine calls San Francisco the “Gay Capital of America.” - August 1966 A riot breaks out at Compton's Cafeteria between police officers and drag queens. Several are arrested. - June 28, 1969 The Stonewall riots erupt in New York City; it’s considered the start of the modern LGBT rights movement. - June 28, 1970 A group marches down Polk Street to City Hall in San Francisco's first gay rights march. A “gay-in”' takes place the following day in Golden Gate Park. - June 25, 1972 San Francisco holds its first Pride parade, with 2,000 marchers and 15,000 spectators. - June 27, 1976 A small group of female motorcyclists gather at the head of the Pride Parade; the “Dykes on Bikes” tradition is born. - January 9, 1978 Harvey Milk is sworn in to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors becoming the first openly gay city official in California history. - June 25, 1978 Gilbert Baker debuts his rainbow flag design at San Francisco Pride. It becomes a symbol of the movement. - November 27, 1978 Dan White assassinates Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall. - May 21, 1979 Dan White is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years in prison. This ruling sparks the White Night Riots, with more than 5,000 protesting outside San Francisco City Hall. The violent night is filled with police clashes and ends with $1 million in property damage. - June 28, 1981 Around 250,000 people turn out for the 10th anniversary Pride parade. - August 28, 1982 San Francisco hosts the Gay Games, an international sports and culture event. - November 1985 Cleve Jones creates the AIDS Memorial Quilt. It ended up weighing an estimated 54 tons. - December 6, 1995 The Food and Drug Administration approves the first member of the most powerful family of anti-HIV drugs yet developed, called protease inhibitors, fueling hope in the fight against the epidemic. - June 30, 1996 A crowd of more than 300,000 braves 93-degree heat for the 26th Pride Parade. The same weekend, the 200-foot-wide pink triangle is spread across Twin Peaks above the Castro for the first time. - February 12, 2004 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom authorizes the county clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon are the first to marry. - May 15, 2008 The California Supreme Court overturns the ban on same-sex marriage in a 4-3 vote. The day of the ruling, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says, “As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It's inevitable. This door's wide open now. It’s going to happen, whether you like it or not.” - August 4, 2010 Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker rules Proposition 8 is unconstitutional but issues a stay on the ruling pending further hearings. - May 9, 2012 President Obama becomes the first sitting president to endorse same-sex marriage. - June 26, 2015 In a historic victory for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court rules 5-4 that gays and lesbians have the constitutional right to marry their chosen partner. - June 25, 2017 Hundreds of thousands of revelers descend on Market Street for the 47th Pride Parade. Link : https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2018/sf-pride-timeline/