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LGBTQ Pride in San Francisco

Image courtesy of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Historical Society (www.glbthistory.org) & calisphere.org

CCSF Libraries
Celebrate LGBTQ Pride!
Our city has a rich history of Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual & Transgender acAvism. Long
a haven of progressive poliAcs and
inclusion, even San Francisco struggled
with LGBTQ acceptance.
This book display highlights just a fracAon
of our library holdings on LGBTQ history
and poliAcs, focusing mainly on San
Franciscos role in the movement. You can
explore our collecAon using CityCat, the
online library catalog.

Did You Know?

Pride month commemorates the June
1969 Stonewall Riots. These occurred
at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in New York
Citys Greenwich Village, where gay,
lesbian and transgender patrons rioted
following a police raid.
In 1966, 3 years before Stonewall,
transgender and drag queen patrons
at Comptons Cafeteria in San
Franciscos Tenderloin neighborhood
fought back in response to poor
treatment by police.
CCSF oered a Gay Literature course
beginning in 1972, the rst of its kind
in the U.S.
On June 28th, San Francisco will host
its 44th Pride Parade. EsAmated
a]endance for 2014 was 1.7 million.

Online Resources
In addition to our print collections, the
CCSF libraries oer fully online books
and videos. Use CityCat to find online
resources:

Select E-books:
The Lesbian and Gay Movement
and the State
The Health of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual & Transgender People
The Lesbian and Gay Movement:
Assimilation or Liberation?
Select Online Video
The Politics of Gay Marriage
Cold Fear: Gay Life in Russia
Two Dads, Two Moms: Gay
Couples and Their Families