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GLBT HISTORY EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN SAN FRANCISCO'S CASTRO DISTRICT
by: GLBT Historical Society Events, OIA Newswire
GLBT HISTORY EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN THE CASTRO
San Francisco, CA – July 10, 2008 – The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society announced plans today to open a new exhibit in the Castro district later this year.
Washington Mutual has agreed to lease space in the heart of the Castro District, at the corner of 18th & Castro, to the GLBT Historical Society through October of 2009. Once the details of the lease are final, the GLBT Historical Society plans to begin installing the exhibit in August, and aims to open the exhibit to the public in November. The exhibit will feature historic photographs, objects and documents that chronicle the evolution of the GLBT community in San Francisco, and the emergence of the Castro as the nation’s “Gay Mecca.”
Funding for the GLBTHS exhibit was part of San Francisco’s original 2008 budget, but was cut along with funds for many other programs during the budget crisis earlier this year. Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who has been instrumental in coordinating the lease arrangement with Washington Mutual, said “I’m thrilled that we’ve found a way for this exhibit to happen. It is a major step towards creating a world-class museum of our history in the Castro. This exhibit will be a major boost to the neighborhood and will instantly become a 'must-see' for every LGBT visitor to San Francisco. Kudos to WaMu for recognizing the importance of this effort."
With the Gus Van Sant film on Harvey Milk set to open later this year, same-sex marriage drawing GLBT tourists to the state, and the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau’s recent push for GLBT tourists, enthusiasm for both GLBT history and the Castro district is likely to be at an all-time high.
The GLBT Historical Society still needs to raise $160,000 to mount the exhibit, and is planning a new campaign to generate the funds. “It will be a challenge for our small organization to make this happen, but this year is the perfect time to launch a home for our history in the Castro,” said Paul Boneberg, the Executive Director of the GLBT Historical Society, “we couldn’t be any more excited about the possibilities ahead.”
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About the GLBT Historical Society – The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBTHS) collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. For more information, visit www.glbthistory.org. Full Story. [7/10/08]
GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNVEILS EXHIBIT CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF GLBT LEATHER HISTORY
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society and Folsom Street Events are celebrating 25 years of the Folsom Street Fair with a new exhibit at the GLBT Historical Society. The exhibit will open on Thursday July 24th, the Thursday prior to the Dore Alley Fair. There will be an opening night reception on Thursday July 24 at 6pm, and a special "Leather Week" reception on Thursday September 25 at 6pm. The exhibit will run through October.
WHEN: > Full Story. [7/4/08]
SAN DIEGO HUMAN DIGNITY FOUNDATION AND AIDS FOUNDATION SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCE MAJOR FUND TRANSFER
> Full Story. [7/1/08]
BIBI PRIDE : LGBTQ MIDDLE-EASTERN, NORTH AFRICANS
We Exist & We Thrive!
LGBTQ Middle-Eastern, North Africans Gather Again in San Francisco for Bibi's One Year Anniversary & SF Pride Celebration!
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bibi, San Francisco's Premiere Queer South West Asian (Middle-Eastern), North African Charitable Party celebrates its one year anniversary and San Francisco pride on Friday, June 27!
Expected to be Bibi's biggest event, womyn and men from New York, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles to San Francisco, will flood the City to celebrate our queer selves, our cultures, and our friends at "Bibi's One Year Anniversary & SF Pride Celebration!" From five incredible DJs, partygoers can expect to hear non-stop all out hip shakin' music influenced by rhythms and vocals representative of the entire diverse background of this group! Middle-Eastern, North African, Latin, Dance, Euro and International beats even retro Middle-Eastern classics will keep the crowd on their feet.
Local community burlesque artist Ms. Cherry Galette will be leading a slew of bedazzling, classy, sexy Go Go Dancers of various gender persuasions. For the first time, Bibi will be featuring a delectable Hookah Lounge Bar ourtside, available exclusively to our guests.
For the first time a Queer SWANA event will be within walking distance of the Castro, at the newly expanded Pork Store Café in the Mission. The event will be located at the newly expanded, Pork Store Café in the mission.
Los Angeles based DJ Gevo of Club Nur, the co-promoter of the highly successful gay weekly "Club Nur," San Jose based DJ Masood, and San Francisco based DJ Raffy, the promoter of Sheek Image and long time supporter of Queer SWANAs, have all joined the Bibi ranks with Resident DJs Emancipacion & Cheon to support Bibi's One Year Anniversary!
In an unprecedented show of solidarity and cooperation with our community, New Leaf Services and API Wellness Center will also be at hand doing outreach at Bibi!
Bibi is a local, community initiated, grassroots, club event that brings together and celebrates queer South West Asian, North African (aka "SWANA") people and friends and contributes proceeds to charitable causes that positively impact our community. Bibi's One Year Anniversary & SF Pride Celebration is our fifth event since our June 2007 inception.
100% of the proceeds will go to Bibi community projects and SWANABAQ, the local Queer Middle-Eastern group that Bibi was born from. "This will be an all out hip shakin' event! Add to that the work that Bibi volunteers and patrons, and the SWANABAQ community are doing is groundbreaking," exclaimed Rostam, co-executive producer of Bibi, "Bibi's first anniversary is a testament to how much we have thrived here!"
What: Bibi's One Year Anniversary & SF Pride Celebration
Where: The Pork Store Café in the Mission, 3122 16th St, San Francisco
When: FRI JUN 27. Doors open at 9 pm; After Hours, 21 and up
Who: Featured performers include Ms. Cherry Galette, and mixmasters DJ Gevo, DJ Raffy, DJ Emancipacion, DJ Masood, and DJ Cheon
Cost: $10 Advance at GrooveTickets.com, $15 at door
Web: Myspace.com/BibiSF
Outreach by: New Leaf Services, API Wellness, SWANABAQ
Bibi is fiscally sponsored by the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee and recognized as a San Francisco Pride Official Event. 100% of proceeds benefit Bibi community projects and SWANABAQ (South West Asian, North African Bay Area Queers).
For more information please visit MySpace.com/BibiSF or contact Rostam (ProjectBibi@yahoo.com). Press photos also available. Please note that no press will be allowed inside the event. We hope that you appreciate the sensitivity and privacy of our guests on this matter. > Full Story. [6/27/08]
UNITED ENDA CAMPAIGN LAUNCH + PRIDE EVENTS!
Happy Pride 2008, everyone!!!
We've been quiet because we've been busy gearing up for Pride, and building a wonderful ENDA campaign team -- a team poised to generate statewide support for an Inclusive ENDA, as well as help contribute to the pressing marriage equality fight. > Full Story. [6/24/08]
UNITED ENDA CAMPAIGN LAUNCH + PRIDE EVENTS!
Happy Pride 2008, everyone!!!
We've been quiet because we've been busy gearing up for Pride, and building a wonderful ENDA campaign team -- a team poised to generate statewide support for an Inclusive ENDA, as well as help contribute to the pressing marriage equality fight. > Full Story. [6/24/08]
CALIFORNIA MARRIAGE DECISION TO BOOST STATE ECONOMY
A recent study from UCLA predicts that marriages among gay and lesbian couples could provide $370 million to the state economy in the next three years. The study estimates that about half of California's 92,000 couples will have wedding ceremonies. > Full Story. [6/4/08]
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS INSURANCE CONFUSION AMONG DOMESTIC PARTNERS
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN EXPANDS TO REACH DOMESTIC PARTNERS Survey Reveals Misperceptions, Misunderstandings about Insurance
SAN FRANCISCO (June 3, 2008) – The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today expanded its award-winning Insure U consumer education program with information specifically for domestic partners.
A domestic partnership describes a same or opposite-sex couple in a committed relationship - similar to a marriage - but without an official marriage license. The 2000 U.S. Census estimates that there are more than 770,000 domestic partnerships in the United States. > Full Story. [6/3/08]
TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES; THE FIRST TRANS ART SHOW PROJECT
What: Transcending Boundaries: Trans-Unity is pleased to announce the First Trans Art Show Project, featuring the work of three local photographers. We invite you to attend the opening reception and help us kick-off the Trans-Unity celebration. > Full Story. [5/28/08]
THREE SACRAMENTO MEN ARRESTED FOR HATE CRIME
Just hours after the California Supreme Court ruling to overturn the state ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples on Thursday, May 15, three men were arrested for beating a gay man. Sacramento police described the incident as a hate crime on the basis of sexual orientation. > Full Story. [5/22/08]
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