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Description
Gay San Francisco by Jonathan Raymond, is a previously lost documentary depicting queer life in San Francisco five decades ago. Shot between 1965-1970, Gay San Francisco features a collection of incredible footage of San Francisco’s thriving LGBTQ culture, with a focus on the Tenderloin, San Francisco’s first queer neighborhood. Scenes from gay bars are intercut with fascinating interviews featuring gay men, lesbians, and trans women discussing issues from harassment to sex to job security. The film also includes a not-to-be missed Halloween drag show at On The Levee, one of SF’s many historic gay bars that closed their doors long ago.
Type
moving image
Format
Print 16mm film
Form/Genre
Documentary films Independent films
Extent
2 Reels of 2 01:02:39
Identifier
casftm_000001_r01; casftm_000001_r02
Language
English
Subject
Amateur films--California--San Francisco Archives--California--San Francisco--History Gay community Gay liberation movement--California--San Francisco Gay men Gay men--California--Political activity
Time Period
1880/1889 1965/1970
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
Provenance
Tenderloin Museum California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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