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The 1970s: LGBT San Francisco’s Golden Decade
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San Francisco Bay Times
The 1970s: LGBT San Francisco’s Golden DecadeBy Bill Lipsky—(Editor’s Note: The following is part three of Bill Lipsky’s timeline of LGBTQ+ history starting with the 19th century.
The first part ran in the June 11, 2026, issue of the San Francisco Bay Times.)
By the early 1970s, San Francisco’s reputation as “the homosexual capital of the world” was secure.
1976The Dykes on Bikes® rode in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day March for the first time.
Jon Reed Sims founded both the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.