They want to ban young adult books with queer characters, ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids and try again to ban same-sex marriage, which provides many queer kids with hope for a fulfilled future. Members of the Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club from San Francisco parade down Market Street during the 1979 Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration in San Francisco. Gerber traveled often to Berlin, which at the time was a vibrant hub of queer expression and home to queer bars and publications advocating for queer rights, to which Gerber subscribed. In San Francisco, long-existing queer enclaves dug ever-deeper roots and grew larger, particularly with the influx of young queer service members during and after World War II. Times writer Kevin Rector and his husband, Aaron, click their heels after their marriage at San Francisco City Hall in 2018.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2024 00:56 UTC