Bay Area Reporter and LGBT press activism in San Francisco (1971-1990)

1. Bay Area Reporter begins weekly publication

   Apr 1, 1971Labels: Bay Area, San Francisco

   • SF Public Press
   • BAR Archives
   • Wikipedia

2. BAR begins publishing community obituaries

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Bay Area, Obituaries

   • GLBT Hist
   • BAR Archives

3. Co-founder Paul Bentley sells his stake

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Paul Bentley, Bob Ross

   • Wikipedia
   • SF Public Press

4. Proposition 6 defeated in California vote

   Nov 7, 1978Labels: Proposition 6, California

   • Wikipedia
   • UC Hastings

5. Moscone and Milk assassinated at City Hall

   Nov 27, 1978Labels: Harvey Milk, George Moscone

   • SF Chronicle
   • AP
   • Wikipedia

6. White Night Riots erupt after verdict

   May 21, 1979Labels: White Night, Dan White

   • History com
   • Wikipedia

7. First national LGBT rights march held in DC

   Oct 14, 1979Labels: National March, Washington DC

   • NYT via Wiki

8. CDC publishes first official AIDS report

   Jun 5, 1981Labels: CDC, AIDS report

   • UCSF

9. People With AIDS San Francisco forms

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: People With, San Francisco

   • Wikipedia
   • UCSF

10. San Francisco AIDS Foundation established

    Apr 1, 1982Labels: San Francisco, KSRE Foundation

    • SFAF
    • OAC

11. Ward 5B opens as first dedicated AIDS unit

    Jul 25, 1983Labels: Ward 5B, San Francisco

    • OAC
    • Hektoen

12. San Francisco orders closure of multiple bathhouses

    Oct 9, 1984Labels: Bathhouse closures, San Francisco

    • UPI
    • UPI

13. AIDS Memorial Quilt idea conceived in SF

    Nov 27, 1985Labels: Cleve Jones, AIDS Quilt

    • Wikipedia
    • AIDS Memorial

14. AIDS Memorial Quilt debuts at national display

    Oct 11, 1987Labels: NAMES Project, AIDS Quilt

    • AIDS Memorial
    • SFO Museum

15. BAR digitization efforts preserve early LGBT press record

    Jan 1, 1990Labels: BAR digitization, GLBT Historical

    • GLBT Hist
    • BAR Archives
    • CDNC