Stonewall Riots

Before the Stonewall riots marked the beginning of the modern gay rights movement, and even in the time following, members of the LGBTQ+ community existed within a “hidden subculture” in the Bay Area, according to Robert Plantz, former president of the GSU from 1969 through 1970.

The function of the police has always been rooted in maintaining social control. There can be no queer pride without queer protest.

An estimated 100,000 people are expected to flank Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday, as about 50,000 participants will march from Embarcadero to the Civic Center in the Pride parade.

Although “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” explores an event 25 years in the past, its message could not be shared at a more critical time in history.

The LGBTQ+ community and allies broke out their rainbow regalia this weekend, uniting in love and resistance for San Francisco’s 47th annual Pride festivities.