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www. tours.com FOOT WELCOME to INSIDE A gay mecca for decades, San Francisco has much to offer GLBT visitors of every Castro page 4 Castro map, page 22 type and interest. In addition to the world- famous “gayborhood”—The Castro—we Trip Tips page 25 & 34 have many gay businesses and venues Events/Sites/Tours page 24 throughout the city. GayPocket San Francisco is a useful resource to guide Polk page 26 you to our wide range of activities, Polk map, page 28 experiences and businesses. Women page 30 page 30 San Francisco has long been steeped in GLBT history. In addition to the legacy SoMa page 31 of Harvey Milk, we are the home of the

SoMa map, page 36 Rainbow Flag, the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Around Town page 38 one of the first Freedom Day (Pride) Pa- Union Square map, page 39 rades, the longest ongoing GLBT theater company (Theatre Rhinoceros) and more! Arts page 40 We recently completed the Castro street redesign. Be sure to check out our wider sidewalks with more trees, new lighting, On Our Cover: rainbow crosswalks and the new (yet GayPocket salutes the Bare Chest calendar and historical) Rainbow Honor Walk! its sponsors for their community work. Models (clockwise from left): Experience it for yourself: take the Come Vivek Alluri (Mr. November), Carey Holmes (Mr. Out to the Castro walking tour, visit our September) & John Tomlins (Mr. April). GLBT History Museum and other historical Photographers: David Sweet (Sep & Nov) institutions and attend a performance by davidsweetphotography.com and Joe Chavarria (Apr) j-alexphoto.smugmug.com. For more one or more of our community’s arts groups. information and to order a calendar: www.barechest.org Enjoy our city, our culture and our (and your) history. And come back soon! GayPocket San Francisco is published by Gay Pocket Guides, PMB #500, 2215-R Market St., Kim Larsen, Publisher San Francisco, CA 94114. Copyright 2015. All GayPocket San Francisco rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Reproduction in whole or in part in any language without written For advertising & other info: consent of the publisher is prohibited. The inclu- 415.864.8869 / [email protected] sion of a business or individual in the publication www.gaypocketUSA.com implies nothing whatsoever about any individual person’s sexual orientation or preference. The GayPocket Guide is also available online! www.gaypocketUSA.com 2 gaypocket san francisco

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