QUEER NIGHTLIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 B y : R a y a S . 3 QUEER NIGHTLIFE SPACES IMPACTED BY COVID: A SPOLIGHT THE STUD TWIN PEAKS VIRGIL'S "THE STUD", A QUEER BAR MOST RECENTLY OWNED BY OWNED BY LILA THIRKIELD, WHICH IS LOCATED IN SOUTH GEORGE ROEHM AND GEORGE QUEER BAR, VIRGILS CLOSED SOMA HAD TO UNFORTUNELY ROEHM, QUEER BAR, TWIN AFTER 8 YEARS OF BUSINESS. CLOSE DUE TO COVID-19. THE PEAKS TAVERN STRUGGLES KNOWN FOR ITS COLORFUL STUD IS THE OLDEST GAY BAR IN DURING COVID AFTER OVER 50 BACKYARD, VIRGILS WAS A SF AND HAS BEEN AROUND YEARS OF BUSINESS. TWIN "LAID-BACK WELCOMING PLACE SINCE THE 1960S. ALL THROUGH PEAKS HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT WITH NAUTICAL TRAPPINGS." THE YEARS, THE STUD WORKED FOR QUEER NIGHT LIFE IN SAN LILA'S VISION WAS "SOMETHING ON "KEEPING SAN FRANCISCO FRANCISCO AFTER IT WAS THAT REMINDED ME [HER] OF QUEER BY PROVIDING A SAFE, BOUGHT IN 1971 BY A GROUP THE OLD MISSION, ALMOST PRE- WELCOMING VENUE FOR CALLED "THE GIRLS"AND TURNED HIPSTER, WHEN LESBIANS, GAY CREATIVE EXPRESSION, INTO ONE OF THE FIRST NIGHT MEN, AND QUEER PEOPLE CELEBRATION AND NIGHTLIFE." LIFE SPACES FOR QUEER WOULD ROAM THE ‘STRAIGHT’ WOMEN. BARS." THE IMPORTANCE OF QUEER NIGHTLIFE For years, nightlife has been a huge part of the queer community, identity and belonging. Queer nightlife has provided a place for folx to express themselves, talk with friends, meet people and of course, hit the dance floor. During the COVID pandemic, Queer bars and spaces have been hit hard due to expensive rent and no one to fill the dance floors. It is so important to support your local Queer spaces in whatever way is best for you because for some, these are an important place where they can be themselves. Sources https://www.sfchronicle.com/wine/article/Virgil-s-Sea- Room-permanently-closes-the-15977025.php http://www.sfgayhistory.com/neighborhoods/castro/castro- gay-bars/twin-peaks-tavern/ https://hoodline.com/2013/01/update-board-of-supes- unanimously-award-twin-peaks-tavern-historical-landmark- status/ https://www.studsf.com/about https://sf.eater.com/2013/6/14/6419541/virgils-sea-room- debuts-in-the-mission https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-Stud-to- permanently-close-after-54-years-due-15284899.php https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/dec/02/gay- san-francisco-guide-clubs-bars-cabaret-drag-music https://48hills.org/2021/02/with-virgils-closure-sf-loses- another-great-queer-space/ Marsha P Johnson Background Info Marsha P. Johnson was born on August 24th,, 1945 in Elizabeth New Jersey and passed in July 6th,, 1992. Johnson was a Drag Queen,, a trans woman,, and an advocate for gay rights. In 1969 Johnson played a big role in the Stonewall Uprising. Johnson initially went for the name "Black Marsha" but changed to Marsha P. Johnson as a drag queen name. The "P" means "Pay it no mind",, and Johnson was influenced by a restaurant named Howard Johnson''s. By:TJ S. Activism Quotes Johnson, Zazu Nova and Jackie Hormona were named the "three individuals known to have been in the vanguard" of the pushback against the police at the stonewall uprising. This Individual "History isn't something you look wanted the best for LGBTQ people so back at and say it was inevitable, it they made The STAR House, a shelter for happens because people make gay and trans street kids in 1972, and decisions that are sometimes very paid the rent for it with money they impulsive and of the moment, but made themselves as sex workers. those moments are cumulative Johnson worked to provide food, realities." clothing, emotional support for young drag queens, trans women, gender "How many years has it taken people to nonconformists and other gay street realize that we are all brothers and sisters kids. Other than helping the young and human beings in the human race? I LGBTQ community and helping push mean how many years does it take people against police in the stonewall uprising, to see that? We're all in this rat race together!" Johnson also was part of ACT UP which was an HIV/AIDS activist group. "As long as gay people don't have their rights all across America, there's no reason for celebration." QQQUUUEEEEEERRR LLLAAATTTIIINNNXXX HHHIIISSSTTTOOORRRYYY By José H. Fight for Equality Robbie Rodriguiz Program director for equailty for STONEWALL TO VISIBILITY California has acknowledged the issue at hand and has stated "We have dealt with Jose Juilo Sarria was the first the very hostile Trump/Pence openly gay cadidate for the administration, which has public office in the U.S, He was not made me feel great as a creidted the 1969 Stonewll riots Latinx gay man," Rodriguez said. "Almost every day, the which hepled inspire the president incites fear and movement. emboldens bigots to be open with racism, homophobia and transphobia.” AMBIENTE LLaattiinnxx iinnddiivvuuaallss hhaavvee uusseedd tthhee wwoorrdd aammbbiieennttee ttoo iiddeennttiiffyy tthheemmsseellvveess,, tthheeiirr ddiissttiinnccttiivvee ccuullttuurreess aanndd tthheeiirr ssppiirriitt ooff rreessiissttaannccee.. 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WWWOOORRRKKKSSS CCCIIITTTEEEDDD https://www.glaad.org/tags/lgbt- latino https://www.glaad.org/programs/sp anishlanguage https://www.glsen.org/research/la tinx-lgbtq-students https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 2020/09/24/research-brief- latinx-lgbtq-youth-suicide-risk/ https://www.glsen.org/blog/5- lgbtq-latinx-heroes-every- classroom APIOCNTEIEVREISD MBY BIPOC TRANS WOMEN IN THE 60S Queer voices in San Francisco tend to be dominated by upper middle class cis white gay men, and yet historically much of the progress was pioneered by women like Suzan Cooke (transwomen active in Bay Area The multitude of marginalized identities BIPOC radical left scene), trans women carry, creates a massive power Tamara Ching (trans gap, which institutions such as the police (but activist at the San also academia, business, etc) can easily Francisco Compton abuse. In the 60’s the police used violence to Cafeteria Riots), or enforce hate on the community by Cecelia Chung (founder perpetuating systems of violence and using of the trans march in transphobic legislation such as an ordinance San Francisco), low outlawing “female impersonation”. This led to strong leaders coming forward and forging a income, BIPOC, trans path which all LGBT youth follow, even today. women. By Zaynah H.C. BBAARRSS FFRROOMM TTHHE BY E 119 : ISABE 95500' LLA I. 'SS onnnaaa'''sss MMMoo ysss""" iiillllll bbbeee bbboooyy hhheeerrreee gggiiirrrlllsss www """WWW Union St, Columbus Ave opened up by a married couple, Mona and Jimmie Sargent in 1934. Originally Planned to be a bohemian-themed hangout for writers and artists. The style of the club later on changed when they hired singing waitresses and turns out those waitresses did drag! The bar became the first openly lesbian club that was geared towards the local gay community as opposed to gay tourists. then this is where their slogan comes in, "where girls will be boys", as the bar began to feature female wait staff and entertains in tuxedos. Joseph Finocchio passed the year of 506 Broadway 1986 with his widowed The club later rebranded and moved wife, Eve Finocchio, locations. The owner of the club, Joseph to take over. She, "Joe" Finocchio had the idea of a club later on, had to shut with female impersonators. As a joke, one down the club in 1999 of his patrons went up on stage, and people loved it. It wasn't advertised as a because of rent gay club but a club for entertainment increasing and and fun. That's when they began to dwindling attendance feature female impersonators aka Drag Queens! When WWII began Finocchio's was shut down temporarily because of selling alcohol to the military at unauthorized times. That was later on lift once the owner and other bar owners signed an agreement to limit selling alcohol from 5 pm - Midnight to militants. RESOURCES -GUIDE/ FIRST PAGE: 18/LGBTQ-HERITAGE FCHRONICLE.COM/20 HTTPS://PROJECTS.S EGACY MONA'S 27S_440_CLUB#L IA.ORG/WIKI/MONA% HTTPS://EN.WIKIPED FINOCCIOS HIO%27S_CLUB IA.ORG/WIKI/FINOCC HTTPS://EN.WIKIPED 950S/ INE/THROUGH-THE-1 HISTORY.COM/TIMEL HTTP://WWW.SFGAY THE ELEPHANT WALK 500 CASTRO STREET, SAN FRANICISCO By: Noel C. A GLASS-WALLED BAR IN THE CASTRO DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO FROM 1975 TO 1995. ON MAY 21, 1979, SAN FRANCISCO FELL INTO UPROAR, LATER CALLED “THE WHITE NIGHT RIOTS." DAN WHITE WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS OF PRISON—THOUGH HE WOULD END UP SERVING FOUR. WHEN THE CASTRO WAS STORMED BY ARMED POLICE MEN IN RETALIATION, THE ELEPHANT WALK WAS HIT HARD. PROPERTY, EMPLOYEES, AND PATRONS WERE ATTACKED AND LEFT IN SHAMBLES. THE ELEPHANT WALK LATER BECAME A TOURIST SPOT. THE OWNER, FRED ROGERS, WOULD REMAIN IN LEGAL TURMOIL FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THE ELEPHANT WALK WAS SOLD IN 1985, AND FINALLY CLOSED IN 1995. HHIIVV && AAIIDDSS iinn SSaann FFrraanncciissccoo BByy TTaajj YY.. AIDS appeared in San Francisco in the early 80s, with the epidemic peaking in the mid- 1990s. However, the disease still exists today but is not currently an epidemic. The effects of the epidemic were devastating. By 2000, 448,000 people had died of AIDS. The loss was widespread. People across the nation lost friends and family members. There was massive paranoia and stigma against gay people as a result of the disease. Queer POC were by far the most affected by the epidemic, however, the effects on SF's queer community as a whole were devastating.