"Castro Theatre, 1979," from the Crawford Barton Collection

 
Market between 17th and Castro Streets, ca. 1910
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

On Wednesday March 18th Joey Plaster, Polk Exhibit curator, gave a presentation at the California Historical Society exploring the history of male sex work and homelessness among queer youth in the Tenderloin and the Lower Polk from the 1960s to the present.

The Street Families presentation included first-hand accounts from Polk Street residents as told through audio clips, photographs, and those involved with the project and community.

Polk Street: Lives in Transition was also published on the front page of the SF Bay Guardian.  Read the article here.
 
The exhibit will be up through May 31, 2009, Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

More about the GLBT Historical Society in the News.

The GLBTHS congratulates the Sisters for their 30 years of contributions to our communities. We thank Sister Hysterectoria, who designed the first habits; Sister Florence Nightmare and Sister Roz Erection, who created Play Fair!, the first safer sex pamphlet to use plain sex-positive language, practical advice, and humor; Sister Boom Boom, who ran for Supervisor of San Francisco on the "Nun of the Above" ticket and won more than 23,000 votes; and Sisters Missionary Position, Mary Juanita High, Fawn D'amen, Mona Little More, and all the other members of your convent. 

You've raised awareness, eyebrows, and funds; deflated pretension and pomposity; and brought joy and fun to our communities. We treasure you.
 
The GLBTHS collections contain photographs of the Sisters, posters from their numerous events, and other memorabilia.

For More Information on the Fabric of our Lives Exhibit