Gay new year
Historical Essay
by Amanda Harbrecht
| San Francisco is known as an important center for LGBTQ rights. A significant but often overlooked event in the history of this movement is the 1965 New Year’s Ball and subsequent police raid. This event brought attention to the police discrimination against homosexuals, it challenged the imagined and experienced landscape of homosexuals at the time, and it represented the beginning of new political influence exercised by homosexuals. |
Photo by San Francisco Examiner photographer Ray “Scotty” Morris, January 1, 1965.
Photo: GLBT Historical Society of Northern California
The mid-to-late-1900s represented an essential time for the LGBTQ community. As part of an effort to spot and recognize historically essential sites for the LGBT movement, the National Park Service compiled an interactive map of sites that may qualify for national landmark status.
Historic sites associated with LGBTQ experience in San Francisco.
Google Maps
Red tags indicate sites that are already on the National Register of Historic Places, which primarily includes locations of LGBTQ associations. Blue tags represent sites that either are not
Note: Traveling as an Diverse person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our life as we navigate a world with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling community to grasp the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they decide to visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be frightened of the society, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be guarded, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades and much of the progress in visibility is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that have taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for Diverse rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Lgbtq+ Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Same-sex attracted Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people.
What is Gay Pride or LGBTQ+ Pride?
Gay Lgbtq+ fest or rather
Gay New Years Eve Which City?
Definitely had sex appeal going out in my 20s; always a lot of cute guys (who I'd fool myself into thinking they might fall in love with me) with a broad range of styles, great music for dancing (alterno to house to techno to pop to French-language), edgy, lots of alternative for different folks from Quebecois(e?) flamboyant queens to pubs to trannie to techno to leather to working-class to bear, you call it. Lots of fun times for young (and less young) men bursting with testosterone.
However, going out on New Year's Eve? The clubs which are ordinarily more reasonably-priced now charge major cover, things become uncomfortably crowded (and at the time, I liked a decent-sized crowd, even where you would have to work your way a bit to find a space on the dance floor)... New Year's Eve seemed to equal a lot more money for a debatably enjoyable experience. Even in the height of youth (and superficiality), hanging out with friends always sounded better to me. New Orleans seemed similar to me on New Year's Eve when I was there 2006-2007.
Bigger is not always better... maybe some place a lot smaller would have a mo
Brazil is the largest and most populated country in South America and Brazilians are well acknowledged to be amiable to foreigners, welcoming them as if they were their friends. Brazil is a paradise for visitors since the country has such a diverse offering. Incredible beaches, jungle, cold weather in the hills, adventure, desert landscapes and mega cities are just a limited of the things awaiting visitors to Brazil. Even traveling from the south to the north is a alternative experience due to the unique cultures found in a country of its size. In truth, this diversity can even be a culture shock for Brazilians themselves traveling their own country. When it comes to finding LGBTQ+ warm destinations in Brazil, the options are quite varied, but they are mainly located along the east coast and in major capitals, even inland. Today Amazonas and Pantanal bring Adventure and Sustainability destinations. In the South of Brazil, Canyons are the new attraction for our Gay tourists.
Diversity is a highlight in Brazil and with its size and distinct cultures, LGBTQ+ acceptance can vary from region to region. There are, however, plenty of other places for the LGBTQ+ community to explo