The city may have had gay bars before The Dash, but none was as visible. The Dash was the first “notorious” gay bar in San Francisco. We’ve come a long way and we can’t wait to see what comes next.
We’ve created a little timeline to commemorate some of these milestones. So many “firsts” in this civil rights struggle have taken place right here. The first same sex issued marriage license.
The decision has been eagerly awaited by the community and city of San Francisco, and the announcement came on the eve of the 45th Pride celebration and parade unfolding in San Francisco that weekend.Īs the symbolic heart of gay rights progress for decades, San Francisco has so many reasons to be proud of this moment. Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality is a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. This is a story we’ll all tell 50 years from now: “When I was your age, an iPhone cost $200.