Shane "Yoyo" Gibson, resident of Polk Street SRO hotel.
Alexis Miranda, manager of Divas bar and 33rd Empress of the Imperial Court.
Myles O'Reilly, owner of O'Reilly's Holy Grail.
Wilfried and Ken, key figures at Polk Street church.
Ron Case, co-founder of Lower Polk Neighbors.
James Beales and David Kapp, managers of Deco Lounge.
Polk Street’s history through the lens of neighborhood change in the early twenty-first century. Polk Street was San Francisco’s premier gay male center in the 1960s and 1970s. First published on OutHistory in 2012.
Corey Longseeker, artist and Polk Street resident.
Dan Diez, Lower Polk Neighbors member and retiree.
Donna Saffiati, needle exchange outreach worker.
Megan Rohrer, minister and Executive Director of nonprofit serving the homeless.
Bill Campbell, co-founder of Larkin Street Youth
Interview with River Sims, street priest and outreach worker.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, c. 1940-50. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, c. 1940-50. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, c. 1940-50. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, c. 1920. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, c. 1920. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, c. 1910-20. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.
Photograph of woman dressed in men's clothing, 1913. Courtesy of Sharon Weinman.