Photo: Scott R. Kline

Acclaimed science, science fiction, and historical fiction writer Ellen Klages, author of the World Fantasy Award nominated WICKED WONDERS and the World Fantasy Award winner Passing Strange, is discussing and giving a tour about the forgotten history of San Francisco’s gay bars from the 1890s through the 1980’s at The American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco on June 22 beginning at 2pm.

Every city has its meeting places, where like-minded people go to socialize. For nearly a century in pre-Stonewall, pre-liberation San Francisco, bars were the only public places where gays and lesbians could meet openly. Those storefronts created a sense of community by establishing a “neighborhood” feeling that came from a shared identity rather than geography.

The American Bookbinders Museum
Saturday, June 22
Lecture and 2:00pm Tour: $20 ($5 saving)
Lecture ($10) starts at 4PM
355 Clementina Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 824-9754
info@bookbindersmuseum.org