Gay San Francisco
- Director: Jonathan Raymond
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Gay San Francisco by Jonathan Raymond, is a previously lost documentary depicting queer life in San Francisco five decades ago. Shot between 1965-1970, Gay San Francisco features a collection of incredible footage of San Francisco's thriving LGBTQ culture, with a focus on the Tenderloin, San Francisco's first queer neighborhood. Scenes from gay bars are intercut with fascinating interviews featuring gay men, lesbians, and trans women discussing issues from harassment to sex to job security. The film also includes a not-to-be missed Halloween drag show at On The Levee, one of SF's many historic gay bars that closed their doors long ago.
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Cast & Characters
David Kelsey (as Self - Drag Revue Organist)
Charles Pierce (as Self - Drag Performer)
Lori Shannon (as Self - 'Cyd Cherisse' Drag Performer)