Gerard Koskovich

Thirty-Eight Years of San Francisco Pride: Reflecting Our Community’s Victories, Struggles & Diversity

Gerard Koskovich May 31, 2018

Held on the last Sunday in June, the San Francisco Pride Parade is recognized as one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world and one of the largest annual public gatherings in the United States. Thirty-eight years after the city’s first Pride march in 1970, community historian Greg Pennington responded to our questions about(…)

Documenting LGBT American Indian Organizing

Gerard Koskovich Jan 31, 2018

Regarded as the first organization of its kind, Gay American Indians (GAI) was established in San Francisco in 1975 at the height of gay liberation. Founded by Barbara Cameron (1954-2002) and Randy Burns, GAI initially was a social club for queer American Indians who often felt unwelcome in the LGBTQ community due to prejudice and(…)