1982: My first month living in San Francisco, riding on a bus, some snotty teenager made some nasty homophobic loud-mouthed cracks. Several grownups stood up to dress him down. Besides different variations of "shame on you" I remember one man saying, "Listen up! This in SAN FRANCISCO and we don't talk like that in SAN FRANCISCO!"
Many years ago I was drunkenly staggering around the Castro Halloween party, back before it was overrun with thugs and subsequently shut down. At one point, some belligerent out-of-towner started shouting that "some faggot" had grabbed his ass. Everyone else pointed at him and laughed. Loudly.
That gap-toothed gal in the cape is a superstar! After seeing Matt's teaser on this I'm surprised it turned out to be a PSA, with some of them reading from the same script - and I was NOT expecting a bouncy ad-music track...I don't care, I love how he looks deeeep into the camera while shaking his head around.
Great reminder that straight allies need to be OUT as such. There are more of us! We must be visible and accessible.
The best part was seeing the chanting crowd. What better way to send the message, "You're not alone."
Sometimes I am so proud of my new hometown!
Many years ago I was drunkenly staggering around the Castro Halloween party, back before it was overrun with thugs and subsequently shut down. At one point, some belligerent out-of-towner started shouting that "some faggot" had grabbed his ass. Everyone else pointed at him and laughed. Loudly.
T shirts?