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Commission adopts citywide LGBTQ historic context statement after broad community outreach
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously adopted a comprehensive LGBTQ historic context statement documenting San Francisco’s LGBTQ history from early influences through the AIDS crisis; authors and community groups praised the research and recommended the statement be used for future resource surveys and landmark nominations.
The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously adopted a citywide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer historic context statement on Nov. 18, endorsing a multi‑year research project the department commissioned to document places, themes and evaluation frameworks for LGBTQ historic resources in San Francisco.
Susan Parks of the Planning Department introduced the report, explaining that consultants Donna Graves and Shane Watson conducted two years of archival research and…
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