Unspeakable Vice’s “Valley of the Queens” LGBTQIA+ Walking Tour
Schedule
Sat Apr 26 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
398 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102 | San Francisco, CA
Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice to offer a walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods. Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history through from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. The “Valley of the Queens” tour highlights key events such as the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a landmark action of trans resistance that predates the Stonewall Riots, and the site of San Francisco’s first Pride parade. The tour also uncovers lesser-known yet significant histories, including a drag ball raided by the San Francisco Police Department that was defended by local Christian ministers—showing how a diverse coalition of activists, sex workers, and religious leaders helped shape the foundations of queer San Francisco.
Where is it happening?
398 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102
