FRI-FS-11: LGBTQ+ Castro: Past, Present, and Future

Friday, November 11, 2022

11:00am – 5:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Room 101

3.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $125 per person; includes transportation, water, and boxed lunch. Extensive walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

Yu-Sheng Dent, ASLA

Associate
SWA Group
San Francisco, California
Brian Springfield

Executive Director
The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza
San Francisco, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

Serge Gay

Visual Artist
Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza
san Francisco, California
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Stephen Torres

Castro LGBTQ Cultural District
Eric Heiman

Principal
Volume Inc.
San Francisco, California
Daniel Cunningham, ASLA

Associate Principal
SWA Group
Tina Valentin Aguirre

Director
Castro LGBT Cultural District
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Shayne Watson

Historian
GLBT Historical Society and Harvey Milk Camera Shop
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Alex Lemberg

Pink Triangle Memorial and Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag

San Francisco serves as the global center of culture, activism, and sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community. Join us to walk the Castro to highlight LGBTQ+ history, Harvey Milk’s impact, queer arts, memorials, and future development that will define the district and ensure it remains an inclusive destination that welcomes everyone.

All visitors to the GLBT Historical Society Museum must be fully vaccinated and show documentation. All attendees are required to bring their vaccine documentation with them to the museum.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about the LGBTQ cultural district. The importance to preserve the culture, identity, and provide social safety for queer community.
Learn the Story of Harvey Milk, his time on Castro Street, and how the Castro became a center for LGBTQ+ activism.
Discuss next generation memorial design, and how the memorial at Harvey Milk Plaza will be a space that honors the past while representing the future.
Discover important sites in LGBTQ+ history, art, and culture by following in the footsteps of leaders of the past and present.