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Black t-shirt.
"City Athletic Club. San Francisco"

White t-shirt.
"Coits, San Francisco"

Early San Francisco gay organizaion.

White t-shirt.
"Great Outdoor Adventures. San Francisco"

Black t-shirt.
"Perpetual Indulgence"

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI) is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and religious imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirize issues of gender and morality. At their inception in 1979, a small group of gay men in San Francisco began wearing the attire of nuns in visible situations using high camp to draw attention to social conflicts and problems in the Castro District.

White t-shirt.
"De Ambiente Gente Latina. Primer Aniversario. 1991. GELAAM. San Francisco Bay"

GELAAM is a community-based Latino/a organization dedicated to the well-being, education,development and empowerment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning(LGBTQ) Latinos, their families and friends in San Mateo County.

419 Burlingame Ave, Suite N
Burlingame, CA

White t-shirt.
"Billy DeFrank Community Center Groundbreakers."

938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126

Black t-shirt.
"San Francisco Bay Area Gay & Lesbian Historical Society . . . do WE have a story to tell!"

Blue t-shirt.
"Speak Out! Lesbian/Gay Speakers Bureau"

White t-shirt
"There Ain't No Street Party. San Francisco Street Monitors"

Blue t-shirt
"Splash Dance '86"
Likely a party event.

Black tank top.
"Maneuvers"

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

Pink t-shirt.
"1st Encounter. January 16, 1982. Moscone Center"
Likely a dance party.

White t-shirt.
"Island San Francisco. 16th and Sanchez"

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

Blue t-shirt.
"Ecstasy is coming December 18th, 1982. A Rage Production"

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

White t-shirt.
"Solid as a Rock 1986"

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

White t-shirt.
"Stafford. RAM" 

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

Green t-shirt.
"Here We Go Again! Bruce 86" 

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

White t-shirt.
"City Athletic Club, San Francisco" with drawing of an athlete.
Printed in blue on white. (short-sleeved)

White t-shirt.
"Folsom Street Fair. The 7th Year Itch. San Francisco. Sept. 23rd 1990" with drawing of manhole cover, manhole, and fireworks,
Printed in black, pink, purple, green on white. (short-sleeved)

White t-shirt.
"Triangle Tribe"
Drawing of two arms with hands clasped holding a chain strung with rainbow-colored triangles in black, pink, green, yellow on beige. (short-sleeved)

Gay male social group.

White t-shirt.
Front: "O Pioneers! 100 Years Before Stonewall. Tales of the City: Lesbians & Gay Men Since Stonewall" with purple handprints.

Back: "O Pioneers! 100 Years Before Stonewall. May 3-July 31, 1994. An exhibit in the Bernice Layne Brown Gallery, Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley. Tales of the City: Lesbians & Gay Men Since Stonewall. June 14-August 31, 1994. An exhibit in the 2nd floor Rotunda, San Francisco Public Library, Civic Center" Printed in black and purple on white. (short-sleeved)

Textile includes sticker of image with two individuals.

White t-shirt.
"Castro Village, San Francisco. Jason Phillips, 6.75. " with drawing of houses and architectural elements.
Printed in multiple colors on white. (short-sleeved)

Red t-shirt.
Front: "Folsom Street Fair. Decade. September 26th 1993. San Francisco"
Back: "CUAV. SAFETY" [Community United Against Violence]
Printed in white on red. (short-sleeved)

White t-shirt.
"Year of the Queer. San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade & Celebration. June 27th, 1993."
Black print, with pink details on white. (short-sleeved)

White t-shirt.
"SMMILE. South of Market Merchants & Individuals Lifestyle Events. San Francisco. Up Your Alley Street Fair. The Leather Block Party. August 5, 1990. Folsom Street Fair. The Seventh Year Itch. Sept. 23, 1990"
Drawing of Atlas holding "globe" on his back with woman above holding four-pointed star overhead.
Black, green, and red print on white. (short-sleeved)

White t-shirt.
Front: "Castro Street Fair. 15 Sept 1985" with line drawing of Harvey Milk by G. Pace
Back: "Monitor"
Black print on beige. (short-sleeved

Light blue t-shirt.
"Eichelberger's" Maroon print on light blue with silk-screened graphic of someone dressed as an Egyptian.
Back: "For drinks, for dinner, for the duration" in maroon print on light blue. (short-sleeved)
Origin unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding the content of this textile. 

White t-shirt.
"Team San Francisco. Vancouverun. Benefiting Team San Francisco & Celebration '90. Golden Gate Park. August 6, 1989."
Multi-colored print and graphic of people running on white. (short- sleeved)

White t-shirt.
"RUBYS." Black and red print on white with drawing of two women in jeans and boots dancing. (short-sleeved)

Unknown origin. Contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding this textile.

Dark purple t-shirt.
"Castro 79"
Sleeves cut.

White t-shirt.
"Love" with a pink triangle.

White t-shirt.
"American Apparel is Gay!"