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White sweatshirt.
" 'A Simple Matter of Justice' Harvey Milk. The 1992 San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration. June twenty-eighth."
Multi-colored print with graphic of pink triangle and scales on white. (long-sleeved sweatshirt)
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Blue sweatshirt.
"SHANTI Project."
Black print and graphic of San Francisco skyline and moon on blue. (long-sleeved sweatshirt)

The Shanti Project's community of Volunteers and Staff provides emotional and practical support to San Francisco's most vulnerable individuals living with life-threatening illness.

3170 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
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Red t-shirt.
"San Francisco Spikes."
Black and yellow print with soccer ball and triangle graphic on fuchsia. (short-sleeved)
Likely an LGBT sports club team.
Origin unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding the content of this textile. 

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White t-shirt.
Front: "Don't Just Talk. Take a Walk"
Green and blue print on white.
Back: "Fifth Annual AIDS Walk San Francisco. July 21, 1991. ESPRIT"
Green, orange and blue print on white. (short-sleeved)
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Teal t-shirt.
12th Annual West Coast Women's Music & Comedy Festival '91."
White print and yellow and white graphic of a music stand, treble clef, notes, and stars on blue background. (sleeveless)
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Black t-shirt.
"San Francisco Living Sober 1986."
Lavender print, with a butterfly and triangle graphic in pink and lavender on black. (short-sleeved)
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Black t-shirt.
"Living Sober '87. San Francisco."
White print, with graphic of butterfly and San Francisco skyline in pink and white on black. (short-sleeved)
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Gray t-shirt.
"International Ms. Leather. March 26, 1988."
Red print with graphic of a woman in leather and chains with wings in black on gray. (short-sleeved)
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White sweatshirt.
"Staff. Halloween '90. Castro Street. San Francisco."
Black print on white. (long-sleeved sweatshirt)
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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. 
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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)
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Red t-shirt.
"BACW. Women Fusion '86. Celebrate the Power and the Passion."
Black and white print on red, with 3 diamond-shaped graphic on white. (short-sleeved)
Unknown origin. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding the contect of this t-shirt. 
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White t-shirt.
Front: "AIDS Bike-a-thon V. Saturday, May 13, 1989. San Francisco"
Black print with teal logo of people riding bicycles, on white.
Back: "Headlines, San Francisco"
Black print with black, pink, and lavender graphic of a flamingo riding a bicycle, on white. (short-sleeved)
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Teal t-shirt.
Front: "AIDS Walk '89"
Black print with a graphic of the San Francisco skyline on teal.
Back: "Kaiser Permanente"
Black print on teal. (short- sleeved)
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Red t-shirt.
Front: "AIDS Walk San Francisco. BA Bank of America. 'Every Step We Take Makes a Difference.' "
Light blue and white print on red.
Light blue footprints across back and front. (short-sleeved)
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White t-shirt.
Front: "7th On Sale. San Francisco"
Black print on white.
Back:"CFDA Fashion Center. A benefit for AIDS"
Black print on white. (short-sleeved)
Fashion Center of San Francisco
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White t-shirt.
"San Francisco Arts For Life. October 13, 1985."
Red and blue print, with silk-screen of a David Hockney graphic of a theater's interior in red and blue on white. (short-sleeved)

A benefit for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, the Shanti Project and the AIDS Program of Hospice of San Francisco
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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Green t-shirt.
"Project Open Hand"
Black print with stylized graphic of hands opened with a heart in the center, on green.
Small version on front, larger version on back. (short-sleeved)
730 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
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White t-shirt.
Front: "Fork It Over. Skip-a-Lunch for Project Open Hand." Black print, with pink fork, on white.

Back: "Skip A Lunch for Open Hand, May 1992."
Black print, with black, white, and pink graphic of waitress carrying a lunch-box, on white. Logos of radio station "Double 99 FW" and channel "4 KRON." (short-sleeved)

730 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
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Red t-shirt.
"'PAWS. Pets Are Wonderful Support, San Francisco, 824-4040."
Black print, and graphic of a fish, dog, cat and rabbit on red. (short-sleeved)
3170 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94110
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White t-shirt.
"Now, Voyager. World Wide Travel Service, San Francisco."
Black print, with logo of Bette Davis' eyes, on white. (short-sleeved)
4115 19th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
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Black t-shirt.
The Fourth Annual Castro Street Dog Show & Parade. June 10th, 1984."
White print with red accents on black. (short-sleeved)
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Yellow t-shirt.
Front: "The Third Annual Dog Show & Parade. Castro Street. San Francisco, 1983"
Back: "Monitor"
Black print on yellow. (short-sleeved)
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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.
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Pink t-shirt.
"Bring Sharon Home."
Black text on pink with design in purple of two linked women's symbols modified to look like a wheelchair. Paint-stained with cut neck-band. Re: Sharon Kowalski. (short-sleeved)

In re Guardianship of Kowalski, (Minn. Ct. App. 1991), is a Minnesota Court of Appeals case that established a lesbian's partner as her legal guardian after she became incapacitated following an automobile accident. Because the case was contested by Kowalski's parents and family and initially resulted in the partner being excluded for several years from visiting Kowalski, the gay community celebrated the final resolution in favor of the partner as a victory for gay rights.
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White t-shirt.
"National Reno Gay Rodeo Country Fair. Comstock Gay Rodeo Association. Nevada State Fairgrounds. P.O. Box 2372, Reno, Nevada 89505."

Blue print on white with drawings of a man and a woman on horseback. (short-sleeved)
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Pink t-shirt.
"Honor Our Past...Secure Our Future. Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day, 30 June 1985, San Francisco. Stage."

Black print and black triangle amid red flames logo on pink. (sleeveless)
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Red t-shirt.
"An Attack On One Will Be Answered By All. Workers Conference Against Briggs/Proposition 6."
Black print and graphic of four hands holding a single wrench, and double-women's symbol on red. (short-sleeved)
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White t-shirt.
Front: "10 Years--1 Billion Dollars--1 Drug. Big Deal. Enjoy AZT." Black print on white. Red graphic to mimic the "Enjoy Coke" logo on front. "
Back: ACT UP Golden Gate Demands DDI & DDC Approval Now!" in black print on white. (short-sleeved)
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White t-shirt.
"Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Task Force. Est. 1970. 25th Anniversary. The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association."
Black print and pink triangle on white. (short-sleeved)
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White t-shirt.
"Frameline Presents the 1988 San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. June 17-June 26. Castro Theatre, Roxie Cinema." Black print and logo of hand holding "12" on gray. (short-sleeved)
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White t-shirt.
"My Domestic Partner Went to the Castro and All I Got Was This Bloody T-shirt. October 6, 1989. San Francisco. Police Riot in the Castro. October 6, 1991. Two Years--Still No Justice. Bashers Off the Force!" Signed "Akimbo."
Print in black and white, with red splotches to suggest blood stains. (short-sleeved)
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