Herb Donaldson pushed back on systemic homophobia in San Francisco and helped in usher in a new area of gay rights.

Kim Coco Iwamoto is a transgender politician and activist who fights for universal healthcare, affordable housing, and economic justice.

Bayard Rustin played a critical role in the Civil Rights Movement who turned his activism toward fighting for LGBTQ rights.

Lyon and Martin helped form the nation’s first lesbian rights group; 50 years later they would be the first couple to be married in San Francisco.

Harvey Milk was a politician and a seminal figure in the LGBTQ rights movement. His legacy continues to inspire a half-century after his assassination.