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Creating opportunities for queer and transgender folx to share history and wisdom during wellness events. Events can range from outdoor activities, like hiking, kayaking, street art, protests, history tours & block parties, to indoor events, like conversations with trans elders, chair massage, singing bowl/sound healing, yoga, meditation and more...
Upcoming events (3)
See all- The History of Being Unapologetically QueerThe Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
UNAPOLOGETICALLY QUEER! It is said that history repeats itself, but when the clock goes in reverse and our nation moves backwards, we cannot sit idle and let the advancements we’ve made fade away. We will not go away and we will not remain silent. The first Pride was a riot, and perhaps it is time to revolutionize and resist stronger than ever. We will rise up, be heard, be seen, and not erased. We are here, Unapologetically Queer!
Join us at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 19th at 1 pm for a lively discussion with the Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer about The History of Being Unapologetically Queer. Megan's new photo book, on the the history of San Francisco's Transgender District, is part of Arcadia Publishing's “Images of America” series and includes over 200 historic images from the 1880's through the present. This inspirational talk will use photos from the past as a roadmap for unapologetic life, love and queer activism.
After the conversation at 1 pm, stay for the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts & Photo Center Annual Art + Pride Exhibition at the Photo Center Gallery downstairs, with over 60 queer artists claiming their queerness unapologetically, open until xx pm and running through July 31, 2025.
- Transgender District History & Black Elder StorytellingTransgender District Offices, San Francisco, CA
Come join us at the The Transgender District Office @ 1067 Market St for a special event celebrating the rich history of the Transgender District. Listen to captivating stories from our beloved elders (including Ms. Billie Cooper, Jackie Jackson and Larry Byes) as they share their experiences and wisdom with us. This in-person event is a unique opportunity to connect with the past and honor the resilience of our community. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening of storytelling and celebration of the Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer's new photobook about the history of San Francisco's Transgender District!
- Tenderloin Museum/Transgender District Book Release First Thursday PartyNeeds location
Celebrate the publication of a new Arcadia Publishing book on San Francisco’s Transgender District by Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer. Featuring over 200 images, this volume renders the Transgender District’s story in an unprecedented focus and detail, and enacts vital place-making by situating the District in this iconic, accessible series of pictorial neighborhood histories.
Megan Rohrer, PhD and DMin, is a social justice influencer known for their advocacy with the homeless and LGBTQ communities who has been featured on Netflix's Queer Eye, Cosmopolitan, People, and other publications around the globe. His latest book for Arcadia Publishing's “Images of America” series tells the history of San Francisco's Transgender District with historic images from the 1880's through the present.
This iconic series shared pictorial histories of over 8,000 unique places. A feature in Arcadia’s “Images of America” is a right of passage in vernacular place-making, through which one’s (often unlikely) neighborhood or community manifests in a richly visual book situated in a prolific and impressive series. While San Francisco’s Tenderloin had its “Images of America” moment with Peter Field’s 2018 volume, Rev. Dr. Rohrer’s installment takes a different perspective, one that is especially timely and leverages this friendly picture book series to deliver some seriously underrepresented history. San Francisco’s Transgender District pays homage to the unique civic formations that are the city’s “Cultural Districts,” but more importantly depicts the depth and breadth of connection that the transgender community has in San Francisco and in specific geography of the “District.”
Just in time for California's official Transgender History Month, the Tenderloin Museum will host the official book launch party on Thursday, August 7th from 6:00 pm - 8 pm at Myrtle Alley, next to The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot venue at 835 Larkin St. Dr. Rohrer will share images from the book, reflecting the historical representation of trans and queer folx in San Francisco and discuss what we can learn today from our city’s history of trans advocacy. Join us at Myrtle Alley to make some history together.
Learn more about Rev. Dr. Rohrer via his website RevRohrer.com and on socials @mmrohrer
This event is part of a series of monthly activations in Myrtle Alley timed to the SF First Thursday Art Walk funded by SF Planning.
