In 1984, two San Francisco activists helped save the queer bar scene from gentrification by throwing a street festival called “Megahood.” Now, the Folsom Street Fair is the largest leather event in the world, with over 400,000 people attending each year. . For more on the history of the Folsom Street Fair, see: . Gayle S. Rubin, “Elegy for the Valley of Kings: AIDS and the Leather Community in San Francisco,” Sexualities: Difference and the Diversity of Sexualities, Taylor & Francis, 2002. . Kat

On this day, September 23, 1984: San Francisco hosted the very first Folsom Street Fair | PinkNews