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Notes and Reading: * Most of the specific history of the White Horse was learned from "Sanctuary: the Inside Story of the Nation's Second Oldest Gay Bar" by David Olson, reprinted in its entirety on the White Horse's website). * "Gayola: Police Professionalization and the Politics of San Francisco's Gay Bars, 1950-1968," by Christopher Agee. * June Thomas' series) on the past, present, and future of the gay bar from Slate a few years back. * Various articles written on the occasion of the White Horse's 80th anniversary, including this one) from SFGATE.Com * Michael Bronski's A Queer History of the United States). * Radically Gay), a collection of Harry Hay's writing. * Incidentally, I watched this interview) with Harry Hay from 1996 about gay life in SF in the 30's multiple times because it's amazing.
Music * We start with Water in Your Hands) by Tommy Guerrero. * Hit Anne Muller's Walzer fur Robert) a couple of times. * Gaussian Curve does Talk to the Church). * We get a loop of Updraught) from Zoe Keating. * We finish on Transient Life in Twilight) by James Blackshaw
