[Collection of pinback buttons relating to Stud bar and other aspects of LGBTQ life in San Francisco].

Indianapolis, Indiana ; San Francisco, California ; Washington, D.C., 1970s-1990s.

Purchased from Cult Jones on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2015.

This material is open for research.

The Stud is an LGBTQ bar in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1966 by George Matson and Alexis Muir, the bar hosts drag, musical, and other performances, and is a fixture of the local leather scene.

Circa 515 pinback buttons relating to LGBTQ and leather culture in San Francisco, California, 1970s-1990s. Circa 197 of the buttons relate to Stud bar and events that patrons participated in, including holiday celebrations, the Folsom Street Fair, and other parties. The remaining circa 318 buttons relate to additional LGBTQ-related activities, establishments, events, and organizations in San Francisco, including: Ramrod, Circus Circus, and other bars; local elections and politicians, including Harvey Milk; community, political, and social organizations, including Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc., the Imperial Court of San Francisco, the Mattachine Society, and the NAMES Project; motorcycle clubs, including the California Motorcycle Club; political activism around LGBTQ rights, HIV/AIDS, safer sex, and the movie Cruising; and events, including balls and other dances, the Folsom Street Fair, the Gay Games, and San Francisco's Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration. Accompanied by three metal, wooden, and plastic tokens from the Bulldog Bathhouse, the Golden Gate Business Association, and the Caldron. Accompanied by pinback buttons and a souvenir necklace from the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation; a pinback button from Lesbian and Gay Pride in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1990; and a bumper sticker for Fist.

English

October 13, 2021

Collection of Pinback Buttons Relating to Stud Bar and Other Aspects of LGBTQ Life in San Francisco. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Collection of Pinback Buttons Relating to Stud Bar and Other Aspects of LGBTQ Life in San Francisco. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.