LGBTQ+ Heritage in the GGNRA

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is proud to be part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience—places that connect past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice. This includes honoring the vibrant and resilient history of LGBTQ+ communities in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

From sites of protest and pride to ongoing advocacy, LGBTQ+ stories are woven into the landscape of the GGNRA. Today, this legacy continues through public programs, ally events, and community-driven initiatives that celebrate queer resilience and create space for history in the making.

Explore the past, engage in the present, and help shape a more inclusive future with the resources and events featured below.

What's New
Looking down from the bluffs at Mori Point to waves crashing on the beach.
Belonging in Nature: May 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! This program will focus on the water element at Mori Point.

Registration Required
Yellow flowers bloom on the bluff at Mori Point under a light blue sky with pink and white clouds.
Belonging in Nature: April 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! This will be an Earth Day program focusing on the earth element at Mori Point.

Registration Required
Close up of an intern working with plants
Belonging in Nature: Queer and Trans in the Nurseries
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program at the Marin Headlands Nursery!

Registration Required
Close up of an intern working with plants
Belonging in Nature: Queer and Trans in the Nurseries
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program at the Presidio Nursery!

Registration Required
Seal Rocks seen in the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco's Lands End.
Belonging in Nature: March 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! This will be the first in a series of three spring programs.

Registration Required
A person collects seeds from bright pink wildflowers along a bluff with mountains in the background.
Belonging in Nature: January 10, 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! we’ll be planting native plants to support the homes of the federally endangered San Francisco Garter Snake and the federally threatened California Red-Legged Frog

Registration Required

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