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A sketch of Jack Bee Garland.
Stories

Jack Bee Garland

Jack Bee Garland was a medic during the Spanish American War and the aftermath of the San Francisco 1906 earthquake. Assigned female at birth, Garland lived his life as a male. His community only learned of his transition after his passing in 1936. Jack Bee Garland spent much of his...
Staff hand out mini rainbow flags to park visitors.
Our Work

LGBTQ+ Pride 2023 comes to the parks

We celebrated LGBTQIA+ Pride in a big way in 2023!
Ribbon dancers performing at the Presidio Tunnel Tops for FACT/SF Fantastic Field Day
Events

Fantastic Field Day

Presidio Tunnel Tops
Join us June 11 at 12pm for Fantastic Field Day – an all-ages, intentionally inclusive, accessible, and radically Queer sports event that challenges how we look at conventional forms of athleticism.
Ribbon dancers performing at the Presidio Tunnel Tops for FACT/SF Fluid Form
Events

Fluid Forms

Presidio Tunnel Tops
San Francisco dance company FACT/SF premieres its latest work, fluid forms, at Presidio Tunnel Tops on Sunday, June 4, 12 to 3:30 pm and Sunday, June 11, 12 to 2 pm.
A sunset photo of the rainbow pride flag flying in the parks.
Gateways Article

Here's where you can hike through history with Pride in the GGNRA

Time travel is a walk in the park in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). For Pride Month and beyond, let’s make our way through some of the queer history in the parks. In more recent history, our park sites existed as military bases and fortifications—see the batteries and...
Parks for All collection
LGBTQ

Parks for All collection

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NPS park ranger marches alongside the Roving Ranger mobile trailhead at the 2022 SF Pride parade.
Our Work

Joyful photos from the 2022 SF Pride Parade

It brought us so much joy to walk in solidarity with the LGBTQ community alongside our partners at the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust in the SF Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26, 2022. It’s moments like this that remind us of the power of community and the...
Battery Townsley "pond" in a former gun emplacement
Events

LGBTQ+ History at Battery Townsley

Coastal Trail Trailhead at Fort Cronkhite
Celebrate Pride Month in the Marin Headlands! Join a ranger-led hike to Battery Townsley, followed by a tour inside the historic WWII fortification. This program will focus on WWII’s impacts on the LGBTQ+ community, the history of the Lavender Scare, and the importance of sharing these stories today.
Roving Ranger van with pride flags waving on its roof.
Our Work

LGBTQ+ resources for the parks and beyond

At your leisure, peruse through our curated resources to better understand Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ) history, how to be a better ally in the parks and beyond, and much more.
Sunset on the horizon with mitten-shaped rock formation on left.
Events

Sunset LGBTQ+ History Hike

Come celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with us! Join this NPS Ranger led hike to Battery Townsley, followed by a tour inside the historic WWII battery. While sharing the history of the battery, this program will focus on WWII’s impacts on the LGBTQ+ community, discrimination during the Lavender Scare, and the importance of sharing these stories today.