This exhibition was on view at the GLBT Historical Society Museum from October 2015 to March 2016.
This exhibition was on view at the GLBT Historical Society Museum from October 2015 to March 2016.
San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade, 1978; photograph by Elaine Gay Jarvis, Elaine Gay Jarvis papers (2018-90), GLBT Historical Society.png
San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade, 1978; photograph by Crawford Wayne Barton, Crawford Wayne Barton collection (1993-11), GLBT Historical Society.
Imperial Princess contingent, Castro Street Parade, ca. 1978-1979; photograph by Crawford Wayne Barton, Crawford Wayne Barton collection (1993-11), GLBT Historical Society.
Gay Freedom Day Parade, 1978; photograph by Elaine Gay Jarvis, Elaine Gay Jarvis papers (2018-90), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
“Spit Curl” at the COYOTE Hookers Ball, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
“Ricky”, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
"Frieda, Ninth Empress of San Francisco's Imperial Court" at the Streetwalkers and Hookers Ball, ca. 1976; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
“Pay homage or be expelled” was her motto, and it prevailed not only during her reign but long afterward. Born near Newark, NJ in 1927, Fred Hilliard “Frieda” was a nurse in San Francisco and active in the Tavern Guild. Elected the Ninth Empress of San Francisco in 1974, she “had very strong opinions and was not easily swayed,” according to the Bay Area Reporter.
"Ambi Sextrous," ca. 1976; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
“Jack and Bill,” ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.
Untitled, ca. 1970s; photograph by Roz Joseph, Roz Joseph Photographs (2010-08), GLBT Historical Society.