Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club
The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club (first known as The Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club and later the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club) is a San Francisco–based association and political action committee for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Democrats.
The political club is currently active in its endorsement of Democratic candidates in the San Francisco area.
History
Founded in 1971 by activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Beth Elliott, and Jim Foster, it was the first organization for gay Democrats in the United States.Warren J. Blumenfeld, Diane Christine Raymond, Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life Beacon Press, 1993[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jun/25/women.gayrights The happy couple], The Guardian (June 25, 2008), pp. P18. Retrieved on September 20, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.alicebtoklas.org/history-of-alice/ |title=History of Alice |publisher=Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club |date=2015 |access-date=2016-07-19 |archive-date=2017-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516225710/http://www.alicebtoklas.org/history-of-alice/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |title=Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975 |editor1= Love, Barbara J |editor2= Cott, Nancy |publisher= University of Illinois Press |date= 2015 |page=133 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HRouCAAAQBAJ&q=Alice%20B.%20Toklas%20LGBT%20Democratic%20Club%20beth%20elliott&pg=PA133|isbn= 9780252097478 }} It is named after lesbian writer and San Francisco native Alice B. Toklas.John Bassett Mccleary, Hippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia of the 1960s and 1970s, Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony, May 22, 2013 The club has been known for its more moderate approach but is now considered to have a big tent ideology and to the left of the national Democratic Party. In 1976, local LGBTQ activists broke off to form the more progressive Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club.{{cite book|last=Shilts|first=Randy|title=The Mayor of Castro Street|url=https://archive.org/details/mayorofcastrostr00shil_0|url-access=registration|year=1982|publisher=St. Martin's Press|location=New York|isbn=0-312-52331-9}}
The club hosts an annual breakfast during Pride. In 2016, the event was attended by more than 800 people and was addressed by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, several members of Congress, and several state and local elected leaders.{{cite web |url=http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=71687 |publisher=The Bay Area Reporter |title=Orlando takes center stage at Alice breakfast |date= June 30, 2016 |first1=Cynthia |last1=Laird}} In 2024, the breakfast's keynote was Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. {{cite web |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/democrats-pride-breakfast-19548179.php |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |title=Biden's debate disaster dominates Democrats' SF Pride gathering |date= June 30, 2024 |first1=Joe |last1=Garofoli}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.alicebtoklas.org Official Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club website]
Category:LGBTQ political advocacy groups in California
Category:Organizations based in San Francisco
Category:California Democratic Party
Category:LGBTQ affiliate organizations of political parties
Category:LGBTQ history in San Francisco
Category:Organizations established in 1971
Category:1971 establishments in California
Category:Democratic Party (United States) organizations
Category:1971 in LGBTQ history
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