About Us
Alice B. Toklas
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
Democratic Club
Proudly Serving the Community Since 1972Unless noted otherwise, the monthly membership meetings take place every 2nd Monday at the LGBT Center at 6:30pm
Mailing Address:
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
1800 Market Street, PMB#18
San Francisco, CA 94102eMail: info AT alicebtoklas.org
Upcoming Events – Click for details
- February 13, 2012 6:30 pmFebruary General Membership Meeting
- March 12, 2012 6:30 pmMarch General Membership Meeting
- April 9, 2012 6:30 pmApril General Membership Meeting
- May 14, 2012 6:30 pmMay General Membership Meeting
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lgbt rights Archive
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Alice 2011 Fall Awards Ceremony
Alice’s 2011 Fall Awards Ceremony Honoring those who Build and Protect our Community Leadership Award: Charles Sheehan Legislator of the Year: Supervisor Scott Wiener Community Partner in Public Service Award: San Francisco Public Library Community Partner in Public Relations Award: Contemporary Jewish Museum Community Partner in Public Policy Award: Jewish Community Relations Council Special Recognition: [...] -
Special Human Rights Commission Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO EXPLORE TRENDS IN HATE CRIMES AND ANTI-BULLYING EFFORTS AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 22ND IN THE CASTRO (D8) This special meeting is a part of the Agency’s on-going effort to foster greater community outreach as well as afford greater public awareness to the HRC’s role in human rights [...] -
Alice 40th Anniversary History Series – Article #4
1970’s “McGovern to Milk” The second article of this column explained the formation of Alice. This article will review the 1970’s, from the Presidential Campaign of George McGovern, to the time of Harvey Milk at City Hall. Alice Reports, Volume 4, Number 2 Alice’s Important Role in the McGovern for President Campaign: Soon after Alice [...] -
Alice 40th Anniversary History Series – Article #3
Why Alice B. Toklas? The first question many people ask about Alice is, why the organization was named after Alice B. Toklas? Alice was chartered in December, 1971, just two years after the Stonewall Riots at a time when there was enormous hostility towards gay people. By 1971, the year Alice was chartered, an average [...] -
Alice 40th Anniversary History Series – Article #2
Formation of Alice Last month this column told the story of how San Francisco became a destination point for LGBT people throughout America. This article will recount the formation of Alice by the work of Jim Foster and an organization called the Society for Individual Rights. Gay political activism in San Francisco was formed almost [...] -
May Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh
Gay Marriage, Where Are We & Where Are We Headed? The Washington Post reported on Tuesday April 26, 2011: “To hear them [Prop 8 supporters] describe it, defenders of traditional marriage during last year’s trial on California’s Proposition 8 felt like the visiting team in a game with a hometown referee.” The hometown referee that [...] -
Amy M. Moore: LGBT Health Update
I am excited to be a part of the Media Team and have the honor of sharing some very exciting news with you. May has brought with it some great news for LGBT Health. The Institutes of Medicine LGBT Advisory Committee released their findings on the current health status of LGBT people in the US. [...] -
May Membership Meeting
Special Guest Supervisor Carmen Chu For our May Alice General Membership meeting, Supervisor Carmen Chu, the SF Board of Supervisors Budget Committee Chair, will provide an update on this year’s Budget process. We also will have a panel discussion regarding the severity of the budget cuts and their impact to the LGBT community from San [...] -
SF Police Commission LGBT Community Meeting
The San Francisco Police Commission has begun the process of selecting nominees to submit to Mayor Edwin Lee for the position of Chief of Police for the San Francisco Police Department. The Commission is holding a special meeting to invite feedback and public input for the LGBT community. Two to three Commissioners will attend each [...] -
DADT Repeal – A Witness to History
by Zoe Dunning – new Alice Board Member Published in the Bay Area Reporters January 20th, 2011 Edition On December 22, I exited my cab in front of the Interior Department building in Washington, D.C. It was 6:40 a.m., pitch black, and cold. Groggy and chilled, I paid the driver and looked up to see [...]
