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Help us honor LGBTQIA+ trailblazers with new bronze plaques

Honor LGBTQ Trailblazers: Fund 22 Rainbow Honor Walk Plaques

We’re raising funds to fabricate and install 22 new bronze plaques honoring remarkable LGBTQIA+ individuals along San Francisco’s iconic Market Street. These plaques commemorate pioneers in arts, activism, politics, literature, and culture, ensuring their stories are visible, remembered, and celebrated by generations to come.

 

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Our Goal

Install 28 new bronze plaques honoring LGBTQIA+ pioneers along Market Street

Your Impact

Every donation helps preserve LGBTQIA+ history and inspire future generations

Community Driven

All-volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 organization powered by community support

About Rainbow Honor Walk

The Rainbow Honor Walk is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to honoring self-expressed LGBTQ individuals, now deceased, who made significant contributions in their fields.

We have successfully installed 48 bronze plaques throughout the Castro neighborhood, celebrating the lives, legacies, and courage of LGBTQIA+ trailblazers who have shaped our history, culture, and community.

Your generous donation helps us continue this important work of ensuring these remarkable stories remain visible, remembered, and celebrated for generations to come.

About Your Donation

 

Your donation will help cover the costs of:

• Casting durable bronze plaques by skilled artisans

• Professional installation in the sidewalk for public viewing

• Ongoing maintenance and preservation

Every contribution brings us closer to honoring these 22 incredible figures, inspiring the LGBTQ+ community and the wider public with their courage and achievements.

Plaques to be installed for:

Peter Adair, Gloria Anzaldúa, Willem Arondéus, Tallulah Bankhead, Bernice Bing, Bobbi Campbell, Esther Eng, Sally Gearhart, Lorraine Hansberry, Magnus Hirschfeld, Billie Holiday, Carlos Jáuregui, Larry Kramer, Anne Lister, Xulhaz Mannan, Pauli Murray, Charley Parkhurst, Marlon Riggs, Oliver Sacks, Jon R. Sims, Sophie Xeon, Edith Windsor

Join us in making their legacies permanent on the streets of San Francisco.

Donate today to keep history visible. If you would like to donate via check, our mailing address is Rainbow Honor Walk, 584 Castro St, Box 113, San Francisco, CA 94114.