Editing San Francisco (section)

===LGBT===
{{Main|LGBT culture in San Francisco}}
[[File:San Francisco Pride Parade 2012-6.jpg|thumb|right|[[San Francisco Pride]] is one of the oldest and largest [[LGBT pride]] events in the world.]]
San Francisco has long had an [[LGBT]]-friendly [[LGBT culture in San Francisco|history]]. It was home to the first lesbian-rights organization in the United States, [[Daughters of Bilitis]]; the first openly gay person to run for public office in the United States, [[José Sarria]]; the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, [[Harvey Milk]]; the first openly lesbian judge appointed in the U.S., [[Mary C. Morgan]]; and the first [[transgender]] police commissioner, [[Theresa Sparks]]. The city's large gay population has created and sustained a politically and culturally active community over many decades, developing a powerful presence in San Francisco's civic life.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Travel Intern|first1=Alexis|last1=Ang|date=12 July 2022|access-date=28 July 2024|title=Cultures Explained: How did San Francisco become The World's Gay Mecca|publisher=The Travel Intern Pte. Ltd|location=Singapore|url=https://thetravelintern.com/san-francisco-lgbt/}}</ref> Survey data released in 2015 by [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] places the proportion of LGBT adults in the San Francisco metro area at 6.2%, which is the highest proportion of the 50 most populous metropolitan areas as measured by the polling organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/182051/san-francisco-metro-area-ranks-highest-lgbt-percentage.aspx|title=San Francisco Metro Area Ranks Highest in LGBT Percentage|date=March 20, 2015|website=Gallup|first1=Frank|last1=Newport|first2=Gary J.|last2=Gates|publisher=Gallup, Inc}}</ref>
[[File:The Castro (6163133524).jpg|thumb|left|The [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|gay pride flag]] was originally developed in San Francisco.]] 
One of the most popular destinations for gay tourists internationally, the city hosts [[San Francisco Pride]], one of the largest and oldest [[pride parades]]. San Francisco Pride events have been held continuously since 1972. The events are themed and a new theme is created each year.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Francisco Pride|url=https://sfpride.org/theme/|date=March 2023|access-date=March 26, 2023|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326224520/https://sfpride.org/theme/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, over 1.5&nbsp;million people attended, around 500,000 more than the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Court victories boost gay pride parades|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/30/san-francisco-gay-pride-parade-gay-marriage/2473379/|website=USA Today}}</ref> [[Pink Saturday]] is an annual street party held the Saturday before the pride parade, which coincides with the [[Dyke march]].

The [[Folsom Street Fair]] (FSF) is an annual [[BDSM]] and [[leather subculture]] street fair that is held in September, endcapping San Francisco's "Leather Pride Week".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rababy|first=Michael|title=Folsom Street Food Court|publisher=Delancey Street Press|year=2018|isbn=978-0692183731|location=Los Angeles, California|page=64}}</ref> It started in 1984 and is California's third-largest single-day, outdoor spectator event and the world's largest leather event and showcase for BDSM products and culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.folsomstreetfair.com/photos/http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/02/cheap.date/index.html |title=Cheap date – what to do? |work=CNN }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>