The Black Cat Cafe - Revision history

Lisaruth at 22:38, 4 June 2025

2025-06-04T22:38:20Z

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	'''Jose Sarria, performing at the Black Cat, c. 1961'''		'''Jose Sarria, performing at the Black Cat, c. 1961'''

	''Photos: GLBT Historical Society ~~of Northern California~~''		''Photos: GLBT Historical Society''

	The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."		The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."

Lisaruth: updated name on photo credit

2025-06-04T22:37:31Z

updated name on photo credit

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	'''Jose Sarria, performing at the Black Cat, c. 1961'''		'''Jose Sarria, performing at the Black Cat, c. 1961'''

	''Photos: ~~Gay and Lesbian~~ Historical Society of Northern California''		''Photos: GLBT Historical Society of Northern California''

	The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."		The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."

Ccarlsson: added flyer and changed to essay

2022-10-20T20:45:53Z

added flyer and changed to essay

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	'''<font face = ~~arial light~~> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>~~Unfinished History~~</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Chris Carlsson''

	[[Image:gay1$sarria-performing.jpg]]		[[Image:gay1$sarria-performing.jpg]]
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	'''Jose Sarria in action'''		'''Jose Sarria in action'''

			[[Image:Sarria-for-supervisor-1961 sfcityguides.jpg]]

			'''Sarria for Supervisor, 1961, first openly gay person to run for office in San Francisco.'''

			''Image: courtesy sfcityguides''

	Manuel Castells convincingly argues in ''The Grassroots and the City'' that The Black Cat had also established an important cultural precedent for the gay community: fun and humor. As the community developed, feasts, celebrations, street parties, public and private bars, and bathhouses and sex clubs, became the important forms of cultural expression and sociability, which in turn strongly influenced other communities in San Francisco and beyond.		Manuel Castells convincingly argues in ''The Grassroots and the City'' that The Black Cat had also established an important cultural precedent for the gay community: fun and humor. As the community developed, feasts, celebrations, street parties, public and private bars, and bathhouses and sex clubs, became the important forms of cultural expression and sociability, which in turn strongly influenced other communities in San Francisco and beyond.

	~~''--Chris Carlsson''~~

Jeff: Text replacement - "category:Gay and Lesbian" to "category:LGBTQI"

2018-10-16T15:09:12Z

Text replacement - "category:Gay and Lesbian" to "category:LGBTQI"

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	[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\| Next Document]]		[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\| Next Document]]

	[[category:~~Gay and Lesbian~~]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous characters]]		[[category:LGBTQI]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous characters]]

Ccarlsson: added Carlo Middione video on Black Cat

2016-06-09T00:28:25Z

added Carlo Middione video on Black Cat

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	The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."		The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."

			<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/CarloMiddioneAtBlackCatAndOtherClubs" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

			'''Carlo Middione describes attending the Black Cat in the late 1950s/early 1960s.'''

			''Video: Shaping San Francisco''

	[[Image:gay1$black-cat-cafe$black-cat_itm$black-cat.jpg]]		[[Image:gay1$black-cat-cafe$black-cat_itm$black-cat.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: fixed navigation for new page

2010-04-08T02:52:59Z

fixed navigation for new page

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	[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[~~Female Impersonators~~\| Next Document]]		[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\| Next Document]]

	[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous characters]]		[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous characters]]

Ccarlsson: added link to new page and fixed category typo

2010-04-08T00:53:34Z

added link to new page and fixed category typo

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	''Photos: Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California''		''Photos: Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California''

	The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a gay drag revue starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."		The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a [[Before the Castro: North Beach, a Gay Mecca\|gay drag revue]] starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."

	[[Image:gay1$black-cat-cafe$black-cat_itm$black-cat.jpg]]		[[Image:gay1$black-cat-cafe$black-cat_itm$black-cat.jpg]]
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	[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Female Impersonators\| Next Document]]		[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Female Impersonators\| Next Document]]

	[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous ~~Characters~~]]		[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous characters]]

Lisaruth: added category - famous characters

2009-10-08T20:35:38Z

added category - famous characters

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	[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Female Impersonators\| Next Document]]		[[Sisters--Against Guilt \| Prev. Document]] [[Female Impersonators\| Next Document]]

	[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]]		[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Famous Characters]]

Ccarlsson: PC

2009-01-06T07:34:49Z

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			'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

	[[Image:gay1$sarria-performing.jpg]]		[[Image:gay1$sarria-performing.jpg]]

Ccarlsson at 04:39, 14 October 2008

2008-10-14T04:39:56Z

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	'''Jose Sarria, performing at the Black Cat, c. 1961'''		'''Jose Sarria, performing at the Black Cat, c. 1961'''

	''~~Photo~~: Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California''		''Photos: Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California''

	The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a gay drag revue starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."		The Black Cat Cafe on Montgomery Street became home to a gay drag revue starring José Sarria. Sarria was born in San Francisco and performed each Sunday afternoon for fifteen years to full houses of 250 or more, using his role as Madame Butterfly to sermonize about homosexual rights and leading a sing-along of "God Save the Nelly Queens..."