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Honor LGBT Heroes and Heroines With a Plaque in SF's Castro District

The Rainbow Honor Walk celebrates the heroes and heroines of the worldwide LGBT community.

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Honor LGBT Heroes and Heroines With a Plaque in SF's Castro District

Honor LGBT Heroes and Heroines With a Plaque in SF's Castro District

Honor LGBT Heroes and Heroines With a Plaque in SF's Castro District

Honor LGBT Heroes and Heroines With a Plaque in SF's Castro District

Honor LGBT Heroes and Heroines With a Plaque in SF's Castro District

The Rainbow Honor Walk celebrates the heroes and heroines of the worldwide LGBT community.

The Rainbow Honor Walk celebrates the heroes and heroines of the worldwide LGBT community.

The Rainbow Honor Walk celebrates the heroes and heroines of the worldwide LGBT community.

The Rainbow Honor Walk celebrates the heroes and heroines of the worldwide LGBT community.

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San Francisco, United States
$5,600 USD 50 backers
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Rainbow Honor Walk A Sidewalk Tribute

Mission Statement:  The Rainbow Honor Walk seeks to honor the heroes and heroines of the LGBT communities through a sidewalk tribute with bronze plaques in San Francisco’s historic Castro district.  

Legacy and Visibility:  This is an ongoing project, much like the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it will continue indefinitely (as long as the Castro District has sidewalks).  The area covered is approximately 2.5 miles of sidewalk and includes two blocks of 19th Street, two blocks of 18th Street, Castro Street from 19th to Market Streets, and Market Street from Castro Street to the LGBT Center at Market and Gough Street.  The Rainbow Honor Walk will become another icon of the City of San Francisco generating tourist traffic and breathing new life into the Castro District sidewalks.  Millions of people will be excited and inspired by the honorees.

Our Budget

The plaques are 3 feet by 3 feet and will be acid etched into bronze.  The cost of each plaque is approximately $5,000.  Installation of the first twenty plaques will be donated by the San Francisco Department of Public Works.  The Rainbow Honor Walk is an all volunteer board which meets in donated space by Zephyr Real Estate in the Castro.  Administrative and overhead costs are minimal.  

The First 20 Plaques

These are the first 20 Honorees.  There's room for a lot more.  The Rainbow Honor Walk will have plaques on both sides of Market street from Castro to Gough Streets.  So check back in to find your favorite LGBT hero or heroine.

Jane Addams (1860-1935)
James Baldwin (1924-1987)
George Choy (1960-1993)
Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)
Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Harry Hay (1912-2002)
Sylvester James (1947-1988)
Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989)
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
Del Martin (1921-2008)
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
Randy Shilts (1951-1994)
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946)
Alan Turing (1912-1954)
Tom Waddell (1937-1987)
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)


Other Ways You Can Help

If you can't donate at this time, but really want to see this project take off, there are other ways to help:

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  • Watch for and attend exciting events in the Castro District


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Rainbow Honor Walk Pin

$10 USD
These are really popular exclusive pins made for the Rainbow Honor Walk. Wear your pin and show your support.
Estimated Shipping
October 2013
8 out of 200 of claimed

A pin + a poster

$15 USD
Our Rainbow Honor Walk Pin plus a Rainbow Honor Walk Poster
Estimated Shipping
October 2013
3 out of 200 of claimed

Van Hoesen's Catalogue

$30 USD
A 61 page catalogue of Castro resident artist, the late Beth Van Hoesen. Filled with beautiful pictures of Beth Van Hoesen's work from a very successful exhibit. Listed on Amazon.com for $30. We'll also mail a pin and a poster along with it.
Estimated Shipping
October 2013
5 out of 80 of claimed

VIP Movie Ticket

$50 USD
Reserve a great VIP seat to an amazing movie on October 13 at the New People Cinema in San Francisco. Tickets will be held at the door in your name. Plus a pin.
Estimated Shipping
October 2013
4 out of 19 of claimed

Frida Kahlo Pendant

$50 USD
Frida Kahlo is one of the Rainbow Honor Walk Honorees. This handcrafted pendant can be worn or hung on a wall. See a photo of it in our gallery.
Estimated Shipping
October 2013
0 out of 1 of claimed

Piece of Castro Sidewalk

$100 USD
Own a piece of the rock! Yes, we'll send you a piece of concrete from the old Castro sidewalk where Sylvester James, Harvey Milk and many other heroes and heroines walked. Plus you'll get a pin and a poster.
Estimated Shipping
April 2014
2 out of 100 of claimed

Brian Wilson Signed Baseball

$150 USD
Hey Giants Fans! Remember the Beard, Brian Wilson 38 the closing Pitcher for the Giants? This is a rare signed Official Giants World Series Baseball signed by Brian Wilson. See images in our Gallery.
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October 2013
0 out of 1 of claimed

All of above + Recognition

$1,000 USD
All of above, including either Alice B. Toklas Cookbook or Oscar Wilde set, if still available, Naming in Sidewalk sponsor plaque Priority invitation to Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Recognition on RHW Website, Annual Report and select publications Invitation to RHW VIP Events
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October 2013
2 out of 100 of claimed
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$25 Starbucks Gift Card

$20 USD
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August 2013
2 out of 2 of claimed
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Giants Replica Ring

$50 USD
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August 2013
1 out of 1 of claimed
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1954 Alice B. Toklas Cookbook

$250 USD
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October 2013
1 out of 1 of claimed
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Oscar Wilde's Salomé

$375 USD
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October 2013
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