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Featuring an entirely queer, non-binary and lesbian cast, Italian Australian director Gianna Mazzeo shares an energized, stylish short that explores queer history and the importance of carabiners in lesbian culture.
See “The History of the Carabiner” by Gianna Mazzeo in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: https://bit.ly/Video-Arts
See “The Only Blue is the Sky” by Craig Calderwood, on display, pre-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://bit.ly/436TJbV
Calderwood's work ties together various signs to highlight a queer network, connecting ideas of desire, resistance, deviance, kinship, and alternative family structures throughout history. This colorful tableau also reflects the multifaceted nature of queer identity and expresses Milk's utopian ideas of making life for those who live outside of the mainstream easy, comfortable, and joyful.
Craig Calderwood's magnificent three-story mural “The Only Blue is the Sky” uses a visual vernacular of dogs, flowers, fruits, potted plants, and stripes to express the diversity and exuberance of queer history and culture. Located in Havery Milk Terminal 1, the work also honors the legacy of civil rights pioneer Supervisor Milk. Histories are non-linear, relying on a diverse constellation of signifiers and people to order and give meaning to the chaos of the past.
FREE EVENT: DESTINATION: SAN FRANCISCO - Curator Lecture and Exhibition Tour
This Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Come join exhibition co-curators Samuel Scott and John King for and inside look at the new exhibition “Destination: San Francisco.”
The event will be held at the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library in the International Terminal. NO RSVP required! For directions to the Museum please visit our website: https://bit.ly/4x4bSF1
See “Figure” by Isamu Noguchi on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://bit.ly/4eGYDmT
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Harvey Milk during the Gay Freedom Day parade June 1978
Courtesy of the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, SFPL
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San Francisco Gay Democratic Club members rejoice on
Harvey Milk’s day of inauguration January 9, 1978
Photograph by David Waggoner (1947–90)
Courtesy of the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, SFPL
R2019.0203.017
Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone at City Hall March 29, 1978
Photograph by Efren Convento Ramirez (1941–2017)
Collection of Efren Ramirez; Courtesy of the GLBT Historical Society
R2019.0202.007
Milk’s legacy lives on at SFO in our exhibition “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope.”
See “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope” and read the full exhibition catalog online at: http://bit.ly/HarveyMilkExhibition
