Castro District

San Francisco gayborhood

The Castro District is a neighborhood in San Francisco historically associated with LGBTQ+ culture and activism.

It became a prominent gay enclave in the 1970s and remains a center of queer community life: We walked through the Castro District during Pride weekend.

Often shortened to the Castro.

Related

Harvey Milk · queer · queer community · safe space · coming out · gay rights · activism · Victorian · Eureka · leather · bars · gay bar · nightlife · community · liberation · Folsom · murals · equality

Opposites
LGBTQ+ identity and culture

Castro DistrictBible Belt

Protestant-heavy U.S. territory

Chechnya · Orange County · Colorado Springs · Virginia · Provo

San Francisco neighborhood character

Castro DistrictChinatown

Asian immigrant neighborhood

gated communities

urban social progressivism

Castro DistrictOrange County

Citrus-named jurisdiction

Scottsdale · Arizona · Salt Lake City

Family

Castro, districts, districting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG