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Chicago, June 26,2008 As part of its celebration of Gay Pride Month, Center on Halsted Presents Pritikin's "Time Capsule, A Glimpse of San Francisco in the 70's" . The Exhibit now at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., runs until July 13, 2008, and feature photographs from Jerry Pritikin. The exhibit highlights photos of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk in observance or the 30 anniversary of their assassinations. It also showcases Jerry's historical and hysterical images of everyday life during the 1970's. Chicago, June 26,2008. Since June 6, Chicago's Gay Community Center on Halsted
Exhibit, Pritikin's "Time Capsule, A Glimpse of San Francisco in the 70's" has been part of the Center's celebration of Gay Pride Month. It captures images of early gay political happenings, sporting events and everyday life in San Francisco during that decade. Pritikin was a well known freelance photographer
and displayed his photo's in a Castro Street bakery just a few steps away from today's Harvey Milk Plaza. The exhibs shows early Gay Pride Parades, as well as impromptu protest marches and everyday gay life of a time before AIDS. Jerry knew both Mayor George Moscone, and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, as friends. He was involved in the first gay organized sports association, the Gay Community Softball League as a player and team representative. Jerry's photos have been seen in books, documentaries and exhibitions. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the assassinations of Harvey Milk
, and Mayor Moscone, as well as his team's Oil Can Harry's being kicked out of the 1978 Gay World Series in New York, because the "Oilers" had too many non-gays on their roster.
One of the more popular image in the exhibit, is also a survey. It ask the age old question...DOES IT TAKE ONE TO KNOW ONE? It is the photo of "Flash" Armitage of the Mint, and Tim Sullivan of the Oilers. What they had in common, was that they were both 21 year old rookies in the Gay Community Softball League in 1978, and both brought their mothers to their games... but one was gay and the other was not. At the exhibit, gay visitors are asked to pick the gay player, and non-gay visitors are asked to choose the non-gay player. No matter if gay or straight, many visitors to the exhibit
are wrong in their choice. For those who can not get to the exhibit... How is your gaydar? For the correct answer...
"Flash," of the Mint is...straight and Tim, of the Oilers is gay.
