On Sept. 24, Folsom Street in San Francisco between Eighth and 13th streets will close down to car traffic and welcome more than 400,000 people to the largest kink and leather event of its kind. If you’ve never attended a Folsom Street Fair, you’ve surely seen photos. But how did we get here?

The what, when, why and how to one of the most iconic experiences in San Francisco, seeing the Gay Men's Chorus.

San Francisco continues to welcome gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender visitors, in light of today’s decisions from the California Supreme Court upholding Proposition 8 while validating the 18,000 same sex marriages performed between June and November.