Gabrielle Daniels and Merle Woo carry a sign that reads "People of Color, Feminists, Jews, Gays, Fight Back" during the 1980 Pride Parade. It is one of more than four dozen images that make up the "50 Years of Pride" exhibition currently online and soon to be on public display at San Francisco City Hall. (Photo by Joan E. Biren, courtesy of GLBT Historical Society)

A photography exhibition marking five decades of San Francisco’s Pride festivities is not yet available for viewing in person at City Hall during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the GLBT Historical Society has made it available online.

The “50 Years of Pride” exhibition, a project between the GLBT Historical Society and the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries, shows photos from previous years of the annual parade and celebration dating back to 1970.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.