Tea Room Theatre (San Francisco Gay Porn Theater/1976–2016) Color:Gold Emerging in the late 1960s

Emerging in the late 1960s and ’70s as a rallying cry within the growing gay liberation movement

Formed in Boston in 1970 by a teenage Jonathan Richman

The bar had the feel of a classic neighborhood tavern: strong drinks

Its backyard served as both dance floor and sacred space

Tea Room Theatre (San Francisco Gay Porn Theater/1976–2016) Color:Gold Emerging in the late 1960sTea Room Theatre San Francisco, CA (19762016) For forty years, the Tea Room Theatre stood as one of San Francisco's most enduringand most infamousgay institutions. Located at 145 Eddy Street in the Tenderloin, the venue began life in 1970 as the Aquarius Theatre, screening heterosexual adult films. In December 1976, it was reborn as the Tea Room Theatre, switching to gay male programming and beginning a remarkable four decade run that made it one of