On June 30th of 1977, the San Francisco Bisexual Center has had it's first press conference. The speakers of the conference included one of the co-founders Dr. Harriet Leve, and others including Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Phyllis Lyon, Ruth Falk, and Dr. Claude Steiner. These people have spoken up against the anti-gay activist and singer Anita Bryant, as she desired for homosexuals to never be allowed to become school teachers, which is what the speakers are fighting for. 

They have also discussed other civil rights issues as well, but it was Dr. Harriet Leve's goal to get across the fact that "It is imperative for bisexuals to support and form a unity with our gay sisters and brothers in order to demand what's rightfully ours" (Rubenstein 228). This powerful sentiment has perfectly demonstrated what the center is all about, which is the inclusion of every sexual identity and that they all deserve peace and freedom. 

The conference has been broadcasted on two local news TV programs and was reported and talked about by several radio stations all around San Francisco. It has also been included in many newspaper articles, such as The San Francisco Examiner, The Oakland Tribune, and The Bay Area Reporter, all very prominent sources of news during this time. Because of the popularity the conference has created, the Bisexual Center has seen a large increase in it population. Four Hundred and Thirty Five people have joined the center in just a month after the conference has taken place. The San Francisco Bisexual Center was on it's way to prominence. 

Sources

Rubenstein, Maggi. “A Profile of the San Francisco Bisexual Center.” Journal of Homosexuality, 18 Oct. 2010, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v11n01_13.

Gindorf, R., and EJ. Haeberle. “SAN FRANCISCO'S BISEXUAL CENTER AND THE EMERGENCE OF A BISEXUAL MOVEMENT.” BAY AREA BISEXUAL+ & PANSEXUAL NETWORK, 1998, https://www.babpn.org/sfbc.html.