Duboce Triangle in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Kiyoshi Kuromiya
(1943-2000)
— Rainbow Honor Walk —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2018
1. Kiyoshi Kuromiya Marker
Erected 2017 by Rainbow Honor Walk.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Civil Rights • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Rainbow Honor Walk series list.
Location. 37° 45.8′ N, 122° 26.072′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Duboce Triangle. Marker is on Market Street near Castro Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2362 Market Street, San Francisco CA 94114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. AIDS Memorial Quilt (here, next to this marker); Barbara Jordan (a few steps from this marker); Fereydoun Farrokhzad (within shouting distance of this marker); Gerry Studds (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenn Burke (within shouting distance of this marker); Rikki Streicher (within shouting distance of this marker); We'wha (within
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Also see . . . Kiyoshi Kuromiya (Wikipedia). "Kiyoshi Kuromiya (May 9, 1943 – May 10, 2000) was a Japanese American author and civil rights activist. He was born in a Japanese American internment camp on May 9, 1943 in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. He died on the night of May 10, 2000, due to complications from AIDS....Kiyoshi is perhaps best known as the founder of the Critical Path Project, which brought the strategies and theories of his associate/mentor Buckminster Fuller to the struggle against AIDS. The Critical Path newsletter, one of the earliest and most comprehensive sources of HIV treatment information, was routinely mailed to thousands of people living with HIV all over the world. He also sent newsletters to hundreds of incarcerated individuals to insure their access to up-to-date treatment information....Kiyoshi Kuromiya was a leader in the struggle to maintain freedom of speech on the Internet, participating in the successful lawsuit against the Communications Decency Act....Kuromiya was the leading plaintiff in the Supreme Court of the United
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2018
2. Kiyoshi Kuromiya Marker - wide view, looking west on Market
Additional keywords. LGBT LGBTQ
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
