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Collected Item: “COVID-19 and SF Pride”

Give your story a title.

COVID-19 and SF Pride

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

TikTok video

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Street photographer, Alex Stemplewski, captured a special moment between a gay couple during June, pride month, in San Francisco. The video begins as Alex approaches the couple. The viewer is reminded of the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic of a mask in the opening of the video. In addition to taking stunning photographs for the couple, Alex listened to what the couple had to say about challenges facing the gay community today.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

HST580, ASU, #sanfranciscobayarea, LGBTQ+, minority communities, Pride, art

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Alex Stemplewski, @alex.stemp

Give this story a date.

2020-06-25
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