Why did San Francisco become the site of the first major urban gay community in the United States?

a. California courts had upheld the constitutionality of a business's refusing to serve homosexual customers.
b. Many gays and lesbians moved there to protest the killing of Harvey Milk, a San Francisco city supervisor.
c. Many gay and lesbian soldiers returning from World War II came through San Francisco and decided to remain there.
d. This became the place to go in order to avoid being drafted into serving during World War II.


C Correct Answer: Many gay and lesbian soldiers returning from World War II came through San Francisco and decided to remain there.
Feedback for Correct Answer: San Francisco had been a major port of departure for men and women sent to the Pacific in World War II, and many returning gays and lesbians chose to remain there.

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