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A couple of those spaces include:. Santa Barbara Beaches. Santa Barbara has so many wonderful beaches that it would be hard to choose just one! Whether Arroyo Burro Beach, Butterfly Beach, East Beach, Summerland Beach, or one of many others, whatever space you choose will be a great spot to enjoy surf and sand on a beautiful Santa Barbara day.

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Like many other gay and lesbian people, Hammet faced forms of homophobia. Yet in the midst of discrimination, their community continued to flourish, their collective pain forged a community that was very much alive and fighting for justice. Hammet remembers how many spaces there were for gay and lesbian people: two more bars, a yearly film festival, a bookstore, and a community of individuals willing to protest against any form of discrimination.