8 more LGBT heroes join S.F.’s Rainbow Honor Walk.

Carlos Duharte, a mason with San Francisco Public Works, takes a good look at the plaque of entertainer Josephine Baker before putting on a protective cover for its installation on Market Street on Aug. 6, 2019, in the Castro District's Rainbow Honor Walk. (Patricia Yollin/KQED)

The sidewalks of San Francisco’s Castro District are getting eight new residents this week. And they’ll be sticking around.

Choreographer Alvin Ailey, singer Freddie Mercury and entertainer Josephine Baker are among the fresh arrivals who will be joining 28 other LGBT…