Conversation so far:
Who is Jose I?
Sarria, stating that he was "already a queen", proclaimed himself "Her Royal Majesty, Empress of San Francisco, Jose I, The Widow Norton".
When did this happen?
in 1964.
What was significant about the statement?
Sarria devised the name "Widow Norton" as a reference to the much-celebrated citizen of 19th century San Francisco, Joshua Norton.
Did Jose admire Joshua Norton?
Sarria organized elaborate annual pilgrimages to lay flowers on Norton's grave in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Colma, California.
When did Norton Die?
CANNOTANSWER.
how did Jose know Norton?
CANNOTANSWER.
What was it about Norton that Jose admired?
CANNOTANSWER.
What else was significant about this time in Joses life?
Sarria helped found the Society for Individual Rights (SIR) in 1963.

Question: What did the SIR do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did the Society for Individual Rights do?