GDA Beer Bust a Hit!

Beer Bust Kicks Off Golden Dildeaux Season!

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s first beer bust of the year, on March 3rd, was a great success.

Despite the rain, plenty of folks joined the fun, eating tasty chicken or vegie nachos prepared by chef (and LCD Arts and Culture Committee chair) Stephen Roberts.  Others toasted the occasion with “golden” jello shots.  Raffle prizes included major gift certificates and items from Mr. S Leather, Leather Etc., ByrdBeaks, and Azúcar Lounge.

Many in attendance took the opportunity to submit nominations for their favorite kinksters, in some of the 25 fun categories of the Golden Dildeaux Awards!

For more info and updates on the Awards, visit sflcd.org/gda-updates/.

Leather Contingent at Pride Planned

Photo of Leather Contingent in 2022 Pride Parade by David Hyman

All members of the kink community are invited to help plan and march with the Leather Contingent in the Pride Parade on June 30, 2024.

Attend the Leather Contingent Beer Bust at the SF Eagle on Sunday, April 7.   

Details on Facebook here.  Sign up to help here.

Plan now to vote on our contingent’s Leather Marshalls, and to train to be a Contingent Monitor for the parade.  Details coming soon! 

Timely Reminders

Nominations for the Golden Dildeaux Awards close on Wednesday, March 13, at 5pm at www.sflcd.org/gda/info.php and you can be the first to find out who makes the ballot at our Nomination Reveal Party, on Saturday, March 16, from 6 to 8 pm, at the SF Eagle.

 

The next meeting of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Board of Directors will be Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. As always, all are welcome to attend, and time is reserved for public comment.  ASL interpretation provided if requested ten days in advance. To participate, join the Zoom meeting here, or call 1-408-638-0968 and use Meeting ID: 847 8906 0820 and Passcode: 972086.  The draft agenda will be posted soon.   More info is on Facebook here.  Please contact manager@sflcd.org if you have questions. Minutes of past Board meetings can be reviewed here.


The next meeting of the Arts and Culture Committee is scheduled for Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 6 to 7 pm.  Facebook info is here.  Please contact the committee chair, to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!


The next Erotic Storytelling Hour is Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 8 to 9 pm. Join us for kinky mad libs, naughty holiday songs, and more, hosted by award-winning author Sumiko Saulson. It’s fun, it’s naughty, it’s online.  Click here or here for more details and Zoom link, and click here to see videos of some of our past evenings!  (Be 18+!)


Mr. SF Eagle Leather Alex W. Seidel will host a Beer Bust on Sunday, March 31, 2024, from 3 to 7 pm, at the SF Eagle, to benefit the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.  It should be a great opportunity for you to round up votes for your favorite Golden Dildeaux candidates! Watch for details about the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny Costume Contest.


The next online Diversity & Membership Committee meeting is set for Thursday, April 4, at 6 pm PDT.  Zoom into the meeting here. More info is here, or contact the committee chair.


The next online meeting of the Land Use Committee Meeting is set for Monday, April 8, 2024, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Zoom into the meeting here. More info is here, or contact the committee chair.


The next online meeting of the Communications Committee will be Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 6 to 7 pm.  Join via Zoom here.  More info is here, or contact the committee chair.


Voting for the Golden Dildeaux Awards ends at 5 pm on Thursday. April 25, 2024.  Votes cost $1 each.  All vote dollars go to help the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District keep SOMA kinky and queer! Vote here.


The Golden Dildeaux Awards Ceremony happens on Saturday. April 27, 6 to 8 pm at the SF Eagle.  Don’t miss it!


The Fundraising Committee meets as needed.  Please contact the committee chair to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!


A Governance and Legislation Committee meeting will be scheduled when needed. Please contact the committee chair, to sign up, or for more info!


We send out a newsletter each month, right before our Board Meeting.  Do you get it?
If not, view a recent newsletter here, then sign up to get it monthly here.


Speaking of newsletters, the SOMA West Community Benefit District does a great one, highlighting events — both social and political — affecting our part of the City.  Check it out and subscribe here.


San Francisco has nine Cultural Districts, each supporting a unique aspect of the City’s cultural mosaic.  Links to each of them are here. For more in-depth coverage, you can subscribe to a newsletter, published quarterly by the Mayor’s Office of Housing & Community Development.


We keep adding links to our Resource Guide page.  Use it!


Threats to our South of Market businesses and institutions can arise quickly, and may require a quick community response.  Sign up here to join our SOMA Action network.


If you have not yet seen it, please read our Statement of Solidarity, and consider what you personally can do to fight racism, injustice, and abuse of police power.


The next meeting of the Board of the Friends of Eagle Plaza is scheduled for Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.  To be added to the “Friends of Eagle Plaza” mailing list, click here.  To make a donation to the Friends of Eagle Plaza, click here. To stay up to date, like and follow them on Facebook.  To learn more about the Plaza’s design, construction and stewardship, click here, or write to info@eagleplaza.org.

Leather Pride at Sacramento Pride

Golden Dildeaux Are Coming!

Vote Early, Vote Often!

LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Beer Bust, at the San Francisco Eagle!

Join us for our first beer bust of the year at the SF Eaglethis Sunday, March 3rd from 3 to 7 pm!

Come and nominate your friends, your foes, or yourself for one of our upcoming Golden Dildeaux Awards! Coveted titles include: the Silver Fox Award, the Whole Hog Award, the Red Hankie Award, the Leather Fashionista Award, and sooooo many more

We will have all that you would expect from an Eagle Beer bust: $20 gets you bottomless beer/soda and a plate of food! Interested in only food? It’s only 5 bucks!  Our menu includes chicken nachos with all the fixin’s, or a tasty vegetarian option.

We’ll have “golden” jello shots and some fantastic raffle prizes!

Raffle Prizes include:
$250 Mr. S Leather Gift Certificate
$100 Mastercard Gift Card
 $75 Azucar Lounge Gift Card
 $60 Leather Pride Paddle from Leather Etc.
$50 Zebrawood Paddle
$25 Wooden Paddle from Leather Etc.
ByrdBeaks Naughty Bandanas (your choice of colors; ByrdBeaks will be vending)

Volunteer to help out with the Beer Bust here.
The Beer Bust Facebook page is here.

Golden Dildeaux Award Info:

  • Nominations are now open!
  • Nominations will remain open until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13.
  • Nominations are free.  Nominate as many people as you like!
  • Nomination Reveal Party on Saturday, March 16, from 6 to 8 pm at the SF Eagle; find out who’ll be in the running!
  • Voting opens at 7 pm on Saturday, March 16.
  • Voting remains open until 5 pm on Thursday, April 25.
  • Votes are one dollar apiece, benefiting the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, helping to keep SOMA Kinky and Queer!
  • The Mr. SF Eagle Leather Beer Bust on Sunday, March 31, from 3 to 7 pm, benefiting the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, will be a great opportunity to drum up votes for your favorite nominees!  
  • Attend the Awards Ceremony at the SF Eagle, Saturday,  April 27, from 6 to 8 pm. See who wins and can claim bragging rights!

The Golden Dildeaux page is here!

Oh, yeah, if you are eligible, remember to also vote in that Statewide thing, on or before Tuesday, March 5th!