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Commemorative Sidewalk Plaques Project

   
 
 

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District works to help residents, workers and visitors appreciate the history and importance of the Cultural District’s buildings and streets.

Leather Legacy Landmarks (aka the Leather History Cruise) is a project to install bronze plaques at key historic locations around SoMa, in cooperation with the SF Arts Commission, Public Works, and the SFMTA, with funding provided by local developers and the community.  You can read about it in a September 2020 Bay Area Reporter article, also available in a pdf version.

A Resolution authorizing the plaques was unanimously approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (as reported in a Bay Area Reporter article) and signed by the Mayor on April 16, 2021.

Additional design reviews and approvals are still required.  Your presence and comments (via Zoom, or by email in advance) will be much appreciated.  Please consider signing up for our SOMA Action Network so we can let you know when we need that help. 

The first plaques will be installed as part of the Department of Public Works’ upgrade to Folsom Street, now under way.

Meanwhile, we invite you to view this presentation about the plaque project.  

View Presentation (PDF file)

Thanks!

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Play on the Plaza!

PLAY ON THE PLAZA!

CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District continues its efforts to solve the Bay Area water crisis by planning events to be rained on.

The April 13 “Play on the Plaza”  is being cancelled due to the forecasts for rain and wind.  We are doing our best to inform vendors, flaggers, workers, and volunteers as rapidly as possible, and thank everyone for their understanding. 

See you next month. 

Upcoming Play:
May 11: Impact Play

Join us for Play on the Plaza every second Saturday of the month!  A free community event that’s designed to ignite some spark in your life!  Each month we feature a different local bay area BDSM, Kink, Leather or LGBTQ group right on Eagle Plaza!  

Flagging is our April play theme! Special Guest Liam Ocean from Flagging in the Park will host and enthrall us with their art of spinning colorful flags!  Bring your flags and join the fun, some flags will be available for anyone learning. Liam will be answering questions and helping those who want to learn or improve their skills of this master craft! Join us as we take to the streets to create lively, colorful visuals and help us create the energy of life, creativity and unabashed joy in who we are by flagging and dancing to the beats of our amazing DJ Paul Goodyear.  

Kink / Fetish Vendor Mart:
boy zander bootblacking
ByrdBeaks
Cumply
Downtown Armor
Garaje Gooch
GlamPunk Art
Leather Legends
Legacy Tarot by Alexandria
Rhea Adri Art
Rose Glow
Skin on Skins
Trans Art by Arien Reed

Chair Yoga with Mukunda Studio
Free Spinal Screening with Hernandez Chiropractic

Thank you to Folsom Street and SOMA West CBD for their invaluable help with these events.

Saturday April 13, 2024 – 12 noon to 5pm
At Eagle Plaza
12th Street, between Folsom and Harrison

Vendors!  Entertainment!  Gear Swap!
Wear your Gear

Impact Play Area (Coming May ’24)

Free Admission!
Donations welcome!

Vendors Invited!
Priority is given to local artists, makers and service providers.
This month’s vendor info.
Vendor Booth Application

GEAR SWAP
If you are making room in your closet or dungeon,
Bring leather or kinky gear, toys or clothing to sell or donate.
Gear Swap Info

Volunteers Needed!
Contact manager@sflcd.org to sign up!

See who else is coming by checking Plura  (formerly known as Bloom)!

Nudity is welcome. Alas, sexplay is not.
Impact play coming to future events.

The SF Eagle Bar invites you to a special Saturday Beer Bust that afternoon, from 3 to 6 pm, benefiting the Cat Club, (the bar in SOMA that was recently impacted by a serious crime).

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Statement of Solidarity

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s leadership is deeply pained by the racist violence which continues in this country.

We stand in solidarity with Black and Brown people and their allies worldwide who are peacefully expressing their outrage at racism, injustice, and abuse of police power.

We stand in solidarity with the protesters engaged in powerful actions to demand justice, accountability, and systemic change.

Only by standing together will it be possible to put an end to the senseless brutality we have witnessed for too long.

The Leather and LGBTQ communities have a long history of collective strength in times of crisis and now we invoke that strength to call for freedom and fairness for all oppressed communities.

We call on the entire community to work together to dismantle ingrained systems of inequality wherever they are found.  It will be a long journey to the end of institutionalized racism, but our community will act with strength, purpose, and solidarity until we see that day.

Black Lives Matter!

Community members have encouraged contributions to some of the organizations listed below.  Although the Cultural District has not reviewed these suggestions, and cannot specifically endorse them, we do urge our community to support the hard work of achieving safety, freedom, and fairness for all oppressed communities.

Readings and Other Resources:

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Calendar

We have a Google Calendar of Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District events:

Folks with a sflcd.org account can view this calendar at any time with this Google calendar  link.

Committee chairs should have the ability to add and edit events.

Depending on your calendar technology, you may be able to use one of these links to add our calendar to your own:

If you prefer a non-Google based format, we also offer an events list / calendar.  Links in calendar items open Facebook pages about events.

Enjoy!