Nominations are Open for the Golden Dildeaux Awards 2025

The Golden Dildeaux Awards Are Here… Nominations Are Open!

Someone fierce, filthy, or fabulous enough will take home a Golden Dildeaux Award.

The competition is stiff, and the titles are legendary. Start making your nominations now, until they close at 5 pm on March 5.  Nominate yourself or someone else.

Nominations Open Now!

Submit your nominations at gda.sflcd.org

      • Nominations are free to post. 
      • Top nominees move to the voting round.  
      • Votes will be $1 each.
      • Nominees must be at least 21+ and live in the SF Bay Area.
      • Please ask if the nominee is ok participating before submitting their nomination. 
Also, mark your calendar to join us on Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 7 pm, at the SF Eagle, for our Nomination Reveal Party, to find out who has made it to the ballot.  
Then, after a month of furious competition for votes, find out who will take home a coveted Golden Dildeaux Award in each category. at the Golden Dildeaux Award Ceremony on Saturday, April 12, from 5 to 7 pm, at the SF Eagle.
Good luck, folks!

Town Hall Dates Set

LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Town Hall
Saturday, January 11
from 2 to 5 pm
at the
Folsom Street Community Center

1286 Folsom Street
in San Francisco
Everyone welcome!
Free!

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District exists to represent and support you!

At least twice each year, we hold “Town Halls”, both to share information with our community and to listen to them.

    • Learn what the Cultural District has been doing!
    • Hear our plans for the year to come!
    • Share your experiences of the Cultural District!
    • Give us feedback.  Your opinions matter to us!
    • Enjoy refreshments!
    • Become a member, and receive our new Cultural District Pin!
    • Everyone welcome!
    • Free!
    • Agenda:
    • Doors open 2 pm
    • Presentation at 2:30 pm
    • City listening session 3 – 4 pm
    • Feedback about the District 4 – 5 pm

UPDATE:  Special Guest for January 11 Town Hall

We are excited to have Jayme Roderick leading the City’s SOMA funding listening session at our Town Hall meeting this Saturday!
The voices attending will influence whether city funds are spent on projects benefiting our community as Jayme helps us explore what a vibrant and thriving SOMA looks like.
Jayme Roderick is a Certified Life, Leadership & Creativity Coach who supports and champions the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC folx, women, and others historically underrepresented. They have worked and played in the creative space (theater, MFA in Poetry, film) since they were 12. As a mentor, workshop and retreat leader, Jayme is committed to raising the powerful voices of everyone. Find them at www.jaymeroderickcoaching.com and on Instagram @coachjayme.

 

There will be another Town Hall on

Saturday, May 17, 2025
from 2 to 4 pm
at the
Folsom Street Community Center

1286 Folsom Street, in San Francisco

Sustaining SOMA Survey

Contribute your voice to how the city will spend funds designated for SOMA!

The city is soliciting community input on how to spend money intended to stabilize SOMA in the face of gentrification and the coming tidal wave of development. The money comes from developer fees.

In recent years, the SOMA Stabilization Fund has provided support for our events as well as projects for other groups and individuals for:

    • purchasing buildings for community groups, 
    • small business assistance
    • capacity building for small businesses and organizations
    • community and nightlife safety
    • rental subsidies for low-income housing
    • leadership development
    • community cohesion
    • civic participation
    • community based programs
    • economic development
    • creating community spaces

This is our opportunity to be heard!  Only small amounts of the fund have come to the District, let’s change that, speak up now! 

Take the city’s survey:
Start Survey

Learn more at the city’s Sustaining SOMA website,
or sign up on their form to be part of the project.

Thanks!

Leather Title Contests

It’s 2025, and Leather Title Contests are roaring back!

The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is a proud sponsor of both the Ms. SF Leather and Mr. SF Leather Contests. Enjoy!

Ms. San Francisco Leather 2025 

Congratulations to the new Ms. San Francisco Leather:
Madame Folly!

Madam Folly, Ms. San Francisco Leather 2025.  Photo by Firedragonphoto

And congratulations to the entire team that made the Ms. San Francisco Leather 2025 Contest such a fun and inspiring event!

Photo by Firedragonphoto

Photos by Firedragonphoto


Mr. San Francisco Leather 2025 Contest

    • Contestant Draw Party:
      • Saturday, March 1,  5pm
      • S.F. Eagle, 398 12th Street
    • Contest Weekend:
      • Meet and Greet:
      • Contest:
      • After Party:
        • Winners Bar (or Powerhouse if Independent wins)
      • Mr. San Francisco Leather Victory Party:
        • Sunday March 30th, 2025, 3 pm
        • S.F. Eagle
        • Eagle Beer Bust
    • Executive Producer: Ray Tilton
    • Tickets: $40 in advance, $50 at the door
    • Venmo: Raymond Tilton @Daddy-Ray-BARKS
    • Facebook Event: facebook.com/events/1335595707411776
    • Website:  mr-sf-leather.com

Mr. Lone Star Leather


Powerhouse Leather Contest


SF Eagle Contests:

  • SF Eagle Bootblack 2025- March 7, 8, 9
  • Ms. SF Eagle Leather 2025- May 9,10,11
  • SF Eagle Leather Pet 2026- July 18, 19, 20
  • Mr. SF Eagle Leather 2026- September 19, 20, 21

Good luck to all contestants!