LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2024-04-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-05-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Board of Directors Meeting
The meeting is free and all community members are welcome to attend.
Please join us remotely via Zoom:
http://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789060820?pwd=[REDACTED]
You can also call 1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) and use Meeting ID: 844 9193 7145 and Password: [REDACTED] (Or find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kl0fPTq3u)
Board meeting minutes will be available when they are approved at the following meeting.
For more info, visit http://www.sflcd.org.

Queer Third Spaces: Resurgence and Resilience
2024-04-21 17:00 | The STUD, 1123 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
The strength and solidarity of queer community deepens in the midst of local and global anxieties related to political and social destabilization, rapid technological reformulations, and post-pandemic economy. This is evident in the preponderance of third spaces surviving – and even new ones being established – for and by LGBTQ+ people. These spaces range from cafes and community centers, art galleries and performance venues, bars and clubs, parks and plazas. These places are the venues for community organizing, mutual aid, performing queer culture, socializing and building political capital. In conversation with a 2017 SFUFF Program on the demise of queer bars in the Mission District, this program will celebrate how LGBTQ+ communities work tirelessly in spite of structural forces to keep them and their allies oppressed.
Doors open at 5pm, and the program begins at 5:30pm.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - Golden Dildeaux Awards Edition
2024-04-24 20:00 - 21:00 | 584 Castro St #140, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94114
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour
Tonight’s edition features nominees for the Golden Dildeaux Awards! You will be able to vote for them until 5 pm on Thursday, April 25, at https://sflcd.org/gda/votingballot.php
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featuring:
Ivy Limieux
Staci Everhart
David Hyman
Jessamy Barker
Sumiko Saulson
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302…
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2024-04-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-05-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-27 18:00 - 19:00
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub.
We are actively recruiting artists, both for murals, exhibits and other projects, and in leadership roles in our organization.
The meeting is free, and open to all.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702.
We hope you will join us!

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - Cats
2024-04-25 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-23 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-06-27 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featuring:
Oak
Dominique Leslie
Michelle Renee Lane
Cornelius Belmont
Sam Schreiber
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

Golden Dildeaux Awards Ceremony
2024-04-27 18:00 - 20:00 | SF Eagle
First, you cast your favored individuals to be nominated for a coveted golden dildeaux. Then, you put your money where your mouths are by casting your votes at $1 each to support your nominees. Now, we’re ready to name the 25 lucky individuals who will be walking away with the golden “woodies” claiming their space in history. Featuring a special performance by Coco Buttah.
Who will it be? Who have YOU named as your big winners for the 2024 Golden Dildeaux Awards? Join us for an evening of laughter and hot performances as we cheer on all the nominees!
Favored Categories to watch: The TOP of Them All, Best Looking Ass in the Bay Area, Queerest of the Queers, Best Leather Fashionista, Horse Hung Stud, and so many more! It’s a night you’re not going to want to miss!
Website to Vote: https://sflcd.org/gda/
Performances: TBA
Proceeds of the Golden Dildeaux Award benefit events and programs of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2024-05-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-06 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting guides efforts to increase District membership with an emphasis on representing all members of our community.
First Thursdays at 6 pm PST
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87865884248
3 Functions of this Committee:
1. Membership drive and process
2. Diversity part I- outreach to groups and gain attendance from all clubs and groups within our community
3. Diversity part II- ensure our committees are functioning from a viewpoint of diversity in their structure and event planning.
Hope you can join us!

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2024-05-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-13 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Communications Committee plans and guides the messaging and branding decisions for the District.
Join via Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039453815
Join by phone:
1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 840 3945 3815
Please contact the committee chairperson, Bob Brown with any questions: bob.brown@sflcd.org

Play on the Plaza - May: IMPACT Play & Flagging!
2024-05-11 12:00 - 17:00 | Eagle Plaza, 398 12th, San Francisco, CA
Join us at Play on the Plaza, coming in May! It’s a monthly, kink/leather/fetish, outdoor, play event hitting our streets in SOMA designed to ignite sparks in your life! Each month features a different BDSM, Kink, Leather or LGBTQ group on Eagle Plaza!
May Play: IMPACT Play & Flagging
IMPACT, May host: Ms SF Eagle Nunca Sola will be breaking in our public play space with puppy training.
Spanking benches and crosses available for signup.
Flagging led by Liam Ocean, from Flagging in the Park.
Music provided by our special guest DJ Paul Goodyear!
Kink/Leather Gear Swap: shop, consign or donate items.
And our Fetish Vendors for the Day:
ByrdBeaks
Cumply
Downtown Armor
GlamPunk Art
Gooch Photography
Leather Legends
Physique & Fantasy
Rose Glow
The Spooky Haus
Trans Art by Arien Reed
Wicked Grounds
Chair Yoga with Mukunda Studio
Legacy Tarot by Alexandria
Bootblack with boy zander
Live Portraits with Pup Jake
Learn all about the Ms SF Eagle Contest that’s happening on May 18th from current titleholder, Nunca Sola.
Vote for the Pride Leather Contingent Marshals at our Community Table in Eagle Plaza until 4 pm.
Flagging: Liam will enthrall us with spinning colorful flags! Bring your flags and join the fun. Loaner flags available to learn or improve your skills in this mastercraft! Take to the streets to create lively, colorful visuals releasing the energy of life, creativity, and unabashed joy!
Kink/Fetish Gear & Art: Find new gear or art from our vendors or gear swap. Be sure to wander further down our fair to visit our vendors and wellness corner!
This is a free kink/fetish community event produced by the world’s first and only LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
Our Mission
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s vision is to rejoice, commemorate, and protect the
contributions of our predecessors, contemporaries, and successors rooted in the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District and its diverse and marginalized peoples. United, we preserve, enhance, and advocate for the continuity and vitality of the Kinky and Queer communities of San Francisco’s Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District.
What do we do?
Keeping SOMA Kinky and Queer by lobbying city hall to allow bathhouses, installing public art like murals, activating community artists and performers, continuing economic development through the Entrepreneur Program, and producing walking tours.

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2024-05-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-05-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-06-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-10 18:30 - 19:30 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Land Use Committee tracks changes to real estate in the District in order to mitigate the effects of development and gentrification.
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85688294123
Meeting ID: 856 8829 4123
One tap mobile
+16694449171,,85688294123# US
+16699006833,,85688294123# US (San Jose)
The Land Use Committee for the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is interacting with city agencies, developers, and a range of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, regarding a wide range of land use issues within the Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.
There are a wide range of opportunities for involvement, from being on call to show up at a meeting in City Hall, to critical negotiations with planners and developers.
While special skills in real estate or civic planning are great, anyone with an interest in the Cultural District is welcome to join.
For more information, please visit http://SFLCD.org, or contact land-use-chair@SFLCD.org.

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2024-05-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-06-10 16:00 - 17:00 | 584 Castro St #140, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94114

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2024-05-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | 584 Castro St #140, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94114
Board of Directors Meeting
The meeting is free and all community members are welcome to attend.
Please join us remotely via Zoom:
http://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789060820…
You can also call 1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) and use Meeting ID: 844 9193 7145 and Password: [REDACTED] (Or find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kl0fPTq3u)
Board meeting minutes will be available after they are approved at the following meeting.
For more info, visit http://www.sflcd.org.

Narcan Training & Overdose Prevention Workshop
2024-05-22 18:00 | SF Oasis
Overdose Prevention Training
Wednesday, May 22, 6-8pm
Oasis, 298 Eleventh Street
PLEASE REGISTER for this free event so we can prepare a test kit.
We invite you to join us for an Overdose Prevention Training by Kochina Rude sponsored by the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District. The training will include how to recognize the signs of a fentanyl overdose and how to properly use Naloxone (Narcan). There will be also be training on how to use fentanyl test strips. Each participant will receive a kit with two doses of Narcan and a supply of test strips.The evening will include food and a special performance by Ryan Patrick Welsh, star of “Sex, Camp, Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Admission is free but seating is limited. Please register to join us.Fentanyl overdoses have been at critical levels in San Francisco in the last few years. You can be prepared to save a life.
Oasis is 21+
This training is made possible by a generous grant from the Success Centers.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour Dark Desires MerMay Edition
2024-05-23 20:00 - 21:00 | 584 Castro St #140, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94114
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featuring:
Da Kollector
Penelope Flynn
Cir Papi Di4bl0
Mx Jade
Rare Epiphany
Just added!
Cory Blue
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302…
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

Play on the Plaza
2024-06-08 12:00 | 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA 94103-4330, United States
Join us at Play on the Plaza! A monthly, kink/leather/fetish event that is hitting our streets in SOMA! Play on the Plaza is designed to ignite some spark in your life! Each month features a different BDSM, Kink, Leather or LGBTQ group on Eagle Plaza!
June’s Play on the Plaza Line-up includes:
IMPACT PLAY Host: The Exiles
Spanking benches and crosses available for signup, provided by Communal Toys.
Music provided by our special guest DJ Del (4)!
Flagging area – Learn to flag with Liam Ocean!
Kink/Leather Gear Swap: shop, consign or donate items.
Team Goth AIDS Walk Comedy Fundraiser – 2:00 – 3:30pm
Frida Sierra
Mean Dave
Oliver Graves
JoMama
Ashley Tomajan
Vendors: Artists and Makers with gear and art.
A.B.O. Comix
Center for Sex & Culture +Carol Queen
Curio N Curious
Cumply
Downtown Armor
Gooch Photography
Leather Legends
Legacy Tarot
Mauskaveli
Physique & Fantasy
Poppers the Pony
The queer haberdashery
Rhea Adri Art
Rocket Ready Apparel
Trans Art by Arien Reed
Spinal screening with Hernandez Chiropractic
Kink/Fetish Gear & Art: Find new gear or art from our vendors or gear swap. Be sure to wander further down our fair to visit our vendors and wellness corner!
This is a free kink/fetish community event produced by the world’s first and only LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
When: June 8, 12-5 PM
Where: Eagle Plaza, 398 12th Street
Interested in joining us as a vendor? Apply here: /vendors/
Our Mission
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s vision is to rejoice, commemorate, and protect the contributions of our predecessors, contemporaries, and successors rooted in the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District and its diverse and marginalized peoples. United, we preserve, enhance, and advocate for the continuity and vitality of the Kinky and Queer communities of San Francisco’s Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District.
What do we do?
Keeping SOMA Kinky and Queer by lobbying city hall to allow bathhouses, installing public art like murals, activating community artists and performers, continuing economic development through the Entrepreneur Training Program, and producing walking tours.

Board of Supervisors Committee Hearing
2024-06-13 10:00 | San Francisco City Hall, room 263
We are delighted to have completed our CHHESS report after extensive community engagement (thank you to everyone who took part in the focus groups or surveys) and work with City departments!
Come speak in favor of passage at a Board of Supervisors Committee hearing Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 10am, City Hall Room 263. We are the first agenda item. Public comment will be in-person only.
The Cultural History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategies (CHHESS) Report, serves as a roadmap of priorities and strategies for stabilizing the cultural community. Each Cultural District leads a robust community engagement process and works alongside City departments to create to this legacy document and strategic plan aimed at fulfilling each District’s vision and goals. The final reports are approved by the full Board of Supervisors by resolution and are revisited every three years.
We encourage everyone to attend the hearing to speak in favor of passage of our CHHESS report! To read the report, visit /chhess/

SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses, & Beyond
2024-06-22 10:30 | Ringold Alley and 9th Street
Join us on our free walking tour: SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses and Beyond
Now a world-wide leather/kinky/queer destination, SOMA (South of Market) began attracting leather bars in the ’60’s. Find out why!
Learn about the raucous exploits of the ’70’s when motorcycles lined the streets outside popular bars.
Hear about today’s bars and clubs and what they used to be, including one on Folsom with a swimming pool.
The tour starts at the corner of Ringold Alley and 9th Street (i.e. on 9th, halfway between Folsom and Harrison Streets). It ends at 8th and Ringold.
The tour runs one hour and 45 minutes. There are no hills.
it is free, but registration is required. /soma-tours/
Would you like to be trained as a Walking Tour Guide? Contact us!
