LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

THEYFRIEND 2022 Nonbinary Performance Festival
2022-11-16 15:00 - 2022-11-19 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Francisco, California, Sausalito, CA, US
Now in its second year, THEYFRIEND is the world’s first performance festival uplifting, centering, and celebrating nonbinary identity! This year the festival will expand to five events over four days (November 16 – 19) in partnership with San Francisco arts presenters and queer nightlife venues.
Curated by Edgar Fabián Frías, KB Boyce and Kevin Seaman, the 2022 THEYFRIEND festival will feature newly commissioned work from writer-performer Rawiyah Tariq, multimedia artist Sharmi Basu and musician Tyler Holmes, with live performances from local nonbinary performers and video from national and international contributors.
Nov 16, 5:30 PM
Engendered: THEYFRIEND Opening Showcase & Dialogue: https://www.facebook.com/events/5452147331520352
Nov 17, 7 PM
THEYFRIEND Featured Showcase: https://www.facebook.com/events/385462030326359
Nov 18, 5 PM
THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Happy Hour: https://www.facebook.com/events/778168069940455
Nov 18, 8 PM
Enby International: THEYFRIEND Video Showcase: https://www.facebook.com/events/1171859036750134
Nov 19, 9 PM
Unbounded: THEYFRIEND Closing Party
https://www.facebook.com/events/5816895541656820/
THEYFRIEND is supported by the California Arts Council, KQED Live, the Hormel LGBTQIA Center at San Francisco Public Library and Brava! for Women in the Arts, and is presented in partnership with Intersection for the Arts as part of the Intersect SF Series (supported with funds from Grants for the Arts) and the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.

Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is creating an Internet-based Walking Tour of noteworthy past and present locations in our South of Market neighborhood. We will help folks rediscover the lost gathering spaces of the past, and appreciate the businesses and cultural institutions that now struggle to survive.
We need folks help develop the content for the tour, and to provide (or help us recruit) expertise in research, editing, and voice acting.
This is a great time to get involved, whether your interest is historical, architectural, cultural, technological, or prurient. We need your input!
This is a free Zoom meeting, open to all 18+.
Join at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792.
More info at /make-tour

Takeover: A BIPOC & QTPOC Meetup
2022-11-13 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dolores Park, Dolores Park, San Francisco, CA, United States
Next month there will be a new event at Dolores Park by and for BIPOC & QTPOC community members and their allies.
It’s Takeover: a BIPOC & QTPOC Meetup, offering music, a picnic, and good vibes, held in Dolores Park (Church Street & 19th Street), on November 13, 2022, from 1 to 5 pm, presented by MOCAASF.
Bring your food and drink of choice along with a blanket and a willingness to connect with QTPOC & BIPOC people outside the bar scene.
This event is a call to participate in a new and exciting community in which we can build new connections in a safe space. As the poster says, “We are a vibrant, powerful and resilient BIPOC & QTPOC community. Let’s celebrate that!”
The event will be located in the area opposite the tennis court at Dolores Park. There will be a table set up if you would like to get a name tag and say hello to other community members and collaborators.
Find more info about about the event here, and more about MOCAA here.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour -Trans Awareness Week Edition
2022-11-10 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour – Trans Awareness Week Edition
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:
Tristissima
Houston Oak
Joli St Patrick
Hannah Hellcat
Special Guest Reader:
Foster Freeze
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

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2022-11-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-13 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

Castro CD Governance Committee meeting
2022-11-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-10-13 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Governance Committee meeting (open to the public).

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2022-11-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-10-11 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
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Meeting ID: 865 1085 0238
Password: [REDACTED]
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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 recently-created 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.
Agenda is available here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XX0IL_LNtV8EXYldtS3E-Yj-cCG_oZE6xm4iUf7-qsE/edit
For more information, please visit http://SFLCD.org, or contact land-use-chair@SFLCD.org.

Castro CD Executive Committee meeting
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Executive Committee (open to the public).

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2022-11-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | 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
Proposed Agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WXvW91IgDN2ZOn-uh2wzRSISrTI1XaR0k-v091-zgbo/edit#heading=h.6bc6e5a12ww9
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!

Castro CD Land Use Committee meeting
2022-11-02 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Land Use Committee meeting. (open to the public).

SOMA West Farmers Market at Eagle Plaza
2022-10-29 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-22 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eagle Plaza, 398 12th, San Francisco, CA
Eagle Plaza serves as the setting for a weekly Saturday market which features a selection of produce from local farmers, food producers, prepared foods, community tabling, and family-friendly live entertainment.
The certified farmers market is the result of the close partnership and months of preparation with the Friends of Eagle Plaza, the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, the SF Eagle Bar, HQ, neighborhood residents, and with support from the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

Interested in volunteering? Please send an email to farmersmarket@swcbd.org
Interested in becoming a vendor? Please fill out this form.

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2022-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee works to support and promote the creative forces of our South of Market community.
This month, our meeting will focus on plans for our special “SOMA Second Saturday Holiday Market” in December. This event will require a ton of kinky creativity and volunteer involvement.
We may also discuss merchandise for our online store, new murals, and arts- and culture-related plans and projects to propose for the 2023 budget.
The meeting is free, and open to all.
The full agenda is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/17iwREIU6iwmln9SFfkRbufGjFeb_h1vNGTNR0S9AGyE/
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!

Castro CD Arts & Culture Committee Meeting
2022-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Arts & Culture Committee meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Public comments are allowed at the end of the meeting.

Castro CD Diversity & Inclusion Committee meeting
2022-10-26 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Diversity & Inclusion Committee meeting. (open to the public).

KDK Birthday Bash Beer Bust at SF Eagle
2022-10-23 15:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SF Eagle, 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Get your gear on and cum celebrate the Bad Ass Birthdays of Cal Callahan, District Manager of the Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District, and Mark Hankins, Krewe de Kinque King XIX & Mr. SF Eagle Leather 2023!

Krewe de Kinque Mardi Gras is bringing the party with a $15 Beer/Soda Bust featuring HOT SAUSAGES on HOT BUNS served up by some hot PUPS! Homemade Potato Salad & Chips will accompany the sandwiches ($10 food plate only.)

Take a chance on some great PRIZES, suck down some stiff Jell-O Shots, and join us in song as we cut and serve a big ole Birthday Cake! Now, WHO’s spanking WHO for their Birthday???

Proceeds will support the Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District!

Castro LGBTQ Cultural District Advisory Board meeting
2022-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is our monthly Advisory Board meeting (open to the public).

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver)
Board of Directors Meeting
The meeting is free and all community members are welcome to attend.
Please join us remotely via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789060820…
You can find the meeting agenda here:
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.

Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-10-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is creating an Internet-based Walking Tour of noteworthy past and present locations in our South of Market neighborhood. We will help folks rediscover the lost gathering spaces of the past, and appreciate the businesses and cultural institutions that now struggle to survive.
We need folks help develop the content for the tour, and to provide (or help us recruit) expertise in research, editing, and voice acting.
This is a great time to get involved, whether your interest is historical, architectural, cultural, technological, or prurient. We need your input!
This is a free Zoom meeting, open to all 18+.
Agenda here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRGWV6UJBluUw1crKo-kLrNYCYZiHO3XJrAEt09fgFQ
Join at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792.
More info at /make-tour

LDG Presents: Fetish Fair 2022
2022-10-15 15:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Transform1060, 1060 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
SFLDG is proud to announce the return of its annual Fetish Fair on October 15th at Transform 1060!

Starting at 3:30, some of the SF Bay Area’s foremost experts on various kinks will present and share some of their best tools and tricks of their kinky trade. ($10 suggested donation per session)

Presentations include:

Flogging by Daddy Robert
Therapeutic Devices for Kink by Daddy Wade
Latex Maintenance and Repair by Smash Wolf
Mummification by Mr. Seth Munter
Knife Play by Flicker
And many more!

GearUp will also be hosting a play party after Fetish Fair so come for the Fair and stay to practice what you’ve learned. Info here

Like all LDG events, fetish fair is programmed primarily for kink-minded men, and open to all adults. The GearUp play party is for people who identify as male.

Bearrison Street Fair
2022-10-15 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Harrison and 11th Streets, 1500 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Bears of San Francisco welcome you to the 2nd annual Bearrison Street Fair on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 12-6pm.
A fair for every bear! A supportive, welcoming, and inclusive event for all members of the adult LGBTQ+ community.
Vendor applications are open, VIP Passes are on sale, and Volunteer Sign-Up is live!
Come dance and celebrate with us in San Francisco! Let’s boogie and have a sexy good time!
~Live WWE-style wrestling
~Interactive games
~Vendors
~Food
~Beer and NEFT Vodka Cocktails
~NEFT VIP Beer Garden (Purchase VIP passes here: www.bearrison.org)
PLUS
~The Barbells, Bears, and Butts Deadlift Competition. More info and sign up to compete here:
*****https://fb.me/e/1CWDIEWgx)*******
~Bouncing Booties Twerk-Off ($100 for first place, prizes for 2nd and 3rd), Sign up:
*******https://www.bearrison.org/twerk*******
**Main Stage**
Boys of Bearleasque
Oasis Drag Power Hour
Homer Marrs (LA)
Muñecas
Probe 7
Bearrison Street Fair’s Bouncing Booties Twerk-Off Contest
**BAAAHS Sound Stage**
Polyglamorous
Miguelitooo
Olga T
dj boyshapedbox
Tiny Tim
**NEFT VIP Bear Garden DJs**
Kelly Naughton
Charles Hawthorn B2B FLORIDAWTR
Chaka Quan

Bearrison Street Fair is completely free to the public. However, like all street fairs, we rely on the generosity of our patrons to provide entertainment, keep the fair safe and secure, and give back to our community. Please consider making a donation here. Anyone who donates at least $10 ($15 at the gates) will receive a drink discount for all beverage booths. Or upgrade to a VIP Pass which includes the drink discount plus so much more!

LeatherWalk 2022
2022-10-15 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall
LeatherWalk 2022 will now take place on Saturday, October 15, 2022, with modified start and finish locations.
LeatherWalk was postponed from its original date due to an unseasonal rainstorm.
We will gather at 11:00 am in Civic Center Plaza, across Polk Street from City Hall. Drop off any last donations and get your collectible LeatherWalk 2022 pin. Supervisor Matt Dorsey is scheduled to speak.
Departing from Civic Center at 11:30 am, our stops include:
STOP 1
Oasis
STOP 2
Powerhouse / Hole in the Wall / Azúcar Lounge
STOP 3
Leather Etc. / Wicked Grounds / Cat Club
Mention “LeatherWalk” at Leather Etc. for a 10% discount on your purchase
STOP 4
Mr. S Leather / the Ringold Leather History Alley
Ceremony at the Ringold monument at 1:45 – “Blessing of the Leathers” by John Brett, Minister, SF Night Ministry’s Faithful&Fabulous
STOP 5
The Lone Star Saloon
STOP 6
Bearrison Street Fair. We will end at the very fun, body-positive street fair on Harrison between 10th and Eagle Plaza.
Meet up, chat about the event, make new friends on Bloom
https://bl.ooo/m/leatherwalk-2022-323
More info and updates at /lw/
The event is free and open to the public but if you would like to become a fundraiser and support the work of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, you can register at https://bit.ly/3d5kKpp

SOMA West Farmers Market at Eagle Plaza
2022-10-15 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eagle Plaza, 398 12th, San Francisco, CA
Eagle Plaza serves as the setting for a weekly Saturday market which features a selection of produce from local farmers, food producers, prepared foods, community tabling, and family-friendly live entertainment.
The certified farmers market is the result of the close partnership and months of preparation with the Friends of Eagle Plaza, the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, the SF Eagle Bar, HQ, neighborhood residents, and with support from the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - LeatherWalk/Bearrison Edition
2022-10-13 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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) about LeatherWalks, Bearrison Street Fairs, and Folsom Fairs past, from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Copper Wolf
Element Eclipse
Dicey Grenor
Daniel Erickson
Special Guest Reader
Beth Bicoastal
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

SOMA Second Saturdays!
2022-10-08 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 12th Street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street
Join us on 12th Street between Eagle Plaza and Folsom Street to shop with some of the finest queer and kink artists, artisans, and craftspeople.
We will again be hosting a Vaccine Popup for MPX, COVID, and Flu in partnership with SF Department of Public Health and BayPLS.
Go to https://bit.ly/3SSZ0wm to make an appointment.
Beverages are available at the SF Eagle, including Beer Bust from 3-6.
Refresh your “wardrobe” at the Rough Trade Gear Swap. Get ear acupuncture with Dr. Marcos from Needle Play Acupuncture. Heal your spirit with Tarot by Alexandria.
Vendors and artists include Art by Luke, Body Glow by Rosa Candles, Femmmeow, It’s Simple, Just Angel, Photos by Gooch, and Wicked Grounds.
Dine nearby at local restaurants like Willows and Manora.
Find out who else is going and join the chat with Bloom!
https://bl.ooo/m/soma-second-saturdays-192
Applicable COVID-19 precautions enforced.
Smoke-Free Event
Come out and join the fun.

SOMA West Farmers Market
2022-10-08 09:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eagle Plaza, 398 12th, San Francisco, CA
