LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2023-06-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-13 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | 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

TURN OUT JUNE 8 to Save the Castro Theatre!
2023-06-08 10:00 (America/Denver) | 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, 1 Doctor Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, 94102, US
TURN OUT JUNE 8 to Save the Castro Theatre!
JOINT HEARING – PLANNING AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS
Thursday, June 8, 2023
10:00AM
https://sfplanning.org/event/joint-hearing-planning-and-historic-preservation-commissions
Join the Friends of the Castro Coalition in showing up to the joint hearing of the San Francisco Planning and Historic Preservation Commissions and let them know that the sweeping proposals submitted by Another Planet Entertainment are not appropriate as they have failed to address or meet the thresholds and conditions established by the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District and the broad coalition of member organizations of the Friends of the Castro Theatre.
Additional talking points can be found at: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/save-the-castro-theatre-support-the-community-plan/

Pride Pop- Up Art Show
2023-06-02 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Heron Arts, 7 Heron St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Exhibition Dates: June 2nd- June 14th, 2023
Opening Exhibition: June 2nd, 6-9 pm
Gallery Hours: By appointment
Heron Arts, in collaboration with The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, Oasis Arts, and Soma West CBD, is pleased to announce the group exhibition Pride Pop- Up Show. The exhibition will be a salon style show featuring artwork by local LGBTQ artists and will be both a celebration of the beginning of Pride month, as well as a celebration of the cultural heritage of the LGBTQ+ community in the SoMa neighborhood where Heron Arts is located. The exhibition will be on view at Heron Arts from June 2nd until June 14th, 2023.
The opening reception for Pride Pop- Up Show will feature DJ Trevor Sigler and a special performance by Kochina Rude and takes place on Friday June 2nd, 2023, from 6-9 pm. The reception is free and open to the public.
Participating Artists:
Adam Caldwell, Aleckzander Anthony, Alex Prestia, Diego Gomez, Dorian Katz, Elliott C Nathan, Favianna Rodriguez, Gloria Polo, J Manuel Carmona, Johnny Botts, Jonesy, Josh Katz, Justin Hall, Kegan Marling, Luke Andahazy, Phil Chanin (Glitter Moonbeam), Serge Gay Jr., and Tanya Wischerath.
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
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 & 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 & LGBTQ Cultural District.
Oasis Arts
Oasis Arts supports artists through collaboration, development, and mentorship by providing tools, venue space, resources and equipment to enable LGBTQ and BIPOC artists to create innovative and diverse art.
Partnering with Oasis Nightclub and leveraging the seven year history of the queer arts scene. Oasis Arts will elevate diversity and bring vibrant art to the community by embracing participation across generations, cultural backgrounds, and individual expressions.
Oasis Arts is committed to uplift the voices of the historically suppressed, disenfranchised, and forgotten LGBTQ and BIPOC community by providing a platform to present artistic expression. Oasis Arts, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, CA.
Heron Arts
Heron Arts was founded in 2013 by Mark Slee, an active member of San Francisco’s creative community, organizing events since the mid-2000s. He is joined in 2015 by director Tova Lobatz, who is pursuing ambitious programming that encompasses installations and experiential, interactive environments, alongside traditional gallery exhibitions. Collectively they hope to provide San Francisco with a fresh outlook on contemporary beauty in the arts.

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2023-06-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-06 19:00 - 20:00 (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!

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour Mermay Edition
2023-05-25 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | 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:
Kristy Anne Cox
Penelope Flynn
Cornelius Belmont
Daniel Erickson
Tristissima
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

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2023-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
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.
Full agenda is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gxma_Zq1gyjQE3ieLpiZkvm6FpDFIe5PzCmIzaDnfYs/
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!

Narcan Training
2023-05-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | SF Oasis
Learn how to:
Identify an overdose
Administer nasal naloxone (Narcan)
Practice harm reduction in gay nightlife
F﻿ree Narcan and fentanyl test strips with registration! Come with an open mind and be prepared for some mythbusting!
The event is free but please register so we know how much supply to bring. https://bit.ly/42PfevH

SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses and Beyond - Walking Tour
2023-05-21 14:00 (America/Denver) | Ringold Alley
Join us on our first 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 bar and clubs and what they used to be, including one on Folsom with a swimming pool.
Sunday, May 21, 2pm
Tour starts at 9th and Ringold, ends at the SF Eagle in time for the Sunday Beer Bust.
90 minutes, no hills.
Free! Space is limited; advance registration required. https://sfleatherdistrict.com/civicrm/event/info/

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2023-05-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-15 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: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nBAbtcXc5DfhPCAo2dvgZhvXF_aayDCJQP8DEf4TVUI/
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.

SOMA Second Saturdays!
2023-05-13 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | 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.
Starting this month, we have partnered once again with the SF Department of Public Health to bring MPX vaccines to SOMA Second Saturdays! We will have up to 300 free first or second doses but you must register at https://bit.ly/3LSwWri
Vendors include ByrdBeaks, Femmmeow, FVCK CA, Gender Monster Studios, GlamPunkArt, GOOCH Photography, House of Haven Crafts, It’s Simple SF, Mauskaveli, Ram Shackle Leather, skin on skins, Spikes Leather Consignment, and Tarot by Alexandria.
Pup Jake will sketch you in charcoal live all through the fair.
1 pm – The Leather Pride Contingent is meeting at the Eagle.
2 pm – Sumiko Saulson will conduct an erotic story writing workshop. Earn your Certificate of Smutification.
Food and beverages are available at the SF Eagle.
Find out who else is going and join the chat with Bloom! https://bl.ooo/m/soma-second-saturdays-274
Smoke-Free Event
Come out and join the fun.

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2023-05-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-04-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-13 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | 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
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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.

Audacious Anniversary 5
2023-05-06 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Folsom Street Foundry, 1425 Folsom Street, San Francisco
Be our guest at the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Fifth Anniversary Party! Admission is FREE.
MCs – Lance Holman and Alotta Boutté
Performances by
Ryan Patrick Welsh
Alotta Boutté
John Weber, with Kippy Marks
OmNomNom X Palace of Trash
Ambient Suspension Bondage with Twisted Windows
DJ – Fawks
Strut your smut – aka your hottest fetish gear – in the second annual Brazen Runway
Demos by the Exiles, Service Pups of San Francisco, ELSE and ONYX Northwest
Tasty treats from MamaBear’s Kitchen
This is a party you won’t want to miss!
Find out who else is going, meet up, dress up with Bloom https://bl.ooo/m/audacious-anniversary-5

Bare Chest Calendar Team 2024 Finals Contest
2023-05-06 15:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street, San Francisco, 94103, United States
The Bare Chest Calendar has been raising money and supporting our community for 40 years! Come support their Finalists as they compete for a spot on the 2024 Calendar. See them in their fantasy gear, get to know them better during the question and answer, and watch them strip their shirts off and bare their chests!
It’s on Saturday, May 6th from 3-6:30PM and will take place at the DNA Lounge. tickets are $15 in advance; $20 on the day of the show.
Buy tickets here
RSVP on Facebook here
Full info here

Team 2024 Finals Contest
2023-05-06 15:00 (America/Denver) | DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Come support our Finalists as they compete to be on the 2024 Calendar, our 40th Edition! See them in their fantasy gear, get to know them better during the question and answer, and watch them strip their shirts off and bare their chests!

Anniversary Party
2023-05-06 - 2023-05-07
Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the creation of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
Save the date, and watch for details!

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2023-04-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
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.
Full agenda is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y2m0vNizoGMbvlqxo9uLZewKc7vafe_aPqw72UKHVYM/
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!

Golden Dildeaux Awards - Woodys Award Ceremony
2023-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | SF Eagle, 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Find out who gets a Woody! Join us as the winners of the coveted and cheeky community choice awards like Best Sex, Favorite Fister, Best Puppy, Sexy Siren, and more than twenty other categories. See which nominee also gets the Wolf of Folsom Street Award as the highest fundraiser.
MCs – Dolan Wolf and Dixie de la Tour
Special Performance – Sadyst Payne
Voting is open through April 21 (5 PM PST) at /gda/info.php

Golden Dildeaux Awards
2023-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SF Eagle, 398 12th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Save the date, and watch for details!

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - Society of Janus Special Edition
2023-04-13 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | 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!
The hour of kinky literary fun happens on the Second Thursday of each month. Come hear some erotic, sexy, and funny stories and more from selected writers of our community!
All of our readers for this event are from The Society of Janus, a San Francisco-based support and education organization for people interested in the kink, fetish, and BDSM lifestyles. They provide opportunities to meet others with similar interests in a safe, relaxed atmosphere. Learn more about them here: soj.org
Thursday, April 13, 2023, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Join via Zoom
Or call 1 408 638 0968 and enter meeting ID: 868 6820 8302 and password: [REDACTED]
Info on Facebook
Be 18+
Hosted by:
Sumiko Saulson
David Hyman
Cal Callahan
Featuring Stories by:
JoyfulNoise
Jessamy (LondonCalling)
TheShorty
Hannah Hellcat
pans_labrnth
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!
2023-04-08 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | 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.
Exhibitors include ByrdBeaks, Dandy Disaster, Downtown Armor, Favebydanaerishae, FVCK CA, Girl’s Cauldron of Oddities, Gooch Photography, It’s Simple SF, Major Sketch, Mauskaveli, Messyfemme, Skin on Skins, Spike’s Leather Consignment, Trigger Happy Toys, Wicked Grounds
Get centered with The Acupuncture Lounge. Get guidance from Tarot by Alexandria.
Beverages are available at the SF Eagle, including Beer Bust from 3-6.
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-268
Applicable COVID-19 precautions enforced.
Smoke-Free Event
Come out and join the fun.

Leather Alliance Weekend
2023-03-17 - 2023-03-20
See https://www.leatheralliance.org/leather-alliance-weekend/home for details.
