LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2021-03-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-02-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-01-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee advocates for creative activity in the Cultural District, organizes events, performances, public art, gallery shows, and walking tours, and explores opportunities to attract and support leather and LGBTQ artists in the Cultural District.
The agenda for this meeting can be previewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-yg5AWcC4YKif6T9Y7OzhTXc_7_c9bQEjlRdHJ0CIxE/
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!

Artists and Creatives Meet Up - Japantown Cultural District
2021-03-25 17:00 - 19:00 | San Francisco, California, San Francisco, CA, US
A space for SF Japantown artists to gather, grow community, and envision the future of our creative ecosystem~
Join the Japantown Cultural District (JCD) for our March Artist Meet-up. If you are a Japanese/Japanese American creative in the Bay Area, and/or have a meaningful connection with SF Japantown, we want to build with you! All who are invested in our community are welcome.
In this session, we will continue to know each other and build community through sharing work and collaboratively designing the Japantown Co-Creative Hub, our virtual artist platform, to be launched in 2021. We will also have an opportunity to give feedback on the community input based, Freshly developed JCD logos!
Opportunities arising in Japantown for Artists will also we shared!
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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Additional information:
Who is the Japantown Cultural District?
The Japantown Cultural District is a community-wide program for the collective visioning, development, and implementation of strategies to sustain the cultural heart of Japantown into the future. We aspire to provide a central collaborative platform for the preservation, evolution and transmission of Japanese and Japanese American culture in the Bay Area.
The Cultural Districts Initiative is a formalized partnership between the City of San Francisco and legacy communities. Japantown is one of 8 Districts in the city’s new initiative. We are funded by Prop E Hotel Taxes, and a program of the Japantown Task Force.
Throughout last year, the Japantown Task Force held focus groups to better understand the needs of our community and how the Cultural District can work to fill in the gaps. One element that came through loud and clear was the need for more energy and resources dedicated to the upliftment of our artists and culture bearers. As a result, one of our current strategic priorities is to design and launch a Virtual/Physical Co-Creative Space, where artists can connect with one another, showcase their work, host and attend creative workshops, stay up to date on arts opportunities, and more. As we begin to build out this virtual space, we want to do so in collaboration with our artist community, to ensure that this space is meaningful, inspiring, accessible, and functional. That’s where you come in!

Intro to the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District Town Hall
2021-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Castro District, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94110, 94114, US
Join the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District on Saturday, March 20 at 2PM for our first public town hall meeting of 2021. We will introduce Castro LGBTQ Cultural District advisory board and staff members and preview our work over the next year. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and Julia Sabory from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development will share info on why the cultural district was created and how we are supported by the City of San Francisco. We will have a questions and answers period of about 20 minutes.
Please help us preserve LGBTQ culture, help us prevent further gentrification, and help us build a more inclusive Castro in terms of race, gender, and queer equity! We hope to see you at our town hall.

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2021-03-17 18:00 - 20:00
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/15PMILgsjf10xfGCYpdxuBWCXSjw8qvJhCxNkKY_pB-k/
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 meetings minutes will be available as soon as possible after each meeting.
For more info, visit http://www.sflcd.org.

TL Love | COVID 19 TESTING
2021-03-17 11:00 - 16:00 | PianoFight, 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, US
The Transgender District, in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health will be providing Free COVID-19 testing in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Co-hosted by PianoFight Bar.
Open to all- No ID required! Testing is confidential, and results are rapid!
Funding provided by San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and San Francisco Human Rights Commission
See you there!

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2021-03-16 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
Featured Readers:
Daniel Erickson
Patty Overland
mrPam
Steve Hayes
Special Guest:
“WrathDaddy” James White
Join Zoom Meeting
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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: Land Use Committee Meeting
2021-03-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-02-09 19:00 - 20:00 | 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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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/1yQSoFYsDdD6zkYVtEFeLEXI5z-AmExtWop61qt9JaBc/edit
For more information, please visit http://SFLCD.org, or contact land-use-chair@SFLCD.org.

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2021-03-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Communications Committee plans and guides the messaging and branding decisions for the District.
Please note new meeting time of 6 PM.
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

Housing Element Listening Session for Japantown Cultural District
2021-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 | San Francisco, California, San Francisco, CA, US
Shaping the future of the housing in Japantown starts with your input! Make sure our community’s voices are heard!
Now is the time to reimagine a more vibrant, livable, equitable future for Japantown. It is also the opportunity to address the inequities caused by Urban Renewal or the “Redevelopment,” that have continued to impact housing and community sustainability in Japantown for decades.
The Housing Element is San Francisco’s housing plan for the next 8 years (2022-2030) and the first one that will center on racial and social equity. This ongoing policy effort will address the City’s housing needs in terms of adequacy, affordability, racial and social equity, environmental justice, design, resiliency, and livability. It will include policies and programs that express our collective vision and values for the future of housing in San Francisco. It will define our priorities for housing solutions guiding decisions and resource allocation for creating housing and providing housing services. The Plan will address the housing needs of all, especially communities of color.
More Info: https://youtu.be/oydp8ov_iiM
The challenges around Housing in San Francisco are rooted in troubled policies that have resulted in the inequities of our society. There are five Key Ideas which the Planning Department is seeking input on. One of the Key Ideas is to: “Recognize the historic racial, ethnic, and social discrimination in government programs and champion equitable housing choice to reverse their consequences.”
1. What are your concerns around housing in Japantown?
2. How has historic inequitable policies impacted the livability of Japantown for the community?
3. What does a more vibrant, livable Japantown look like?
4. What do you envision the future of housing and community space in Japantown to look like?
The SF Planning Department is currently in the “Vetting Key Ideas with Community,” and “Refining Policies Together” phase of developing the updated Housing Element.
Let’s make sure that the collective vision and values of our Japantown community is reflected in the Housing Element update so that Japantown thrives into the future! We look forward to your participation and input at this “Housing Element Listening Session!
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Save the Oasis Telethon
2021-03-06 12:00 - 2021-03-07 00:00 | Online (see event details for links)
Save The Oasis!
“The hard reality is that even with all we’ve done and the initial help we received, the monthly cost to maintain a business like Oasis is extremely high. The second shutdown coupled with the already mounting debt has left us on the brink of financial collapse. We are now asking for the community’s help to keep us afloat so we can be there for everyone when the pandemic is over.” — D’Arcy Drollinger, Owner and Artistic Director of Oasis.
The twelve-hour streaming “Telethon” will include live and pre-recorded performances, testimonials, hourly interactive events, fabulous items up for auction from our community, and a phone bank of drag queens to take your call. All funds raised go directly to business expenses for the club: rent, utilities, operations, as well as paying off debt accrued while being closed.
Hosted by D’Arcy Drollinger and her friends, the Telethon will stream live from noon to midnight on on Saturday, March 6, 2021, Expect a cavalcade of stars and San Francisco luminaries to help raise $100,000 to save SOMA’s iconic queer nightclub.
You can also donate to help save OASIS, right now through March 6th, right here!

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2021-03-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-02-04 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
Proposed Agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JZmYMKaaqkz0yXUMl664Xefn_VkB7f5QZ1_tGQzgP3c/edit
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!

Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2021-03-03 18:00 - 19:00
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.
The agenda can be seen at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i_3y0dJX29ug8aiZgeBjTXspDsL8ngu9lzFE4-53Zg8/
More info at /tour

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2021-03-02 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
Featured Speakers:
Beth Bicoastal
Isabella Dollish
Tara Tanglewood
Eager Oak
Special Guest:
KL Joy, erotic BDSM writer and first
Australian to run for the International
Ms Bootblack title.
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

Save the SF Eagle – Share Your Memories!
2021-02-25 15:00 - 2021-03-11 15:00, 2021-02-09 15:00 - 2021-02-23 15:00
Submit your photos and stories of the SF Eagle! They will be sent to the Historic Preservation Commission to help achieve landmark status for the bar. We are working with the Planning Department to support the effort. We are particularly looking for these stories or photos, especially from the 80s and 90s:
Notable events/parties/meetings/gatherings which occurred on the premises and may have helped shape/define SOMA’s Leather/LGBTQ community.
Significant people associated with the venue (performers, patrons, etc.).
Photos (interior/exterior, historic/current).
Click the “Discussion” tab to post them here or email them to manager@sflcd.org. Thank you for your help!

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2021-02-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-01-20 18:00 - 20:00
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/1YxwoldBPzwBtjBJBL0exs8YKxlHc5ui0WI87ZI1c9t4/edit
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 meetings minutes will be available as soon as possible after each meeting.
For more info, visit http://www.sflcd.org.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - Black Representation Edition for February
2021-02-16 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
Authors from “Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noir” and “Scierogenous: An Anthology of Erotica Science Fiction and Fantasy”
Dicey Grenor
Valjeanne Jeffers
Penelope Flynn
Quinton Veal
Sumiko Saulson
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

Virtual CLAW 8
2021-02-12 - 2021-02-15
Dr. Gayle Rubin, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan and member of the Board of Directors of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, will be honored with a career retrospective as part of the “Entertaining Education” portion of “Virtual CLAW 8”.
The program, titled “Dr. Gayle Rubin: Tenured Professor of Leather”, will begin at 11:00 AM Pacific Time on Saturday, February 13, 2021. It is part of a three-day program of virtual parties and programs called “Virtual CLAW 8,” organized by the folks of the Cleveland Leather Annual Weekend (CLAW) – a national leather charity.
The full program will include a Friday evening Meet and Greet, the World Premier of the short film “LEATHERBOY”, live smut with Fetish Porn Superstars Dolf Deitrich & Jack Mackenroth, and numerous educational programs and social events, culminating in the Sunday afternoon Closing Party and Raffle Draw, Advance registration is required, and costs $20 and up. Full details and registration are at https://www.clawinfo.org/planning/virtualclaw.
The Virtual Claw events have been very successful temporary replacements for the regular Leather Weekends held in Cleveland each April. The organizers hope to announce a date for the next in person CLAW soon. Learn more at https://www.clawinfo.org/.

LEATHER TOGETHER - VIRTUAL Celebration
2021-02-06 18:00 - 20:00
We want to CELEBRATE our Vibrant,
Alive & Kick-Ass Women’s Leather Community! Join Us for our Online VIRTUAL Zoom Celebration.
Highlights include…
> Videos from Amazing Clubs & Titles throughout the US
> PLUS Video Messages from Past Ms SFL Titleholders
> Women’s Porn > SF Snapshots > Socializing & More.
LINK TO ZOOM CELEBRATION WILL BE POSTED SOON.
12-DAY ONLINE AUCTION from January 28th – February 8th, 2021. LINK TO THE AUCTION WILL BE POSTED SOON.
Ms SF Leather is NOT having a 2021 Contest due to the Covid pandemic.
HOWEVER, we still want to CELEBRATE Caity & her title year. CELEBRATE that we will be back in 2022 with a whole new exciting Contest. CELEBRATE & socialize with our community.

Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2021-02-03 18:00 - 19:00
Our guest will be Eric Jost, the host of the SF City Guides “Undercover Folsom Street” Tour.
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 editing, voice acting, and other specialities.
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.
The agenda can be seen at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i_3y0dJX29ug8aiZgeBjTXspDsL8ngu9lzFE4-53Zg8/
More info at /tour

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2021-02-02 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
Featured Readers:
Emily Flummox
Eager Oak
Ksst
Syringa Vulgaris
Special Guest Reader:
Ivy Limieux, founder/operator of SOUL,
and one of the people who runs KCC
(Kinky Colorful Consciousness).
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

Folsom Streetscape Open House
2021-01-28 17:00 - 17:30
San Francisco Public Works (SFPW) and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will be holding a Virtual Open House for the Folsom Streetscape Project.
The Folsom Streetscape Project is scheduled to start construction in 2022. The purpose of this open house is to show the final public realm design for the corridor which includes landscaping, lighting, and cultural features.
When completed, the Folsom Streetscape Project will make the South of Market Neighborhood (SoMa) a safer and more inviting place to walk, bike, shop, and take transit
Join via Zoom at 5pm on Thursday, January 28, 2021 by visiting
https://zoom.us/j/94895512639

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2021-01-19 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
Featured Readers:
Frank La (Bare Chest Calendar Mr.
March 2021)
Garrett Sohnly
Danny Thanh Nguyen
Element Eclipse
Special Guest Reader
KL Joy, erotic BDSM writer and first
Australian to run for the International
Ms Bootblack title.
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

Queer Culture Club | Street Sex Photos
2021-01-14 19:00 - 19:30
TICKETS: http://bit.ly/2KwjwVQ.
Our new program series in 2021 is the “Queer Culture Club,” a monthly series on the second Thursday of each month that focuses on LGBTQ people who are defining the queer culture of yesterday, today and tomorrow. These programs feature GLBT Historical Society executive director Terry Beswick as he interviews queer culture-makers, including authors, playwrights, historians, activists, artists and archivists, to learn about their work, process, inspirations, hopes and dreams.
In this first installment, cosponsored by the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, legendary San Francisco gay “radical sex” photographer Mark I. Chester will discuss his forthcoming new book of contemporary photography, “Street Sex Photos” (2021). The book documents gay men’s sexual lives in the South of Market district of San Francisco in an era when the neighborhood was, in Chester’s words, “like a giant supermarket of the sexual underground.”
SPEAKERS
Mark I. Chester (he/him/his) is a gay radical sex photographer whose fine art featuring sexual content has documented his life in San Francisco’s South of Market district since the late 1970s. His work is sexually explicit, politically provocative, socially conscious and artistically taboo. His work continues to break down barriers among normally exclusive genres of art including fine art studio portraiture, social documentary work, explicit sexual art and street photography. His book Street Sex Photos will be officially released on January 20, 2021.
Terry Beswick (he/him/his) has served as executive director of the GLBT Historical Society since 2016. At the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in San Francisco, he was a founding member of the local ACT UP and was the first national coordinator of ACT NOW, the national AIDS activist network. He advocated for HIV/AIDS research and treatment with Project Inform, the Human Rights Campaign and the White House Office of HIV/AIDS Policy. After the advent of effective treatments for HIV, Beswick worked as a journalist for the Bay Area Reporter and other LGBTQ community publications. More recently, he spearheaded a successful campaign to save and renovate the Castro Country Club for the queer recovery community and cofounded the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District. He holds an MFA in playwriting from San Francisco State University. Beswick served as a Community Grand Marshal for the 50th Anniversary San Francisco LGBTQ Pride Parade and Celebration in 2020.
ABOUT THE LEATHER & LGBTQ CULTURAL DISTRICT
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District works to preserve and enhance the vitality of San Francisco’s kink and queer communities in SoMa. For more information, click here: /.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
This event will take place online. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions on how to join the Zoom webinar as an attendee. The event will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GLBTHistory/ and then archived on our YouTube page at https://bit.ly/2UyGVbG.
ADMISSION
Free | Suggested donation of $5.00
Register online here: http://bit.ly/2KwjwVQ.
ASL INTERPRETATION
ASL interpretation provided upon request. Please write at least three days in advance of event to leigh@glbthistory.org.
JOIN THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Become a member of the GLBT Historical Society for free museum and program admission, discounts in the museum shop and other perks: www.glbthistory.org/memberships.
Image: Portrait of Mark I. Chester courtesy of the artist.
