LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2024-07-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-26 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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
2024-07-25 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-22 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
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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]
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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: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2024-07-25 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:
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: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2024-08-01 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!

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2024-08-01 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 Pacific Time
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87865884248
Proposed Agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kUiAThEPcsyoQoyQwxS4snU2qczJ3Ys2t4REnhHDf4Q
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
2024-08-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-12 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
2024-08-10 12:00 - 17:00 | 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!
August’s Play on the Plaza Line-up includes:
IMPACT PLAY Host: The 15 Association
Spanking benches and crosses available for signup, provided by The Communal Toy.
Pup Mosh with the SF K9 Unit
3 pm – Rope Demo with @futohomo and @Ropeism_sfw.
Kink/Leather Gear Swap: shop, consign or donate items.
Chair Yoga with Mukunda Studio.
Portraits with AphyCharcoal.
Vendors: Artists and Makers with gear and art.
B’s Tiny Ds
Gooch Photography
Huggybear Art
Leather Legends
Mauskaveli
Rhea Adri Art
Silencilicone Custom Gag Sizing
The Spooky Haus
This is a free kink/fetish community event produced by the world’s first and only LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
Interested in joining us as a vendor? Apply here: /vendors/
Want to help us by volunteering? Check out our volunteer roles! https://volunteersignup.org/RXW4D
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.

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2024-08-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-12 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
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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 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
2024-08-12 19:00 - 20:00 | 584 Castro St #140, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94114

Candidates Night
2024-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | 584 Castro St #140, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94114
Join us to meet the candidates for the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Board of Directors.
Nominees for Board of Directors
Stephen Roberts
Bob Brown
Jonathan Ojinaga
Alecia
Nominees for President
Sumiko Saulson
Reika Faust
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 829 7434 0904
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The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is a 501(c) membership organization whose membership elects its Board. Online voting will open at the conclusion of the Candidates Night event, and will remain open for roughly 6 days.

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2024-08-21 18:00 - 19:00
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.

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2024-08-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-18 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.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - The "Hot for Teacher" Edition
2024-08-22 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! This Thursday is our annual back-to-school Hot for Teacher Edition.
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featuring:
Cir Papi Di4bL0
Copper Wolf
Cory Blue
Sam Schreiber
Eric Mueller
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

LeatherWalk Beer Bust
2024-09-01 16:00 - 20:00 | The Lone Star Saloon
Join us for the first of two beer busts kicking off a month of leather and LeatherWalk on September 22. DJ Joe Prince Wolf.
$15 for all the beer or soda you want.

Entrepreneur Training Program
2024-09-05 10:00 - 13:00
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Entrepreneur Training Program is a nine-week training program where up to ten entrepreneurs from new or existing businesses serving the San Francisco leather and kink communities will work as a cohort in a mutually supportive environment to develop their respective businesses from the ground up.
The next cohort begins on September 5.
In this program, they will learn about different aspects of starting and running a business: customer discovery, marketing, finance, operations, strategizing, and business presentation. Through Zoom-based group sessions and one-on-one consultations, they will also learn about how to formalize and register their business in San Francisco, locate permit and licensing requirements, and access useful resources. At the end of the 9 weeks, they will be invited to present their business plan to a panel of local business leaders, experts, and potential funders.
We are looking for entrepreneurs who have a strong connection with the Leather Community and SOMA. They should:
1. Plan to set up a storefront in the SOMA area or start a business catering to the Leather Community,
2. Plan to sell their products or provide their services in SOMA either at a permanent location or through popup locations such as a street fair, or
3. Plan to sell their products or provide their services through other existing stores in SOMA that cater to the Leather Community.
All participants who complete the program will receive a $500 stipend to help with their startup costs.
To learn more and apply to join our next cohort please visit /business/

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2024-09-05 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 Pacific Time
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87865884248
Proposed Agenda:
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!

Stop the Violence II
2024-09-07 13:00 - 15:00 | SF Eagle
Safety Forum: Community Unity Event
At our last safety forum, we planned another which would address concerns of other segments of the community.
Proposed Agenda (not final):
1. Welcome and Introductions (Hosts – Reika)
2. Sister’s Blessing – Sister Tonka Belle
3. Recognizing supporting groups
4. Oasis Experience
5. Castro Community on Patrol officer (Street Safety)
6. Decide if there is Community Interest in Self-defense class
7. SOMA West Updates
8. Onyx/Sisters whistle presentation
9. Q&A lead by LDG – Calder
10. Announcements (District Elections/LeatherWalk)
a. LeatherWalk
b. Other announcements
Event Details:
Date: September 7
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: The SF Eagle
This is a call for our community to unite and stand against violence. We need your support and voices to join the conversation. Let’s come together to show our strength and solidarity.
Please join us in this important gathering.
Participating organizations include ONYX Northwest, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Castro Community on Patrol, and LDG (the Leathermen’s Discussion Group)

LeatherWalk Beer Bust
2024-09-08 15:00 - 19:00 | SF Eagle
Help us kick off LeatherWalk 2025 with an Eagle Beer Bust. There will jello shots for sale.
$20 for all the beer or soda you want, plus food, generously provided by Azucar Lounge. $7 for food only, while our supplies last.

Play on the Plaza: Special Collaboration Queer Leather Happy Hour's 15 Year Anniversary!
2024-09-14 12:00 - 17:00 | Eagle Plaza, 398 12th, San Francisco, CA
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!
This month we are thrilled to collaborate with Queer Leather Happy Hour to celebrate their 15 year anniversary! The SF Eagle’s bar will be open and the outside sidewalk will be set up for patrons to consume their favorite drinks while watching the play area! You can check out additional information at https://www.facebook.com/events/470106238935890/
September’s Play on the Plaza Line-up includes:
IMPACT PLAY Host: Queer Leather Happy Hour! Special 15 Year Anniversary.
Special Performances: Twisted Windows
Demo schedule:
1:30pm – Shay Tiziano
2:00pm – DangerBones & elizamante
2:30pm – Naturalturn & Jade_Viper
3:00pm – Squeeks & Jackson
3:30pm – Alicia T-Corn & KleineVosje
4pm – Shay & Angel
Spanking benches and crosses available for signup, provided by Communal Toys.
Kink/Leather Gear Swap: shop, consign or donate items.
Vendors: Artists and Makers with gear and art.
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!
Aphy Charcoal
Artwork by Cricket
Downtown Armor
Filthy Studios
Hernandez Chiropractic
Legacy Tarot
Leather Legends
RR Modern
Two Bald Guys Art
This is a free kink/fetish community event produced by the world’s first and only LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
When: September 14, 2024
Where: Eagle Plaza, 398 12th Street
Interested in joining us as a vendor? Apply here: /vendors/
Interested in joining us as a volunteer? Sign up here: volunteersignup.org/99PH9
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.

SF QLHH 15 Year Anniversary Block Party @ Play on the Plaza
2024-09-14 12:00 - 17:00 | SF Eagle
Come celebrate 15 years of SF Queer Leather Happy Hour at the SF Leather & LGBTQ+ Cultural District Play on the Plaza, this Saturday Sept 14th from 12-5pm 🔥🔥
This will be a day time block party with designated areas with play equipment for impact play and bondage (bring your toy bag!), bootblacks, and an area for cocktails!
We are beyond thrilled for Dj Nico to join us as our Dj for the festivities 🤩 Dj Nico is an Art and social justice educator by day, Bay Area bad boi, dj and event producer by night. Nico is an open format dj who strives to produce inclusive events across the bay. They currently produce a 90’s party called “A Family Affair” with their partner drag queen Mz. Love’O every first Friday @elriosf and “Game On” every second Sunday @motherbarsf.
There will also be the usual leather/LGBTQI+ vendors down the street from us for your shopping pleasure 😁
The party will be located right outside the @sfeaglebar where the street will be blocked off. Come Join us for this historic Hot AF event!
Thank you to the SF Leather LGBTQI+ Cultural District and The SF Eagle ❤️

LeatherWalk 2024
2024-09-22 11:00 - 15:00 | SF City Hall
LeatherWalk is our cherished annual march for visibility, celebration and fundraising.
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is ready to step out!
LeatherWalk 2024
Walk for Fun. Walk to Fundraise. Donate
www.leatherwalk.org
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Bring Your Kink. Step Out. Give Back.
Sunday, September 22, 2024 | 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
San Francisco City Hall — Polk Street Steps
LeatherWalk 2024 happens on Sunday, September 22. We gather at City Hall at 11:00 AM on the Polk Street steps. The program starts at 11:15 AM, step off at 11:30 AM.
We walk through SOMA, stopping for entertainment and refreshments at leather, kink, and queer venues along the way. The walk ends at Eagle Plaza with a raising of the Leather Pride Flag during the SF Eagle’s Leather Pride Fest. Watch this space for updates.
– Gather at 11:00 AM — Program at 11:15 AM — Step Off at 11:30 AM*
– Starts at — City Hall, Polk Street Steps
– Stop 1 — Oasis
Champagne Room bar open
– Stop 2 — Powerhouse, Azucar Lounge, Hole in the Wall
Azucar menu for purchase: Margaritas
Beverages
Guacamole & Chips
Salsa Fresca & Chips
Tía Sarah’s Cookies
And tasty treats
– Stop 3 — Leather Etc
10% Discount for Walkers
– Stop 4 — Mr S Leather/Ringold Alley
Stock Up for Folsom
Book signing for the book “Kink Is” from 1-3 pm
“Blessing of the Leathers” by Rev. John Brett 1:45 pm
– Stop 5 — Lone Star Saloon
– Final Stop 6 — Eagle Plaza for Leather Pride Fest
– End Time — Approximately 2:30 PM
Raising of the Leather Pride Flag 3:00 PM
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Leather Legacy Landmarks – Sidewalk Plaques
Community members can support the District’s Leather Legacy Landmarks initiative to install sidewalk plaques at 77 iconic and sometimes raucous SOMA locations, honoring businesses and venues that began serving our community in the 1960s. We have a goal of raising $22,000 to install the first 17 plaques, all on Folsom Street. Your support gets us one step closer to reaching this goal. Thank You! https://www.sfleatherdistrict.org/plaques
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The world’s first LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District exists to ensure there is a lively and vibrant home for our community’s events, businesses, bars and organizations in SOMA, in short, we’re keeping SOMA kinky and queer.
We celebrate, preserve, and promote the rich history and vibrant culture of our leather, kink, and LGBTQ communities while fostering a safe, creative, and inclusive environment for all.
We partner with local businesses and organizations to support cultural events, advocate for community needs, and enhance neighborhood vitality. Through strategic initiatives and public engagement, we ensure that the unique heritage and contributions of our communities continue to thrive and inspire future generations.
For more information, visit www.sflcd.org.

Plaque Unveiling for Rachele Sullivan
2024-09-24 18:00 - 19:00 | SF Eagle
The Friends of the Eagle Plaza has installed a heart plaque honoring Rachele in Eagle Plaza. To celebrate the plaque, we thought it appropriate to hold the official unveiling during Leather Week.
Rachele was instrumental in our founding and a tireless advocate for our Leather & SOMA communities.
Please join the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District and Friends of Eagle Plaza on Tuesday, September 24, at 6 pm, to share your memories and stories of Rachele.
Our proposal to name a planned new park at 11th and Natoma after Rachele was recently approved and it will be known as the Rachele Sullivan Park

BloodSisters at the Roxie!
2024-09-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Roxie Theater, 3125 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
See the 1990’s leatherdyke classic Bloodsisters during Leather week! This is a fundraiser for the Ms. San Francisco Leather Contest + the GLBT Historical Society. Show up in your best BDSM gear, win gorgeous sexy raffle prizes from Mr. S Leather, Micah Riot Tattoo, and more, plus enjoy a thoughtful Q&A led by real live in-person leatherdykes!
Full info and tickets at https://roxie.com/film/bloodsisters
BloodSisters
