The San Francisco LGBTQ community and city leaders are speaking out after the city’s oldest gay bar was painted over ahead of Pride weekend.
Read the story on the KRON Web site, or view the video below:
Dining in the District
The good news is: there are places to eat and drink in and around Folsom Street! Places that were completely closed are doing pickup/delivery, and now several places have got their permits and now have tables for al fresco dining.
You can also shop, get your car repaired, even do home improvement. You just have to keep your mask on, keep your distance, and obey whatever “house rules” the management has posted to protect themselves, and you.
Our volunteers have explored, both online and on the street, and we have prepared a list of the cafes and restaurants, the bars and clubs, and the shops and services. Check out our list here.
Artists: Design Our Gateway
Imagine your artwork standing astride Folsom Street, welcoming visitors to the LEATHER and LGBTQ Cultural District, like these:
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We want to construct a gateway on Folsom Street near 11th, as a centerpiece of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District. We plan for it to be constructed as part of the SFMTA upgrade to Folsom and Howard Streets.
We want YOU to design it. We hope you can reflect Queerness and Kinkiness, physically and/or conceptually. Themes and images for your inspiration (none required):
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Specs:
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- Footprint: 3’ x 3’ max
- Height: 14’ max
- The gateway will be two pylons, one on each side of Folsom Street, each no more than 3’ square and no more than 14’ high.
- The gateway may not extend over the street.
- All designs must include the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s name and logo.
- (Note that there must be clear space all around the District’s logo of ½ the logo’s height.)
- All text must be in the Proxima Nova font family.
Your creativity and vision are what we need RIGHT NOW.
Time is of the essence. We need to get your completed submission by July 6, 2020.
All submissions become the property of the LEATHER and LGBTQ Cultural District. One submission will be selected to receive a prize of $500.
Revisions may be required for various reasons. If your design is constructed under the city’s In Kind program, we will apply for an additional stipend grant for the winner, though any additional funds depend on grant approval and are highly uncertain.
We can accept most file formats (ai, pdf, jpg, png, preferred).
Send your submission (or a URL link to it), to gateway@sflcd.org.
On your mark, get set, create!
Local Queer and Kinky Artists, Artisans, and Performers in all media: Are you on our Artists Roster? Read about it here, or go directly to sign up here.
You Can Help SF Plan Housing
We have been asked by SF Planning to help recruit outreach and engagement in Digital Participation Platform for the Housing Element 2022 Update. They want to ensure inclusive participation of San Francisco’s diverse population, and to elevate voices they haven’t heard from before.
Head here to get started! (You might also find this page this page a useful introduction.)