Census 2020 is Coming

Wherever you live, and whomever you live with, a  complete count of all residents during the upcoming Census is very important to all of us. The 2020 Census will count same sex couple households, which has special importance to our LGBTQ community.

The Census Bureau is now locally hiring. The area census office of San Francisco is looking for candidates to fill in multiple positions.

Please click on the images above for more info, or apply at 2020census.gov/jobs (or here), or contact our local representative, Benson (Baokun) Zhao, at (628) 800-2743 or baokun.zhao@2020census.gov.

Everyone counts!

501(c)3 Achieved!

The Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District has passed another milestone, in obtaining its 501(c)3 tax-exemption letter from the IRS.  This means that — among other things — donations to the Cultural District can be tax deductible.

The Cultural District will continue to use SOMArts — another 501(c)3 organization that serves as a cultural hub within our part of the City — as its fiscal agent, safeguarding our funds and administering any grants that we receive from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development or other San Francisco agencies.  But having our own 501(c) status is an important achievement, and will help the organization achieve its goals.

So hurrah!

 

EyeZen Announcing Auditions for Spring 2020 OUT of Site Walking Tours

For centuries, South of Market has been a catalyst for radical change and a stronghold for queer and activist organizing. Following Eye Zen’s wildly successful 2019 work-in-progress OUT of Site Queer History Walking Tour, they are seeking performers for a South of Market premiere in April 2020.

The performers will portray SOMA residents throughout SF history including: an indigenous two-spirit guide; a 19th Century transgender journalist; a merchant marine; housing activists and community organizers; an African American cruise ship steward and labor activist, a female-owned auto repair shop owner and employees; leather culture artists and sex club advocates; and Lesbian and Gay business owners and their customers.

They are seeking performers with an ability to flow between genders-trans, genderqueer, trans-masculine, masc presenting. They strongly encourage QTBIPOC* (*Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) to apply.

Actors must have skill to switch quickly between 4-5 characters. Those with experience working in outdoor theater encouraged to apply.

Please fill out this form to audition & send a head shot and resume to info@eyezen.org

Learn more here.

SFLCD Offers Fun and Info at Folsom

The Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District’s booth at the Folsom Street Fair on 9/29/2019 was a great hit, visited by hundreds of fairgoers, who received info about the Cultural District while playing games, winning swag, and reminiscing about the places in our District where they had lived, worked, and played.

SFLCD Booth at Folsom Street Fair 2019 (photo by Huggybear)

Our thanks to the volunteers who helped staff the booth, and to the many folks who signed up on our mailing list while there.  Look for an email of welcome in the coming week or so.

Pup shows where he met his handlers, with David Hyman and Tre Allen. (Photo courtesy of Tre.)

The Fair was also an opportunity for the District to show off its new (interim) logo:

Interim logo for District. This is NOT a high-resolution image, so please do not copy and use elsewhere. High-quality images will be available soon.

Board members explained that the decision was made to use this logo, along with the horizontal version of it, on an interim basis. pending the completion of a full “Marketing and Branding” plan.   Watch this Web site for updates!