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This month’s newsletter includes:
Wednesday, Februry 21, 6 to 8 pm
Join our Board of Directors meeting on Zoom, here.
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The Golden Dildeaux Awards are coming!
- The Golden Dildeauxs are prestigious, cheeky, all-in-good-fun, fundraising awards.
- The 25 sexy and scandalous awards include categories like:
- The Golden Gape Award for best power-fisting bottom,
- The Hole Hog Award for biggest pig,
- and more!
- Submit your nominations here!
- Nominations (free): Open until Wed. March 13, 5 pm
- Nominate friends, enemies or yourself
- Choose from 26 sexy categories.
- Nominations are free, nominate as many people as you like!
- Multiple nominations welcome.
- Nomination Reveal Party: Sat. March 16, 6-8 pm at the Eagle;
- See who’ll be in the running! It might be you!
- Voting opens at 7pm.
- Voting ($1 each): Opens Sat. March 16, 7pm until Thurs. April 25, 5 pm
- Your votes ($1 each) help keep SOMA kinky and queer!
- The Golden Dildeaux Awards Ceremony: Sat. April 27, 6-8 pm at the Eagle
- Join the fun, see who gets a Woody, the Oscars of SOMA
Visit the Golden Dildeaux Awards site here.
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Join us, Sunday March 3, at the SF Eagle, 3-7 pm,
- Our first Beer Bust of the year!
- Bottomless Beer or Soda, plus food: $20; Food only: $5.
- Raffle prizes! Tasty Jello shots!
- The Dildeaux Award categories will be posted!
- Talk up the folks you want to see nominated!
- More beer bust info info is here. The Facebook event is here.
- Want to help out with this event? Sign up here.
- Join the Cultural District; having more members helps us obtain grants and other financial support.
- Become a member today!
- Join us at a free community event: Leap into Kink!
- Come together in a safe and inclusive space that encourages open dialogue and celebrates sexual well-being.
- Exciting live demonstrations with Master Hines and Donal Wolf
- A thought-provoking panel discussion with Master Hines, Donal Wolf, Bianca Spencer and Jorge Ramon
- Open to all levels of experience within the Kink and BDSM community.
- DJ Del. Vendors. Bar (alcohol and non-alcohol for purchase)
- Come by our table and say hello.
- Presented by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation,
- On Leap Day. Thursday February 29, 2024, 5:30-8:30 pm,
- At SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street, in San Francisco.
- Facebook event is here; register for free here.
- On February 10, we held a SOMA Second Saturday! Game Day, indoors at the Folsom Center.
- We played "Kiinko", "South of the Slot", "Freedom of Speech" and "Kinko Dare."
- There were refreshments, prizes, fun conversations, and even a little nudity!
- There will be no SOMA Second Saturday event in March.
- The next SOMA Second Saturday will be April 13, 2024.
- On 12th Street, between Folsom and Harrison.
- Are you interested in displaying your art, selling your crafts, or entertaining us? Click here!
- A new park is being built at 11th and Natoma Streets, half a block from the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.
- The Rec and Parks Department is soliciting community input into naming the park.
- We proposed the park be named after Rachele Sullivan, one of the founders of our Cultural District and a prominent figure in SOMA's Filipino community.
- Other LEATHER & LGBTQ related proposals are naming the park after:
- Heklina, a founder of Oasis, and
- Jim Meko, a community activist nominated by board member emeritus and District historian Gayle Rubin.
- Please take this survey and vote for Rachele, Heklina and Jim Meko as your top three choices!
- Join the community meeting on March 7, at 6 pm for the survey results. Register here.
- The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is seeking new voices and new faces as we move into 2024.
- Our work is focused on preserving the history and culture of the leather community in SOMA while uplifting the businesses, residents, and artists in SOMA, in the leather and kink communities, and in San Francisco at large.
- We have several committees and projects which are available for you to volunteer for, including:
- Fundraising (e.g. planning for LeatherWalk 2024)
- Arts and Culture (e.g. murals, art shows)
- Event staff (e.g. for SOMA Second Saturdays)
- Communications and Marketing
- Membership and Diversity (e.g. recruiting new community leaders)
- Operations Support
- Folks with various levels of experience, expertise, or time availability are all welcome.
- Not sure where you might fit in? Start the conversation by writing to manager@sflcd.org.
- Or get on our Notification List!
- Our current volunteer opportunities are listed here.
- Sign up to help with the March 3 Beer Bust here.
- The folks who organize the Bearrison Street Fair are also looking for folks to join their leadership team. They especially need:
- A Green Team Co-Lead,
- Entertainment Team Members, to help with event coordination and production
- Finance Team Members, to help coordinate sponsorships
- Volunteer Team Members, to help recruit and manage volunteers.
- Sign up for a team here, or ask for more info here.
- Other kinky clubs and organizations that could use your energy can be found in our Resource Guide, here.
- The Black History Month Edition of the Erotic Storytelling Hour will be held on Thursday, February 22, 8-9 pm.
- Join via Zoom here.
- Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, with guest writers reading their original kinky creations.
- Info about our great erotic story writers and readers can be found here.
- Video recordings of recent episodes are here.
- Interested in reading? Contact us!
- Become a full member of the Cultural District now!
- Here's why you should join!
- Membership is $15 (dues waiver available for financial hardship).
- Click here to join or renew.
- Do not share this link with others; it has been customized for you, and will expire in 7 days.
- If you are already a member, the form will show you when your current membership will expire.
- Please search your spam folder for any emails from sflcd.org! Add us to your contacts!
- For assistance, please contact manager@sflcd.org.
- Help keep SOMA Kinky & Queer. Donate today!
- Your gift helps keep our kinky places and spaces in SOMA, and supports community events, performances and public art.
- Thanks!
- Tell your friends they can sign up to receive this newsletter at sflcd.org/signup.
- Please use these social media links to follow, repost, and share what we do!
If you live in California, please be sure to vote, on or before March 5, 2024! State voting info is here!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ CULTURAL DISTRICT
584 Castro Street #140
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States
415-237-3237
SFLCD.org
info@SFLCD.org
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