Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District explained

The Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District[1] is a cultural district in San Francisco's South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood commemorating the history and culture of the leather subculture active in the area for approximately half a century. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors established the district with legislation signed into law by the mayor on May 9, 2018.[1] [2] A ribbon cutting was held on June 12 that year[3] [4] [5] outside the Stud on 9th St.[6] [7]

The area is bounded approximately by Howard St. on the northwest, 7th St. on the northeast, I-80 on the east and US 101 on the south. There is also an exclave between 5th and 6th streets, Harrison and Bryant.[8] It includes the San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley, which opened in 2017.[9] [10]

The aim of the district is to "honor and commemorate the people, places and institutions that gave South of Market its distinctive culture and appeal, and would also help protect the remaining businesses and spaces, and sustain the people who live, work and recreate there."[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City and County of San Francisco - File #: 171019.
  2. Web site: Sabatini . Joshua . SF expands cultural districts to include SoMa's gay and leather community - by j_sabatini - May 1, 2018 - The San Francisco Examiner . Sfexaminer.com . 2018 . 2018-05-02 . 2019-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190314205748/http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-expands-cultural-districts-include-somas-gay-leather-community/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Victory Party for Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District. 12 June 2018 .
  4. Web site: Protecting Queer Spaces | the Fight Magazine. 31 July 2018 .
  5. Web site: Leather cultural district cuts ribbon.
  6. Web site: Leather Community Celebrates Designated District At This Year's SF Pride « CBS San Francisco . Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com . 2018-05-24 . 2018-06-24.
  7. Web site: Sabatini . Joshua . SF expands cultural districts to include SoMa's gay and leather community - by j_sabatini - May 1, 2018 - The San Francisco Examiner . Sfexaminer.com . 2018-05-01 . 2018-06-24 . 2019-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190314205748/http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-expands-cultural-districts-include-somas-gay-leather-community/ . dead .
  8. Web site: AdminSFLD . Map of District – Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District . Leatheralliance.org . 2018-05-30 . 2018-06-24 . 2018-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614015734/http://leatheralliance.org/sfleatherdistrict/2018/05/30/map-of-district/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Ringold Alley's Leather Memoir. www.artandarchitecture-sf.com.
  10. News: Paull . Laura . Honoring gay leather culture with art installation in SoMa alleyway – J . J . Jweekly.com . 21 June 2018. 2018-06-23.
  11. Web site: Introduction to the Leather Cultural District Project. Google Docs.

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