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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

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The world's first city-recognized LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, located in the South Of Market Area of San Francisco, CA.

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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Our Entrepreneur Training Program, in partnership with Abôve Consulting, is a 9-week training program for new or existing businesses serving the SF leather and kink communities. The next cohort begins 2/4/2027. The deadline to apply is 2/3/ 2026. To apply, visit sfleatherdistrict.org/business/
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We'll have a Gear Sale and donation drop-off this Saturday at Bearrison Street Fair. Come visit us between noon and 5 pm. To see what we will and won't accept, please check out sfleatherdistrict.org/gear-swap-in...
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our Associate Board Member Apaulo Hart is coordinating Sunday's Deviants Adult Arcade, the official Folsom Street Fair afterparty and still needs volunteers to support the event. You can volunteer at tinyurl.com/LCDDeviants
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
CHEER San Francisco will be entertaining at LeatherWalk 2026 this Sunday at Stop 2 (Azucar Lounge and Powerhouse). If you didn't step off with us from SF Eagle, we will be there between 11:30 am and noon. See you Sunday!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🏳️‍🌈COME OUT AND PLAY IN SOMA. See some old friends. Make some new ones. 🍹NEW: Grab a drink at our stops and take it along! 🔥A few hundred queers, kinksters and fabulous weirdos together in the streets. 🖤Sun. 9/20, 10am. New starts: Eagle Plaza 👨🏿‍💻Register to walk, fundraise or donate: LeatherWalk.org
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Donate your previously enjoyed gear and toys at this Sunday's beer bust - and you can buy some more! Our Gear Swap n Shop will be set up on Eagle Plaza from 3 to 7 pm Proceeds support our projects and events as well as keeping your gear in the community at affordable prices.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🔥 LEATHERWALK IS BETTER WITH FRIENDS. Round up your club Text your fam Recruit your besties Bring that friend who needs to get out more 😏 👨🏼‍💻Get them registered to walk, fundraise or donate! 🍹 NEW: Grab a drink at our stops and take it along! LEATHERWALK IS A CELEBRATION. 🖤Sun. 9/9-10am @Eagle Plaza
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join us for our beer bust 0n Sunday Sept 13, benefiting LeatherWalk $20 for bottomless beer/soda and a plate of MamaBear's excellent cooking Raffle prizes, jello shots, fun, everything you expect from a beer bust. We will also be hosting our Gear Swap n Shop in Eagle Plaza during the beer bust.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Join us tomorrow (Saturday, August 22) starting at 1 pm at the Folsom Street Community Center (1286 Folsom Street).
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🎉🥾 POLISH THOSE BOOTS! 🥾🎉 LeatherWalk 2026 is happening Sunday, September 20! We’re starting at Eagle Plaza and hitting the streets of SOMA. Leather. Kink. Queer joy. Music. Performers. Flags. Friends. . LEATHERWALK IS A CELEBRATION. 📆 September 20th ⏰ 10:00am 👩🏽‍💻 LeatherWalk.org
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We'll be at Up Your Alley Fair on the north side of Folsom Street between 9th and Dore. We will feature our Gear Swap n Shop and we will also be accepting donations of your previously enjoyed gear. Please check out sfleatherdistrict.org/gear-swap-in... for our donation guidelines. See you Sunday!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Applications for this year's THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival hosted by Diamond Wave for nonbinary performers, video artists, workshop facilitators, and experimental creatives are being accepted until July 17. www.diamond-wave.org/event @diamondwavearts.bsky.social
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Join us for our Gear Swap n Shop at Leather Alley on Sunday for great previously owned gear and toys at affordable prices. All proceeds support the projects and events of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District. We will not be accepting donations of gear or toys at Pride.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Come see us at Leather Alley (circled in red on the map) in the Root of Pride this Sunday! Our Gear Swap n Shop and outreach booths are the closest to the Leather Alley stage.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
For everyone joining us Sunday in the Leather Contingent, the location and gathering time has been announced.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday for our Kink n Shop! Nearly 300 people attended and shopped, played, and socialized. Thank you to those who donated previously enjoyed gear and toys to our Gear Swap n Shop! Those donations help fund our efforts to keep SOMA vibrant and kinky!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
(2/2) Shop for previously enjoyed leather and toys at our Gear Swap n Shop and Leather Legends, and pick up some new toys and fun stuff from Bunker Gear Latex, Mauskaveli, Barbarian Designs, and Subtle Designs.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
(1/2) The anticipation has been building! Kink n Shop takes place tomorrow, Sunday June 7, 12-4 pm, at 1277 Mission Street. Plus party hosts The 15 Association, schmooze with The Exiles in the lounge, and vote for your Leather Contingent Parade Marshals.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Local makers, Bunker Gear Latex and Subtle Designs will be two of the vendors at this Sunday’s Kink n Shop, check out their clothes and toys, June 7, 12-4pm. Our friends from Leather Legends will have previously enjoyed leathers along with our own Gear Swap n Shop.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Team Goth will promote their AIDS Walk fundraising efforts at Sunday’s District Anniversary: Kink n Shop, June 7, 12 to 4pm. Sumiko Saulson’s Mauskaveli brand whimsical toys will be on display and available for sale. The 15 Association will be hosting a party on site! Gear Swap n Shop will be open!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
At our District Anniversary: Kink n Shop this Sunday, get previously enjoyed leather and toys at affordable prices. Donations of your gear support our work and allow everyone in the community to afford to outfit themselves. See sfleatherdistrict.org/gear-swap-in... for what we can and can’t accept.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A Leather District event wouldn’t be the same without The Exiles at the party! They will be hosting a lounge area to talk about their work at the District Anniversary: Kink n Shop on Sunday, June 7, from 12-4 pm. Come sit and chat with them and learn what they will be up to in the coming months.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The 15 Association will be hosting an open party downstairs at the District Anniversary: Kink n Shop on Sunday, June 7, from 12-4 pm. Shop for gear and toys before heading down. Gear Swap n Shop will be open for previously owned gear and toys as well as other new and used local kinky vendors.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Vote for your favorite candidate for Leather Contingent Pride Marshal at our District Anniversary: Kink n Shop on Sunday, June 7, 12-4pm! Come for the voting, stay for the shopping! Check out the kinky gear at our Gear Swap n Shop and at the kinky vendors who are joining us.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Join us on Sunday, June 7, 12-4pm, for Kink n Shop, highlighting Gear Swap n Shop, plus other kinky vendors and a 15 Association party downstairs. We will be accepting donations of your gear that isn’t getting used or worn anymore. For guidelines, visit sfleatherdistrict.org/gear-swap-in...
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Celebrate our 8th Anniversary with a Gear Swap n Shop and an open party. Sunday, June 7, noon - 4pm, at 1277 Mission St. The first 200 people receive a commemorative 8th Anniversary pin Cast your vote for the Leather Contingent’s Pride Parade Marshals Party downstairs by The 15 Association
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
It's World Goth Day! A shout-out to all our friends celebrating tonight at Cat Club SF and DNA Lounge!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
(1/2) Celebrate our 8th Anniversary with a Gear Swap n Shop and an open dungeon as we kick off Pride Month. Sunday, June 7, noon - 4pm, at Stopgap, 1277 Mission St. The first 200 people receive a commemorative 8th Anniversary pin Cast your vote for the Leather Contingent’s Pride Parade Marshals
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
LAST CALL! We only have a few slots left at tomorrow's Kink & Draw: Impact Play Edition. Only $5 to register at sflcd.org/kinkdraw. It's the only way you'll see what poses Sir Thomas and Jorge Bonfigli will choose!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We still have a few slots open for this Wednesday's Kink & Draw: Impact Play Edition, featuring guest models Sir Thomas and Jorge Bonfigli. The session is from 6 to 8 pm at the Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street. 18+ Only $5 to register at sflcd.org/kinkdraw
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If you were unable to join us at Tuesday's Safety & Solidarity Forum, you can get a recap at sfleatherdistrict.org/safety-and-s... which includes links to Robert Costic's "ICE Community Response" and Darius Taylor's "Care, Consent, and Community" presentations.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Safety & Solidarity Forum last evening. Next up is the Kink & Draw: Impact Play Edition Wednesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Folsom Street Community Center. Only $5 to register at sfleatherdistrict.org/kinkdraw. You can't beat that - or maybe you can.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday May 5, for the Safety and Solidarity Forum at the Folsom Street Community Center (1286 Folsom Street) from 6 to 8 pm. Optional Cinco de Mayo Taco Tuesday social next door at Azucar Lounge following the program.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Safety & Solidarity Forum Kink & Draw Safety & Solidarity Forum Tue 5/5 6-8 pm Folsom Center Cinco de Mayo Taco Tuesday social at Azucar Lounge after Kink & Draw Kink & Draw brings together life drawing and queer subcultures. Wed 5/13 6-8 pm, Folsom Center ($5 registration fee):
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Join us on Wednesday, May 13, for Kink & Draw: Impact Play Edition, at the Folsom Street Community Center, featuring Golden Dildeaux Winner Sir Thomas Bonfigli and Jorge Bonfigli. Capture the sense of movement in the quick poses and concentrate on details with the longer ones.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The Ultimate Lesbian Taco Eating Contest Taking over Rikki's Women's Sports Bar! $100 cash + a Rikki’s gift card on the line Free to watch (RSVP) | $20 to compete Saturday, April 25 | 1PM Get your face in there. The Leather District approves this message. Eat tacos every day. #LesbianVisibilityWeek
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This weekend SF Eagle Celebrates its 13 Year Anniversary Come out and enjoy the street fair with an incredible DJ Lineup
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We invite you to join ONYX Northwest and the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District May 5, from 6-8pm, at the Folsom Street Community Center to share your feedback. Presentations will include preparations for ICE activity in the Bay Area and harm reduction at the intersection of sex and substance use.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This Lesbian Visibility Week, the Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District is proud to uplift DECANT Bottle Shop & Bar, a queer and woman-owned space rooted right here in the district. Pour Into Our Community. #LesbianVisibilityWeek
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Join us on May 13 for a striking new edition of Kink & Draw, featuring special guest models Sir Thomas and Jorge Bonfigli.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The winners of the 2026 Golden Dildeaux Awards have been announced! Find out who won at sfleatherdistrict.org/2026-golden-...
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🏆The Golden Dildeaux Awards envelopes are ready and under guard! Winner's revealed, today, Saturday, 5-7pm, @ SF Eagle. 🔥Join us to see who takes it all and gets a Woody (statuette)! 🎉 🎤MCs Coach Rory and Bettiye Jayne 🕺🏻Special performances by Tito Soto ⛓️ Gear Swap n Shop: item drop off available
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
What an amazing last day of Voting! 🔥 The rivalries were on fire! 💥The first places swapped back and forth all day.💥 🏆Golden Dildeaux Awards Ceremony 📅Sat., Apr 11, 5pm @ SF Eagle MC’s Coach Rory Davis and Bettiye Jayne 🕺Special performances by Tito Soto 🕺 Gear Swap n Shop: Item drop off available
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Golden Dildeaux Awards Ceremony - This Sat, Apr 11, 5pm: SF Eagle 🏆See who gets a Woody (Statuette), In-Person! MC’s Coach Rory Davis and Bettiye Jayne will be opening the envelopes. 🕺Special performances by Tito Soto 🔥Join us to see who scored! Gear Swap N Shop: Item drop off available
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Get a social media-ready graphic to support your campaign for a Golden Dildeaux Award! Individual graphics for each category! Heated Rivalries come out with every (standings) release. Don't miss your shot on goal, post your graphic now! sflcd.org/nominee-toolkit/
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
For the end of Women’s History Month and on Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor The Exiles: The Exiles are part of Women’s Leather history. TODAY, the Exiles are a volunteer nonprofit uplifting women, trans, and nonbinary leather kinksters. We are committed to expanding who that history holds.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Two days until SF Eagle Beer Bust and Gear Swap n Shop. Vote for your favorite nominees, win a raffle prize package, and get gear at affordable prices. Proceeds benefit the District's events like award-winning LeatherWalk and projects like the sidewalk plaques being installed in the District.
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Join tour guide Wylde Honey as he leads you on our SOMA walking tour! Best part - it's Free! All tips go to the Golden Dildeaux Awards gda.sflcd.org This in-person walking tour begins at 9th and Ringold at the Ringold Leather History Walk and lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours Register at sflcd.org/tour
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Congratulations to LA Johnny, Team Friendly Bay Area 2025 and board member of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, the new Mr. San Francisco Leather 2026! We commend the other contestants Pup Denali, Gray Gibson, and RJ De Majesté for being outstanding representatives of the leather community!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District @sfleatherdistrict.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Today's the day! We'll see you at noon at the Folsom Street Community Center!
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