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SF Assembly candidates lay out LGBTQ priorities by Matthew S. Bajko

Rick Gerharter

San Francisco Juvenile Probation Commissioner Andrea Shorter is fighting for her seat after the Board of Supervisors continued the matter to February 15.

SF supes delay vote on Shorter reappointment by Cynthia Laird and Matthew S. Bajko

n the midst of Black History Month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday delayed a vote on whether to reappoint a Black lesbian to her seat on the city’s juvenile probation commission. The decision was shadowed by her role in the campaign to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin. The supervisors voted 7-3 February 8 to continue the matter of Commissioner Andrea Shorter, whom Mayor London Breed reappointed to her seat on the juvenile panel, which she has served on since last May after being appointed to fill a vacancy through January 15. The Board of Supervisors, however, has the power to reject Shorter being appointed to a new term ending January 15, 2026. It requires eight votes on the board to sink her appointment, meaning Shorter needs the backing of four supervisors to keep her commission seat. Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman was joined by Supervisors Ahsha Safaí (District 11) and Catherine Stefani (District 2) in voting against the one-week continuance to the board’s February 15 meeting. District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney was absent from the meeting. At the supervisors’ rules committee meeting January 31, chair District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, and District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan voted to forward on Shorter’s reappointment to the full board with no recommendation for a vote. Mandelman, the committee’s other member, voted against the no recommendation. Noting the lack of LGBTQ representation on city oversight panels, particularly people of color, Mandelman had argued there was no reason to reject Shorter’s being given a full term. Among Shorter’s many public policy roles in her career, she twice worked for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. In the mid1990s she directed its juvenile programs and policy then served as its deputy executive director in the early 2000s. See page 8 >>

o matter who is elected to San Francisco’s 17th Assembly District seat, they will work to ban the use of conversion therapy on adults and end unnecessary surgeries on intersex children should the two controversial legislative proposals be revived again in the state Legislature. They are among the LGBTQ priorities backed by the quartet of candidates running in the special February 15 election for the vacant Assembly seat. The four, three of whom are straight, aim to succeed fellow Democrat David Chiu, who resigned in November when he became San Francisco’s first Asian American city attorney. Gay former District 9 supervisor David Campos and District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney are seen as the two most likely to advance to the April 19 runoff election. No candidate is expected to secure the 50%-plus-one vote needed to win the seat outright next week. But former Obama administration staffer Bilal Mahmood has flooded the screens of television viewers for weeks with campaign spots, raising his visibility among voters, and was endorsed this month by the San Francisco

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David Campos, left, and Matt Haney are running for the 17th District Assembly seat.

Chronicle. The more memorable spot features him as a young boy dressed like Superman. Haney, endorsed by the San Francisco Examiner, and his union backers have also paid for TV ads. Financially unmatched, partly due to his self-imposed restrictions

on the contributions he will accept, Campos, endorsed by the Bay Area Reporter, has in recent weeks been able to afford pop-up ads online. See page 6 >>

SFAF restores services after being hit by supply-chain issues by Adam Echelman

he San Francisco AIDS Foundation runs one of the largest communitybased HIV service programs in the country, but last month, it began canceling some services and rationing testing for sexually-transmitted infections due to supply shortages at its Strut health center in the Castro. The rollback came amid a suspected rise in San Francisco’s STI cases, but as of this week SFAF began to resume normal services. “We were never in a situation of crisis until the beginning of this year,” said Jorge Roman, director of clinical services and a nurse practitioner with SFAF. Typically, SFAF sees roughly 85 patients a day and provides routine STI testing for each person because many infections like HIV, chlamydia, and syphilis can present as asymptomatic. If a patient is on PrEP, a once-a-day pill that prevents HIV, they are required to undergo testing every three months. Without the right testing tubes, SFAF was forced to scale back its syphilis testing in mid-January and postpone nonurgent medical appointments. Days after the decision to reduce syphilis testing, SFAF discovered that the tubes used for HIV testing were growing scarce too. “For a minute, even a couple of hours one day, when we finally found out a strategy

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that would allow us to go back to clinical operations, we were like, ‘Oh, shit, do we even have enough needles?’” said Roman. “We thought we weren’t even going to be able to draw blood.” That needle shortage never arose, but SFAF has officially altered its HIV testing

methods to keep up with supply-chain issues around tubes. Last summer, the federal Food and Drug Administration notified health care providers about a shortage of one particular brand of tube that was used to treat patients with COVID-19-related complications. In response, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization to manufacturer Becton Dickinson, which enabled the company to acquire and sell tubes from Europe that had not yet received full U.S. authorization. On January 19, the FDA amended this notice to reflect a shortage of “all blood specimen collection tubes.” (https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/ update-blood-specimen-collection-tubeconservation-strategies-letter-health-careand-laboratory) “From a sexual health standpoint, this is huge,” said Kathleen Jeanty, director of communications and special initiatives at the National Coalition of STD Directors. “A lot of the testing that we do is blood-based testing.” The FDA has issued guidelines instructing health care providers to conserve these tubes whenever possible. Recommendations from the FDA include reducing routine tests, extending wait times between tests, and finding alternatives to blood tests. See page 8 >>

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here are a lot of unanswered questions in the March 2, 2020 death of Jaxon Sales, 20, a gay Oakland resident whose body was found in a San Francisco apartment. Jaxon’s parents, Angie and Jim Sales, report that they were subjected to discriminatory comments about their late son and they question whether the San Francisco Police Department and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completed thorough investigations. The medical examiner’s report lists Jaxon Sales’ cause of death as acute mixed drug intoxication, including gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The manner of death is listed as an accident. The report also says Jaxon Sales suffered from asthma, and the toxicology report shows he took ephedrine, an asthma medication, although this was not listed among the drugs to which his death was attributed. Just days after the Bay Area Reporter’s article on the case was published, (https://www.ebar. com/news/latest_news/312601) the Sales family got a big boost in their efforts when gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) sent a letter to police Chief William Scott and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Christopher Liverman stating that the two agencies should more fully investigate Jaxon Sales’ death. (https://www.ebar.com/ index.php?id=312750) We agree. Angie and Jim Sales garnered attention for their son a few weeks ago when they launched a change.org petition calling for the case to be reopened. According to the medical examiner’s report, on the evening of March 1, 2020, an acquaintance met with Jaxon Sales and another friend at his Rincon Hill apartment to have sex. The acquaintance did not report anything unusual about Jaxon Sales and only knew that the subject smoked marijuana, he told investigators. The acquaintance’s other friend left the apartment later that night and Jaxon Sales stayed over, the report states. At 6:30 a.m. March 2, the acquaintance reported that Jaxon Sales was on the bed and asleep because he heard him snoring. About an hour later as the acquaintance got ready for work, Jaxon Sales was unresponsive. Emergency

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Jaxon Sales was found dead in a San Francisco man’s apartment nearly two years ago.

services were called and the San Francisco Fire Department arrived and determined that Jaxon Sales was deceased. He was found lying on the floor, wearing only socks. Angie and Jim Sales question why the acquaintance, “a 41-year-old white male whom Jaxon did not know,” they wrote in their online petition, was not questioned, and why he showered and cleaned the residence before calling 911. They want to know why no one was questioned about possessing illegal drugs and why the other man who was at the apartment wasn’t questioned. Most damning is that the Sales’ report that an official with the medical examiner’s office told them, “No investigation is needed as ‘the gay community uses GHB,’” a statement they said is discriminatory. Wiener went further in his letter, pointing out if the statement is accurate – and the medical examiner’s office would not confirm or deny to us that it was – it’s also “highly

offensive, inappropriate, and dismissive of a drug overdose from a substance at times used as a date rape drug.” Wiener wrote that SFPD did not investigate the case thoroughly based on the medical examiner’s office’s “sole medical determination.” He added that because the only person interviewed was the apartment owner, “it’s unclear how SFPD could have reached any conclusions about this death, in terms of whether or not a criminal act occurred.” Then there’s this detail: Angie and Jim Sales stated in their petition that when Jaxon’s uncle went to the medical examiner’s office to pick up his belongings, “the representative at the office told him about another overdose (non-fatal) at that male’s apartment only one week prior to Jaxon’s. A recent prior overdose raises a huge red flag. Why hasn’t that overdose victim been questioned?” Wiener wrote that he found it “alarming that SFPD decided not to take basic investigative steps to determine if the two incidents are related.” SFPD told us that if the medical examiner’s office had suspected foul play, it would have contacted police for further investigation. In Jaxon Sales’ case, officers did not find evidence of foul play during the initial investigation, a police spokesperson said. And Wiener is clear in his letter that he is not pre-judging whether a criminal act occurred. That said, authorities should interview the apartment owner again, the other man who was there, and determine whether another overdose occurred shortly before Jaxon Sales’ and, if so, interview that person. If the medical examiner’s staff indeed made that derogatory comment about how the gay community uses GHB then we believe additional training is in order for all of the office’s employees. While nothing will bring back Jaxon Sales, this tragic case underscores the need for a complete investigation. Angie and Jim Sales deserve answers to their questions. SFPD and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner should reopen their respective investigations so that the Sales family can get those answers. t

When a swimmer is not a swimmer by Gwendolyn Ann Smith

With Thomas starting hormone replacement during the 2019-2020 ia Thomas is a swimmer at the season, she would not be able to University of Pennsylvania. She is compete under these new policies: also a transgender woman. The latter she would graduate before she could statement is currently jeopardizing meet them. Her career as a swimmer the former. could well be over as a result. Thomas started on the men’s swim Frankly, I wonder if she had startteam in 2019, but by the 2021 season, ed hormones a year earlier, would and after starting hormonal replaceUSA Swimming have a 48-month Christine Smith ment therapy, Thomas joined the policy instead? I can’t help but feel Lia Thomas women’s team. In December of last like officials did the math on this, year, she returned record times in the crafting a policy that they knew sport. With this, came controversy. would effectively lock her out. Just after her December success, a Thomas’ fight comes at a time Daily Mail article reported on Parents of the Uniwhen we are, once more, seeing attacks across versity of Pennsylvania Women’s Swim Team, the country on transgender people, predomiwho wrote a letter to the school and the National nately trans youth and their rights in schools. Collegiate Athletic Association, demanding that Their ability to participate with their peers Thomas not be allowed to compete against other is increasingly under attack, as is their access women. to hormones and puberty blockers. In most Members of Thomas’ team were apparently cases, they would also never be able to particidivided, with some writing in support of her pate under USA Swimming’s guidewhile others spoke out against her participation. lines, being prevented from hormone The NCAA decided to punt, with its board of treatments and unable to meet that governors voting in support of a “sport-by-sport 36-month policy. approach” to transgender participation, stating When I first did a web search of that this would balance “fairness, inclusion and Thomas, it didn’t surprise me that safety for all who compete.” Google recommended “Lia Thomas To me, that feels like the NCAA is simply unBefore” as a search option. That willing to take a stand on either side of the arguword “before” comes up so ofment, and in seeking to pacify both those for and ten in searches of well-known against Thomas and other transgender athletes, transgender people that it has managed to leave no one happy. practically feels like a common In Thomas’ case, this would mean the NCAA surname shared by trans men would accept policy set down by USA Swimand women. ming and Fédération Internationale de Natation What did surprise me is the number of ar(FINA, the international swimming federation). ticles that did come up via search that probed USA Swimming wasted no time writing up deeply into her, picking apart her height and a new policy, requiring 36 months of testosterweight, offering up photos from prior to her one suppression below five nanomoles per liter transition, and publishing her birth name. and approval by a three-person panel in order to Most were heavily slanted against her. Many compete. were factually questionable at best. This isn’t that dissimilar from the testosterone In the years following the U.S. Supreme levels used to prevent runners such as Caster SeCourt’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision guaranmenya from participating in her sport by World teeing the right to marry, anti-LGBTQ forces Athletics (IAAF). Semenya is not transgender, have sought to use transgender people as their but does naturally produce more testosterone wedge issue, focusing on trans rights as not than some other female athletes.

only a way to continue to secure support from bigots, but also to use as a backdoor to continue to assault the larger LGBTQ community. Thomas and others like her are clearly running afoul of the trans animus fanned by these groups, and athletes such as Thomas will also be used by those same groups to argue for future bans against trans athletes. This isn’t new, however. We saw all these same arguments in fights over Renee Richards being allowed to participate in the 1976 U.S. Open as a woman. That same year, shortly after Richards was outed by Richard Carlson, Tucker Carlson’s father, the United States Tennis Association began to require genetic screening of female players. Richards fought this, winning in court in 1977 – though losing on the tennis court in the first round of singles. Likewise, there are those who have not only pointed at Thomas’ skill in the water, but have painted the same old, tired anti-trans tropes that Thomas would try to assault her teammates in the locker room. This too is nothing new, and has been used against trans and lesbian athletes for decades. I’m sure that it is a bit closer to the heart of this animus against Thomas than most would actually admit. I wish I had an answer. I wish I could wave a magic wand and know exactly what is the right path. What I do know is that the steps taken by the NCAA’s imprecise approach, as well as USA Swimming’s deliberately targeted policy, are not the answer. What I also know is that Thomas will likely not be able to compete with any of her classmates, and joins what may well be a generation of trans athletes who will never be able to compete – and that is wrong. t Gwen Smith has always been the opposite of athletic. You’ll find her at www.gwensmith. com

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t Lesbian SF Judge Bradstreet retires from the bench by Matthew S. Bajko

aving served 11 years on the San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Angela Bradstreet has decided to retire. One of three lesbians serving on the lower court, Bradstreet has been a vocal advocate for increasing the number of women and LGBTQ professionals in the legal system. Her retirement will be effective February 18. It means Governor Gavin Newsom will name her replacement. “This governor has been wonderful in making diverse appointments. It would be really wonderful if another woman and another lesbian was appointed to fill my seat who is qualified,” said Bradstreet, 66, a Democrat appointed to the bench by former Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She had served in private practice for 25 years and spent three years as California labor commissioner before becoming a judge. “I saw public service as a chance to give back for all the great things this country has given me,” she stated in the February 8 announcement about her retirement. “Being a judge on one of the most diverse trial courts in the nation has been a privilege and a hugely rewarding experience which will always remain in my heart.” Having lost her father at the age of 66, as well as other friends in her life at a similar age, Bradstreet told the Bay Area Reporter she felt the timing was right for her to retire from the bench. She does plan to continue to work, but due to judicial ethics rules, Bradstreet is forbidden from disclosing her plans until her retirement is official. “I just felt it was time. It is not like I am hanging it up; I am going to be doing other things and have other plans,” said Bradstreet. “I just thought, ‘Hey, it’s going to be 15 years in public service and 25 years as an attorney, so 40 years is probably time to go into something else.’” Being a judge, added Bradstreet, “is a wonderful, wonderful job, and it’s great being in the trenches as a trial judge. It has given me so much; it has just been a great, great honor.” She and her wife plan to travel, including to Australia having postponed a planned trip there due to COVID. They will also be headed back to Great Britain in August for a niece’s wedding. Bradstreet grew up in London and had practiced law there as a solicitor. But she moved to the Bay Area at the age of 24, escaping the harsh treatment she received from her mother due to her sexual orientation. Bradstreet fell in love with the region and decided to make it her new home; she is a longtime Sausalito resident.

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6 • Bay Area Reporter • February 10-16, 2022

Assembly candidates

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Meanwhile, Selby has made the most of the numerous candidate forums myriad groups have held in order to pitch herself to voters. She would be the first female state lawmaker from San Francisco in a decade. Mahmood would be the first person of Muslim identity and Pakistani American identity to serve in the California Legislature. Campos would be the city’s first Latino legislator and return LGBTQ representation from San Francisco to the Legislature’s lower chamber. The B.A.R. asked all four what sorts of LGBTQ legislation they would either author or support if sent to Sacramento as the representative for San Francisco’s eastern neighborhoods, including the LGBTQ districts of the Castro, Tenderloin, and South of Market. Specifically, they were asked about banning the homophobic and unfounded practice of trying to convert LGBTQ adults into heterosexuals. Gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) has been trying to advance such a ban for years, following the passage of his bill that forbade the

practice being used on youth under 18. Due to opposition from evangelical religious leaders, Low shelved the legislation aimed at adults in 2019 and has not pursued it since. “Conversion therapy is a pseudoscientific practice that rests on the premise that being gay is a disorder that can be cured,” Campos told the B.A.R. “Conversion therapy is not just harmful for the healthy development of children but it also provokes guilt, anxiety, and rejection in adults. I strongly believe that we must have the political will to protect LGBTQ Californians from this insidious practice at the state level, even in the face of opposition from right wing special interest groups.” Haney called it “an extremely harmful and barbaric practice” and pledged to “stand firmly against any effort to alter an individual’s sexual or gender orientation. Further than a ban, we need laws criminalizing these practices which focus on punishment for practitioners and addressing the harm inflicted upon those subjected to such ‘therapies.’” Selby also told the B.A.R. she would support banning the practice, as did Mahmood, who called it “queerphobic and transphobic” as well as “pseu-

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doscience.” “It has been proven to be very harmful, leading to 3-8x increases in the likelihood of attempted suicide, rates of depression, rates of substance use, and STI rates among people subjected to ‘treatment,’” he noted. “Every major medical and mental health organization in the United States has condemned the use of conversion therapy. We must extend the protections we have enacted for youth to also protect adults.”

Support for intersex children’s autonomy

Another controversial legislative push has been gay state Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) effort to give intersex children a say in the medical procedures performed on their genitals. Since 2019, he has tried to pass a bill postponing elective surgery on intersex children until they are 12 years of age and can take part in making such a medical decision. But it has faced fierce resistance from medical lobbying groups, and in January, Wiener again abandoned the effort. It could be brought back next year following this November’s election results in Senate and Assembly races across the state. If he does, he will have the support of his new legislative colleague in the Assembly from San Francisco. All four of the candidates would back such a bill; Mahmood listed his doing so at the launch of his campaign last fall. More recently, he told the B.A.R. he would introduce his own legislation similar to the one Wiener authored. “I recognize that intersex people suffer tremendous harm and trauma from these invasive, cis-sexist procedures that violate their bodily autonomy,” he told the B.A.R. “I support the work of intersex-led organizations on this issue, including the Intersex Justice Project.” Selby also said she would co-sponsor such a bill, as did Haney. “Intersex surgeries, most of which are done on children under two years old who are unable to consent, can create life-long harm leading to physical and psychological trauma,” noted Haney. “Parents can be pressured to opt for surgery, and a ban on these medically unnecessary and harmful surgeries is absolutely necessary.” Campos also told the B.A.R. that medical professionals should not be violating the bodily autonomy of intersex children. He noted that “such medical surgeries can cause long term psychological harm to children and goes

Political Notebook

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It provided her another opportunity to make the bench more diverse and transparent, stated Judge Joseph M. Quinn, a gay man who was one of the seven known out gay or lesbian judges on the San Francisco bench as of the end of 2020. (The data for 2021 will be released in early March.) “She has taken care to create opportunities for those coming up behind her, especially for women and LGBTQ folks,” stated Quinn. “We benefitted from her work and

against the scientific understanding that sex is a spectrum, invoking fear & shame in intersex children. Intersex children should be able to make the decision to have surgery when they are old enough decide for themselves.”

Other LGBTQ concerns

As the B.A.R. noted in its endorsement last month of Campos, he wants to replicate Santa Clara County’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs in all 58 of the state’s counties. As a deputy county administrator for several years, Campos had purview over the office, the first of its kind in the Golden State. He also would work on establishing gender clinics throughout the state like the one the South Bay jurisdiction opened to meet the health needs of its transgender residents. As the B.A.R. has previously reported, access to gender-affirming care is limited for many trans, gender-nonconforming and intersex Californians, particularly in more rural counties or those away from coastal urban centers. “I will also work to make sure that we bring basic services to members of the LGBTQ community, especially health services for transgender Californians who lack access to basic medical care,” pledged Campos. “Creating culturally competent gender clinics for transgender Californians will be a priority for me in Sacramento.” Pointing to his work last year as the supervisors’ budget chair, Haney told the B.A.R. he would replicate his focus on ensuring LGBTQ needs are funded at the state level. He wants to expand rental subsidies for the trans community, increase funding for health care services for queer and trans individuals, and invest in professional development for medical professionals so they can support their LGBTQ+ patients. “I will work closely with LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, I will sponsor bills that advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people and I will always fight to make sure that LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities have a seat at the table,” said Haney, who’s de facto chief of staff at City Hall is longtime trans rights advocate Honey Mahogany. “This is something that I have done in every role I have had, and I will take that responsibility with the highest level of commitment as an assemblymember.” A former school board member, Haney said the needs of LGBTQ+ youth would also be a top priority due to their experiencing higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation stemming from isolation, bullying, and rejection. He wants to boost

leadership. And many – including myself – owe her a great debt of gratitude.” According to the superior court, Bradstreet’s ability to settle cases resulted in a savings of more than seven years of trial time. “Her ability to settle difficult cases is extraordinary,” stated Samuel K. Feng, presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court. “Judge Bradstreet has settled many of the largest and most complex, emotional cases at the court, which has been of enormous benefit to the court and to the litigants during this unprec-

investments in mental health services for LGBTQ+ students and ensure educators are implementing the lessons they learn from their training on how to support LGBTQ+ students. “Although state law requires that school personnel intervene in acts of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, we know that intervention can actually be rare in practice,” noted Haney. “We need to work with educators at the state level to ensure that intervention is prioritized. We should emphasize peer-led programs, similar to the San Francisco’s Peer Resources organization, that provide peer education on LGBTQ+ awareness, and support students in creating cultural/art/awareness programs that focus on respecting and valuing every human being.” Mahmood noted that a key component of his platform is civil rights reform for LGBTQ+ people. He, too, would call for increased access to transition-related support and gender-affirming services for transgender youth and adults. “Accessing transition-related support is still too difficult for transgender people of all ages and socioeconomic statuses, and even more so for those who are multiply marginalized,” he told the B.A.R. “LGBTQ+ people are underserved in access to healthcare for many reasons, including a shortage of queer & trans-competent healthcare providers, and because some healthcare providers refuse to treat minors without parental consent.” He also expressed support for Assembly Bill 1041 authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (DOakland), which would expand the definition of “family member” for purposes of family and sick leave so employees can take time off to care for their “chosen family.” It takes into account that many LGBTQ people don’t have a spouse or children but do have close friends they consider to be akin to blood relatives. Wicks’ bill passed out of the Assembly last year. It will be taken up by the state Senate this year. “As a straight and cisgendered ally, I have worked to educate myself on issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community, and center the voices of LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues in forming my positions and advocating for equity,” Mahmood told the B.A.R. “LGBTQ+ people should have the same rights and opportunities as all Californians, but our government and systems remain antiquated and often explicitly prejudicial, causing great harm.” Should she be elected to the Assembly, Selby told the B.A.R. that she would create an LGBTQ Advisory Board whose members could advise her on their “real-life experiences living, working, and loving in San Francisco.” One priority for her would be housing for transitional aged youth and those living on the streets, 40% of whom in San Francisco are LGBTQ youth, Selby noted. “This is not OK. Yet we do not have the housing for them,” she told the B.A.R. “We need housing for them, for our LGBTQ seniors who are being evicted from apartments, for our LGBTQ disabled who need places they can be mobile in and live independently or with assistance when needed.” t edented time. We will miss her greatly.’’ t Web Extra: For more queer political news, be sure to check http://www.ebar.com Monday mornings for Political Notes, the notebook’s online companion. This week’s column reported on lesbian San Mateo County supervisor candidate Laura Parmer-Lohan. Got a tip on LGBTQ politics? Call Matthew S. Bajko at (415) 829-8836 or e-mail m.bajko@ebar. com

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Equator Coffee pairs perfectly with parks by Matthew S. Bajko

icycling over the Golden Gate Bridge on weekends from her Marin County home to check in on Equator Coffee’s latest San Francisco location, Helen M. Russell marvels each time she sees the neon signage for the company she co-founded. It is displayed above the bridgefacing entrance to the historic Round House Cafe, part of the visitor facilities to the iconic span overseen by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Equator took over management of the eatery with breathe-taking views last year and opened over Labor Day weekend. “After 27 years of being in business, to go over the Golden Gate Bridge and to see our name, it is pretty spectacular,” said Russell, the company’s executive chair. “It is such an important crossroads; I just can’t get over it.” Russell and her life partner, Brooke McDonnell, co-founded Equator as a coffee roaster and grew the San Rafael-based company into having its own locations in San Francisco and the North Bay. It is set to open its first Southern California outpost, in Culver City, this month. In 2016, Equator became the firstever LGBTQ-owned business to be named a Small Business of the Year in the U.S., as the Bay Area Reporter reported at the time. A year later it opened its first national park location inside the historic Gatehouse to Fort Mason Center in San Francisco’s Marina district. That led to conversations with officials at the parks conservancy, the nonprofit that raises money to support the sprawling Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The federal park consists of nearly 83,000 protected acres across San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin counties. Two of its main retail spaces, the cafe at the bridge and the Warming

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Equator Coffee opened at the Round House Cafe that is overseen by the Golden Gate Parks Conservancy last year.

Hut in Crissy Field, are managed by the parks conservancy, which also operates the store inside the Welcome Center at the Golden Gate Bridge and one on Alcatraz Island. The profits they generate support the philanthropic group’s work, so having to shutter them for most of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant a hit to its finances. “We had a pretty extended period where our parks stores were closed and so was Alcatraz,” noted Christine Lehnertz, a lesbian who is the parks conservancy’s president and CEO, as well as a former superintendent of the multi-county federal park site. In looking at its plans to reopen the Round House site, the nonprofit decided to make a pivot and no longer operate it itself. “We wanted to go with someone who could elevate the experience there,” explained Lehnertz, noting that, “Equator Coffee’s values align with ours.” Not only is it a locally-owned company founded and led by women and members of the LGBTQ community,

Equator has been a leader in its industry in addressing how climate change is impacting coffee yields around the globe. It operates its own coffee farm in Panama and has worked to reduce its carbon emissions from its fields to its roasting facilities. Fair trade certified, Equator is also a certified B Corporation that strives to be in the forefront on sustainable practices. It buys from coffee co-ops in order to invest in local communities, and its corporate ethos has resulted in a loyal customer base that includes Lehnertz. “I don’t think it hurt that Christine is a fan,” said Russell about Equator being selected to operate the Round House Cafe, though she added they still conducted “a rigorous negotiation” over the terms of the lease. “It is something we are so proud of, to be operators there at what I see as the gateway to the world. It had 12 to 14 million visitors pre-COVID who are still making their way back.”

The view from inside Equator Coffee looks out on the Golden Gate Bridge.

For now, a main focus is catering to locals and, in particular, the legions of Bay Area residents who bike across the Golden Gate Bridge. Cyclists use the cafe location as a staging area for their rides, as did the coffee company for its New Year’s Eve ride that saw 150 riders embark from the site on the Tour de Equator that included a catered lunch and champagne toast atop Mt. Tam. “The cycling community is a big part of our history,” said Russell, speaking by phone in late January during a break in her own bike ride outside of Palm Springs. “Cyclists gather in front of the Welcome Center and Round House to ride over the bridge but would never stop there. They didn’t have gourmet coffee or the type of foods they wanted, like avocado toast, vegan and gluten free options, and those are all things we had.” Typical coffeehouse treats from doughnuts and muffins to croissants and cookies are available at the Round House in addition to various coffee and tea drinks. Customers can also purchase heartier fare, such as avocado toast ($9, plus $2.75 to add

an egg), a Cobb salad ($13) and a vegan BLAT ($12) made with tempeh bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, and vegan mayo. “This is a whole different ballgame,” said Russell of the menu available. And it comes with spectacular views that can be enjoyed from several benches situated on an outside walkway the wraps around the cafe. The vista stretches from the orange span on the left to the former island prison on the right, where Equator is in talks with the parks conservancy about providing at some point a coffee service near the gift shop. “I love that a women founded, LGBT-certified company is operating at that location,” said Russell, “at one of the top locations in the world. It just gives me goose bumps.” Calling it a “pinnacle” in her career, Russell told the B.A.R. that weekends are the busiest for the Round House Cafe while sales throughout the week have been “steady.” As COVID cases decline and tourists return to the Bay Area, she expects business to continue to increase. “I think this year we will have a very good year,” she predicted. The parks conservancy also expects to see a pick up in visitors this year at both its Welcome Center at the bridge and Warming Hut a short hike down to the shoreline of the bay. Pre-pandemic it changed up the operations at the site, doing away with a food counter to instead stock various pre-packaged snacks from local producers. It continues to offer hot beverages made to order, using Equator beans for the coffee. “We have been working with them ever since we reopened in March 2021,” said Robert Lieber, a gay man who is the parks conservancy’s vice president for interpretive sales, of the See page 12 >>

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t Former SF Bay Times publisher Kim Corsaro dies 8 • Bay Area Reporter • February 10-16, 2022

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im Corsaro, the former longtime editor and publisher of San Francisco Bay Times LGBTQ newspaper best known for successfully suing a former police chief who tried to suppress the publication, died unexpectedly Monday, January 29. She was 68. Ms. Corsaro, a lesbian, had recently moved back to San Francisco after a decade in Ohio, where she suffered a series of debilitating medical issues that left her in a wheelchair and on oxygen. Ms. Corsaro sold the Bay Times, originally called Coming Up, to current publishers Betty Sullivan and Jennifer Viegas in 2011. According to a GoFundMe campaign, Ms. Corsaro’s medical issues began in in 2012. That year, Ms. Corsaro was hired by the Obama campaign to work on his reelection; the

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Kim Corsaro, the former longtime publisher of the San Francisco Bay Times newspaper, died January 29

campaign sent her to Cincinnati. “At the end of the successful campaign, Kim had an accident that landed her

in the hospital. She was given a powerful antibiotic, which shut down her kidneys. Doctors informed her that her kidneys would come back, so she moved to live in the country in Southeast Ohio, in the Appalachians, to recuperate,” the fundraising page states. “Unfortunately, her kidneys did not come back. Instead, within a few months they declined to 5% function, and the doctors told her she would need a kidney transplant. She found herself in a period of constant illness, going in and out of the hospital,” the page states. She stayed in Ohio until just recently, when she was able to move back to San Francisco. In Facebook posts last week, Ms. Corsaro wrote that her items had arrived from Ohio and she sought help unpacking boxes. In a recent interview with this reporter, Ms. Corsaro said that she was suffering from kidney failure and had been on dialysis three times a

week for several years. She had hoped she’d get a kidney transplant “before my time runs out,” she said.

Ousting a police chief

The Bay Times was founded in 1978 by gay men and lesbians together. Ms. Corsaro took the helm of the paper in 1981. During her tenure, the paper was best known for a controversial cover in 1992 featuring then-San Francisco police Chief Richard Hongisto that was critical of the department for mass arrests of people peacefully protesting the Rodney King verdict. The paper ran a graphic of Hongisto with a police baton between his legs, like a phallus. The headline read “Dick’s Cool New Tool: Martial Law,” as Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez recounted in a 2018 San Francisco Examiner article on the occasion of the paper’s 40th anniversary.

“After allegations exploded that Hongisto tried to suppress the paper, the chief was subsequently fired by a unanimous decision of the San Francisco Police Commission,” Rodriguez wrote. Ms. Corsaro sued the city over the incident and a jury ruled in her favor. “The Federal District Court jury awarded $5,600 to the paper, the Bay Times, for economic losses and $30,000 to its editor and publisher for emotional distress,” the New York Times reported in a 1994 article. The jury also said the City of San Francisco must pay all the damages as well as both sides’ legal fees, which have been estimated by lawyers at $500,000.” Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman paid tribute to Ms. Corsaro in a Facebook post, where he wrote that the Board of Supervisors adjourned its February 1 meeting in her memory. t

Acting Mission Station captain promoted by John Ferrannini

astro merchants were told at their meeting February 3 that the acting captain at the San Francisco Police Department’s Mission Station has been promoted to the permanent position and that the old Pottery Barn store is unlikely to be the site of an LGBTQ museum. Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman shared both pieces of news with members of the Castro Merchants Association. As the B.A.R. previously reported, Gavin McEachern became acting captain in December. “As you can imagine, the unhoused are the biggest issue I hear about in the Castro,” McEachern said, adding he dispatched officers to 18th and Hartford streets Thursday morning to make contact with some folks. “We are trying to deal with that. We are dealing with that. I’ve sent my officers there a couple of times. I have no problem asking people to move from the Muni tracks and the Muni tunnel.”

Shorter

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“Based on what I have seen so far, I am planning to support her …,” Mandelman, the lone LGBTQ member on the board, had told the Bay Area Reporter following the rules committee vote. “So we will see if she can find three more people.” At the rules committee meeting, Peskin said that he believes Shorter’s role serving on a commission that interacts with law enforcement and her job on the campaign to recall Boudin presented what he called “an inherent operative conflict.” Shorter, who spoke at the virtual committee meeting, disagreed,

SFAF

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“It doesn’t make sense that sexual health clinics and providers have to ration supplies or make a decision about which individuals warrant testing,” said Jeanty. The National Coalition of STD Directors is calling for action that would increase supply, like another emergency use authorization similar to the one issued last summer. When shortages occur, resources are funneled to larger hospital systems, and national, high-volume health care organizations.

McEachern said that he has gotten multiple calls about the Pink Triangle Park kitty corner to Jane Warner Plaza. The park memorializes LGBTQ people killed by the Nazis during World War II “Bear with us,” McEachern said. “We are trying to stay on top of these things, but sometimes they pop up faster than we can get to.” McEachern said that the retirement of Cody Clements of the San Francisco Patrol Special Police may be why, as Mandelman said earlier in the meeting, it “seems” like there have been more unhoused people in the Castro in recent weeks. Dave Karraker, a gay man who is on the merchants’ board, wondered whether it was Mayor London Breed’s law enforcement initiatives in the Tenderloin. “I’m kind of wondering if some of the unhoused homeless activity is stuff that the patrol special was handling and you notice now that he’s gone,” McEachern said. “I know Cody pretty well, I try to speak to him every couple of weeks, and I’d like to get a patrol

home of gay Captain Christopher Del Gandio, who last month was assigned to oversee SFPD’ Community Engagement Division that is housed there. Mandelman urged the merchants to tell their contemporaries in other districts to ask their supervisors to approve Breed’s request for more police funding. Breed proposed over $20 million in overtime police funding, which needs eight of 12 supervisors to be approved.

LGBTQ museum update

fantastic queer culture history space,” Mandelman said. “One nonprofit or multiple nonprofits could go in there and right there at the intersection of Castro and Market. It could be a tremendous draw for tourists. … She’s still set on this particular spot. I’m not sure we’re gonna get it.” Mandelman added that this is because of a perennial problem in the Castro. “This property owner does not seem to be interested in selling anything close to a reasonable price, and that is a problem with capitalism, and a problem we’re seeing in the Castro is a handful of property owners who are willing to leave their spaces vacant, don’t seem to be interested in selling, and it creates these dead spaces throughout the neighborhood,” he said. Karraker said that the merchants can start a picket. He also announced that the merchants will elect a new board in April, and that at the March meeting people can submit their intentions to run. t

special up there because I think we don’t really know the depth of what he was doing up there.” McEachern said that through the SFPD’s website, people can access a community session with him on the last Tuesday of each month. Mission Station is also the

Mandelman also said that it looks unlikely the old Pottery Barn building will be an LGBTQ history museum, though Breed still has hopes. She had earmarked $12 million in the city’s current fiscal year budget toward purchasing a site to house a new, larger facility for the GLBT Historical Society, which operates a jewel-box of a museum in a leased storefront on 18th Street. “The mayor and I both believe – and lots of other folks think – that Pottery Barn would be a

saying her role as a commissioner doesn’t provide any conflict. She acknowledged that she is working on the campaign to oust the DA. Shorter has long been a controversial figure in city politics. A longtime former member of the city’s Commission on the Status of Women, she was involved in the drive to oust then-sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, a former progressive supervisor, following his being charged of abusing his wife in December 2011. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment, followed by then-mayor Ed Lee suspending him from his elected position. The bisexual woman Lee appointed to succeed Mirkarimi after

he stepped down from his District 5 seat on the board, Supervisor Christina Olague, subsequently voted to reinstate Mirkarimi as sheriff. But her decision partly led to her being ousted from office in November 2012, with Shorter among her more vocal critics. It was Breed who won that supervisorial race, and following Lee’s sudden death in 2017, she briefly served as mayor due to her being board president at the time. Bounced from the position by the supervisors, she reclaimed Room 200 at City Hall by becoming the first Black woman elected mayor in the special election in June 2018 to serve out the remainder of Lee’s term.

Shorter worked to help elect Breed that summer and now is behind the drive to recall Boudin, one of a number of progressives elected as district attorneys across the country in recent years. But she has been accused of violating ethics laws for appearing in a campaign mailer and video without disclosing that she is a paid recall staffer, earning $16,000 a month, as the left-leaning 48Hills news site reported in early January. A few weeks later the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the San Francisco Democratic Party had filed a state complaint against the Boudin recall committee alleging it had violated campaign laws for “misrepresenting its paid spokesperson as an independent critic of

the prosecutor.” In 2013, Shorter herself had run afoul of disclosure rules when the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission fined her $800 for failing to disclose her income during a four-year period while serving on the city’s women’s commission. As SF Weekly noted at the time, Peskin had filed the complaint against Shorter with the statewide watchdog group. Peskin asked Shorter about that complaint at the committee meeting. Shorter said that she was fined the minimum amount. “Yes, I was fined in 2012,” Shorter said. t

SFAF runs its laboratories inhouse and independently procures its medical supplies, making it more susceptible to these shortages. Even so, SFAF is relatively lucky, Roman said. “It’s going to affect smaller organizations than us, places that are already suffering from access ... places where they have testing one day a week,” he said. Other providers have remained largely unaffected. In an email to the Bay Area Reporter, the San Francisco Department of Public Health shared that neither the San Francisco City Clinic nor the San

Francisco Health Network locations have had to “prioritize or decrease screening due to supply shortages.” Companies like Nurx, which coordinates at-home STI testing and PrEP delivery, rely on different technology for STI and HIV tests and have likewise avoided the shortage. Instead of tubes to draw blood, Nurx uses dry blood spot cards that individuals can selfadminister. “In fact, our numbers have gone up because people don’t want to go to a clinic. They want to do this at home,” said Emily Rymland, a

clinical development manager at Nurx who has a doctor of nursing practice degree. She acknowledged that the company still experienced some delays during the COVID pandemic with other medical supplies, like its urine testing tubes. Meanwhile, SFAF has already restarted syphilis testing and found alternative strategies that enable it to resume normal clinical operations as of February 8. The new HIV testing process will offer the same level of accuracy but should be able to avoid shortages for at least the next three months.

DPH has yet to disclose the most recent STI reports for the city, but Roman can already guess one outcome. “I can guarantee you that there were cases that we missed directly related to this,” he said. t

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t New Castro Theatre pledges to be a good neighbor

February 10-16, 2022 • Bay Area Reporter • 9

by John Ferrannini

hanges to the management at the Castro Theatre took center stage at the Castro Merchants Association’s first meeting of the year February 3, with neighborhood leaders asking Another Planet Entertainment to be proactive in reaching out to them. The announcement in the San Francisco Chronicle January 19 that the Castro Theatre would be turned into a live music venue caught many neighborhood stakeholders off guard. Later that day, new manager Another Planet Entertainment told the Bay Area Reporter that the theater would still be screening films, too, when it rolls out its programming in 2023. Mary Conde, senior vice president of Another Planet Entertainment, apologized to the merchants during the Zoom meeting for the haphazard way the changes were announced. “I do understand that there was a bit of a fumble. I will acknowledge that,” she said. “There were some mitigating circumstances I can’t really go into, but we were rushed to make this announcement and we were in the position where we had to make the announcement in a couple of days and I apologize for that. We did come out of the gate a little clumsy.” The reaction to the changes at the theater in the meeting ranged from optimism to deep concern, but all the speakers were united on the need for Another Planet Entertainment to be communicative. Dave Karraker, a gay man who is on the merchants’ board, perhaps best summed up the feeling in the (virtual) room. “The Castro is a very special neighborhood and it has loud, in-

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The new management of the Castro Theatre pledged to area merchants that it would be a good neighbor.

fluential voices that rise up,” Karraker said. “Just ask us about any other controversy ... I think everyone’s very excited that foot traffic is gonna come in to the neighborhood, but pay close attention: this is not like any district you’ve ever worked with.” Karraker told Conde that in addition to communicating plans about live acts that may impact transportation and use of space to city agencies, Another Planet Entertainment has to be proactive in reaching out to neighborhood leaders to find out what’s going on in the community at any given time. He also urged them to be transparent. “If you do that, you’ll be successful beyond your wildest imagination,” Karraker said. “If you don’t, you’ll be shut down faster than ... well, cancel culture started in the Castro.” Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman gave his comments at the meeting’s start. “Another Planet has met with

me and I’ve appreciated their commitment to hearing from the community,” Mandelman said. “My sense is they are drinking from a fire hose and I’m not sure they have all the answers yet but they’ll do well if they keep talking to everybody and we can follow their progress.” Questions have also arisen over the longevity of the theater’s beloved live organ performances before its screenings and events. Longtime organist David Hegarty had told SFGate in January that the new organ will be installed as planned. But Another Planet Entertainment wouldn’t commit to keeping the organ when it met with Mandelman, according to a trove of texts and documents obtained from his office by gay City Hall watchdog Michael Petrelis, who helped organize a protest in front of the theater over the new management’s plans. According to talking points created by Mandelman’s staff, Another Planet officials “made

it clear that they’re hearing a lot about how much it means to the community, and I have a very hard time imagining a scenario where they are able to get community buy-in without committing to keeping the new organ.” The document also stated that once the new management team and community are “on the same page” about theater’s future usage, the plan is for it to be closed “at least six months for renovations” and with a potential grand reopening during Pride Month in June 2023. Stephen Torres, who sits on the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District board, had pointed questions for Conde at the merchants meeting. As the B.A.R. previously reported, the district had given a list of demands to Another Planet Entertainment and is in the process of meeting with them. Torres noted that there has been gentrification near Alamo Square since Another Planet Entertainment took over the Independent live music venue there, and wanted to express that he didn’t want that happening to currently-operating businesses in the Castro. Torres also brought up still simmering resentment from neighborhood businesses over the lack of communication over “The Matrix Resurrections” U.S. premiere at the theater in December, as the B.A.R. reported. (The premiere was not part of Another Planet Entertainment’s programming.) “It was great they chose to have it at the Castro and to highlight this venerable institution within our city. It caused a lot of headaches for businesses on the corridor,” Torres said. “If it’s live acts moving in, sometimes this can take several hours, how will you make sure the

businesses are not obstructed?” Torres also wanted Another Planet Entertainment to assure the community that it wouldn’t hog street access on big weekends, such as those around the Pride parade, and the Castro and Folsom street fairs. Responded Conde: “Starting with loading – we are working with local sound and lighting vendors to install state of the art sound and lighting systems as well as film equipment, which will mitigate equipment moving in and out of the theater. We are going to put up a system that is robust so we aren’t moving in and out of the venue.” Conde expressed frustration that Another Planet Entertainment has to answer for the failures of “The Matrix” premiere. “‘The Matrix’ premiere didn’t do any live venue producers any favors,” Conde said. “If for some reason we need to close the sidewalk we will go to [San Francisco Public Works] and get a permit. We are well versed in permit issues in San Francisco. Regarding the festivals that happen on the street, [the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency] has a really great process in place. … We’ll work with community groups and festival organizers to make sure things happen.” Conde said that the Pride festival takes place adjacent to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, which is used during that time to store equipment needed for the event. “We will have that relationship with other festivals moving forward,” she said. “We have a sincere desire to be good neighbors.” Talks between the cultural district and Another Planet Entertainment will continue Friday. t

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ART reopened restrooms at its Powell Street Station in downtown San Francisco February 2. The restrooms at all of BART’s underground stations have been closed since shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. From left, lesbian BART President Rebecca Saltzman, BART Director John McPartland, gay state Senator Scott Wiener, BART General Manager Bob Powers, gay BART Director Bevan Dufty, and queer BART Vice President Janice Li marked the event with toilet paper ribbon cutting. (Gay activist Michael Petrelis was also on hand. Dufty said that Petrelis attended because he campaigned on reopening the

restrooms when he ran against Dufty in 2016 and 2020. Petrelis was positioned away from Wiener, whom he took a photo of in a City Hall restroom back in 2012 without his permission. Petrelis pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor and was temporarily ordered to stay away from Wiener, who was then on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.) In a tweet, Saltzman wrote that the restrooms at Oakland’s 19th Street Station will reopen February 25, followed by those at the Lake Merritt Station in Oakland and Montgomery Station in San Francisco later this year. Restrooms at Embarcadero are slated to reopen in 2023.

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B.A.R. launches survey for media venture by Cynthia Laird

he Bay Area Reporter is launching a reader survey that is part of News is Out: A Queer Media Collaborative supported by the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge. As the paper reported last November, the B.A.R. is participating in it with several other LG-

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store situated between the northern edge of Crissy Field and the historic Fort Point under the southern terminus of the Golden Gate Bridge. One of the more popular offerings is the Crissy Mocha ($3.50), a blend of half coffee and half hot chocolate. It has been “a big hit,” said Lieber. “We do the best mocha.” The cafe at the Warming Hut wasn’t working out financially, explained Lieber, so he and his staff decided to change its operational focus. Most of the food items come from local businesses owned by women or immigrants. “It wasn’t profitable for us. We needed to make a change,” said Lieber, who joined the nonprofit in 1996 as a product developer. “Part of what we do is generate income for the projects we do. We couldn’t support a program that was losing money, so we decided to reframe what the Warming Hut is doing.”

BTQ outlets. The survey is being conducted to help News is Out shape its content and best serve LGBTQ readers. In the survey, readers will also be asked about participating in a focus group in the future. Please consider clicking “yes” and playing an even more significant role in helping the collaborative develop News is Out.

Funding from Google News Initiatives is $200,000, according to Nancy Lane, CEO of Local Media Association, which is serving as the managing partner for the initiative. “To provide the best possible experience for you, our readers, we’re asking if you can spare a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by taking the survey,”

It is still up in the air if they will add a similar drinks program at Alcatraz, said Lieber. And due to bringing in Equator at the bridge cafe space, he said the parks conservancy plans to transform the nearby vacant Bridge Cafe space into an “interpretative” space to for visitors.

Welcome Center

Across the plaza from it is the Welcome Center, which is stocked with numerous items the parks conservancy creates in-house. From books about the local national parks and San Franciscothemed pins and magnets, it is chock-ablock with unique gift items and educational materials for purchase. “We have over 1,500 unique items we have designed and developed ourselves,” said Lieber, whose job includes traveling the globe to ensure its manufacturing partners, many of which are family-owned, meet its standards in how they operate and treat their workers.

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Keychains and other items can be purchased at the Welcome Center.

One of its best-selling items are the fog globes ($34.95) it created a decade ago. Inspired by snow globes, the fog globes sport hand-carved designs of the bridge, Alcatraz, or the redwoods of Muir Woods. How, or where, its gets the fog for them is a secret Lieber wouldn’t divulge. “It was a yearslong project to get the fog right,” he did allow. “To do fog is very unique.”

stated B.A.R. publisher Michael Yamashita. In addition to the B.A.R., the other media outlets in the initiative are Tagg, a national Black queer-owned magazine; the Dallas Voice, the premier media source for LGBTQ Texas; Q Voice News in Long Beach, California, an online publication; the Washington Blade in Washington,

D.C., a weekly LGBTQ publication; and the Windy City Times in Chicago, an LGBTQ newspaper and website that covers Chicago and its suburbs. To take the survey, go to https:// bit.ly/3rvtKZG For any questions about this survey, or News is Out, contact dana.piccoli@localmedia.org t

What sparked its in-house efforts, said Lieber, was the success of images for the different park sites that were based on posters created by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. They adorn magnets, keychain, T-shirts, mugs, and other items for sale. “What really put us on the map were the park images,” said Lieber. “It was when we really understood we could develop a retail program that could generate income that could support the parks.” With all of its stores, the parks conservancy aims to educate visitors about the history of the numerous federal parks sites in the Bay Area, as well the flora and fauna that can be found in the local parks, explained Lieber. It is why it carries more than 75 books, including ones geared for children, about the different parks. “We have a terrific team who really know what the parks are about,” said Lieber, saying of its store sites, “you

can learn a lot about what you are doing there and how to enjoy the park.” The parks conservancy has been marking its 40th anniversary and is gearing up to mark the GGNRA’s golden anniversary when it turns 50 later this year. With the opening this spring of the new Presidio Tunnel Tops park space built atop the Presidio Parkway Tunnels, with new trails connecting to the Warming Hut and Golden Gate Bridge entryway, there will likely be an influx of visitors and customers to both. “People can go into our interpretative retail stores and get a wonderful memory of their visit,” said Lehnertz.t

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To learn more about Equator Coffee, visit https://www.equatorcoffees.com/ To see some of the parks conservancy items for sale, visit its online store at https://store.parksconservancy.org/

Legals>> FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039600100

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039599000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as DE LEON BEAUTY AND BARBER SHOP, 2138 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed WILMER E. DE LEON YOC. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/13/22.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as DOUBLE SHOT EXPRESS, 400 PARNASSUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed EL TOMATE INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/15/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/11/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039600200

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039596400

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as SWIFT PLUMBING SOLUTIONS, 67 OCEANSIDE DR, DALY CITY, CA 94015. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MUKHTAR ALANSI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/13/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/13/22.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as PEDRITOS, 3254 23RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed EL TOMATE INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/03/15. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/07/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039595600

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039593700

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as TIKAL BAR, 3441 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ANA LOPEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/05/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/05/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039598100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as VMEI VMEI, 625 LEAVENWORTH ST #302, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed VILMA ANG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/11/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039598700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ALL SET TALENT ADVISORY, 861 FELL ST #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SELASI SETRANAH. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/11/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039590700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as BALLROOM COMP EXPRESS, 1221 HARRISON ST #4, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DANIEL BOMAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/03/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039599500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as MACONDRAY TAYLOR AND JONES II, 1288 COLUMBUS AVE #182, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed STEVEN P. OKUHN & JACKSON P. OKUHN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/05/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/12/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039586600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as FREEPRESS FAMILY, 86 WHITTIER ST, SF CA 94112. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed MARIO VELASQUEZ & ADAM VAZQUEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/15/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/22/21.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as GRAND CENTRAL STATION ANTIQUES, 360 BAYSHORE BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ANTIQUES FOR SEVEN LTD (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/10/90. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/04/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039592900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE VITAMIN SHOPPE, 2300 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed VITAMIN SHOPPE INDUSTRIES, LLC (NY). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/13/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/04/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039600700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as POESIA CAFÉ, 4076 18TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ASPROMONTE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/13/22.

JAN 20, 27, FEB 03, 10, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556857

In the matter of the application of JEAN GROMER, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner JEAN GROMER is requesting that the names JEAN GROMER AKA JEAN DORNHOEFER GROMER AKA JEAN ANN DORNHOEFER AKA JEAN CRYSTAL GROMER AKA CRYSTAL GROMER AKA JEAN D. GROMER AKA CRYSTAL DORNHOEFER GROMER AKA JEAN CRYSTAL D. GROMER be changed to JEAN CRYSTAL GROMER. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 1st of MARCH 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556861

In the matter of the application of RACHEL TSEWAN GEARY-SHEN, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner RACHEL TSE-WAN GEARYSHEN is requesting that the name RACHEL TSE-WAN GEARY-SHEN be changed to RACHEL AIGUL MATSON. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 7th of APRIL 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556860

In the matter of the application of ANA SILVIA ARBUES DE CUELLAR & ROBERTO ANTONIO CUELLAR MORALES, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ANA SILVIA ARBUES DE CUELLAR & ROBERTO ANTONIO CUELLAR MORALES is requesting that the name JASON ANTONIO CUELLAR be changed to JASON ANTONIO CUELLAR ARBUES. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 5th of APRIL 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556866

In the matter of the application of BEVERLY JOAN SCHLENKER AKA JESSE JOAN SCHLENKER, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner BEVERLY JOAN SCHLENKER AKA JESSE JOAN SCHLENKER is requesting that the name BEVERLY JOAN SCHLENKER AKA JESSE JOAN SCHLENKER be changed to JESSE JOAN SCHLENKER. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm. 103N on the 3rd of MARCH 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039603800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as LUISA ANDERSON ENROLLED AGENT, 580 CALIFORNIA ST 12TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LUISA C. ANDERSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/25/07. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/19/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039607200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as OAKWILD RANCH; TOBONI VINEYARDS; 3364 SACRAMENTO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOSEPH P. TOBONI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/21/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039598300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as FUNG SOONG REFLEXOLOGY–TY, 1623 POLK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed XINRU LUAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/11/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/11/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039605800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CURRY IN A HURRY, 845 MARKET ST SPACE #FL12, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LATIF SHAH. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/20/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/20/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as SOTAHOE; SOTAHOE COMPASS, 891 BEACH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JILL TEAKELL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/29/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/05/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039609100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as PRISM PASTRIES, 1395 22ND ST #247, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROBIN LUU. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039598600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CEDAR LINE STAGING, 1667 32ND AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed TAMI FARA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/03/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/11/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039608500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as LC AUTO DETAILING, 7 PERSIA AVE #11, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed ALAN YAIR LOPEZ CASTANEDA, IRVING GABRIEL LOPEZ CASTANEDA & GABRIEL LOPEZ GARCIA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/21/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/21/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039604600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as CREPES ON COLE, 100 CARL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed CREPES ON COLE INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/03/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/09/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039605500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ED DANNY MARKET, 999 SOUTH VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SOUTH VAN NESS MARKET INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/19/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/20/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039605000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as REGENCY HOTEL, 1214 POLK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed POONAM, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/09. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/19/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039605100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as PERRAMONT HOTEL, 2162 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed JESITA, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/09. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/19/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as TWIN PEAKS HOTEL, 2160 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed AMISH PROPERTIES, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/09. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/19/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039609500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as THERAPY DEVA, 582 MARKET ST #1008, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed DEVA SEGAL, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY AND CONSULTING, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/10/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039590200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as BATHING CULTURE, 1975 BRYANT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BATHING CULTURE PBC (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/30/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/30/21.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039604200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as MONTESACRO MARINA, 3317 STEINER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed AGV VENTURES, LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/13/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/19/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039594700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as FABRIX, 432 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed FABRIX SAN FRANCISCO LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/16/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/05/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039602300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as THE SAGE & DRIFTER, 1368 IRVING ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed SEVIN AND KO LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/17/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/18/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039609300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as ROYAL INN, 130 EDDY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed URAVI LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/21/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/22.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-039550900

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as CREPES ON COLE, 100 CARL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by HAIL S. JWAINAT. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/16/21.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038214200

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039607000

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as THERAPY DEVA, 582 MARKET ST #302, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by DEVA SEGAL. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 07/10/18.

JAN 27, FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ACME’S TRUCKING INC., 696B AMADOR ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ACME’S TRUCKING INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/26/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/27/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039609200

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039612000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as MOE’S FOOD MART, 2400 SAN BRUNO AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MOHAMED AZIZ AHMED. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/22.

Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court of the State of California for the City and County of San Francisco, Department 204 Probate, 400 McAllister St., Rm. 202, San Francisco, CA 94102, and deliver pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to Susan S. Cronholm and Charles A. Lowenhaupt, as trustees of the trust under indenture dated August 13, 2010, wherein the decedent was the settlor, at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd., Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63144 within the later of four months after Feb. 3, 2022 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you.. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. SUSAN S. CRONHOLM AND CHARLES A. LOWENHAUPT, TRUSTEES, C/O LOWENHAUPT & CHASNOFF, LLC, 1401 S. BRENTWOOD BLVD., STE 100, ST. LOUIS, MO 63144

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039613000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as ORGYMUSIC TOURING, 3012 16TH ST #201, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-5933. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LOU GORDON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/27/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/27/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039591800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as LB&M CONSTRUCTION, 1325 EVANS AVE #13, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOHN MIXON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/04/97. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/04/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556878

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

In the matter of the application of JADE AUGUST, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner JADE AUGUST is requesting that the name JADE AUGUST be changed to FARON EMIL CARVER. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm. 103N on the 8th of MARCH 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039592700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as POLK-N-POST SNACKS, 1101 POST ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ESIHAQ AL MURISI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/03/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/04/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556885

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039613700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE CONSULTANT, 8100 OCEANVIEW TERRACE #206, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JOSE A. ESCOBAR. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/28/22.

In the matter of the application of ALFIELLI CUNADA VILLARMEA, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ALFIELLI CUNADA VILLARMEA is requesting that the name ALFIELLI CUNADA VILLARMEA AKA ALFIELLI MIRANDA CUNADA be changed to ALFIELLI CUNADA LUCA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 10th of MARCH 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039615800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as FAMILY EQUITY PARTNERS, 739 BRYANT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LATOYA PITCHER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/04/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/31/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556884

In the matter of the application of EMMANUEL CORDOVA VILLARMEA, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner EMMANUEL CORDOVA VILLARMEA is requesting that the name EMMANUEL CORDOVA VILLARMEA be changed to EMMANUEL GERSOM LUCA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Rm. 103N on the 10th of MARCH 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039616100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as SOUR CHERRY COMICS, 3187 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed LEAH MORRETT. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/18/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/01/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039613100

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039612700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as J&E INSURANCE SERVICES AND REGISTRATION SERVICES, 2390 MISSION ST #101, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RAMON ERNESTO LOPEZ OCHOA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/27/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/27/22.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as ECHOS HAIR DESIGN, 555 SUTTER ST #217, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed EDUARDO LAZO & KUKHI LAZO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/27/97. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/27/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022 C

The following person(s) is/are doing business as RUTH’S, 3050 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed KAREN FINNEY LYONS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/22/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/21/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ROBERT M. CRONHOLM #PDW-21-061210 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

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Prepared by The Office of the Clerk of the Board Pursuant to Admin. Code 2.81

Community Outreach Public Notice

February 2022 Redistricting Task Force Tell the Redistricting Task Force where to draw the San Francisco Supervisorial District lines! Visit the Redistricting website for directions on how to virtually attend their meetings. Website: www.sf.gov/public-body/2020-census-redistricting-task-force Contact the Clerk, John Carroll, at (415) 554-4445 or rdtf@sfgov.org for more information. The Community Ambassadors Program (CAP) is hiring! CAP is a community safety and neighborhood engagement job training program for the City & County of San Francisco. Community Ambassadors work in diverse neighborhoods to promote safety and connect people to services. They help San Franciscans that are low-income, experiencing homelessness, speak a language other than English, older adults, and more. Ideal candidates for this position:  Live in San Francisco  Can work up to full time, Monday to Friday, including some evenings  Have a strong interest in working with the public and vulnerable populations  Ability to read, write and speak English well  Are bilingual in Spanish, Chinese, Filipino or another language If you or someone you know is interested in applying, visit: sf.gov/ambassadorapply. For questions, email community.ambassadors@sfgov.org. The San Francisco Department of Police Accountability aims to promptly, fairly, and impartially investigate complaints against the San Francisco Police Department, make policy recommendations regarding policy practice, investigate all-oﬃcer involved shootings, and conduct periodic audits of the San Francisco Police Department. Anyone can make a complaint about any police policy or incident. You do not need to have been directly involved in the incident. You can report a complaint by mail, phone or in-person at our new location at 1 South Van Ness Ave 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, Mon to Fri, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, as well as any SF police station. Check out our new website at https://sfgov.org/dpa for department updates, information on investigations, internship opportunities and more! We are also on Twitter & Instagram @SF_DPA, and Youtube @SFDPA. Child support matters can be complicated, stressful, and confusing. The Department of Child Support Services helps parents understand the process so they know their rights and options for making and receiving support payments. We are available to assist you in person or by phone. Call us today at (866) 901-3212 or visit us online at www.sfgov.org/dcss to learn how we can help you. Schedule an appointment to open your case at https://sfgov.org/dcss/opening-case. The City and County of San Francisco encourage public outreach. Articles are translated into several languages to provide better public access. The newspaper makes every eﬀort to translate the articles of general interest correctly. No liability is assumed by the City and County of San Francisco or the newspapers for errors and omissions.

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FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as BELOW THE SURFACE, 701 GOLDEN GATE AVE #802, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed BELOW THE SURFACE (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/26/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039615500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as CHAAT CORNER INDIAN GROCERY, 320 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed CHAAT CORNER SAN FRANCISCO INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/31/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/31/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039610000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC, 196 MENDEL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/21/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/25/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039612200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as MCCARTHY MOVING & STORAGE, 2118 26TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed STATEWIDE MOVING LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/25/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/26/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039612300

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039618300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as MS. GOLDIE REED MINISTRIES, 327 MADISON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DENISE CARTER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/02/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/02/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039609700

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039620500

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039614400

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as CALIFORNIA STREET STAFFING CO., 235 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed TICKED TURTLE LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/26/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/28/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039622300

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039620900

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as CORNERSTONE CONSTRUCTION, 955 WISCONSIN ST #4, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SHANE O’REILLY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/03/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/04/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039617000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as RIDGELINE COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 1012 TENNESSEE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GENE CUTLER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/02/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-22-556903

In the matter of the application of JESUS ELIAN SEPULVEDA, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner JESUS ELIAN SEPULVEDA is requesting that the name JESUS ELIAN SEPULVEDA AKA JESUS ELIAN LOPEZ be changed to AKA JESUS ELIAN LOPEZ. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Rm. 103N on the 22th of MARCH 2022 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039616500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as SIMMONS ROAD CREATIVE, 3375 17TH ST #203, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed NICHOLAS SIMMONS-STERN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/01/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039615100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as EMILIO ORLANDI, 2282 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed EMILIO GIRAUDBIT. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/27/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/31/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as HOME RANCH LAND REALTY, 1160 BATTERY ST #100, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JUAN CHAVARRIA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/25/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/03/22.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MOIRA HASTINGS SCHERER IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: FILE PES-22-305097

FEB 10, 17, 24, 2022

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039620700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as KONA’S STREET MARKET, 32 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed 32 3RD STREET MGMT LLC (CA), A GENERAL PARTNER OF 32 3RD STREET LP. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/03/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039621000

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MOIRA HASTINGS SCHERER, C/O SUTTER C. SELLECK (SBN 290247), SC SELLECK LAW, 150 N. WIGET LANE #105, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598; (925) 899-9130. A Petition for Probate has been filed by MEGAN HASTINGS in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. The Petition for Probate requests that MEGAN HASTINGS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: MARCH 02, 2022 9:00 am, Dept. 204, Superior Court of California, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the latter of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined by section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: MEGAN HASTINGS, 9428 SW 192ND ST, VASHON ISLAND, WA 98070; Ph. (925) 899-9130.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as BAY OF BURMA, 1174 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed L-TERA LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/31/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/31/22.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as HARMONY BODYWORK AND ENERGY THERAPIES, 3882 24TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CYNTHIA MEIRI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/17/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/24/22.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as CHICANO NUEVO, 1166 GENEVA AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed NUEVO INDUSTRY GROUP LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/26/22.

FEB 03, 10, 17, 24, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039615400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as TURKEY & REUBEN, 1208 FUNSTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed MARA EZEKIEL & NOA SHNEORSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 08/01/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/03/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039623100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as TALISMAN SOUND, 1363 PAGE ST #1, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed JONATHAN RICHARD WILSON & JONAH SCOTT PERRY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/02/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/04/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039613800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as MIKAWA JAPANESE CURRY, 2435 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SANHUA-HD, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/28/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039613600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as LA PAZ RESTAURANT, 1028 POTRERO AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed LA PAZ RESTAURANT, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/05/05. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 01/28/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039617600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as VEINWELL, PHYSICOS AESTHETICS, 100 BUSH ST #918, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed PHYSICOS AESTHETICS INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/02/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039620400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as SF CONNECTED CHIROPRACTIC, 476 MONTEREY BLVD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed DR. STANTON WONG, A PROFESSIONAL CHIROPRACTIC CORPORATION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on N/A. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/03/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039616900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as VIDEOFAX, 1750 CESAR CHAVEZ ST #G SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed MINERVA PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SERVICES, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 12/30/21. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/02/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039623300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as GRAPHITEBUILD, 8 DELLBROOK AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed YNWA INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/07/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/07/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

The following person(s) is/are doing business as SUGA STUDIO, 499 ALABAMA ST #112, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed USU (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/03/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-039623400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as GOODBOI SERVICES; GIGGLE & GROW, 660 4TH ST #115, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed GOODBOI LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/07/22. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 02/07/22.

FEB 10, 17, 24, MAR 03, 2022

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Finding a ‘state of grace’

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his has been such a hard time,” says Joanna Haigood, artistic director of Bayview-based Zaccho Dance Theatre, reflecting back on the three years since she first began work on Love, a state of grace. The site-specific performance installation originally planned for the summer of 2020 will be at last be presented at Grace Cathedral in four performances this weekend and next week.

Amidst the church’s gothic chambers, under ceilings that reach to 90 feet high, performers will soar, leap, climb and hang in suspension, sometimes painted with color as light pours through stained glass windows. Their movements, choreographed by Haigood, will be accompanied by MacArthur Fellow Walter Kitundu’s original score that integrates pre-recorded sound with a vocal ensemble, live acoustic instruments and the cathedral’s pipe organ. Spectators will be free to wander through three distinct performance areas and take

part in meditative activities created specifically for the installation by theologians Yohana Junker and Cláudio Carvalhaes. “I want people to come away with such a sense of connectedness,” explained Haigood in a recent interview with the Bay Area Reporter. The piece has its origins in 2019, when Haigood began conceptualizing a response to a wave of violent acts at places of worship around the world, from the Muslim mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand to the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Caro-

lina to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “The tenets of most faith practices are anchored in love,” she wondered. “So how is that set aside to justify violence against others? How do communities reconcile themselves in the wake of that?” This was, Haigood acknowledges in retrospect, “Not a joyous way to think about making work in a place that aspires to something higher.” See page 15 >>

As part of this reckoning process, Criterion last June released a three-DVD special edition: The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs, the gay Black filmmaker who died of AIDS in 1994 at age 37. Riggs would have relished Criterion’s comeuppance, as his entire career was based on confronting racism and homophobia, especially in media portrayals of People of Color. The whole package is a vital, long overdue tribute to Riggs.

Marlon Riggs and Essex Hemphill in Tongues Untied

Early accomplishments

Born in Fort Worth in 1957, Riggs attended Harvard University where he came to terms with being gay, studied history and graduated magna cum laude in 1978. He received a master’s degree in journalism (1981), specializing in documentary film from UC Berkeley, submitting a half-hour video, tracing the evolution of Oakland’s blues music, as his thesis (included in the extras). Riggs remained in the Bay Area, where he met his life partner Jack Vincent. He independently edited documentary features for five years. In 1987 he was hired as part-time faculty to teach documentary filmmaking at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. In 1986 he made his first documentary Ethnic Notions, a deconstruction of how Black stereotypes and blackface have been used by American culture to degrade African-Americans and bolster white supremacy. It aired on See page 19 >>

The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs

n August 2020, responding to the George Floyd murder which forced the nation to reckon with racism in all areas of our society, the New York Times published an article

about the Criterion Collection’s lack of inclusion of Black filmmakers. The article pointed out that in its more than 1000 films covering over 450 directors, there were only four African-American directors and only four more Black directors from outside the U.S. in the collection.

In a mea culpa, Criterion president Peter Becker confessed to the omission and vowed to make changes. “There’s nothing I can say about it that will make it okay. The fact that things are missing and specifically that Black voices are missing, is harmful and that’s clear. We have to fix that.”

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San Francisco Ballet Two dramatic mixed bills through Feb. 13

Erik Tomasson

San Francisco Ballet in Helgi Tomasson’s Trio

by Paul Parish

an Francisco Ballet is back in the Opera House after two years, looking strong. The house was ready and it looked full. They’re performing two mixed bills, three ballets each, alternating in repertory through February 13. You still have time to see both shows, and both are worth it. At the first show, they looked well-rehearsed, eager, energetic, but as if they weren’t used to the glare of our attention and couldn’t quite hear the music. They found the groove fast, though. By the second movement of Trio (choreographed by Helgi Tomasson, the company’s artistic director, to Tchaikovsky), the ballerina Dores Andre gazed out at us with her dark, sad eyes and delivered a magnificent performance. Since this is Tomasson’s last season. He’s handing over directorship to Tamara Rojo, currently the forward-looking Assistant Director of English National Ballet in London. Tomasson has reeled them in from all over the world – Spain, China, Estonia, Korea, Russia, Mexico, Sweden, Canada, France, Armenia, Britain, Australia, Italy, Cuba, and of course the U.S. If they won the Prix de Lausanne, or Moscow, or Jackson, he was interested. So what we have is many-colored, many body types, many schools of technique. But they’re all quick studies, they’re hungry to dance – and they’re back.

Polar Opposites

Program One features the world premiere of a dramatic ballet, Mrs Robinson, seething with resentment and sexual hunger. Program 2 is the opposite, a suite of joyous, adorable dances in a hyper-balletic style that looks like young friends clubbing to the eerily wonderful electronic music The Colour in Anything by James Blake, whose voice rivals Roy Orbison’s for uncanny heights of longing and pain. Program 1’s long-awaited pre-

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It is those higher aspirations – among which Haigood includes “To love each other and our planet, to create security and a to offer one another a generous reciprocity”– that gradually transfigured her vision for the piece in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and over the course of multiple postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are so damaged, on a planetary level,” she says, “We need to come back to love. I know it sounds

miere of Cathy Marston’s Mrs. Robinson might bring some relief. It’s a ballet about social injustice. Marston belongs in that British school of choreography that uses gesture and posture to make a moving picture. Mrs. Robinson opens one thigh and promises both: she turns her back to him coyly, but then sparkles her fingers on the back of her neck, which means “Unzip me,” and when he does, another second-skin leopardspotted cocktail dress appears, and she’s twice as sexy as she was. She keeps winning the battle without realizing she’s losing the war. And you notice that van Patten may be a senior ballerina, but still, she’s beautiful like Princess Diana was beautiful. She’s lost her baby fat, her bones are glorious even though she looks hungry as an ocelot, she’ll never be lovelier. The ballet opens with explosive entrances for “the boys.” It’s the rat race, each guy is busting with energy, the back-slapping is edgy. And then the women of the corps enter Bambi-legged, teetering exquisitely on brilliantly mannered ankles, which ripple like pearls falling from a necklace that’s gone unstrung.

group until the last time they appear, they all face-plant and then rise back up somehow. It’s a miracle nobody’s hurt. These collapses by the corps express, I suppose, Mrs. Robinson’s subconscious fears of catastrophic failure. Which is the question Mrs. Robinson is left with when Benjamin runs off after her daughter. “Whatever shall I do? What do I want?” It’s a burning question. The ballet needs editing. There’s too much repetition after the point was made, and it looked like Mr. Robinson was in hanky-panky with his own daughter.

Unexpected superpowers

If it’s fun you’d rather, there’s no more fun to be had anywhere

at the moment than Blake Works, which William Forsythe made for the Paris Opera Ballet. It’s the westcoast premiere. Blake Works is populated by young folk at their most adorable, suddenly appearing as if they’d apparated on the spot. Moving like people we know who have hitherto unexpected superpowers, they can spurt into the air, flash through a series of brilliant positions, and alight as if it were nothing. Blake Works is a vision of an ideal peer group. Sasha de Sola and Julia Rowe are a little more equal than the others, and I think Rowe gets to have more fun onstage than any dancer I’ve seen for years; she is tearing it up. Men who’re a little more equal

are Aaron Robison and Max Cauthorn, though Joseph Walsh gets to wear blue jeans and do almost nothing except moon over Ms. Rowe. The piece starts off and ends quietly but beautifully, with dancers moving smoothly, like a yogaflow class, through the small ballet poses in “the eight directions of the body” of a Cecchetti class, like little statues. These poses are the bases of the pictures they’ll make when they “stand in the air” gleefully, as the ballet builds to its happy dazzle of a finale. There’s playful competition to shine as dancers, but it’s “innocent.” When Esteban Hernandez cuts his brilliant figures, or Sasha de Sola (both principals) tosses off the Bluebird’s brisées (a specialty of Hernandez’s), there’s no rivalry. We in the audience are applauding, as if this were a jazz concert and the pianist or clarinet had just done a riff—and in fact, the dancers onstage were applauding each other (as they might do in class, dancers do that). When Joshua Jack Price does his crazy Groucho-esque moves with a lot of hang-time, and Luca Ferro dashes off wonderful what-nots, or Henry Sidford stretches his milelong legs, it’s all fun, it’s just wonderful fun. Forsythe is famous for his experiments with technique. He should be better known as a major fantast. He creates worlds with his movement, and in this one, he shows us the world of equality that is so dear to us all right now.t www.sfballet.org

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Tour de force for the principals

Mrs. Robinson is a tour de force for the stars, Sarah van Patten and Joseph Walsh, whose performances must be seen to be believed. They could not be improved upon. This ballet has a Bette Davis role and will offer a vehicle for performers who want to stretch their powers long into the future. It was fascinating, by the way, to see a dancer of Joseph Walsh’s immense strength and power, cast against type as a J.D. Salinger figure. Mrs. Robinson also strikes a blow for dramatic ballet: for gesture and outburst of feeling, rather than the limpid flow of dancing. The most striking “move” in this ballet (which is not really about dancing) is the flat-onto your face head-first collapse of a corps girl. This move spreads like a disease through the corny, but it isn’t. This time has brought up such a profound sadness. I feel like so many of us have a sense of isolation and disconnection. This piece has become part of my own healing, a need to be in communion with others.” According Ciarra D’Onofrio, one of the aerialists, “This is not really a show where the audience is separated from the performers by a stage. We’re all going to be sharing this space, participating in a ritual together.” “The audience can walk around within the work,” echoes Haigood. “You can experience it from many

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Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh in Cathy Marston’s Mrs. Robinson

different perspectives.” The piece consists of three interlocking sections, performed in a repeating 30-minute cycle. Each is an abstract, kinetic interpretation of a different aspect of love and faith. In “The Surrender,” a giant swing flies the length of the nave and into the cathedral’s sanctuary, illustrating what Haigood describes as “the rush of letting go. “The Striving,” aims to convey the earnest, painstaking work of devotion and features a performer climbing a spectacular twisting ladder specially constructed for the show by designer Wayne Campbell. And in “The Quieting,”

strength begets stillness in a hypnotic floating routine. The work is presented and ticketed in three-hour performance blocks. Audience members are welcome to enter and exit the cathedral at any point during their selected block. Haigood says she expects most audience members will opt to spend a little over an hour, which will allow them to perceive the action’s rhythms and repetitions. “Memory starts to play an important part for the audience as the movement repeats,” says Haigood. “There are reference points to take note of, and the work becomes a lot

richer and more complex as the audience collects more information.” “There are so many layers to it,” concurs D’Onofrio, who in addition to performing served as Haigood’s research assistant in the work’s earlier stages. “So much thought has gone into the piece. I hope audiences feel a sense of connection with it, and that the experience feels collaborative and communal.”t Love, a state of grace. Fri., Feb. 11 1pm; Sat., Feb 12, 4pm; Thurs., Feb 17, 1pm. Fri., Feb. 18. 7 pm. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. $25. www.zaccho.org

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Karinda Dobbins Her new ‘Black & Blue’ comedy album’s out

I think that you are truly poised to be the next great lesbian comic. Your humor is right on the edge, while also being relatable to a major network audience. What would you like casting directors, producers and networks to know about you, in particular, and Black lesbians, in general? I would like them to know that I have a varied past that allows me to be able to write and star in different types of stories. I am a Black lesbian but that is just one part of who I am. I can mine that experience and many others to contribute to a successful production. I’m ready for my close-up, Ms. Rhimes!

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by Cornelius Washington

he’s black, beautiful and brilliant. Stand-up comic Karinda Dobbins, a regular on the comedy circuit for years, has released Black & Blue, a new album of her recent acts. Raised in Detroit, Dobbins worked in the biotech industry before doing comedy at an open mic on a dare from her girlfriend. Since then, she’s performed all over, including opening for W. Kamau Bell and others, and has participated in local events like Litquake, Freight & Salvage’s Pride Comedy Night, and Marga Gomez’ Who’s Your Mami Comedy. When the pandemic lifts, Dobbins should be the next big comic superstar. Keep your eyes and ears on her and let the laughter begin. God knows we need it. Dobbins answered a few questions via email. Cornelius Washington: When did you first learn that you were funny? Karinda Dobbins: My family says I have been funny since the day I was born.

How did your humor, or your view of humor, change after you came out? As a comedian I have always been out. How did your humor, or view of humor, change during the pandemic? It just made me realize how important comedy is to the world. We could not have survived these past two years without it. What is your career bucket list for after the pandemic lifts? I want to write and produce my own show and record a comedy special. What are your guilty pleasures during the pandemic? Eating JonnyPops Summer Strawberry Ice Cream Bars and binge-watching foreign detective shows like Hinterland, The Fall, River and Broadchurch. What humorous observations have you made about your partner during this time?

She is like a surgeon whenever she handles raw chicken. A sterile environment must be created. She uses a designated cutting board, makes sure it doesn’t touch any other food, washes her hands eight times and checks it with a food thermometer three times before we can eat it. Let’s just say I don’t ever have to worry about salmonella.

There is a great African-American entertainment tradition in which singers and comedians open for each other. What singers would you have open for you and for what singer would you kill to open (example: Patti LaBelle used to open for Richard Pryor, while Arsenio Hall used to open for Patti LaBelle)?

Please describe for my readers how to build a great joke or comedy routine. There is no one way. Comedy is very unpredictable. I can build what I think is a great joke and audiences may not agree and then I can do a joke that I don’t think is particularly good and they love it. Tell our readers how it feels to “kill an audience.” It’s like a B12 shot or a rush of adrenaline. It’s hard to describe, but you are so connected to the people in the audience and afterward you feel like you are floating.

I would love for Syd Bennett to open for me. I would kill to open for Fantasia or Tamia.

Gina Yashere. She has been doing stand up and making television appearances for over 20 years and finally got her big break in Hollywood. She is the co-creator of Bob Hearts Abishola on CBS. She has been perfecting her craft and when Chuck Lorre gave her an opportunity, she showed the world how talented she is. She is a STAR who is also a Black woman and a lesbian. She inspires me everyday. What do you think of the amazing rise of brilliant, flamboyant artists such as Billy Porter and Lil NasX, and what do you think of the controversy that they’ve faced for being so real? We have always had flamboyant artists like Little Richard and Sylvester who pushed boundaries artistically and culturally. It is a centerpiece of Black creativity to have flashes of flamboyance (Rick James, Prince). Billy and Lil NasX are showing us that some of the same criticisms from the past can be dusted off and recycled. It won’t stop their success. They will continue to rise and shine and be fabulous. Sincerely, what does AfricanAmerican History Month mean to you? It started as a week to recognize Black achievements in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and I understand why he had to do that. Honestly it really seems to be when other people focus on Black history. It’s a year-round endeavor for me. I am always studying Black history and I believe we need to start to push that narrative. Our history is world history, so let’s teach it all the time.t

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crafting immediately attentiongetting dance music is obvious right from the start with the finger-snapping club cut “Bye Bye.” Bowyn continues the trend with stylish “Bleu,” and the bumping “Ruthless.” He also displays a rocking edge on the strutting “Undress Me” and subtle humor of “Nice Things.”

You may recognize gay singer/ songwriter Davis Mallory from his 2006-07 stint on MTV’s The Real World: Denver. Leaving his conservative Christian southern roots behind, Davis made a lasting impression on viewers due to an on-air confrontation with a fellow cast member. On Little Victory (davismallory.com), Davis’ second album, he makes queer dance-pop that is sure to even get the most firmly planted wallflower up and moving. Certainly “Shirtless” deserves to be a tea dance standard. Last, but far from least, trans musician Lotic has released an album that would no doubt have appealed to David Bowie’s experimental side. The nine songs on the fittingly titled Water (Hounds Tooth) by Lotic (aka J’Kerian Morgan) wash over listeners in a series of powerful waves. “Emergency” is as urgent as its name, and “Come Unto Me” is, simply put, soul-stirring. “Always You” borders on terrifying, and the rhythmic conclusion of “Diamond” sparkles like its title.t

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oy (ISO/Parlophone) is the perfect, playful name for what is labeled as “the new album from David Bowie!” The posthumous three-disc box set (Toy box, get it?), featuring the 12-track album, a disc of “Alternates & Extras,” and one titled “Unplugged & Somewhat Slightly Electric,” from one of our first openly queer rock stars was actually completed in 2001, but unreleased until now.

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Working with some of the musicians from 1999’s Hours (including Holly Palmer and Mark Plati), as well as Lisa Germano, Emm Gryner, lesbian bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, and Bowie mainstay Tony Visconti, among others, Bowie rerecorded this album of older songs (dating from 1964-1971), and in addition to the fresh arrangements, the songs are notable for being performed by an older, wiser Bowie. His lived-in voice adds an intriguing element to the songs, including standouts such as “Conversation Piece,” “You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving,” “Shadow Man,” “Let Me Sleep Beside You,” “Can’t Help Thinking About Me,” and “Karma Man.” The aforementioned Tony Visconti co-produced and plays on A Night to Remember (Taxi/Gauche) by queer 21st-century glam-rock artist Brion Starr. Whether he’s dabbling in minimalist lyrics as on the mesmerizing “21st Century Limited (For Alice),” making a declaration such as “here we are, who we are” on the slinky “Same Flame (Stay With Me),” or giving us something irre-

sistible to dance to on the electronically-propelled “Nocturne,” Starr knows how to shine. DC-based Bryce Bowyn wears his various musical influences, including Erasure and Lady Gaga, on his sheer, embroidered sleeve on his first six-song EP, A Rosy Retrospect (brycebowyn.com). His knack for Bryce Bowyn

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Flee A tale of escape, coming out and finding love

born out of fear. The one person he had slightly opened up to previously, a former boyfriend, threatened to turn Amin over to the authorities after a fight. Our hero, and Amin is definitely one, finally agreed to this venture only if his identity remained obscured. This is why Rasmussen employed various styles of animation intermixed with actual news footage to tell this tale. The result is one the more engaging film experiences of this past year. Besides its queerdom and its ability to move you to wellearned tears, Flee is not without its moments of humor. The result is that many media pros are predicting that this Danish export might be making Oscar history by being nominated for Best Animation, Best Documentary, and Best International Feature. That’s no shock if you check the film’s award category on IMDB.com where it’s already won or been nominated for more than 100 such honors, from Melbourne to Jerusalem to Sundance. The following is from a recent Zoom conference with the director.

A scene from Flee

by Brandon Judell

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wasn’t afraid of wearing my sister’s dresses,” says the adult Amin (a pseudonym), recalling his early childhood in Kabul in the late 1980s. He also reveals he’d had a big crush on Jean-Claude van Damme, whose poster hung over his bed and sometimes winked at the boy. “In Afghanistan, homosexuals didn’t exist. There wasn’t even a word for them. They brought shame to a family,” he also notes. These memories occur near the beginning of Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s extraordinary Flee, an animated tale of a young man’s harrowing escape with what remained of his family from Afghanistan to Russia and finally, accidentally, by himself as a teen, to Copenhagen. In this city new to him, Amin, without friends and relatives, wound up going to high school

Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen

with Rasmussen, who became his pal. Decades later this project evolved. Amin, after much persuasion, allowed himself to be interviewed over many sessions, telling his true story in complete detail to another soul for the very first time. His secrecy, a life kept hidden from even his current lover, was

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n an interview published in early February 2015, Richard Dodds talked to Anthony Wayne, the creator and star of the rousing Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical, which was performed at Brava Theater. Lacking career opportunities, Wayne made and crowd-funded his own show about the late famed Black gay disco and R&B singer, which led to sold-out shows at multiple venues. In the musical, Wayne said, “We also show you the heart and the soul of the man behind the glitz and the glamor. We have spoken to his family and friends and managers. He takes you through his journey through life, his love life, and even the hard times. People really come out of the show feeling liberated, and feeling they can live their best life, because that’s what Sylvester did.” Read Anthony Wayne’s interview at www.ebar.com/ arts_&_culture/theater/233094 Read the February 5, 2015 edition of the B.A.R. at https://issuu.com/bayareareporter/docs/bayareareporter_ february_5_2015

concentrated on underdogs and/ or people who have lots of problems. How are you expressing yourself with these stories? I think I have a soft spot for marginalized people and try to figure out how people cope with being in a difficult situation. I’m really trying to humanize these people for others. That’s what I’m trying to do here, and I’ve done it hopefully. When you accept the Oscar for best documentary, do you think Amin will come out then? Would he accompany you or do you think

he’s always going to be secretive? Well, if we’re going to be in the race, he will still be anonymous, I’m quite sure. With all the success the film has gained these last months, I think he’s more and more assured that he made the right choice of being anonymous because you know he doesn’t want to be victimized. He told me that in the very beginning of doing this, ‘I don’t want to feel like victim.’ He really doesn’t want look upon himself like that.t www.neonrated.com/films/flee

Brandon Judell: I’ve been looking at your other films. Before we address Flee, your What He Did (2015) is a documentary (trailer: https://vimeo.com/144421652) about a gay man who killed his lover of 13 years, a famous Danish author and outspoken gay activist. Are you married or can the gay community embrace you? Jonas Poher Rasmussen: I am married. I have a wife and I have two daughters, yeah. You’re the third director with a wife and two children who I’ve interviewed this year who’s made a gay-themed film. Why did Flee’s Amin feel so able to open up to you about his homosexuality, or in Denmark is that not a problem? In parts of Denmark, being gay is a problem, and in parts it’s not. It’s a little bit like here in the States. But I’ve known Amin since we were fifteen. He came out to me when he was sixteen, so his sexuality has always been a natural part of him for me. I guess it’s never been a big deal. Consequently, I really wanted it to feel the same in the film, that it should be natural that he was gay. But in the process of making the film, I realized that in all of his childhood in Afghanistan, being gay was something he couldn’t be open about. I saw that that kind of mirrored in the story of him coming to Denmark and not being able to be honest about his past. [Amin lied to the authorities that his whole family had been murdered in Afghanistan to gain immigrant status in Denmark.] So there’s always been a part of him that he’s had to hide. That’s why the film is called Flee; it’s about a guy who’s had to flee all his life. Have many gay people or people from Afghanistan come to you and said, “God, you really moved me.” I was near tears the first time watching Flee. Yes, I’ve had quite a few, both from a [Middle Eastern] background and from gay people coming to me and saying they really were moved seeing Flee. Especially by refugees who told me that that this is not just Amin’s story, it’s also their story. And I had a young queer man in Mexico come to me saying that being queer in Mexico isn’t easy, and he just felt safe for one hour and a half with Amin, which was really beautiful. So it’s been very rewarding to meet the audience around the world. Considering your past and present work, you seem to have

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Left: Speed skater Erin Jackson Right: Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy

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he Beijing Olympics 2022 are giving us such “how out of shape are we?” vibes while also being incredibly exciting. There we were at 4am watching the skiathlon, which has to be the most grueling thing we’ve ever witnessed. American Jesse Diggins came in sixth, which sounds like she was way behind, but there was a crush of five women together and all of them grew up in the Alps or Scandinavia except her, so it was a question of seconds of difference between medaling and not. Diggins collapsed on the ground, chest heaving, mouth open, gasping like a fish out of water. Then she turned on her side and began vomiting. It was pretty scary to witness, but the commentators were bizarrely blasé about it. She was okay, but it certainly made it abundantly clear the level of exertion.

The event is 7.5 kilometers, so about five miles. It’s literally up one hill and down another with some small amount of straightaway inbetween. Not sure how anyone decides on this hellish workout when they could be inside with a little push broom doing curling, which is fabulous and which we find mesmerizing, but some people are gluttons for punishment. Therese Johaug of Norway won that skiathlon competition and was a half-minute ahead of the next five women. She was like a super hero; way out in front, hot pink patches on her cheeks and nose to deflect the blinding sun and keep her skin from burning. What an incredible achievement. We enjoy the Summer Games and Tokyo was fun, but the winter games are endurance games of a sort the Greeks couldn’t have imagined. Plus, while diving is exquisite, there is no summer event to

Left: Skeleton Olympian Andrew Blaser Right: Speed skater Brittany Bowe

possibly compare with the artistry that is ice skating and ice dancing. And Nathan Chen is (chef ’s kiss) our best. What a gorgeous, perfect skater. It’s blissful to watch him. The Winter Games are such a tribute to beautiful bodies in Lycra and sequins and tulle. These games are also queerer than any other Winter Olympics, with NBC reporting a record number of out athletes: 35.

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In 2018, freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy and figure skater Adam Rippon made history as the first openly gay men to compete in the Winter Games for the U.S., but Rippon is coaching, not performing. Kenworthy is at Beijing, but on Team Great Britain. Andrew Blaser will become the first openly gay man to compete in skeleton at the Olympics. He was the only American male skeleton athlete to earn a spot in Beijing and will be part of the smallest U.S. Olympic skeleton team (three athletes) since the sport was reintroduced at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. Brittany Bowe is in her third consecutive Olympics for Team USA and she had the honor of holding the flag at the opening ceremonies, though NBC “forgot” to mention she’s an out lesbian. Bowe, a long-track speed skater, won bronze in 2018. Australian lesbian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff won her first world gold medal at the 2021 World Championships, so she is a medal contender in Beijing. Among the skaters is Jason Brown who competed in 2014

but missed the cut in 2018. Brown came out at Pride last year. This is a far smaller number of out athletes at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which had a record 180 out competitors, but there are also fewer events and not as many team sports to lure in the lesbians who push up the numbers in soccer, basketball and volleyball. NBC Sports lists some other LGBTQ Olympic history on their website, along with listing some of the Beijing performers, including the gorgeous pairs ice dancer, Guillaume Cizeron of France and Eric Radford of Canada. In 2018, Radford became the first openly gay man to a gold medal at a Winter Games. He also won a bronze that year. We also want to shout out Britney Bowe’s bestie, Erin Jackson. The American speed skater just won the World Cup in November 2021, and is the first Black woman to do so. At press time she was in line to medal at Beijing. Oh and did we mention this is her second Olympic sport? Jackson was an inline skater before she was a speed skater on the ice, starting at age 9. She won gold in the 500-meter inline skating race at the 2008–09 Junior World Championships, gold in the same event at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and was named United States Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year for Roller Sports in 2012 and 2013. So imagine this: Jackson qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics with only four months of experience in speed skating on ice, where she became the first Black woman on the U.S. long-track speed skating team. And she is also dedicated to diversity in winter sports, telling NBC, “I just try to be a good example whenever I can, especially with young Black girls. With the Winter Olympics, you don’t see a whole lot of diversity. So I just hope I can be someone who they can see and be like, ‘Oh, maybe I’ll get out and try one of these sports.’ So that would be awesome.” Also she “has so many college degrees in so many subjects that Jackson jokes she should include ‘school’ when asked to list her hobbies.” She is a bio engineer and bio mechanist. Whoa. We love her. She’s amazing. Happy Black History Month to this Black Girl Magic!t

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Left: A scene from Affirmations Middle: A scene from Tongues Untied Right: Marlon Riggs in Anthem

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PBS and won an Emmy. Riggs was diagnosed with HIV in 1988. His illness affected the making of his next film, the landmark Tongues Untied, leaving behind standard documentary techniques. He puts himself in front of the camera, even singing from his hospital bed. He mixed poetry (especially the work of Essex Hemphill), music (his use of abrupt finger-snapping to establish rhythm but also get the audience’s attention), dance, and experimental filmmaking with an unconventional freewheeling structure

to shatter the stigmas and shame surrounding Black gay sexuality. He delineates the homophobia from other Black people, the pros and cons of white gay culture with its racism, and the painful repercussions of AIDS. It featured male nudity, explicit language, and the first kiss between two men ever shown on American TV. Originally intended just to be screened in three gay bars, it premiered at the Castro Theater and then aired on the PBS program POV, setting off a right-wing firestorm. With the negative publicity, Riggs and the film, like banned photographer Robert Mappletho-

rpe, became an emblem for artistic freedom. Tongues Untied would be on any discerning critic’s list of the greatest LGBTQ documentaries ever made, as it literally opened the door for creative black queer representation in film.

Affirmed

Riggs’ next project was Affirmations (1990) a ten-minute short based on outtakes of interviews and protest footage from Tongues Untied that was a sex-positive confessional about anal penetration and a call for freedom and inclusion. Anthem (1991) is an experimental music video utilizing a blend of poetry, Af-

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rican beats, and provocative sexual, political, and religious imagery to redefine notions of Black masculinity. Riggs returned to a more traditional documentary format in Color Adjustment (1992), a pioneering media study that continued Ethnic Notions’ history of POCs in popular culture, by exploring how Blacks have been depicted on television. It brilliantly employs TV to criticize TV’s sanitized and mythologized view of race relations as well as questioning the benefits of assimilation, and postulates how racism prevented these shows from being more truthful about how they depicted Black American life.

No regrets

Riggs last completed film, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regret) (1993), again applies poetry and music while interviewing five Black HIV-positive men to talk about the fear, shame, and stigma of the disease. Riggs’ final film, Black Is…Black Ain’t (1995), which he didn’t live to conclude, is the culmination of his life’s work, asking the central question: What does it mean to be Black? He uses his grandmother’s gumbo recipe as a melting pot metaphor to celebrate the diversity of the African-American experience. It features interviews with intellectuals bell hooks, Cornel West, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, among others, and the role sexuality plays in defining blackness. The film draws on footage of a dying Riggs directing his crew from his hospital bed on how to finish the film. His closest collaborators did complete the film, which acts as a posthumous farewell to a groundbreaking artist.

Critical silence

The supplements amount to a laudatory critical reappraisal of Riggs’s work providing invaluable context and insight. Standouts include actor Brian Freeman and dancer Bill T. Jones revealing how their creative involvement with Riggs influenced their lives and careers. Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye (Watermelon Woman) and poet Jericho Brown discuss how Riggs impacted their art and what his contributions might mean for future generations. Also presented is an hour-long 1996 biographical film, I Shall Not Be Removed – The Life of Marlon Riggs. The issues raised by Riggs so long ago are as powerful and relevant today, perhaps more so after the George Floyd killing. The comprehensive Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs is quintessential viewing, not only for a glimpse into the challenges of being a gay POC, but his films as archetypes of the ’90s New Queer Cinema movement, and finally as inventive aesthetic renderings of AIDS’s ongoing reverberations for the LGBTQ community. One can only wonder how Riggs might have interpreted and dissected RuPaul’s Drag Race, Pose, Moonlight, Finding Your Roots, Black Panther, or the media spectacle that was the O.J. Simpson trial. It’s that silence of his much-needed critical yet revolutionary mouthpiece which haunts us today almost three decades after the AIDS holocaust. Fortunately, though late in coming, Criterion has restored that raw, lyrical, innovative voice ripe for rediscovery by younger generations. Paying tribute to his spiritual predecessor and guide, Harriet Tubman, Riggs wrote a year before his death, “As Harriet walked with me, I now walk with others. We will keep on walking and keep on talking till we get to the other side.”t The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs, DVD Edition, Criterion Collection $39.95 www.criterion.com

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