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SF Pride parade moves on after hitch Heather Cassell

Sylvia, center, raises their sign “Cops + Corporations Out of Pride” along Market Street during Sunday’s San Francisco’s Pride parade after other protesters halted the event for about an hour.

Protesters delay SF Pride parade

Dancers strut their stuff on a float in Sunday’s San Francisco Pride parade.

by Heather Cassell

rotesters demonstrating against police and corporate participation in the San Francisco Pride parade delayed the 49th annual march for about an hour Sunday. A half hour after the festivities started at 10:30 a.m., with Dykes on Bikes roaring up Market Street, a small group of protesters broke through the barriers along the parade route, stopping the motorcycle contingent at Market near Sixth Street. The protesters’ arms were interlocked, covered by rainbow painted pipes as they spread themselves across the street. Another group of protesters along the sidelines of the parade pushed and shoved a group of San Francisco police officers and threw water bottles at them as the surrounding crowd angrily jeered and shouted at the demonstrators, reported CBS News. Demonstrators said that the police were overly aggressive, reported ABC 7 News. A CBS News chopper flying over the incident where San Francisco police officers had gathered to monitor the demonstrators sitting in the street captured that scuffle. One police officer sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to a San Francisco Police Department statement issued Sunday afternoon. Khrissa Pascual, a parade spectator, said that the protesters were chanting, “We are the enemies of the police.” Some protesters were holding signs reading “cops kill,” she told the Bay Area Reporter. Pascual said that she watched as police and San Francisco Pride organizers negotiated with the protesters to get the parade started again. “At approximately 12:01 p.m. the protesters agreed to leave the street and reopen the parade route,” SFPD stated. Police said that two people were taken into custody. Taryn Saldivar, 21, of Oakland, and Kenneth Bilecki, 27, of Santa Rosa. Saldivar was charged with battery on a See page 5 >>

by Sam Moore

he 49th annual San Francisco Pride parade went off with a hitch Sunday, as a protest delayed the mammoth spectacle for about an hour. [See related story.] But other than that, the June 30 event

mostly proceeded as expected, with over 250 contingents taking part under the theme “Generations of Resistance.” The crowd was estimated at more than 100,000, according to San Francisco Pride’s website. It began, as it has for years, with the deep rumble of motorcycles.

“I’m hoping for a nice, safe ride,” Kate Brown, president of Dykes on Bikes, said shortly before the parade began. Dykes on Bike led the parade with its procession of hundreds of riders and their motorcycles. “It’s really important that we’re out here honoring and remembering the See page 8 >>

Harris rocks Alice breakfast

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enator Kamala Harris, fresh off her commanding performance in last week’s Democratic presidential primary debate, told a sold out Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club Pride breakfast audience Sunday that she will “prosecute the case against four more years of Donald Trump.” Wearing a rainbow-striped sequin jacket, Harris, a former San Francisco district attorney and state attorney general, was mobbed by supporters who were taking selfies at the table where she was sitting even before she took the stage at the Hyatt Embarcadero. Then, she received a standing ovation. “There’s plenty of evidence, just look at his ‘rap sheet,’” the junior senator from California said, to laughter from the crowd. She recited a litany of what she and many others believe are the president’s harmful policies affecting the LGBTQ community, such as the ban on trans service members. The “tweeter-in-chief,” she added, also has been “silent” in the “deadliest year for trans people,” referring to the deaths so far of 11 black trans women in the U.S. “He’s nominated judges who have called trans children ‘proof of Satan’s plan,’” Harris said. Harris, who as state attorney general refused to defend Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban, in court, recalled the day the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out the ballot measure and she arrived at San Francisco City Hall to marry Sandra Stier and

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Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris addresses the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club’s Pride breakfast Sunday, June 30.

Kris Perry, the lead plaintiffs in the case to overturn Prop 8. “We will fight to pass the Equality Act,” she said, referring to the federal legislation that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) saw passed in the House in May. It faces an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate. “I promise you Alice, as president I will fight every day for everything we’ve been fighting for

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for years,” Harris pledged. Aria Sa’id, a black trans woman who’s executive director of the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, was sitting next to Harris at the breakfast. “She’s really sweet,” Sa’id told the Bay Area Reporter in a brief interview afterward. “I am on a high from her keynote speech and the work she’s done to advance equity and equality.” See page 10 >>

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wo East Bay cities will have Fourth of July events, but only one will include a nighttime fireworks show. Admission is free at both. The Berkeley Marina will again be the place to be for family-friendly July 4 activities, culminating with a fireworks show that evening. The event runs from noon to 10 p.m. and is alcohol-free. There will be the popular adventure playground, where kids can ride a zip line or use tools with parental supervision. Other activities include dragon boat rides (noon to 5 p.m.) from the Berkeley Canoe Racing Center. People can also bring their kites and let them fly over the northern area of the marina in Cesar Chavez Kite Park. There will be live entertainment on several stages to delight kids and adults, including Downtown Rhythm (7:30 to 9:30 p.m.), Groovy Judy (5:15 to 7:15 p.m.), and improvo-linist Kippy Marks (3:15 to 5 p.m.) The marina is located at 201 University Avenue. Admission is free. Vehicle parking is $20 cash ($50 for large vehicles). There will be free valet bike parking. People can take AC Transit line 51B from the downtown Berkeley BART station to the marina until 6 p.m. For more information, visit http:// www.anotherbullwinkleshow.com. Oakland’s Jack London Square will hold its annual Fourth of July block party from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year’s event features an “Independence Day” theme and is produced in partnership with Oakhella, Youth Aid Nonprofit, and Field of Verge Alliance. The party will cater to diverse de-

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mographics through multicultural programming across music, dance, art, and food. Buskers will be placed throughout the square to entertain and dozens of community organizations will be featured. Organizers said that more than 10,000 people celebrate Independence Day at the Oakland waterfront annually. Jack London Square is located at the foot of Broadway. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ jacklondonsquare.

Castro Valley Pride coming up

Castro Valley Pride will return this year Saturday, July 13, from noon to 5 p.m. at Castro Valley High School, 19501 Redwood Road. This family-friendly event will feature food, games, booths, performers, and speakers. LGBTQs, families, and friends are welcome to attend. Admission is free. For more information, visit the “Castro Valley Pride” Facebook page.

Castro-Mission Health Center remodel

The San Francisco Department of Public Health will temporarily close its Castro-Mission Health Center, located at 3850 17th Street, so that it can undergo a remodel. Beginning Tuesday, July 9, the clinic will move to 995 Potrero Avenue, Building 80, first floor, on the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital campus. The clinic will be closed July 5 and 8 for the move. The clinic will remain in the temporary location through construction, which is expected to be complete in 2020. Officials said the renovation will make the building seismically safer in case of an earthquake. Also, most patient rooms will move to the second floor to better integrate patient care. There will be 12 new exam rooms and four new consultation rooms. Updates will also be made to the restrooms to improve accessibility, the waiting rooms, and patient registration areas, and some of the facilities for staff. See page 10 >>

Emery school board president resigns by Meg Elison

he Emery Unified School District board president resigned Friday, two days after the board declined to name a new high school gym after a trans man. Speaking by phone with the Bay Area Reporter, former president Barbara Inch said that her decision to resign was not related to the vote in any way that she would like to discuss. Inch was elected to the board in 2016 and slated to serve until 2020. The meeting Wednesday, June 26, opened with a reading from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell marriage equality decision, described as an “inspirational quote” on the printed agenda. An emotional Sarah Nguyen, a lesbian who’s on the school board, read the quote. She prefaced the reading with a personal announcement that June 26 was the anniversary of Obergefell, as well as her fourth anniversary with her wife. The reading set the tone for an emotional and tense meeting wherein the board voted to name the gym after 38year Emery High School employee Elio Abrami instead of Steve Dain, a trans man who was fired by the district years ago after he transitioned on vacation. Inch recapped the process that led the small district to this potentially historic moment. Emeryville Vice Mayor Christian Patz (Inch’s husband and a former school board president) proposed in 2015, and again in January, that the new gym and sports complex be named after Dain. A 10-year employee of Emery High and former teacher of the year, Dain was fired in 1976 for returning to work after having transitioned.

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School board President Barbara Inch, center, resigned Friday. She was joined at Wednesday’s meeting by School board Vice President Brynnda Collins, left, and Superintendent Quiauna Scott.

This year the school board took up the recommendation and decided to open up the nominations process to determine whether a more suitable candidate existed for the honor. Through April and May, the board received 56 submissions of 12 names, holding two public hearings in that time and receiving public comment. In addition to Dain and Abrami, both of whom are deceased, nominations included Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and the Ohlone community, as well as a handful of other individuals, some still living and currently employed by the district. At the June 26 meeting, the names were read in alphabetical order before the board announced that it would vote by ranked choice. An earlier procedural plan to narrow the field to three nominees was not enacted. Public comment followed and three family members who had previously spoken on behalf of Abrami

did so again, largely reiterating points they made at the June 12 meeting. Three people: Patz, and City Council members Scott Donahue and Dianne Martinez, spoke on behalf of Dain. Martinez, who stressed to the B.A.R. that she was speaking as a member of the community and not in an official capacity, reminded the board that it had an opportunity to stand out. “We have a chance tonight to make history by naming a municipal building after a transgender hero, and I hope you will take that step,” Martinez said. School board Vice President Brynnda Collins took specific issue with what she deemed “political” pressure applied to the vote. “Steve Dain was the best candidate until other people came to the table. But the nomination for Steve Dain is political. We don’t want to make history or the newspapers by naming our See page 10 >>

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ormer Vice President Joe Biden’s performance in the first Democratic presidential primary debates punctured his aura of an inevitable frontrunner and sowed doubts among primary voters and pundits. As was the case during his kick-off rally in May, Biden appeared rusty and, when confronted by California Senator Kamala Harris on the debate stage, was flummoxed. After Harris raised his record on school busing and his recent comments bragging about his success working with segregationist senators early in his Senate career, he was plainly caught off guard. “And it was not only that,” Harris said, “but you also worked with them to oppose busing. And you know, there was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public school and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me.” With those comments, Harris delivered a punch to Biden’s gut. In fact, during his response he stepped in it again, saying he opposed busing mandated by the federal government, which was exactly Harris’ point: that the feds need to step in when cities and states discriminate. Unable or unwilling to discuss the issue anymore, Biden said, “My time is up – sorry.” (It’s not a good sign when a presidential candidate cedes time during a debate.) While Harris won the night, it’s become apparent to us that Biden’s big problem is that he refuses to apologize – for anything. We already have a president who won’t admit he was wrong. Biden’s lengthy record contains mistakes, and he should own and move beyond them. Even before he entered the race, he faced accusations of his handsiness with women and some said his actions made them uncomfort-

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able. He has not apologized, and in fact, has continued telling creepy jokes on the campaign trail. Last month during a campaign event in Iowa, he told two teenage boys “to keep the guys away from your sister.” He called Anita Hill to express his “regret” for what she endured during the Clarence Thomas hearings. But regret is not the same thing as an apology, and Biden, who was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, should have taken responsibility for the horrendous way she was treated at the time due in large part to how he handled the hearings. Hill told the New York Times that she was “dissatisfied” with Biden’s comments. Even before Harris took on Biden, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, the other black presidential candidate in the race, was critical of his comments about working with segregationists. Biden called Booker but wouldn’t

apologize. Over the weekend, Biden made another tone-deaf comment. “That kid wearing a hoodie may very well be the next poet laureate and not a gangbanger,” he said at the Chicago headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a group of nonprofits organized by the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Booker now says that Biden needs better “language” when he discusses race. Gay South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg also needs to do a better job connecting with African American voters. He’s dealing with a full-blown crisis in his hometown after a white police officer shot and killed a black man last month. Inflaming public anger is the fact that the officer did not have his body camera turned on, as is department policy. Buttigieg, at least, acknowledged during last week’s debate that the responsibility for not diversifying the city’s police department falls on his shoulders. “I couldn’t get it done,” he said when asked why the department is only 6% black when the city’s black population is 26%. Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, who filled in for him at the World Pride Stonewall 50 march Sunday, have dialed down their nearconstant social media presence in recent weeks – that’s the sensible and respectful thing to do. It was also a good decision by Buttigieg to return home, where the South Bend Tribune reported that he joined black church leaders Monday in prayers for peace in the city-county building. The paper reported that he has sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department seeking a review of the case and urged more public input over policies that govern the police department. The Democratic presidential race will turn on support – and votes – by African Americans. So far, many of the two-dozen candidates have demonstrated that they have work to do in this area. They should use the time before the next debates to speak directly to the African American community. t

Awoke and fighting back by Marc Huestis

lthough I was firmly planting roots in San Francisco, I was also itching to see other parts of the world. I was in the prime of my life and I wanted new experiences, new faces, new surroundings. With my dwindling savings plus a small government subsidy, I booked a three-month sojourn to Europe. Off I went, with my student Eurail pass and my used Canon Super 8 camera in hand. First stop, Gay Paree. I did the standard sight seeing. I dutifully visited the Louvre to get a glimpse of the smiling Mona Lisa. But my real destination was the adjacent Jardin des Tuileries, the famed cruising area. I spent days on the benches there, smiling and searching for sex. And finding it in spades. I hit some of the other great ports of call in Europe: Vienna, Venice, Rome, Mykonos. And I became an expert on the many parks, beaches, and dank dark rooms where horny men were in ready supply. But as I was fucking my way across Europe, there was disturbing news from the home front. Proposition 6, nicknamed “the Briggs Initiative” for the right-wing state senator who spearheaded it, would ban gays and lesbians from working in California’s public schools. It was scheduled to appear on the 1978 statewide ballot. John Briggs had been emboldened by the successful campaign to repeal a gay rights ordinance by “orange juice queen” Anita Bryant in Dade County, Florida. Early polling suggested Prop. 6 would pass, threatening to spark a national movement of oppression of gay and lesbian people. It had to be stopped. Here I was, on the continent far away from home. What could I do? Well, I did have my Super 8 camera. I decided to weaponize it. I made an unplanned stop to the grounds of the Dachau Concentration Camp. As I entered its gates, the spirits of the dead, including those of the many exterminated homosexuals, haunted and empowered me. I felt possessed. I shot close-ups of the weathered train tracks, barbed wire fences, empty barracks, extermination ovens, rusted showerheads, and photos of the ill-fated prisoners that covered the walls in the austere museum. Then I shot contrasting images of the present tranquility at the site: skipping children,

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smiling tourists, even a baby in a carriage staring blankly at the camera in front of the crematorium. During that day of filming at Dachau, I would often break out crying. But a slogan, etched in a stone museum monument, empowered me. It simply stated “Never Again.” I saw parallels between the Nazi treatment of gays, forced from their jobs and made to wear pink triangles, and the situation of California teachers being called out of their classrooms, fired, and ostracized from society. On the plane trip home, I conjured a fictional storyline to crosscut with the documentary footage from Dachau. It involved two now-elderly men reuniting in 1978 and reminiscing about one shared night of sex in 1930s Berlin and their subsequent incarceration in a concentration camp. I titled the script “Unity.” I quickly got to work. I asked friends to act as players in the elaborate cabaret sequence where the two lovers meet. I would shoot the silent film in cheap, grainy, high-speed black-and-white Super 8, recreating the look of early German Expressionism. For the soundtrack, I would use Samuel Barber, Dietrich and the Adagietto from Mahler’s 5th. I realized this was a highly ambitious project for a City College student with little professional expertise, but I didn’t care. It was a labor of love and passion. I shot “Unity” at a feverish pace. Literally. Just before filming the complicated cabaret scene, I learned I had syphilis. I was immediately given a heavy dosage of penicillin. Under the hot lights

and amid the frenzy of setting up multiple shots, I began sweating like a pig. My syphilitic fever, which had climbed to 103 degrees, was breaking right there on the set. My clothes were dripping wet. Funny, the cast of 20 thought it was artistic passion causing me to sweat buckets. Only I knew otherwise. The whole film was shot for $250. Again, Castro Camera developed my footage. The store also served as a key meeting and strategizing place for the “No on 6” activists. Opponents of the Briggs Initiative knew they were in the fight of a lifetime, and Harvey [Milk] was the general to lead the battle. It was during this intensely politicized period that I had a momentous face-off with Mr. Milk. Remember that this was a time before Harvey became Saint Harvey Milk. While he was still alive Harvey was someone who could be challenged. And I was just the young, opinionated firebrand to do it. Our fight centered on Harvey’s strategy for the upcoming Pride March. One day Supervisor Milk, our de facto leader, dictated to everyone in the store, that due to the upcoming Briggs Initiative, all Pride marchers should be “presentable” to the masses. That is, toned-down versions of our regular exuberant selves. He lobbied for a massive makeover: All men should dress respectably – preferably in suits and ties, and carry signs announcing their place of origin, as a visual reminder that we were everywhere. This would make us relatable to the straight world, since we desperately needed their votes. There should definitely be no drag queens or leathermen out in front, lest the news media zoom in on the “outrageous elements” within our ranks. And maybe it might be best if they stayed home. To me, this was hogwash. Drag queens and outsiders populated my world. What was the point of our rights, if those rights were only for people who conform? I got up the courage to contradict Mr. Milk, launching into an impassioned tirade about how some of us didn’t want to dress down to be “normal.” He listened to me, his signature smile intact, and then responded. “This year, this is the way we need to move forward; otherwise we’ll lose the election,” Harvey stated. “If we do that, we give up our individuality and honesty, and we lose,” I said. “You are wrong, my dear,” Harvey countered. See page 10 >>

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t Plan calls for SF transit maps to mirror Pride flag colors

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by Matthew S. Bajko

campaign is underway to have the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency update its map for the city’s Muni subway lines so they resemble the colors of the Pride flag. Equality California, the statewide LGBT advocacy organization, first floated the idea during Pride weekend of 2018. Based on the positive response it received, EQCA ramped up its push for the proposal during this year’s Pride events. It released a video online Tuesday, June 25, that details how the revised map would look like, created pro bono by ad agency DDB SF. And it asked people who stopped by its booth during the Pride celebration to sign on to the campaign dubbed “Ride With Pride SF.” “Ultimately, the goal is to have Muni redesign the map so it serves as a permanent testament to Pride,” said EQCA spokesman Samuel GarrettPate. “The colors would reflect the colors of the Pride flag in order.” For the San Francisco Pride parade and celebration in 1978, at the request of the late gay supervisor Harvey Milk, friends Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, and James McNamara created the first rainbow flags. Following its debut, Baker redesigned the rainbow flag into the six-striped version that is now a global symbol of LGBT Pride. As it turns out, Muni already uses all but one of the colors of the rainbow flag to designate five of its six subway lines on the maps seen posted inside the train cars and in subway stations. But the colors do not match how they are assembled on the rainbow flag. EQCA would like SFMTA to redesign the maps so they do mirror the colors of the Pride flag when all of the lines run together along Market Street. The city’s main thoroughfare is also where the Pride parade route is nowadays. “It would serve as a symbol of the city’s commitment to the LGBTQ community,” said Garrett-Pate. “It would serve almost as a monument to the city’s role in LGBTQ history.” In order to achieve the effect on the map, the lines would no longer be listed in alphabetical order and several would have new colors assigned to them. Based on a mockup map produced by EQCA, the N-Judah line (now blue) would be demarcated in red, while the J-Church line would remain orange. The L-Taraval line (now purple) would become yellow, while the MOceanview line would stay green. The K-Ingleside line (now teal) would become a darker blue, and the T-Third Street line (now red) would become purple. Paul Rose, a spokesman for the SFMTA, has yet to respond to the Bay Area Reporter’s questions about the push to alter the agency’s Muni subway maps and how much doing so would cost. They will need to be updated when the new Central Subway line comes onboard; it is slated to open to the public sometime in 2020. The 1.7-mile underground line will run through the South of Market neighborhood and into Chinatown. Since it will make a turn through Union Square, not too far from the

Pride protest

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police officer, resisting arrest, and interfering with a parade route. Bilecki was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with a parade route, police said. The B.A.R. reached out to SF Pride officials but didn’t receive a response by press time.

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Equality California’s design for the San Francisco Muni Metro lines, seen in a Castro storefront, shows them in the colors of the rainbow flag.

Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, perhaps it could be designated the colors of the transgender flag on the new Muni maps. EQCA’s map mockup doesn’t include the new subway line on it. There is already talk of extending it into North Beach, home to some of the city’s first LGBT bars and restaurants, in particular former drag hotspots like the Black Cat and Finocchio’s. With the ongoing issues regarding Muni’s reliability, expansion plans, and infrastructure needs, EQCA doesn’t expect its map request will be at the top of the transit agency’s priority list, noted Garrett-Pate. It doesn’t expect anything to happen this year, he added, and sees the map redesign campaign as a years-long effort. “Obviously, Muni has priorities that they need to deal with right now to make sure everyone is able to ride comfortably and get to their destinations on time. We recognize this is not something that is going to happen overnight,” said Garrett-Pate. “At this point we are trying to raise awareness about this concept, build public support for it, and ultimately, we would approach the city and ask them to take this on.” For more information about the Muni map redesign campaign, visit http://www.RideWithPrideSF.com. To view the video, go to https://youtu. be/W9d-0iSwh-o

Panel tasked with fixing Muni

In order to address the myriad issues Muni is facing, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisors Rafael Mandelman and Aaron Peskin last month announced the formation of an oversight panel for evaluating the transit agency’s performance. The Transit Performance Working Group is being tasked with making suggestions for how Muni can improve service for riders. The group is being co-chaired by Ed Harrington, the city’s former controller, and Gwyneth Borden, the incoming chair of the SFMTA Board of Directors. Its formation coincides with the pending departure of SFMTA Director of Transportation Ed Reiskin, who will be stepping down in August, and the search to find his replacement. “Muni has to work for everyone Demonstrators remained along the parade route holding up signs after police cleared Market Street. “We are pissed off that Pride is partnering up with corporations and police departments that are killing transgender people, particularly black transgender women,” Sylvia, a nonbinary transgender person who didn’t want to disclose their last name, told the B.A.R.

– for people commuting to work, for people getting to appointments, for people who are just trying to live their lives,” stated Breed, who made her displeasure about Muni’s shortcomings under Reiskin’s leadership known just weeks after becoming mayor last July. “It needs to be reliable, safe, and efficient. That requires us continuing to invest in new trains and buses, but also looking at the system as a whole to see how we can make improvements.” Mandelman, the lone gay member on the Board of Supervisors, is working with Noe Valley residents to address longstanding complaints about the sluggish service of the J-Church line that runs through much of his district on surface streets. Complaints about the city’s entire transit system have been a major concern voiced by his constituents since he also took office last July. “Since taking office one year ago, I have heard nearly every day from constituents sharing harrowing tales of their experiences on Muni,” said Mandelman. “In this 20th anniversary year since Proposition E established the SFMTA and with a change of leadership on the way, we have an opportunity and obligation to evaluate this agency’s track record and current performance and offer its new leadership a roadmap to fixing Muni and delivering San Franciscans the 21st century world-class transit system they deserve.” As for Peskin, the current chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, he called the working group “long overdue” and expects it will come up with “a restructuring that will ensure SFMTA delivers better, faster and more reliable public transportation for the hundreds of millions of riders annually who depend on our system.” The group has been given a deadline of January to deliver its report. t Political Notes, the notebook’s online companion, returns Monday, July 15. Keep abreast of the latest LGBT political news by following the Political Notebook on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/politicalnotes. Got a tip on LGBT politics? Call Matthew S. Bajko at (415) 829-8836 or e-mail m.bajko@ebar.com.

They added that demonstrators were also speaking out about the city “clearing the area of homeless queers and gentrifying the neighborhood so straight tourists can come get drunk and have a fun time.” Tensions have been rising in recent weeks, with Google employSee page 10 >>

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inside and outside the prison system. Other organizations present included El/La Para TransLatinas, which had a banner that stated “We Need Housing.” Earlier Friday during a news conference at Dolores Park, Mayor London Breed announced that the city’s new budget includes $2 million in rental subsidies for trans people. Other marchers were also glad to take part. “I’m here to feel good about being trans,” said 61-year-old Lynn Riordan. “And to celebrate. It’s to counteract all the discrimination I felt my whole life. It’s lovely to feel pride instead of societal shame.” The march seemed to grow in size as it made its way down Market Street, with marchers taking up several blocks. Police stood alongside, but there were no clashes as participants and the police both remained peaceful. Spectators stood on the sidewalk cheering and applauding the marchers. “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” one group chanted in both English and Spanish. The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band greeted the march at the corner of Market and Octavia streets. The band was playing the hit Abba tune “Dancing Queen.” There was a short program at the end of the march. “This has been a long time coming,” Pride community grand marshal Ms. Billie Cooper, a transsexual woman, told the crowd. “I’m grateful and blessed and I just want to say that I’ve lived in this community for 35 years. I’m holding back tears – this

is my neighborhood. I’m so glad to be part of the cultural district. I stand on the shoulders of the many trans people who came before me and on the shoulders of those standing here.” The new executive director of El/ La Para TransLatinas also spoke. “Fifty years after Stonewall trans Latinas and black trans women are still facing the same discrimination,” said Nicole Santamaría, who is trans and intersex. “Imagine that sanctuary where everyone is safe and everyone is welcome. If we can imagine it we can do it. We are here to stay. We are here to resist violence and hate with love.” Santamaría also translated for a woman who was introduced only as Victoria, and who spoke in Spanish. “Welcome everybody,” Victoria said. “I would like to thank everyone here because we are united, working to build our safe trans home in San Francisco. Because we are men and women visible and we’ve been fighting many years to do this work. We need to create the safe space that we all need.” Anjali Rimi, co-founder of Parivar, a collective for queer and trans people of color who belong to the South Asian diaspora, also spoke. She shared that Parivar holds a number of support groups, social events, and does social justice work. There is never a charge to attend a Parivar event. “With inspiration and love, Parivar continues to forge the community and spare the lonely from further isolation and suffering,” Rimi said. She also shared why being in the Bay Area means so much to her. See page 10 >>

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ith almost 200 applications for licenses to open retail cannabis businesses now in the pipeline in San Francisco, a flood of new jobs is expected to make it easier to break into the burgeoning bud industry. Until now, demand for entry-level jobs as budtenders has been very competitive, with thousands of people lined up to attend job fairs and stores such as the Apothecarium typically receiving up to 50-60 applicants when an opening is posted. Although Craigslist began banning cannabis ads last year (the

company did not respond to repeated requests for a comment), the slack has been taken up by the employment website, http://www. indeed.com, which listed almost 300 available jobs in the industry in the region when the Bay Area Reporter checked June 21. The majority of open positions are entry level, although there are a smattering of management jobs with starting salaries ranging from $50,000$100,000. Since listings don’t really offer any flavor about the positions, we called a handful of industry veterans to get their opinions of what it’s like to work in the business.

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tical integration of many cannabis companies will bring new opportunities for skilled jobs in areas such as cultivation, testing, manufacturing, and extraction. Jimi Devine, a 33-year-old straight ally, has worked as a budtender at Berkeley’s CBC Dispensary for the past seven years, adding on a job as a senior writer for Cannabis Now magazine a few years ago. Devine said he “absolutely loves” working in the cannabis industry, after volunteering as an activist during college. “The work is not for everyone,” he said in a recent telephone interview. “It’s very fast-paced. You’ll sometimes be waiting on 1,000 people a day.” “People think it’s going to be all fun and games,” he added. “It’s hard work.” Devine said he made a conscious decision not to try to move up into management to give him time for his writing. “For me, the cannabis industry has been a beautiful experience,” he said. “Where else could someone have the opportunity to be a part of this growing movement?” t Bay Area Cannasseur runs the first Thursday of the month. To send column ideas or tips, email Sari Staver at sfsari@gmail.com.

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national LGBT family and ally organization. “I’ve been marching in the parade for 25 years,” Campbell said. “It just keeps getting better and better, bigger and bigger. Today, I’m marching for my trans grandson.” Throngs of people gathered along Market Street to watch the parade. Marcus Fromley, 27, said he came to the parade to experience a sense of community. “I live in a small town outside Sacramento,” Fromley said, “and people aren’t very accepting there. I’m gay, so when I come to things like this, I’m reminded just how many people are out there supporting people like me. It gets re-

ally emotional for me.” This year’s parade also made history: it was the first time a sitting California governor marched in a Pride parade in the state. Governor Gavin Newsom drew a big response from the crowd. He has long participated in the parade as lieutenant governor, San Francisco mayor, and a city supervisor. The current mayor, London Breed, also had a popular contingent, as did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco). California Senator Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, rode in a car with her husband, Douglas Emhoff. Behind the wheel was Kris Perry, who was See page 10 >>

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Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who has not yet endorsed a presidential candidate, said he was nonetheless impressed with Harris. “Kamala was pretty amazing this morning,” he said in a brief interview. Pelosi also received a standing ovation when she delivered her remarks. She said the importance of the Equality Act is that it adds to the federal Civil Rights Act to protect sexual orienta-

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gym. We want to make history with our test scores. The person this gym is named after needs to be a pillar of the community. It’s about community, not politics,” Collins said. From the audience, Patz spoke audibly but not at a disruptive volume. “That’s transphobia right there,” he said. Visibly upset, Inch rebutted Collins’ assertion, pointing out that Dain’s name and legacy were interrupted by his illegal termination. (Dain sued the district and won about $19,000, according to court records.) “There is a narrative in this country

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“Don’t condescend to me,” I snapped, foam forming at the corners of my mouth. And on and on went this la ronde of an argument, the volume rising between each point and counterpoint. Poor Danny Nicoletta sat quietly at the front desk, unwilling

week completed its work Breed is expected to sign the $12 billion two-year spending plan later this month. California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, the first woman ever to hold the post, talked about the time she and her friend, who had just come out to his family as gay, attended the San Francisco Pride parade 30 years ago. “I saw him filled with pride, and as an ally, it was transformative for me, too,” she said. Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), a former Alice cochair, said the club remains commit-

ted to “electing queer people to office and strong allies to office.” “We need our community at the table and we need our allies strongly standing with us,” he said. Mandelman told the crowd that he’s had a productive first year in office, but that he would like some company on the board. “It’s a tremendous honor to be your queer supervisor, but now we need more than one,” he quipped. “It’s a little lonely here.” t

ence that will be held in San Francisco and Oakland next July will have town halls in both cities this month. The meetings, which are free and open to the public, are an opportunity for anyone with questions or concerns about the AIDS 2020 conference to learn more about the event’s structure, history, and planning. Organizers said that two additional town halls in each city will

also be held. The first Oakland meeting is Wednesday, July 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Boulevard. The San Francisco meeting is planned for Saturday, July 13, from noon to 3 p.m., at 730 Polk Street. For more information, visit https:// bit.ly/2XdnckP.

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that if you work hard enough you will succeed. If you are a good person you can overcome adversity. Steve Dain worked hard. Steve Dain was by any measure a good person,” Inch said at the meeting. “He was not given the opportunity to continue the great work he did at Emery. Hard work and being a good person was not enough in the face of discrimination and bigotry. To change someone’s mind from hatred and fear is not a one-person job.” Board members Vargas and Donaldson sidestepped the central issue of the vote, choosing instead to applaud the level of community involvement and to indicate that there is some other honor more suitable for Dain. On

this last point, Nguyen agreed. “Restorative justice calls for reparations that are aligned with the harm that was caused,” she said. “It appears from my observation that the harm that was caused came from a lack of knowledge, understanding, and relationship. Honoring Steve Dain in a way that is aligned to the harm feels right to me. My concern is that naming the gym [after Dain] won’t give us the opportunity to build the knowledge and community that comes with getting to know members of the LGBTQ community for who they are,” she said. Nguyen did not offer any idea of what another effort might be. She then announced her formal support

for naming the gym after Abrami. Following the board members’ comments, they made their votes by ranked choice. Collins was the only member not to choose Dain for any of her three choices, casting her second choice for Curry. With a majority of first-choice votes, Abrami was selected as the honored individual. When voting to carry the motion to name the gym after Abrami, Inch entered the only dissenting vote. Inch, a straight ally, wrote in an email to the B.A.R about the outcome of the vote. “The vote disappointed me more deeply than I expected,” she wrote. “The fact that it took four years from

when it was first proposed let me know it would be a close vote. Members Vargas and Collins pushed back on the naming with the help of the past Superintendent John Rubio since they joined the board. It was clear they wanted to find any other name. I was shocked and confused by member Nguyen’s comments and reasoning.” Inch submitted her resignation via letter to Superintendent Quiauna Scott. Scott’s office told the B.A.R by phone Friday that she is out of town and unavailable for comment. The Emery school board is not in session for the remainder of the summer and has not issued any statement or updated it website on Inch’s resignation. t

The Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County will hold its Brunch with the Queens benefit Saturday, July 27, from noon to 3 p.m. at Club 1220, 1220 Pine Street in Walnut Creek. Bella Aldama will host the drag queen extravaganza, which will feature Dinnah Manhattan and Amber Waves. Proceeds raised at the event will go toward RCC’s youth program, help

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“This is truly home coming to me to be safe, stable, and in community,” she said. “Coming from India I couldn’t stay here when I first came to America due to immigra-

by AIDS advocates and others over the years, for creating support in the halls of Congress. “The demand for change has helped us overcome other discriminations,” she added. London Breed, who introduced Harris, took a moment to revel in her first Pride season as San Francisco mayor (last year, she was mayorelect) and touted $2 million in rental subsidies for trans people in her new budget. While the spending document has not yet been formally approved, the Board of Supervisors last

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ees requesting the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee board to ban the tech giant from marching in the parade. The employees were angry over Google-owned YouTube’s lack of enforcing anti-harassment policies against monetized channels directing anti-gay abuse toward the LGBT community. The SF Pride board took no action on the request and Google had a contingent in the parade. Members of Gay Shame have also been pressuring SF Pride to dump corporations and police participation in the event in an effort to return the parade to its roots of the Stonewall rebellion in New York City 50 years ago, according to the group’s Facebook page. As the B.A.R. reported last week, Gay Shame claimed responsibility for graffiti reading “Police out of Pride” that appeared in the

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joined by her spouse, Sandra Stier. Harris married the two women in San Francisco City Hall in 2013,

tion and gender identity. Addressing Trump, Pelosi said, “Let us introduce you to San Francisco values,” which she explained “are about respecting the worth and dignity of everyone.” “So here we are, in an important time. The Founders said ‘time has found us.’ It is a time of urgency.” Pelosi was introduced by Mike Shriver, a gay man living with AIDS and an activist, who extolled Pelosi’s longtime support for HIV/AIDS funding while in Congress. Pelosi, in turn, credited “outside mobilization”

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People protested the appearance of Google in Sunday’s San Francisco Pride parade.

The parade was still going on, with contingents lined up at Main and Beale streets waiting to walk up Market Street when this reporter walked back to the Embarcadero at 2:38 p.m. Last Friday, the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club issued an open letter to San Francisco police Chief Williams Scott and the police commission, asking that they formally apologize for unnecessary SFPD harassment and violence at the Compton’s Cafeteria riot in 1966; the White Night riots in 1979, which occurred after ex-police officer and disgruntled supervisor Dan White was convicted of manslaughter instead of murder in the deaths of supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone; and the ACT UP Castro Sweep in 1989. On Monday, the club issued a statement decrying police violence during the Pride parade protest.t

Castro this spring. KQED reported that the crowd surrounding the demonstrators chanted, “We support you.” However, the crowed also thanked police, stating they supported them as the parade resumed and cheers erupted.

At one point, someone in a contingent led a call and response, “When police get attacked what do we do? We fight back!” into a bullhorn as it started walking up Market Street again. This was an ironic turn of events considering that Pride marches

were launched in the aftermath of the Stonewall riots in which police raided the New York City gay bar. For the most part, onlookers beyond the site of the demonstration didn’t know why the parade had stopped or that there was a protest happening.

tion. After more than 10 years, I was able to finally come back to the San Francisco Bay Area and call it home forever. The belonging is true where I am most visible when I am authentic and myself. I didn’t feel like I belonged or have community in any of the 11 cities and four countries I

nomaded before coming back here.” The crowd was as jubilant during the speaker’s program as they were during the march itself, with each speaker being met with wild applause. The Reverend Dr. Megan Rohrer, a trans person who’s pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco,

told the Bay Area Reporter that they were delighted with the outcome of the march. “The Trans March is one of the few days that individuals who live in fear of changing politics, policies, and health coverage can show off their scars and celebrate the embod-

ied imagination of their trans siblings,” Rohrer said. “I celebrated with trans elders who paved the way, individuals taking their first step in public in the clothing of their choice, and hugged a sobbing spectator who was overwhelmed by the six blocks of support for the trans community.”t

to get involved in a battle between his boss and his friend. Harvey’s thinking won the day. The 1978 San Francisco Pride Parade was both more blatantly political and decidedly toned down. But our little argument became a microcosm of an issue that persists to this day. Assimilation vs. self-expression. Projected reality vs. actual reality.

Harvey is remembered historically as an unabashed radical. But he actually was willing to bend toward the side of caution. And Harvey spoke passionately and convincingly during the campaign against Prop. 6, rallying the troops and influencing the hearts and minds of the mainstream California voting public. I’ll never forget the September eve-

ning our community packed an auditorium to watch a televised feed of a Prop. 6 debate taking place in Walnut Creek. Harvey and his historically under-appreciated debating partner, the eloquent San Francisco State Professor Sally Gearhart, squared off against the opposition. We all cheered boisterously as, point-by-point, Harvey and Sally destroyed John Briggs’ dangerous

agenda. At that moment, my earlier fight with Milk seemed insignificant. We were all in this together. t

hours after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out Proposition 8, the state’s same-sex marriage ban. Bay Area supporters of gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg also had a contingent in the parade. Buttigieg, who was en-

dorsed by the national LGBTQ Victory Fund last Friday in Brooklyn, had returned to South Bend, Indiana, where he is mayor, because of fallout from an officer-involved shooting last month in which a black man was killed.

Other contingents included the popular Everyone Loves A Corgi, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band (the city’s official marching band), the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance, API EqualityNorthern California (organiza-

tional grand marshal), Project Open Hand, and seniors supporting Openhouse. Next year’s 50th San Francisco Pride parade and celebration takes place June 27-28 with the theme “Generations of Hope."t

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt – Act I, Scene 8, Fighting Back – from Marc Huestis’ memoir, “Impresario of Castro Street,” published last month by Outsider Productions. Used with permission.

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day before millions of LGBT individuals and their supporters gathered in urban streets across the globe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, several hundred of them gathered under the redwoods and eucalyptus to share in a quieter, calmer sort of Pride while marking their own milestone anniversary. The San Francisco Pride Run Saturday, June 29, drew a meet-record 800 runners to the 5K and 10K competitions in Golden Gate Park, capping the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of International Front Runners. The weather was San Francisco-perfect: no rain and just the slightest chill to keep runners cool. There were uni-

corns (as mascots and runners), there were applause, smiles, and cheers, and the woods were unblemished by the sorts of piles of discarded food and trash that a day later would fill the downtown transit centers and sidewalks around corner trash cans. Race organizers said they did not do any extra promotions this year over last year, when the race drew just over 600 runners. The explosion in numbers forced registration to be closed early last week for the first time; it also received a shout out on the June 23 CBS Sunday morning show during its weekly calendar segment. The sudden growth was unanticipated, but not unappreciated.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EA CAFE, 735 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed ASHEDH INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/05/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/05/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINE HEADZ LLC, 1026 SAN LUIS CIRCLE #609, DALY CITY, CA 94014. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed PINE HEADZ LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/06/19.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SENTINEL FILM PROTECTION, 190 NAPOLEON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed DECO TOWING LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/21/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/05/19.

“This is really great,” said outgoing race director Chad Slife. “We will meet and talk about this. I’m not running for re-election, but in my report I am going to recommend shooting for more people next year.” One reason the Pride Run is small is because it is very much a grassroots event with modest sponsorships. This year the beneficiary was Gender Spectrum (http://www.genderspectrum.org). I asked several runners why they thought the race was so much bigger this year and why they ran in it. Their responses ranged from a troubled political climate that underscored the importance of being visible and

Jane Philomen Cleland

First, second, and third place winners in the 5K and 10K San Francisco Pride Run show off their medals. From left are: Lizeth Aparicio, Angela Knotts, Justin Bandoro, Christopher Kirchhoff, Nick Kovaleski, Freddie Manners, Terence Byrnes, Bryan Eckstein, Suzanne Hyer, and Zuzana Trnovcova.

engaged to the draw of the Stonewall and IFR anniversaries to the growth of recreational running. Jane Vaden competed in the women’s 5K. “This is my first time running this race,” Vaden, 37, said. “I love

Golden Gate Park. It’s so beautiful; the scenery’s great. I use running as therapy to clear my head.” t A longer version of this column is online at ebar.com.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA BARREL COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. All Persons Claiming Any Interest in, or Lien Upon, the Real Property Herein Described or, Any Part thereof, Defendants. Case No. CGC-19-574377 SUMMONS ON SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT [CCP § 751.05] The people of the State of California, to All Persons Claiming Any Interest in, or Lien Upon, the Real Property Herein Described or, Any Part thereof, defendants, greeting (See Memorandum Disclosing Adverse Interest [CCP § 751.07] attached.): You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of CALIFORNIA BARREL COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, plaintiff, filed with the clerk of the above-entitled court and county, within three months after the first publication of this summons, and to set forth what interest or lien, if any, you have in or upon that certain real property or any part thereof, situated in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, particularly described as follows: REAL PROPERTY, SITUATE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COMPRISED OF SIX (6) PARCELS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING A PORTION OF PARCEL A, AS SAID PARCEL A IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN GRANT DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2016-K334613 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL ONE BEING ALL OF MARYLAND STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID MARYLAND STREET; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), EASTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID MARYLAND STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET, SOUTHERLY 279 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID EASTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016K334613), WESTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH SAID WESTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF MARYLAND STREET, NORTHERLY 279 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL TWO BEING ALL OF LOUISIANA STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID LOUISIANA STREET; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), EASTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID LOUISIANA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET, SOUTHERLY 279 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID EASTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), WESTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH SAID WESTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF LOUISIANA STREET, NORTHERLY 279 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL THREE BEING A PORTION OF GEORGIA STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 1, AS SAID PARCEL 1 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578), EASTERLY 80 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578); THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, SOUTHERLY 406.42 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 3, AS SAID PARCEL 3 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT QUIETING TITLE RECORDED MAY 26, 1960 IN BOOK A127 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 596, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3 (A127 OR 596), NORTHWESTERLY 18.79 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) NORTH 03°10’16” WEST 125.39 FEET, AND 2) SOUTH 86°49’44” WEST 63.85 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2001-K334613) AND SAID WESTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, NORTHERLY 271.42 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL FOUR BEING A PORTION OF MICHIGAN STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID MICHIGAN STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 2, AS SAID PARCEL 2 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET, SOUTHERLY 157.42 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 4, AS SAID PARCEL 4 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT QUIETING TITLE RECORDED MAY 26, 1960 IN BOOK A127 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 596, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 4 (A127 OR 596), NORTHWESTERLY 2 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) NORTH 03°10’16” WEST 9.01 FEET, AND 2) SOUTH 86°49’44” WEST 11.12 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2001-K334613) AND SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL 4 (A127 OR 596); THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 4 (A127 OR 596), NORTHWESTERLY 6 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT ON SAID WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), NORTH 03°41’19” WEST 143.4 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613) WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2 (DN 2001-G897578); THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERN LINE OF PARCEL 2 (DN 2001-G897578), EASTERLY 18.62 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL FIVE BEING A PORTION OF HUMBOLDT STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID HUMBOLDT STREET (33 FEET WIDE) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET, AS SAID MICHIGAN STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 2, AS SAID PARCEL 2 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2 (DN 2001-G897578), WESTERLY 18.62 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERN LINE OF PARCEL 2 (2001-G897578) AND THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) NORTH 03°41’19” WEST 1.31 FEET, AND 2) NORTH 87°24’17” EAST 18.63 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID WESTERN LINE OF PARCEL A (DN 2001-K334613) AND SAID EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF MICHIGAN STREET, SOUTHERLY 1.12 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL SIX BEING A PORTION OF HUMBOLDT STREET, AS SAID STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, LYING WITHIN SAID PARCEL A (DN 2016-K334613), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINE OF SAID HUMBOLDT STREET (33 FEET WIDE) WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, AS SAID GEORGIA STREET EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VACATION THEREOF, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF PARCEL 1, AS SAID PARCEL 1 IS DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN JUDGMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001-G897578 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578), WESTERLY 80 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID PARCEL 1 (2001-G897578) AND THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 1 (DN 2001-G897578); THENCE, ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE GEORGIA STREET, NORTHERLY 33 FEET TO THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID HUMBOLDT STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTHERN LINE OF HUMBOLDT STREET, EASTERLY 80 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID GEORGIA STREET; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF GEORGIA STREET, SOUTHERLY 33 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. 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In the matter of the application of: CHUN KOW LAU, 133 MONETA WAY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CHUN KOW LAU, is requesting that the name CHUN KOW LAU AKA HENRY CHUN, be changed to HENRY CHUN KOW LAU. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 30th of July 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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In the matter of the application of: CORA ROSE MUIR THOMAS, 808 ALVARADO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CORA ROSE MUIR THOMAS, is requesting that the name CORA ROSE MUIR THOMAS, be changed to KORA ROSE MUIR THOMAS. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, on the 25th of July 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

In the matter of the application of: ROBERT STEPHEN MINNICH, 90 HAZELWOOD AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner ROBERT STEPHEN MINNICH, is requesting that the name ROBERT STEPHEN MINNICH AKA ROBERT STEPHEN DIOHEP, be changed to ROBERT STEPHEN DIOHEP. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, on the 13th of August 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

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Legal Notices>> FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038675500

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAPTOR COMMUNICATIONS, 428 CORBETT AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed RAPTOR LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/31/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ADDIS AMERICA TOURS, 160 PORTOLA DR #106, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BERHANESELASE ASSEFA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/07/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/07/19.

JUNE 13, 20, 27, JULY 04, 2019 SUMMONS (DIVORCE) CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 300 EAST WALNUT ST, PASADENA, CA 91101 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: QI TENG LU, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PETITIONER: NINGNING ZHANG CASE NO. 18PDFL02353

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038677300

You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org) or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE – RESTRAINING ORDERS FOLLOW: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court are: California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, 300 East Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91101 Pasadena Courthouse. The name, address and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney is: Elaine Yang, Esq.; Yang and Chen LLP, 17890 Castleton St #101, City of Industry, CA 91748 (626) 965-8789 Date: Dec 24, 2018 Clerk of The Court, Jorge Serrano, Deputy. STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS: Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children; 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in the manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasicommunity property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICE – ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the costs you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506. WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

JUNE 13, 20, 27, JULY 04, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038672300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIENNA CATERING, 1499 32ND AVE. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed YINGPING LILY MOK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/29/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/29/19.

JUNE 13, 20, 27, JULY 04, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038682700

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SQUARE PIE GUYS, 1077 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed ADAM MADISON LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/27/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/07/19.

JUNE 13, 20, 27, JULY 04, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038683400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAGNET FLOOR ESTIMATOR, 603 9TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SORONZONBOLD ULZIIKHUTAG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/10/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038686400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARE YOU EXPERIENCED S.F. CITY TOURS, 537 JONES ST #3439, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PAUL Y. ROBERTSON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/06/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/12/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038683300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J.M.F. CLEANING SERVICES, 545 O’FARRELL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GENY G. CAUICH VILLARREAL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/10/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/10/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038685100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ATHINA VALENTINA, 1471 WASHINGTON ST #201, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MICHELLE DEMETRIADES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/11/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/11/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SMILING SALON, 738 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed XIAOZHEN WEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/03/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038687100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TOWN LAND CONSTRUCTION, 1962 42ND AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DAVID FRANCIS FLYNN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/13/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/13/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038672200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VEIL CLOTHING, 2427 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed NICK VAN WAGONER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/29/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038682800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHAH’S HALAL FOOD, 532 MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed MOHAMMAD NADER & SHOAIB RAHMAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/06/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/07/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038678800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FINANCIAL DISTRICT DENTISTRY, 220 MONTGOMERY ST #120, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed EVANGELINE AMORES DDS, INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 02/01/18. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/04/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038675900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OLIVER SPACE, 430 9TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed PETRA LIVING, INC. (DE). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/31/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/31/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038671400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SWERV STUDIOS, 410 BRANNAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed J BODYWORKS INC. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/29/19.

JUNE 20, 27, JULY 04, 11, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554941 In the matter of the application of: HAMZA BOUCHAFRA, 425 1ST ST #2306, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner HAMZA BOUCHAFRA, is requesting that the name HAMZA BOUCHAFRA AKA HAMZA BEN BADOUR, be changed to HAMZA BEN BADOUR. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 1st of August 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038693300

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MARYANNE HAIRSTYLING, 1327 9TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed THI NGOC ANH CAO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/19/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/19/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038673600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION, 3450 GEARY BLVD #212, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DOLORES PEREZ HEILBRON. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/30/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038685900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CARE 24/365, 1160 MISSION ST #1709, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RICHARD S. FORHEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/07/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/12/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038693200

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GLADSTONE & ASSOCIATES, 46 DIVISADERO ST #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BRETT M. GLADSTONE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/19/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038692900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAYDE MARK DESIGNS, 1112 DE HARO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed HEATHER A. FORBES. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/07/14. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/19/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019

SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: KAM FUNG WONG YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. PETITIONER’S NAME IS WEINAN XU, CASE NO. FDI-19-791743

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnerships, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE: The restraining orders following are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court are: SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT, 400 MCALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102; The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: WEINAN XU, 1755 39TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122 June 4, 2019 Clerk, by Dennis Toyama, Deputy. RESTRAINING ORDERS: Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children; 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasicommunity, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in the manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICE-ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800300-1506. WARNING: IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for the purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-554836 In the matter of the application of: AMBER ROSE ORANTES, 1238 SHAFTER AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner AMBER ROSE ORANTES is requesting that the name AMBER ROSE ORANTES AKA AMBER R. ORANTES AKA AMBER ORANTES be changed to IYANA MARLI DEPALMA, and EVAN CHARLES ORANTESCROWDER be changed to EVAN ANTOINE DEPALMA. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 25th of June 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038692500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IPHONE ANDROID REPAIR SF, 552 COLUMBUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MUHAMMAD IMTIAZ AHMAD KHAN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/19/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038691400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CITY BUILDING MAINTENANCE, 138 HYDE ST #19, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed GAMAL ALGAHIM & RAFIK ALGAHIM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/18/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/18/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038693800

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GKP MARKET, 995 ELLIS ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed AMRIT SINGH, INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/19/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038694900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HONEYCOMB THERAPY, 815 HYDE ST #317, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed HONEYCOMB THERAPY A MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY CORPORATION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/20/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038684500

SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: TIAN TIAN WU YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. PETITIONER’S NAME IS: WEI OUYANG CASE NO. FDI-19-791794

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnerships, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE: The restraining orders following are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT, 400 MCALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102; The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, is: WEI OUYANG, 1113D KEEPLER CT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94130 June 12, 2019 Clerk, by DENNIS TOYAMA, Deputy. STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS: Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children; 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in the manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasicommunity property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICE-ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506. WARNING: IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for the purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038674900

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SALON ONE THIRTEEN, 1538 PACIFIC AVE #113, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SELINA LEE FOWLER. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 05/30/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038693600

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STRADA PIZZA, 1115 TARAVAL ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed KOUROSH RAZINEJAD. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 05/09/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/19/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038694100

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THREE STAR RESTAURANT, 2515 NORIEGA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SHARON HC INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/11/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/20/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038691500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NELS BEAUTY CLUB, 960 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, and is signed NAC MERMAID LLC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/18/19.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-036665000

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: YUKOL PLACE THAI CUISINE, 2380 LOMBARD ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by YUKOL NIELTAWEEPHONG. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 09/04/15.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-033213100

The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: GIANT GNOME DESIGN, 43 MIRAMAR AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by STEVEN CLARK LOSCUTOFF. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 12/17/10.

JUNE 27, JULY 04, 11, 18, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038705500

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BURRITO PROJECT SF; BURRITO PROJECT SAN FRANCISCO; SAN FRANCISCO BURRITO PROJECT, 225 POTRERO AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed MDP FOUNDATION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/11/19.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRUDYS TATTOO PARLOUR, 2275 A MARKET ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GAUGE STRONGARM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 07/01/19.

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JULY 04, 11, 18, 25, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038701400

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MADAME PAT’S FANTASTIC PET ESCORT SERVICES, 830 BUSH ST #306, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PATRICIA A. BOYD. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/24/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/26/19.

JULY 04, 11, 18, 25, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038695000

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY, 1091 BUSH ST, #109, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PASCUAL ARRECHEA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 06/20/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 06/20/19.

JULY 04, 11, 18, 25, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038700000

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an Francisco music-lovers taking staycations this summer can plan concert events knowing there is no lack of cultural activity in the coming months. Symphony enthusiasts will be dressing in layers to relax at lighter pops and classical concerts. Opera fans have inviting itineraries to explore, too. See page 16 >>

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here are times when the emotionally freighted source of a creative work is more powerful than the art it inspired. Such is the case with “Daria Martin: Tonight the World,” a new installation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. It counts among its fascinating components: partially obscured pages of disquieting dreams conscientiously recorded by the artist’s grandmother; a 13.5 minute film based on those dreams, presented in enigmatic vignettes; and “Refuge,” a videogame on a similar theme. See page 16 >>

irst released at the height of the AIDS health crisis, “Paris Is Burning” is a 1990 featurelength documentary in which director Jennie Livingston embeds us with a subversive and feverishly nimble community of gay and trans, white, black and brown kids. In the upper precincts of mid-80s Manhattan, they invented a style of dancing, “vogueing,” layered, intricate and private. “Paris Is Burning” wowed a mainstream audience with a thrilling backstage view of young Latinx and African Americans staging their own fantastic drag balls. Now it’s back in re-released restoration. See page 14 >>

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oet, novelist, playwright Kevin Killian died at his home in San Francisco on June 15, and the B.A.R. published his obituary in our June 20 edition. Like many writers and artists, editors and committed readers, Out There was greatly inspired by Killian’s life work, his community involvement, and his personal ethos. Like many, we considered ourselves lucky to have counted him as a friend. Killian, 66, was a true man of letters. He wrote poetry, novels, stories, and plays for his “Poets Theater,” but also a well-regarded biography of poet Jack Spicer, art and literary reviews, journalism, correspondence, even a cache of famous “Amazon reviews.” He loved pop culture (Dario Argento, Kylie Minogue) and serious art. Most remarkably, he was always out there, interacting with culture: at poetry and prose readings, art openings, and academic conferences. In public he was open and accessible, and offered his friendship, humor and wisdom to younger writers and artists. He and his wife Dodie Bel-

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lamy, another avant-garde literary genius, were role models for half of San Francisco. Out There met him in the 1980s, when we were ourselves young. OT was waiting in line at the Roxie Cinema for a Curt McDowell feature, reading Killian’s early novel “Shy.” We had ripped the paperback in half because our then-boyfriend wanted to read the beginning while we read the end. We guess Kevin was intrigued by this already-mutilated copy of his still-new book; he introduced himself as its author. Not long afterward, we reviewed his early memoir “Bedrooms Have Windows” for Lambda Literary Review, a rave. Kevin sent a thank-you letter via the journal, ending it with a request to look out for Stanley and Blanche, Kevin and Dodie’s cats, who had run away during the Loma Prieta earthquake. They were living on California St. then, and although he couldn’t have known it, OT was then living on Jackson St., well in cat range. We invited

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Livingston allows her young subjects to describe the stakes involved in these offbeat competitions that derive their name from Vogue, the grandmother of high fashion magazines. As the young dancer Dorian Corey puts it, “I always had hopes of being a big star. But as you get older, you aim a little lower. Everybody wants to make an impression, some mark upon the world. Then you think you’ve made a mark on the world if you just get through it and a few people remember your name. You don’t have to bend the whole world. It’s better to pay your dues and just enjoy it. If you shoot an arrow and it goes real high, hooray for you!” Young Pepper LaBeija deftly unspools the sociology contained in this singular event. “This is white America. Any other nationality that is not of the white set knows this and accepts this til the day they die. That is everybody’s dream and ambition as a minority: to live and look as well as a white person. Every media you have, from TV to magazines, to movies, I mean, the biggest thing that a minority watches is what? ‘Dynasty’ and ‘All My Children,’ the soap operas. “Whether they’re showing you a commercial from Honey Grahams, Crest, Lestoil or Pine-Sol, every-

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them to our place for a party, and Kevin admired our then-lover’s ceramic artwork. We served on the steering committee for the 1991 OutWrite writers’ conference with Kevin and other authors far more important than us. Kevin always made a point of introducing us to intimidating figures. “Gee, Kevin,” we said in our wide-eyed innocence, “you know everybody who’s anybody!” “Stick with me, kid,” he responded theatrically, “and I’ll show you the world!” It was a line as if from a 1940s movie, but it was true, he did know everybody, and if he didn’t he approached them anyway (his autograph collection is impressive), and that was very instructive for OT. We met many famous, established artists and writers through Kevin, and more importantly, we met younger, up-and-coming artists and writers as well, who are now at the top of their fields. We attended Dodie’s legendary writing workshop, which Kevin often sat in on, and when we

published a small monograph with artist Elliot Linwood, we had our opening party at Small Press Traffic, the nonprofit bookstore/New Narrative bulwark they helped establish. Kevin’s literary energy and his whipsmart humor never flagged. Kevin & Dodie proved to us at an impressionable age that you could be a successful, innovative writer, or a sensation in any field, and not be an asshole. We would go on to meet many famous writers on our own steam, through interviews or other opportunities, and learned that some of them were indeed jerks: the famous author who spent half of our allotted meeting time on the phone with his agent; the famous author who, after it was clear we’d read his entire published work, told us to make friends elsewhere. But Kevin always greeted us warmly when we saw him out; he never flaunted his popularity or genius. We’ll keep our favorite Kevin memories in our thoughts: going to a Thom Gunn reading, watching “Suspiria” in their flat on Minna St. But mostly we’ll treasure Kevin’s writings, which hold up, and his witticisms, which still tickle.t

body’s in their own home. The little kids for Fisher-Price toys: they’re not in no concrete playground. They’re riding around the lawn. The pool is in the back. This is white America. When it comes to the minorities, especially black, we have had everything taken away from us, yet we have all learned how to survive. That is why, in the ballroom circuit, if you have captured the great white way of living, or looking, or dressing, or speaking, you is a marvel!” “Paris Is Burning” is a scintillating example of how art can serve life without compromising its objective of adding meaning to our journey. A half-century into the era of gay liberation, queer self-expression and increased visibility for all sexual minorities, “Paris Is Burning” can be seen as a pioneering work of art. It adds to our knowledge of how oppressed people can evolve and thrive, but not without real pain and damage. One of the film’s subjects was later found murdered, a case that remains unsolved. At the time of its initial release, director Livingston was criticized in

some quarters as a white filmmaker appropriating a minority artform. Now in this re-release, the film is clearly a precious record of the artistic vitality of a truly gifted gaggle of LGBTQ kids. Livingston spent seven years filming, editing (78 minutes derived from over 700 hours of footage) and fundraising, at a time when government support for LGBTQ arts projects was coming under withering attack. She later confided her ambition for “Paris Is Burning”: “This is a film that’s important for anyone to see, whether they’re gay or not. It’s about how we’re all influenced by the media, how we strive to meet the demands of the media by trying to look like Vogue models or by owning a big car. And it’s about survival. It’s about people who have a lot of prejudices against them, and who have learned to survive with wit, dignity and energy.” “Paris Is Burning” stars Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja, Angie Xtravaganza, Sol Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Junior LaBeija & Paris Dupree.t

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Sondheim’s ‘Passion’ is a compelling creep show by Jim Gladstone

ove and misery intertwine to the point of strangulation in the delectably creepy “Passion” (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine), now playing in the appropriately claustrophobic confines of the Custom Made Theatre. By misery, I mean not only the emotional distress that emerges in a twisted romance between Giorgio (John Melis), an urbane Milanese army captain dispatched to a remote mountain outpost, and Fosca (Heather Orth), a mentally unstable “collection of many ills” who is the orphaned cousin of Giorgio’s commanding officer, Colonel Ricci (Domonic Tracy). I also refer to the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. You see, Fosca is Giorgio’s Number One fan. And like Annie Wilkes, the character played by Kathy Bates in “Misery,” she’s relentlessly bent on winning over the man she fancies. Yes, there are plenty of differences in the pieces’ plotting and themes. But the horrifying, can’tlook-away power of the lead female performances are what stick with you long after you hobble away from your theater seat. Heather Orth’s take on Fosca is a cringe-inducing mixture of frailty and ferality. With hair pinned back to accentuate her pale-powdered oval face, deep-set eyes and a vertical slash of a nose, Orth resembles a barn owl. Seemingly shivery and recessive as she eavesdrops on the men’s encampment beneath her sickroom window, she’s actually primed for predatory action. She’ll repeatedly sink her talons into Giorgio, physically and psychologically. After the soldier politely rejects her affections, explaining that he has a mistress in the city, Fosca asks – begs – him to love her as a sister. But when Giorgio indulges her wishes and kindly takes a seat at her

bedside, she clutches his face with both hands and greedily plunges in for an aggressive hybrid of tonguekiss and head-butt. So effectively played by both actors, the moment had me literally recoiling in my seat, palpably sensing Fosca’s violation of boundaries and compulsive rejection of propriety. Following through on her amorous obsession with episodes of self-harm and stalking, Fosca’s drive is so relentless it leaves Id marks on her quarry. Apparently, Giorgio is ultimately so flattered – worn down? – by Fosca that he succumbs to her pursuit. His motivations are not entirely clear, partly due to Melis’ greater strength as a tenor than as an actor, but primarily because the script and lyrics insist that there’s an irrepressible, illogical wildness within us all, while only strongly demonstrating it in one character among a cast of 12. Oh, yes. It’s not that I forgot to mention the show’s 10 other yeoman performances, it’s just that – with the exception of Clara (Juliana Lustenader), Giorgio’s orderly, married mistress who’s into scheduling appointments for sex, but utterly lacks the show’s titular quality – their characters feel like inessential embroidery on a twoperson chamber opera. This effect is heightened by director Stuart Boussel’s awkward maneuvering of the troops on and off the theater’s tiny stage. It’s easy to understand that the military, with its dull routines and “uniforms, uniforms, uniforms,” is emblematic of buttoned-up societal mores. But sometimes less is more, and it might have been more effective for Boussel and musical director Brian Allan Hobbs to pare down their acting corps as they did with the instrumental accompaniment: a potent, emotive three-piece onstage combo highlighted by cellist Ami Nashimoto, luxuriant in her sound but admirably stoic in

her constant upstage center presence. Lyrically, “Passion,” which was adapted from the 1981 Italian film “Passione d’Amore,” is among Sondheim’s least cerebral efforts, without much of the witty wordplay he’s admired for. But that’s in keeping with the primacy of unalloyed emotion at the show’s center. Likewise, the lack of discrete compositions (there are no song titles) suggests a continuous, if vacillating state of being. Musically, it’s a stunner, alternately plangent and urgent, with themes surfacing and receding throughout the evening – insistent notions refusing to be repressed.t Passion, through July 20. Custom Made Theatre, 533 Sutter St., SF. Tickets ($25$45): (415) 798-2682, www.custommade.org

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SF Symphony

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June busted out on both sides of Grove Street, with a San Francisco Opera summer season that went from good to grand, and four magnificent San Francisco Symphony performances of Mahler’s elegiac Ninth, with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting. The beloved conductor actually had to go against the advice of old friend Isaac Stern and stop a standing ovation. MTT announced his withdrawal from all engagements beginning June 17 until Sept. 3, in order to undergo a cardiac procedure. His appearances performing signature composer Gustav Mahler became especially significant and added appreciation to San Francisco audiences who have come to cherish his profound effect on both the orchestra and the community. He has the summer to recuperate before coming back to the podium at Davies Symphony Hall and his final season as Music Director. Follow doctors’ orders, maestro, we look forward to seeing you in September. Most recently, British conductor Martyn Brabbins, making his US debut, stepped in to conduct the season closer, a beautifully staged production of Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortileges” (“The Child and the Magic Spells”) featuring radiant mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as a naughty kid who learns respect after confronting the animals and household objects he has wronged. Dazzling animator Gregoire Pont and director James Bonas teamed with an international cast, Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco, and San Francisco Boys Chorus to revive a production that has already been a big success in Europe. Other selections by French

composers, themed towards youth, opened the show with chamberscaled performances that charmingly set an inviting tone. Summer SFS performances away from DSH include the annual 4th of July concert and fireworks at Shoreline Amphitheater, and a free concert with conductor Edwin Outwater at the 82nd Stern Grove Festival at Sigmund Stern Grove on July 7. Expect classic SF weather and vibes amid the venerable eucalyptus and encroaching ocean fog. Back to DSH: On July 5, Edwin Outwater conducts “American Voices,” a tribute to some of the most defining voices in American music. Award-winning jazz vocalist Denzal Sinclaire performs Nat King Cole’s greatest hits, and as a tribute to the queen of soul Aretha Franklin, truly sensational Capathia Jenkins belts it out of the park with the SFS serving as very classy backup. On July 11, Steve Hackman conducts “Brahms V. Radiohead” in a performance that fuses the classical Romantic with electronic-orchestral syntheses. Vocalists Keren Tayar, Bill Prokopow, and Andrew Lipke join for an intriguing experiment. Next, on July 12, Tony and Grammy Award-winning Patti LuPone, with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (the SFS does not appear in this presentation), performs classic Broadway show tunes. This one is a no-brainer for Patti and show queens. There’s a reason why she has become a living legend. Two performances by vocalist Leslie Odom, Jr. with the SFS, conducted by Damon Gupton July 20-21, present another Broadway legend (in the making) whose performance as Aaron Burr in the original cast of “Hamilton” launched a promising career. He also earned the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award

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Tenor Ben Jones and mezzo Isabel Leonard perform in the San Francisco Symphony’s semi-staged production of Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortileges,” with Martyn Brabbins conducting.

for Best Musical Theater Album as a principal vocalist. On July 25, young conductor Nimrod David Pfeffer leads the SFS in works by Beethoven, including the Fifth Symphony and the Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor,” featuring pianist Rodolfo Leone, 2017 First Prize Winner of the 15th International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna. “Summer with the Symphony” concludes on July 26-27 with Disney/Pixar’s “Up: In Concert Live to Film with the SF Symphony,” world premiere performances of the rightfully celebrated animated feature film with live orchestra. With delightful music by Michael Giacchino (who will be in attendance), the aptly titled “Up” received Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and

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Daria Martin, “Tonight the World” (2019). Anamorphic 16mm film transferred to HD, 13.5 minutes.

Daria Martin

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The combination of Jungian psychoanalysis; memories of pain, loss, terror and tragic displacement at the hands of the Nazis; and trauma passed down from one generation to another makes for a potent back-story. Over a 37-year period, Martin’s grandmother, Bay Area painter Susi Stiassni, documented dreams of fear, dread, danger and intruders that had been buried in her unconscious, a daunting project she undertook in conjunction with psychoanalysis, which she began in the 1970s. The film, which unfolds in five chapters, extracted five dreams from the 20,000-page archive Susi left behind after her death, all of which took place in her childhood home, a modernist mansion in Brno, Czechoslovakia. Dubbed Villa Stiassni, it was designed for her Jewish industrialist parents in 1927, by noted architect Ernst Wiesner. Faced with the imminent threat of the German invasion, Susi, then a teenager, was sent to boarding school in England. Her family, forced to flee and abandon their

home in 1938, escaped the Holocaust and settled in Marin County, where Martin grew up. As for the fate of the villa: the Gestapo seized it. After the war it was occupied by a series of Czech officials, before being designated a heritage site. Martin was allowed to shoot her film there, but Susi never returned to the scene, except when she was sleeping.

“The show is a container for the dreams,” says Martin, an Oxford University professor who has been making cryptic films for over two decades. Her previous works include “The Hunger Artist” (2017), an allegorical piece based on a Franz Kafka story; and “Soft Materials” (2004), where naked dancers interacted with machines in a Swiss AI laboratory. She initially

Best Original Score, and won three Grammy Awards for the beautifully nostalgic score. The sweet story of love across the generations and between man and beast moves hearts unexpectedly, with a kind message of understanding and some hilariously broad and subtle wit. Pixar is Disney for grown-ups; I plan to smuggle in popcorn. Info: sfsymphony.org Most of the action for opera-lovers happens in August. Think classic Gilbert & Sullivan with the Lamplighters and “H.M.S. Pinafore”; Merola Opera Program’s first-ever commissioned work, “If I Were You” by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer; and West Edge Opera’s latest summer adventure, with a trio of operas presented in new and unusual digs. We will preview more as the dates approach.

In July, an unmissable annual event features 29 young stars of tomorrow selected from over 800 international applicants as they make their debuts with the world-renowned Merola Opera Program. Merola’s 62nd season opens with the “Schwabacher Summer Concert” on July 11 & 13 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Performing scenes from Puccini’s “La Rondine,” Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” and operas by Richard Strauss and Charles Gounod, the talented new class offers a front-row heads-up on the next generation of opera stars. For more information or to order tickets, visit merola.org or call the San Francisco Opera Box Office at (415) 864-3330.t

studied to be a painter, emulating her grandmother, who worked with Sight and Insight, Ann O’Hanlon’s Mill Valley painting group. A space at the rear of the gallery displays several of Susi’s paintings. “She’s why I became an artist,” explains Martin, who channeled interests in psychology, theater and narrative into filmmaking. Her latest film and the show’s centerpiece, “Tonight the World,” has no clear beginning or end, its strange, out-of-body aura enhanced by the presence of four actresses of different ages portraying Martin’s grandmother as well as other characters. In one episode, a woman wandering through the villa comes upon two kids in cowboy outfits and a hole in one of the walls. When she peers through it, the eye of an animal stares back at her from the other side. Undeterred, she punches out a larger opening and discovers a man in an undershirt eating dinner from a frying pan. Though ambiguous in meaning, it seems to allude to Jews who lived inside walls to avoid detection by the Nazis. Susi must have overheard these frightening tales and at an early age acquired an

understanding of what it meant to be dispossessed. 300 pages from her original diaries referencing Brno are mounted behind a diagonal wall with several open “windows” mimicking the villa’s architecture, but the text is just far away enough to be indecipherable. But across the room, five heavily edited entries on which the film is based are legible behind Plexiglas frames. The content makes for riveting reading and will leave visitors hungering for more. “I am like an animal myself in that I’m being hunted,” Susi writes. “My white skin will give me away at night. I don’t have long to live.” The vividness and fierce intensity of these dream diary excerpts, portions of which also zip by onscreen between chapters, resist translation into another medium. Despite upending logic and time, these staged encounters don’t quite convey the disorientation, estrangement and depth of disturbance embedded in ominous dreams that inevitably were more loaded for the dreamer than for the viewer. The passage quoted above relates to the most harrowing sequence, where a desperate, bedraggled woman is seen in the woods foraging for food and attempting to elude her pursuers as darkness falls. It isn’t long before soldiers, dressed in camouflage, appear. The youngest, a child with a soft face, aims his gun at her, then lowers it. We hear a gunshot and witness the woman fleeing on foot through the trees. “Although my grandmother’s story was quite specific to its time and place, I think most people can relate psychologically to the feeling of being an exile,” Martin said in a recent interview. “Anxiety dreams about loss are something everyone can understand.” In “Tonight the World,” irretrievable loss echoes across the frontier.t

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Daria Martin, “Tonight the World” (2019). Anamorphic 16mm film transferred to HD, 13.5 minutes.

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Further perusal: Post-Pride reading list

by Gregg Shapiro

tonewall stories: Arriving in time for the Stonewall 50 festivities, “We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation” (Ten Speed Press), by Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown, tells stories of the LGBTQ community in words and pictures, from 1868 to the present day. Updated and featuring a new introduction, Charles Kaiser’s landmark book “The Gay Metropolis” (Grove Press, 1997/2019), featuring the additional subtitle “50 Years After Stonewall,” is even more essential reading than ever. The Stonewall riots figure prominently in historian and journalist St. Sukie de la Croix’s new book “Out of the Underground: Homosexuals, The Radical Press, and the Rise and Fall of the Gay Liberation Front” (Rattling Good Yarns), a thorough and enlightening exploration of the publications read and published by young queer radicals in the “turbulent 1960s.” Almost everything you need to know about the paperback edition “Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York” (Bloomsbury, 2017/2019), by beloved New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, can be found in the title. In nine illustrated chapters, Brooklyn-native Chast celebrates Manhattan in all its glory, serving as a reminder that it’s a special place shared by gay and straight people alike.

Getting personal: Frank and revealing, “I M: A Memoir” (Flatiron Books), by fashion designer and talk show host turned cabaret performer Isaac Mizrahi, traces the gay Brooklyn native from his sheltered religious upbringing through his coming out at the height of the AIDS epidemic, and his stellar rise to fame and stardom. “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls” (Bloomsbury), the debut memoir by literary essayist T Kira Madden, is the brutally honest and personal story of her life as a biracial, queer teen living in Boca Raton, Florida, with parents caught in an ongoing struggle with alcohol and drug addictions. A powerful collaboration as well as a “compelling act of resistance” between trans writer and musician Vivek Shraya and illustrator Ness Lee, “Death Threat” (Arsenal Pulp Press) presents the harrowing story of Shraya’s electronic encounter with a hate mail-sending stranger, in which she found her thoughts and dreams possessed by the sender’s threats. In her inclusive book “Unf#ck Your Intimacy: Using Science for Better Relationships, Sex, and Dating” (Microcosm), Faith G. Harper, Ph.D., includes chapters “Sexuality, Religion and Spirituality,” “Changing Bodies, Sexual Disorders, and Other Fuckitude,” “Exploring Your Sexual Identity,” “Sexing Yourself ” and “Date Like a Grownup.” Charting the amusing and uplift-

ing story of activist and trans personality Gigi Gorgeous in her own words and pictures, “He Said, She Said” (Harmony Books) details how she went from “gawky Canadian teen” Gregory to become the documentarian, YouTube sensation and out lesbian that she is today. Lynn Breedlove, author of “Godspeed” and the Lammy Awardwinning “One Freak Show,” as well as queercore musician (remember Tribe 8?), returns to the printed page with “45 Thought Crimes: New Writing” (Manic D Press), part poetry, part prayer and all personal memoir. Creative concepts: Previously published by Rescue Press, the newly reissued “Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl” (Vintage), the debut novel by educator and editor Andrea Lawlor, is about “shapeshifter” Paul, who wildly oscillates from “Riot Grrrl to leather cub,” and from “Women’s Studies major to trade” while traversing Iowa City, Boystown, Provincetown and San Francisco. Inspired by the last 50 years of the devastation done to the Amazon, Indian communities and homesteaders by drug cartels, insurgent groups and the Colombian government, “Like This Afternoon Forever” (Kaylie Jones Books, Akashic), by Colombian-born gay writer Jaime Manrique, centers on the “visceral love story” of Lucas and Ignacio. “Mostly Dead Things” (Tin House Books), the debut novel by queer writer Kristen Arnett, introduces us

to Jessa, forced to take over her family’s dying taxidermy business following her father’s suicide, and her other family members barely hold it together as their lives unravel. For her second historical novel “The Flight Portfolio” (Knopf), Julie Orringer gives readers a meticulously researched fiction portrait of Varian Fry, an American gay man credited with saving the lives (and works) of creative geniuses condemned by the Nazis, including Marc Chagall, Hannah Arendt, Marcel Duchamp and André Breton. Prolific gay poet-writer-editorpublisher Raymond Luczak pays tribute to Djuna Barnes’ 1936 book “Nightwood” with his new novel “Flannelwood” (Red Hen Press), in which barista and failed poet Bill meets and spends a passion-filled winter with disabled factory employee James, only to have the relationship end abruptly in the spring, leading Bill on a quest for answers. “Pan’s Ex: Queer Sex Poetry” (Qommunicate Publishing), edited by Sage Kalmus, is a slim, pocket-sized erotic poetry anthology featuring the work of Kenneth Pobo, Sean Patrick Mulroy, Marie Hartung, David Meischen, Anthony DiPietro and Raven Sky. Show biz: You didn’t know it, but “Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business” (Rizzoli) by Frank DeCaro, with a foreword by Bruce Vilanch, is the book you’ve been waiting for all your gay life. A coffee-table book suitable for more

than coffee talk (Mike Meyers as Linda Richman even gets a mention), DeCaro’s thoroughly researched and very colorful tome illustrates that “drag in show business goes back a lot further than the first season of Drag Race,” taking us from ancient Greece into the 21st century. In their book “Riverdish: The Unauthorized Case Files of Riverdale” (Dey Street), “Riverdish” podcast creators Ryan Bloomquist & Samantha Gold invite you to “hold onto your milkshake” as they reveal how the setting of the popular and very queer TV series “Riverdale,” known as the “town with pep,” became notorious as a “great place to get away with it all.” From obscure sitcoms such as the rightfully short-lived “The Ugliest Girl in Town” to more popular fare including “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Quinlan Miller’s “Camp TV: Trans Gender Queer Sitcom History” (Duke Univ. Press) analyzes queer representation and gender nonconformity on TV during the 1950s and 60s. Boasting an assortment of LGBTQ characters including Stewie Griffin, Karen Griffin and Bruce, as well as an array of musical numbers, Seth MacFarlane’s long-running animated series “Family Guy” is given the coffee-table book treatment with “Inside Family Guy: An Illustrated History” (Dey Street) by Frazier Moore, featuring a foreword by MacFarlane.t

in which goods and services are bought and sold through the medium of advertising and marketing.” Her knowledge of the history of fashion modeling is vast and engrossing as she presents facets of the industry from the early 20th century up to the 1980s, when the transformative term “supermodel” flowed freely from major fashion designers and talent agents. From the showgirls of the 1920s to the reshaping of the industry with the inclusion of women of color on product packaging, magazine spreads, and related media, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of modeling through a scholarly, historical, and queer lens. She also explores the eroticism of modeling, seeing sexuality “in the public sphere” as a way models endorse and “enliven material goods,”

while exploring conservative efforts to “de-eroticize” them. By combining queer theory, affect studies, sociological scrutiny, and the history of capitalism, Brown offers a readable narrative history of the profession braided into discussions on fashion and print modeling, editorial and commercial work, the intrepid photographers of the 1930s and 40s, and the relationship between modeling and social change, politics, gender, race, and the physical body.

A collection of photographs sprinkled throughout further illustrates the impact of editorial choices and creative marketing on commercial advertising, the evolution of couture fashion, and race relations. Everyone from armchair fashionistas to modeling industry executives will find something to ponder in this original, creative, and beautifully queer examination of the international fashion machine and the role of the human model.t

Fashion forward by Jim Piechota

Work! A Queer History of Modeling by Elspeth H. Brown; Duke University Press, $27.95

his unique take on the history of high fashion modeling is both fascinating and surprising. Author Elspeth Brown, a history professor at the University of Toronto, has clearly worked hard and done the spadework of gathering insider information, industry profiles, historical data, and stories from the trenches that coalesce into a fresh glimpse of a timeless industry, one that has had its share of radical transformations. Brown offers chapters of intriguing research into the work of the commercial model, a profession she calls “the quintessential occupation of a modern consumer economy,

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Cazwell's cool, still catchy Hip Hop hunk’s back at Oasis by Jim Provenzano

H Cazwell gets nautical

e’s made ice cream trucks and lace pastel shorts sexy, he saw Beyoncé at Burger King, and now hip-hop gay hunk Cazwell returns to Oasis on Friday July 5 to simply say, “I Love You.” That’s the title of Cazwell’s new single, a plain-spoken tune about himself, sort of. See page 19 >>

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I think if you’re trying to do a look from the ‘50s, hair is pretty essential.” Since its release, Cazwell said, “I got a super-positive reaction from the song and video; very different than previous work. I think people really feel the love and the positive message and they are also seeing a different side of me as an artist and a songwriter.” But what about the wig? “Everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, you look so good with hair! How long have you been growing it out?’ But I recently posted an Instagram clip of me putting the wig on for the first time, so the cat is out of the bag!”

Cazwell and his garage mechanic dancers in the video for his new song “I Love You.”

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“After I made the beat, it just sounded like a love song, so I kind of let the song write itself,” Cazwell said in an interview with the Bay Area Reporter. “I’ve definitely been inspired by self-love and taking care of myself lately, so even though I’m not in love or have a boyfriend or anything, I’ve been in a really good self-loving mood, and that definitely helped.” The video for the song includes a new look for the usually shaved-head singer; a male-fashioned toupee. “This is my first time wearing a lace-front,” said Cazwell of the hairdo. “I did wear a wig for Amanda LePore’s ‘Cotton Candy’ video, and that was a similar circumstance when we were trying to emulate the 1950s.

Cazwell sporting a retro look and toupee.

Get Into Him Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, teenaged Luke Caswell moved to Boston, where he played some gigs DJing and rapping with Morplay. After moving to New York City in 1999, he started getting more gigs and recorded “All Over Your Face” with Amanda Lepore, from his 2006 debut album Get Into It. At the time, the sexual innuendo proved too much for Logo, the gay TV network. The 2008 release of “I Seen Beyoncé (at Burger King),” a lighthearted tribute to the strange world of celebrity worship, gained more fans of his witty lyrical style. Cazwell’s bigger burst of fame arose after the 2010 release of his song, “Ice Cream Truck” and the video directed by Marco Ovando. One of the first pop/hip hop videos to feature a sumptuous array of booty-shaking male hunks in shorts –and not much else– “Ice Cream Truck” became instantly super-popular, with more than a million views in the first week after its premiere. After his recent move to Los Angeles, Cazwell, now 47, continues to tour and perform with Peppermint (don’t miss their trans and gay anthem “Blend” on YouTube) and oth-

Queer as Fourth @ El Rio DJs Deity Jetia Deity, Micahtron Micah Dempsey and Krissy Marchante spin at a special LGBTQ party and fundraiser for Radical Resistance; BBQ with vegan options. $10-$15. 3pm-8pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550 The popular two-stepping linedancing, not-just-country music night, with free lessons. $5. 6:30pm-10:30pm. Also Sundays 5pm10:30pm. 550 Barneveld Ave. www.sundancesaloon.org

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Thu 4 After Dark @ Exploratorium Enjoy cocktails/science demos (Tactile dome evening hours Fri & Sat, weekly 6:15 and 7:30pm.) July 4: Things That go Boom!, about explosive science (outdoor area not ideal fireworks viewing). July 11: Made for Space, with lunar exhibits. $20. Pier 15 (Embarcadero at Green St). www.exploratorium.edu

Awooga @ The Stud Anarchists, art destroyers and antiimperialists enjoy an unusual July 4 party; show at 10:30pm. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Beer Bust @ SF Eagle Celebrate July 4with beers and a bang. $15 include all you can drink, plus food. 3pm-6pm. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Fireworks Viewing Party @ Cartoon Art Museum Enjoy a picnic-style spread with sandwich fixings, potato salad, fruit, chips and soda/beer in a gallery room with fireworks view. $5-$30. 7pm10pm. 781 Beach St. cartoonart.org

Gayface @ El Rio Queer weekly night out with DJed and live music, at the popular Mission bar. 10pm-2am. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Independence Day Sail @ Port of Oakland Enjoy an afternoon cocktail party aboard FDR’s presidential vessel, the USS Potomac , with The Speakeasy cast and Dixieland musicians, open bar and food. $150. 12:30pm-4pm. 540 Water St, Jack London Square, Oakland. www.thespeakeasysf.com

July 4 Celebration @ USS Hornet, Alameda Enjoy live music with multiple bands and kid-friendly entertainment aboard the historic battleship; food, beverages for sale, full bar on the hangar and flight decks; active military and first responders free. $15-$25. 2pm-10pm. 707 West Hornet Ave., Alameda. www.eventbrite.com

Mighty Real @ The New Parish, Oakland David Harness, Nina Sol and Patrick Wilson DJ a dance night with Funktown One Sound; food truck by Vegan Mob. $10. 1pm-9pm. 1743 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. www.thenewparish.com

Thursday Night Live @ SF Eagle Rock bands play at the famed leather bar. July 4: Three Day Stubble, Glands of External Secretion, Robert Dayton as The Canadian Romantic and DJ Junkdrawer. $8. Daytime beer bust, too (3pm-6pm). 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com

Fri 5 Cazwell @ Oasis The hunky hiphop gay rapper (“Ice Cream Truck”) performs new and favorite music, with Libra Gemini. $15-$20. 10pm-2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

er entertainers and musicians, while regularly DJing at LA nightclubs. For “I Love You,” which features vocalist Bridget Barkan, the video visually tempts with garage mechanic studs and a shower scene. Cazwell says, “My inspirations were music videos from the ‘80s and early ‘90s that try to emulate the ‘50s, also ‘80s movies that try to emulate the ‘50s, like Grease and Annie. ‘Uptown Girl’ by Billy Joel was the original inspiration, also Björk’s ‘It’s Oh So Quiet.’” Asked about his upcoming Oasis show, Cazwell commented, “You’re going to get a really dope show with some new songs. San Francisco is my favorite place to play in the world. I always get a lot of love in San Francisco, and they can plan on getting the love in return.”

As he’s playing post-Pride and on July 4th weekend, I asked Cazwell about his thoughts on LGBT rights and our current situation. “We’ve come so far!” he replied. “If our gay ancestors could see us now, I think they would be very happy after all the work that they put in. It’s very important for gay kids to learn their history. I sit down all of my interns and I make them watch the films The Queen and Paris is Burning before we get to work. I’m feeling a stronger sense of unity due to this administration, and I actually feel a sense of pride and sticking together and fighting through this mess.”t Cazwell performs new and favorite music at Oasis Friday July 5. $15-$20. 10pm-2am. 2 98 11th St. www.sfoasis.com www.cazwell.com

Cazwell and hunky dancers’ locker room scene in “I Love You.”

Howard Jones @ Regency Ballroom The pop singer performs with his band on a bill with Men Without Hats and All Hail the Silence. $45-$50. 8pm. 1300 Van Ness Ave. www.theregencyballroom.com

Max First Friday @ Eclipse Bar Gay men’s social group meets for cocktails and chat. 6pm-8:30pm. Hyatt Regency, Atrium level, 5 Embarcadero Center. www.MAXsf.org

Ror:Shok @ SF Eagle Punky Pebbles, Kippy Marks, and Jelly jellyfish performs; DJ SuperIntoIt. $10. 8pm-2am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle. com

Stank @ Powerhouse Smelly armpit contest, sweaty gogo studs, Steamworks goodies and more. $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

(Sub)Mission: Cocktails & Comedy @ The Armory Club Weekly stand-up comedy show in the basement of the SF Armory Club; grab a craft cocktail from the bar and enjoy night of laughter with the right amount of kink. Doors open at 6:30. $15, 1799 Mission St., Shows start at 7pm and 9pm. (not wheelchair accessible) https://bit.ly/2IdEVj8

Uhaul @ Jolene’s The popular women’s dance party returns, now weekly. 10pm-2am. 2700 16th St. at Harrison. jolenessf.com

Sat 6 3rd Anniversary @ Port Bar, Oakland Party with BeBe Sweetbriar, Amoura Teese, gogo studs and music. 6pm-8pm. 2023 Broadway. portbaroakland.com

Body Taboo Defiance @ Shelton Theatre All sorts of performances, danger and frivolity with Red Bone, Damien Alvarez, Forced2Fly, and the Red Hots Burlesque crew. $20-$100. Door/ bar 11pm, show 12pm. 533 Sutter St. www.redhotsburlesque.com

Burger Boogaloo @ Mosswood Park, Oakland John Waters MCs the tenth annual punk/alt rock/retro rock-in-the-park concert, with Jesus and Mary Chain, Dead Boys, Shannon & The Clams, and more. $10-$200. 12pm-9pm; also July 7 (pre-party July 5 at Eli’s Mile High Club). 3612 Webster St., Oakland. www.burgerboogaloo.com

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Chunk @ Lone Star Saloon DJs Cakes, Nick Moss, gogo bears, burgers and hot dogs, and ursine frivolity. $7. 9pm-2am. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

Friday Nights @ Oakland Museum Early evening weekly parties coordinated with Queer California: Untold Stories, a multimedia exhibition documenting California LGBT lives, with contemporary artwork, rare historical materials, film, photography, sculpture; thru Aug. 11. July 5: Momma’s Boyz hiphop drag kings, Drag Storytime and a rainbow flagmaking workshop. Free/$15. 5pm-9pm. 1000 Oak St. http://museumca.org/

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Thu 4 Action Hero @ Phoenix Theatre Theatre Rhinoceros’ new production of John Fisher’s play about an actor with Hollywood dreams. $20-$40. Thru July 6. 414 Mason St. www.TheRhino.org

Marin County Fair @ Marin Fairgrounds Enjoy rides, food, agriculture and animal exhibits, live music (Dwight Yoakam, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Cheap Trick, Steel Pulse and an ABBA tribute band). $10-$60. Thru July 7. 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. marinfair.org

San Francisco Mime Troupe @ Dolores Park The company celebrates its 60th anniversary and performs Treasure Island, an update on the classic tale, with a development/greed scandal as the story. Free/$20 donations. 2pm. 19th St. at Dolores. At Bay Area locales thru Sept 8. www.sfmt.org

Wink @ Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley Jen Silverman’s wacky comedy about secret desires, domestic anarchy, and feline vengeance. $10$60. 7:30pm. Thru July 7 (also Sat & Sun 2pm). 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. www.marintheatre.org

FRI 5 Cabaret @ SF Playhouse New local production of Kander & Ebb and Masteroff’s classic musical based on the John Van Druten play and stories by Christopher Isherwood, set in Weimar Germany. $35-$125. Tue-Thu & Sun 7pm. Fri & Sat 8pm. Also Sat 3pm, Sun 2pm. Thru Sept. 14. 450 Post St. www.sfplayhouse.org

Classic and New Films @ Castro Theatre July 5: Jaws (2:30, 7pm) and Rollercoaster (4:45, 9:20) July 6 & 7 restored prints of Sergei Bondarchuk’s epic 1966 War and Peace ; four parts at various sequential times. $8-$15. 429 Castro St. castrotheatre.com

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Events @ Manny’s July 5: Soul Food for Thought open mic (7:30pm). July 6: Smack Dab queer open mic (5pm). July 9: Sponsors’ Social (6pm). July 10: Affordable Housing Crisis discussion (6:30pm). July 11: Farming Hope celebration dinner (6:30pm). 3092 16th St. welcometomannys.com

Kill Move Paradise @ Ashby Stage, Berkeley Shotgun Players’ production of James Ijames’ modern choral tone poem that imagines an afterlife where the spirits of young Black men try to comprehend how and why they died. $7-$45. Thru Aug. 4. 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. www.shotgunplayers.org

Queer California: Untold Stories @ Oakland Museum Multimedia exhibition documenting California LGBT lives, with contemporary artwork, rare historical materials, film, photography, sculpture; thru Aug. 11. Friday 5pm LGBT film screenings. Also, Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline, Ray Troll’s colorful illustrations paired with paleontologist Kirk Johnson’s research. Also, Take Root: Oakland Grows Food and other exhibits. Free/$15. 1000 Oak St. http://museumca.org/

Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez @ Sanchez Contemporary Gallery, Oakland Opening reception for the artist’s portraits of Puerto Rican Resilience. 5pm-8pm. 1951 Telegraph ve., Oakland. www.sanchezcontemporary.com

Stonewall: 50 Years @ Harvey Milk Photo Center Group exhibit of LGBT photography focusing on Pride events. Thru July 21. Reg. hours Tue-Thu 3pm-9:30pm. Sat 10am-5:300pm, Sun 11am-5:30pm. 50 Scott St. harveymilkphotocenter.org

Wed 10 Coffee, Rhum, Sugar and Gold: A Post-Colonial Paradox @ MOAD

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Then They Came For Me @ Futures Without Violence

Shortlived VIII @ PianoFight

That Don Reed Show @ The Marsh Berkeley

PianoFight and A.C.T. present the nation’s largest audience-judged theater competition, with multiple short plays performed over several weeks. $20; thru Aug. 10 (Finals at the Strand Theater Sept 7 & 8). 144 Taylor St. www.PianoFight.com

The local actor-playwright’s solo show combines autobiographical storytelling, improv and comedy. $20-$100. 8:30pm. Also 5:30pm Sundays, thru July 21. 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. www.themarsh.org

Sat 6 Beach Blanket Babylon @ Club Fugazi The musical comedy revue celebrates its final year with fun lineup of political and pop culture icons, all in gigantic wigs. $25-$160. Beer/wine served; cash only; 21+, except where noted. Wed-Fri 8pm. Sat 6pm & 9pm. Sun 2pm & 5pm. 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd. (Green St.). 421-4222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com

Big, The Musical @ Berkeley Playhouse Production of John Weidman, David Shire and Richard Maltby’s musical adaptation of the hit Tom Hanks film about a kid who magically becomes an adult (on the outside). $20-$40. Thu-Sun thru July 28. Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Avenue Berkeley. berkeleyplayhouse.org

Comic Exhibits @ Cartoon Art Museum Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer thru July 9. Other ongoing exhibits. Free$10. 11am-5pm, except Wed. 781 Beach St. www.cartoonart.org

Ethnic Dance Festival @ Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley 41st annual series of dance concerts performed by 28 local and international ethnic dance and music companies. $28-$78. Sat & Sun 3pm thru July 14. UC Berkeley campus. www.sfethnicedancefestival.org

Hairspray @ Victoria Theatre Opening night of Bay Area Musicals’ new production of Mark Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan’s toe-tapping Tonywinning musical about a Baltimore ‘60s TV show, based on the John Waters film. $35-$100. 8pm. Thu 7:30pm. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sat & Sun 2pm, thru Aug. 11. 2961 16th St. www.bamsf.org

Kiss My Aztec! @ Berkeley Rep John Leguizamo/Tony Taccone’s musical comedy about woke Aztecs taking on Spanish invaders. $35$115. Thru July 14. 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. www.berkeleyrep.org

LGBTQ Histories from the WWII Home Front @ Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center, Richmond Park indoor exhibit that showcases the lives of historic LGBT people. Open daily 10am-5pm. 1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 3000, Richmond. nps.gov/rori/index.htm

Sun 7 Expedition Reef @ California Academy of Sciences Exhibits and planetarium shows with various live, interactive and installed exhibits about the natural world; Skin, a multi-species handson exhibit; Deep Reefs, Giants of Land and Sea, Gems and Minerals, and more. $20-$35. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. 379-8000. calacademy.org

The Oldest Living Cater Waiter @ Gateway Theatre Michael Patrick Gaffney’s “Best of Fringe Festival” comedic solo show serves up a witty take on food service, fame and self-discovery. $20-$45. Sun-Tue, 7pm thru July 9. 215 Jackson St. 42ndstmoon.org

Smack Dab @ Manny’s Juba Kalamka (Deep Dickollective) is the featured artist at the monthly queer open mic night hosted by Larry-bob Roberts. 5pm. 3092 16th St. www.welcometomannys.com

Mon 8 Chosen Familias @ GLBT History Museum Chosen Familias: Bay Area LGBTQ Latinx Stories. Also, The Mayor of Folsom Street: Alan Selby’s Legacy, an exhibit of the leather culture pioneer. $5. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org

Eddie Izzard ‘Wunderbar’ @ Golden Gate Theatre The deft British comic performs his new solo show; thru July 10. $67$100. 1 Taylor St. www.shnsf.com

Michelle Meow Show @ Commonwealth Club Meow and John Zipperer discuss LGBT issues guests. Weekly, 12pm. July 8: Hunter Schafer/Barbie Ferreira, from the HBO series Euphoria. July 11, Sammie Ablaza Wills, Director of APIENC. 110 Embarcadero. commonwealthclub.org

Tue 9 Andy Warhol @ SF MOMA Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again, thru Sept 2. Also, The Chronicles of San Francisco, photomuralist JR’s interactive community giant group portrait; other exhibits of Modern art. Free/$25. Fri-Tue 10am-5pm; Thu 10am-9pm. 151 3rd St. www.sfmoma.org

Exhibit of works that explore the legacy of European colonialism in the Caribbean through the work of 10 contemporary artists. Free/$10. Wed-Sat 11am-6pm. Sun 12pm-5pm. Thru Aug 11. 685 Mission St. www.moadsf.org

Exclusion @ Presidio Officers Club Exhibit documenting the Presidio’s Japanese-American incarceration during World War II; other exhibits show the history of the former military base and the SF peninsula. Free, Tue-Sun 10am-5pm; extended thru June 2020. 50 Maraga Ave. www.presidio.gov/officers-club/ exhibitions/

Then They Came For Me @ Futures Without Violence Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties, a touring multimedia exhibit documenting the terrifying period in U.S. history when the government scapegoated and imprisoned thousands of people of Japanese ancestry, with photographs by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams, alongside works by incarcerated Japanese American artists Toyo Miyatake and Miné Okubo. Free. Wed-Sun 10am-6pm. Thru Sept 1. 100 Montgomery St. https://thentheycame.org/

Thu 11 Aunt Charlie’s @ Tenderloin Museum Multimedia exhibit about the historic Tenderloin drag bar; thru Dec 1. July 11, 6pm-9pm, opening reception for Tim Snyder’s Ducal Court portraiture paintings, with drag performances. 398 Eddy St. www.tenderloinmuseum.org

Comedy Night @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley Mary Carouba and Regina Stoops, share comedic insight in their “Better Than Therapy” tour, with host Lisa Geduldig. $15-$20. 8pm. 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. www.koshercomedy.com www.ashkenaz.com

Flower Piano @ SF Botanical Garden Fifth anniversary series of scheduled and impropmtu concerts on a dozen pianos placed outdoors throughout the Garden. Night-time concerts and parties with beer, wine and food trucks July 18-20 ($55), plus art exhibits and gift shop; free entry with SF proof of residency. $5-$10 for others. 7:30am-closing. 9th Ave at Lincoln Way. www.sfbg.org/

Oddball Films @ Balboa Theater 25th anniversary celebration of the funky fun film show’s first quarter-century, with a screening of the documentary Oddball, about founder Stephen Parr, plus unusual clips. $20. 8pm. 3630 Balboa St. www.oddballfilms.comt To submit event listings, email events@ebar.com Deadline is each Thursday, a week before publication.

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BYF @ Lone Star Saloon Bring Your Friends to the dance party with DJs Tomu, Farsight and Dreamcast. $5. 9pm-2am. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

Club Poppers @ Golden Bull, Oakland Drag show with Mama Celeste, DJs Maha Wam and Pinche Pobrecito. $5. 10pm-2am. 412 14th St. www.thegoldenbullbar.com

GAMeBoi SF @ Rickshaw Stop The gay Asian and pals dance party features hipo hop, K-pop and more. $8-$15. 9:30pm-2am. 155 Fell St. www.rickshawstop.com

Go Bang! @ The Stud Steve Fabus, Sergio Fedasz, Prince Wolf, Jimmy DePre and guest DJ E’lish spin groovy ‘70s & ‘80s mixes for your retro dancing pleasure. $12. 9pm3am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Mother @ Oasis Heklina’s popular weekly drag show, with special guests and great music themes. July 6 with special guest Yvie Oddly; Gia, Elsa Touche, Intensive Claire, Peggy L’Eggs, Vanilla Meringue and Bionka Simone. $20-$30. 10pm3am (11:30pm show). 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Powerblouse @ Powerhouse Juanita MORE! and Glamamore’s monthly drag virgin makeover night,Stephen Delgado as the new subject; plus gogo guys, grooves and drinks. $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Woof, Frolic @ SF Eagle Canine pup play happy hour (6pm9pm), followed by full-on furry funtime 8pm-2am. $10. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

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Dee’s Keys @ Beaux

Tue 9 Cock Shot @ Beaux The weeknight party gets going with DJ Chad Bays. No cover. 9pm-2am. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Weekly live piano and open mic night with Dee Spencer. 4pm-8pm. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

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The Monster Show @ The Edge

TnT with the Meme Boys @ Powerhouse

The weekly drag show with host Sue Casa, DJ MC2, themed nights and hilarious fun. $5. 9pm-2am. 4149 18th St. at Collingwood. www.edgesf.com

Travis, Traci and Tyler cohost the game night. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Vice Tuesdays @ Q Bar

Nightlife @ California Academy of Sciences

Queer femmes and friends dance party, with DJs Val G and Iris Triska. 9pm-2am. 456 Castro St. QbarSF.com

Parties at the fascinating spacious nature and science exhibits; July 11 includes a live show with Men I Trust, Cockshot @ Beaux DJ Popscene, art installation by Maggie West, craft workshops and more. $12$15. 6pm-10pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Queeraoke @ El Rio Gate Park. www.calacademy.org With Dulce de Leche, Rahni Thump Nothingmore and more. 10pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com @ White Horse, Oakland Weekly electro music night with DJ Matthew Baker and guests. 9pm-2am. 6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.comt

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Wed 10 B.P.M. @ Club BnB, Oakland Olga T and Shugga Shay’s weekly queer R&B hip hop and soul night. 8pm-2am. 2120 Broadway, Oakland. www.bench-and-bar.com

Cabaret Karaoke @ Feinstein’s at the Nikko Dick Bright MCs the new karaoke night.$12-$15. ($20 food/drink min.). Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinssf.com

Follies & Dollies @ White Horse Bar, Oakland Weekly drag show. 9:30pm-11:30pm. 6551 Telegraph Ave, (510) 652-3820. www.whitehorsebar.com

Miss Kitty’s Trivia Night @ Wild Side West The weekly fun night at the Bernal Heights bar includes prizes, hosted by Kitty Tapata. No cover. 7pm-10pm. 424 Cortland St. 647-3099. www.wildsidewest.com

Pan Dulce @ Beaux Drag divas, gogo studs, DJed Latin grooves and drinks at the Hump Day fiesta 9pm-2am 2344 Market St. www.clubpapi.com www.beauxsf.com

Thu 11

Comedy Night @ Ashkenaz, Berkeley

Mary Carouba and Regina Stoops guest star, with host Lisa Geduldig. $15-$20. 8pm. 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. www.koshercomedy.com

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Sun 7 Daddy Saddle @ Lone Star Saloon Enjoy grooves with guest-DJ Lady Boner, plus BBQ eats. 4pm-8pm. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

Jock @ The Lookout Enjoy the weekly jock-ular fun, with DJed dance music at sports team fundraisers. 12pm-1am. 3600 16th St. www.lookoutsf.com

Polesexual @ Powerhouse Variety show with talented flexible dancers, hosted by Dakota Pendant and Ma Shugganuttz. $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

The Space Lady @ Oasis Susan, the popular street musician, performs, with opening sets by Chaki & Piranha. $25. 7pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Swagger Like Us @ El Rio DJs, queer hip hop and live performances on the patio. $10. 2pm-8pm. 3158 Mission St. www.elriosf.com

Mon 8 Munro’s at Midnight @ Midnight Sun Drag night with Mercedez Munro. No cover. 10pm. 4067 18th St. 861-4186. www.midnightsunsf.com

Pillows @ Powerhouse Glamamore’s crafts and drag night. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Vamp @ Beaux Women’s night with a sultry vampire theme; goth, red & black, lingerie attire welcome but not required; bondage and BDSM demos, too. DJs Olga T and Jayne Grey. $5-$15. 8pm2am. 2344 Market St. beauxsf.com

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I was watching a video on The Atlantic’s online channel titled Bridging the LGBTQ Generation Gap, in which filmmaker Ivan Cash brought pairs of LGBTQ people of contrasting ages together for discussions exploring their similarities and differences. It’s a beautiful piece I recommend viewing. One young woman in the documentary talked about what pride meant to her and her words resonated with me. “For me, I think pride means being the authentic version of myself, all the time. And also, owning the fact that who I am is going to change, and evolve, always.” That’s a good a summation of what prides means to me too, not just being your authentic LGBTQ self, but also being exactly the kinkster you want to be. As I marched with the Leather Contingent in the Pride Parade, a friend was scanning the marchers and hordes of cheering onlookers. He remarked how wonderful it was that at a time when elements in our country have fallen prey to a rightwing cesspool of hatred and bigotry, thousands of marchers and revelers were unabashedly proclaiming that they refused to be marginalized anymore. They refused to allow hatred to win. LGBTQ people from all walks of life, including us kinksters, walked down Market Street – joyful, proud and determined to continue to stake our claim to a happy and equal life. Every leather person and kinkster marching exuded a sense of being their authentic selves, out loud, in public, and alongside all the LGBTQ factions represented in the parade, declaring we’re here, we’re queer, we’re kinky, get used to it. Pride is about being one’s authentic self. Pride is about embracing that authenticity with the realization that who we are changes over time. It’s through such change that we grow and evolve. As we change and evolve, so does the entire kink scene. Every iteration of kink culture gives us one more way for us to discover our true erotic identities. Pride equals authenticity. True authenticity thrives amid change. Reflecting on the entire past week of leather and kink happenings, there was tremendous pride witnessed – a true celebration of the authentic. The week was awash in various ways us kinksters took pride in our ever-evolving authenticity.

Talking kink at local events

Amp Somers and Stephan Ferris presented a brilliant talk at San Francisco Leathermen’s Discussion Group titled LDG Presents: F*ck Your Community Standards about the horrific online censorship taking place in the wake of the SESTA/FOSTA law. Search for it on YouTube and check it out. We can’t be our authentic selves if we can’t use online platforms to do so. There were play parties at SF Catalyst, Blow Buddies and elsewhere that gave LGBTQ kinksters the opportunity to indulge their proclivities in the flesh. We can’t be our authentic selves unless given the spaces in which to do so. The SF Eagle launched a new monthly leather and fetish party called Rogue. The Eagle, along with so many other local venues, continues to offer those who identify and play on the edges of norms a place to commune. We can’t be our authentic selves unless we have op-

Top/Middle: Rich Stadtmiller Bottom: Ron Wood

Top: The Leather Contingent in this year’s SF Pride Parade was large with a great cross-section of leather and kink communities represented. Danny Thanh Nguyen led the contingent with a bullwhip display. Middle: At one point during the SF Pride Parade the Leather Pride Flag carried by marchers billowed up from the underground vent and the crowd cheered. Bottom: The men of BLUF SF, the local chapter of the international organization of leather, uniform and gear enthusiasts, marched officially together for the first time as part of the Leather Contingent in the SF Pride Parade.

portunities to gather and socialize in real time. For the first time, the newly formed Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District had an information booth at the Pride Festival. The District has many goals, one of which is to add to the resources that keep our spaces open and active so we can be our authentic kinky selves. Longtime leather community champions Donna Sachet and Gary Virginia hosted their annual SF Pride Brunch at the grand ballroom of the Westin St. Francis. Proceeds benefit Positive Resource Center. We can’t be our authentic selves unless we raise the needed money to fund our important institutions. Speaking of Positive Resource Center, another of their fundraising arms with roots in the leather community, the Bare Chest Calendar, celebrated the investiture of their 2020 calendar men at The Powerhouse bar. The men receiving their official Calendar vests expressed their authenticity while helping others.

A lot more went on this past Pride Week, both directly involving the kink communities and those LGBTQ events that embraced the kinky among us. Each event gave credence to the statement that pride is about the authentic versions of ourselves while embracing the inevitable change in ourselves and our communities that keep them alive and vibrant. Let’s take this time to be proud of our authentic selves. If any of us aren’t fully living and expressing our authentic selves, let’s work harder to do just that. And when inevitable change happens, let’s honor it, because the authentic kinky self we know today is likely to be a somewhat different person tomorrow. That’s how we grow and evolve. Let’s keep the energy of Pride with us all year as we make the world better for us kinksters and everyone else within our sphere.t Race Bannon is a local author, blogger and activist. www.bannon.com

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