Golden Dildeaux Awards — Updates

Voting is Open!

The candidates were exposed at our Nominations Reveal Party on March 16.
Check out some fun pictures from the event here.
See the nominees, and vote for your faves, all here.

Golden Dildeaux Award Nominees: 1. The TOP of Them All... (The "They Who MUST BE OBEYED" Award) Domina Atua Leo Peralta Marilyn Hollinger Sir Hex Sumiko Saulson Mauskaveli ________________________________________ 2. Best in RUBBER... (The "Slippery When Wet" Award) AJ Huff Austin LaCrosse Rush Stephen Cesaro ________________________________________ 3. BEST LOOKING ASS in the Bay Area... (The "Full Moon" Award) Ariel Sky Ivy Limieux Joshua Munoz Manny Ojeda Pony (Marc Owens) ________________________________________ 4. QUEEREST OF THE QUEER... (The "Over the Rainbow" Award) Byrd Bannick Eric Press Jack Stehn Staci Everheart Star D ________________________________________ 5. Best PUPPY HANDLER... (The "FETCH!" Award) Alpha Pup Mark Hankins Alpha Pup Savage aka Jamal Mama Kat Nunca Sola Tim Pupsker Kiss ________________________________________ 6. FIERCEST FEMME... (The "Sexy Siren" Award) Alecia Burley Marilyn Hollinger Michele Horn Davis Raquela Singer Reika Minixie ________________________________________ 7. Best LEATHER FASHIONISTA... (The "Brazen Runway" Award) Jawn Marques Jessamy Barker Jose Fabulosa Flores Kara Plaxa Troy Brunet ________________________________________ 8. Your FAVORITE SILVER FOX... (The "Hot Daddy" Award) Cal Callahan Dandy Buckley Jim Stokes Kevin Harding-Toy Race Bannon ________________________________________ 9. Best IMPACT PLAYER-BOTTOM... (The "Black & Blue" Award) Eric See Kayla Jennings Pup Jake Robert Callbeck Tammy Lg Hatter ________________________________________ 10. The HOTTEST CIGAR SMOKER... (The "Smoke Ring" Award) Graylin Thornton Marc Pony Owens Race Bannon Ray DeRenzis ________________________________________ 11. GOLDEN SHOWER Lover... (The "Fire Hydrant" Award) David Hayes David Hyman Staci Everheart Tim Pupskers Kiss ________________________________________ 12. Most VERSATILE Player... (The "Orange Hankie" Award) Madame Madora Stephen Cesaro Steve Ibarra Val Langmuir ________________________________________ 13. Best CUDDLE BEAR... (The "Honey Pot" Award) Aaron Cruz Badger Daniel Huggybear Cherry Patrick Stephenson BEARPAD Zeke Lopez ________________________________________ 14. Best BOOTBLACK... (The "Spit Shine" Award) Innocent Micky Ordaz Sky Russell zander- Bootblack ________________________________________ 15. Biggest PIG... (The "Hole Hog" Award) David Hyman Devin Musiol Pig Zero Tonka ________________________________________ 16. HORSE HUNG Stud... (The "Dick of Death" Award) AJ Huff Andre Steens Graylin Thornton Logan Hawke FF Steve Geist ________________________________________ 17. Best PUPPY... (The "Best in Show" Award) Alpha Pup Savage Pup Agera Pup Jake Pup Jingles Pup Loadz ________________________________________ 18. BUTCHEST WOMAN... (The "Serious Swagger" Award) Dandy Buckley Myra Krantz Nunca Sola Rio Spooner Val Langmuir ________________________________________ 19. NOVICE PLAYER of the Year... (The "Rookie" Award) Daniel Snow Louis Milne Paul Elterlein Raquel Strat ________________________________________ 20. Favorite BARE CHEST CALENDAR Guy ... (The "Man of the Month" Award) Ben Perez Ces Reg Manny Ojeda Marco Mania Sam Wren ________________________________________ 21. Best Power FISTING-BOTTOM... (The "Golden Gape" Award) Alex Seidel Kevin Stone Luis Strobe Canales Tammy Lg Hatter Tim Pupskers Kiss ________________________________________ 22. Best INSTIGATOR... (The "Troublemaker" Award) Badger Ben Perez Drew Ward Kelly Rivera Hart Zack Attack Sanderson ________________________________________ 23. Best Drag or Burlesque Performer... (The "Big Slay" Award) Ariel Sky Jamie D Bauchery Newonce Sadie Payne Suppositori Spelling ________________________________________ 24. BEST SEX in the Bay Area... (The "Orgasmatron" Award) Austin LaCrosse Lincoln Anderson Pup Loadz Reika Minxie

 

The Party also featured a special performance by Mary Vice!
 
  • Voting is now open! 
  • Voting is open until 5 pm on Thursday, April 25.
  • Votes are $1 apiece, benefiting the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, helping to keep SOMA Kinky and Queer!
  • All voting is online, and unlimited!
  • Vote early!  Vote often!  Vote here!
  • Standings released on Wednesdays.
sflcd.org/gda

Looking ahead:

The Mr. SF Eagle Leather Beer Bust on Sunday, March 31, from 3 to 7 pm, benefiting the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, will be a great opportunity to drum up votes for your favorite nominees!  

The Awards Ceremony at the SF Eagle, on Saturday,  April 27, from 6 to 8 pm.  See who wins and can claim bragging rights! 

Remember: Hollywood stars get an Oscar.  SOMA stars get a Woody!  

The Golden Dildeaux page is here!

Time left to vote for your favorites:

Erotic Storytelling Hour!

The next
Erotic Storytelling Hour

will be held on 
Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 8 to 9 pm PST  

Enjoy an hour of online kinky literary fun! 
Zoom in to hear erotic, sexy, and funny stories and more
from selected writers of our community!

Hosted by:
Sumiko Saulson
David Hyman
Cal Callahan

Featuring:
Oak
Dominique Leslie
Michelle Renee Lane
Cornelius Belmont
Sam Schreiber

 Join via Zoom
Or call 1 408 638 0968 and enter meeting ID: 868 6820 8302 and password: J19FQ3
Info on Facebook
Be 18+

Click here to view the
Erotic Storytelling Hour Archive
18+ Only

Click here for info about all our wonderful Erotic Storytellers!

If you’re interested in being a reader for a future event, contact: manager@sflcd.org.

If you enjoy listening, please become a member of the Cultural District: https://join.sflcd.org 

Play on the Plaza!

Play on the Plaza!

Join us for Play on the Plaza every second Saturday of the month!  A community event that’s designed to ignite some spark in your life!  Each month we feature a different local bay area BDSM, Kink, Leather or LGBTQ group right on Eagle Plaza!  

Flagging is our April play theme! Special Guest Liam Ocean from Flagging in the Park will host and enthrall us with their art of spinning colorful flags!  Bring your flags and join the fun, some flags will be available for anyone learning. Liam will be answering questions and helping those who want to learn or improve their skills of this mastercraft! Join us as we take to the streets to create lively, colorful visuals and help us create the energy of life, creativity and unabashed joy in who we are by flagging and dancing to the beats of our amazing DJ Paul Goodyear.  

Thank you to Folsom Street and SOMA West CBD for their invaluable help with these events.

Saturday April 13, 2024
At Eagle Plaza

12th Street, between Folsom and Harrison
12 noon to 5 pm
Vendors!  Entertainment!  Gear Swap!
Wear your Gear

Free Admission!
Donations welcome!

Vendors Invited!
Priority is given to local artists, makers and service providers.
Information for vendors is here.
Vendor Booth Registration

GEAR SWAP
If you are making room in your closet or dungeon,
Bring leather or kinky gear, toys or clothing to sell or donate.
Gear Swap Info

Volunteers Needed!
Contact manager@sflcd.org to sign up!

See who else is coming by checking Plura  (formerly known as Bloom)!

Nudity is welcome. Sexplay is not.
Impact play coming to future events.

Name That Park!

Name the New Park After Rachele Sullivan

  • A new park is being built at 11th and Natoma Streets, half a block from the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.
  • The Rec and Parks Department is soliciting community input into naming the park.
  • We proposed the park be named after Rachele Sullivan, one of the founders of our Cultural District and a prominent figure in SOMA’s Filipino community.
  • Other LEATHER & LGBTQ-related proposals are naming the park after:
    • Heklina, a founder of Oasis, and
    • Jim Meko, a community activist (nominated by LCD Board Member Emeritus and District Historian Gayle Rubin).
  • A community meeting was held on March 7, and the survey results were reviewed and discussed.  A run-off survey will be conducted soon.
  • Please watch this page for information about that survey.
  • Once the new survey goes live, we encourage you to vote for Rachele Sullivan, a woman who proudly embodied the intersection of the queer, leather, Filipino, Indigenous, and disabled communities.
  • We will need you to take this survey even if you took the earlier one.
  • Thanks!

Leather Contingent at Pride Planned

Photo of Leather Contingent in 2022 Pride Parade by David Hyman

All members of the kink community are invited to help plan and march with the Leather Contingent in the Pride Parade on June 30, 2024.

Attend the Leather Contingent Beer Bust at the SF Eagle on Sunday, April 7.   

Details on Facebook here.  Sign up to help here.

Plan now to vote on our contingent’s Leather Marshalls, and to train to be a Contingent Monitor for the parade.  Details coming soon! 

Timely Reminders

The next meeting of the Arts and Culture Committee is scheduled for Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 6 to 7 pm.  Facebook info is here.  Please contact the committee chair to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!


The next Erotic Storytelling Hour is Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 8 to 9 pm..  Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community, hosted by award-winning author Sumiko Saulson. It’s fun, it’s naughty, it’s online.  Click here or here for more details and Zoom link, and click here to see videos of some of our past evenings!  (Be 18+!)


Mr. SF Eagle Leather Alex W. Seidel will host a Beer Bust on Sunday, March 31, 2024, from 3 to 7 pm, at the SF Eagle, to benefit the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.  It should be a great opportunity for you to round up votes for your favorite Golden Dildeaux candidates!  We also hear that Alex is planning an Easter Egg Hunt!


The next online Diversity & Membership Committee meeting is set for Thursday, April 4, at 6 pm PDT.  Zoom into the meeting here. More info is here, or contact the committee chair.


The next online meeting of the Land Use Committee Meeting is set for Monday, April 8, 2024, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Zoom into the meeting here. More info is here, or contact the committee chair.


The next online meeting of the Communications Committee will be Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 6 to 7 pm.  Join via Zoom here.  More info is here, or contact the committee chair.


The next meeting of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Board of Directors will be Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. As always, all are welcome to attend, and time is reserved for public comment.  ASL interpretation provided if requested ten days in advance. To participate, join the Zoom meeting here, or call 1-408-638-0968 and use Meeting ID: 847 8906 0820 and Passcode: 972086.  The draft agenda will be posted soon.   More info is on Facebook here.  Please contact manager@sflcd.org if you have questions. Minutes of past Board meetings can be reviewed here.


Voting for the Golden Dildeaux Awards ends at 5 pm on Thursday. April 25, 2024.  Votes cost $1 each.  All vote dollars go to help the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District keep SOMA kinky and queer! Vote here.


The Golden Dildeaux Awards Ceremony happens on Saturday. April 27, 6 to 8 pm at the SF Eagle.  Don’t miss it!


The Fundraising Committee meets as needed.  Please contact the committee chair to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!


A Governance and Legislation Committee meeting will be scheduled when needed. Please contact the committee chair, to sign up, or for more info!


We send out a newsletter each month, right before our Board Meeting.  Do you get it?
If not, view a recent newsletter here, then sign up to get it monthly here.


Speaking of newsletters, the SOMA West Community Benefit District does a great one, highlighting events — both social and political — affecting our part of the City.  Check it out and subscribe here.


San Francisco has nine Cultural Districts, each supporting a unique aspect of the City’s cultural mosaic.  Links to each of them are here. For more in-depth coverage, you can subscribe to a newsletter, published quarterly by the Mayor’s Office of Housing & Community Development.


We keep adding links to our Resource Guide page.  Use it!


Threats to our South of Market businesses and institutions can arise quickly, and may require a quick community response.  Sign up here to join our SOMA Action network.


If you have not yet seen it, please read our Statement of Solidarity, and consider what you personally can do to fight racism, injustice, and abuse of police power.


The next meeting of the Board of the Friends of Eagle Plaza is scheduled for Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.  To be added to the “Friends of Eagle Plaza” mailing list, click here.  To make a donation to the Friends of Eagle Plaza, click here. To stay up to date, like and follow them on Facebook.  To learn more about the Plaza’s design, construction and stewardship, click here, or write to info@eagleplaza.org.

Overdose Prevention in Nightlife

Please view this video:

 

Overdose Prevention in Nightlife – Training Video

(See also Cultural District Sponsors Narcon Training)

CHHESS Report Presented to Community

Community input from focus groups, interviews and a town hall meeting have been compiled into the strategies contained in our city-mandated Cultural History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategies (CHHESS) Report.  The contents were presented at an open community forum on Wednesday (11/29/23).

View a recording of the presentation here.

The Board of Supervisors and the Mayor will decide whether to approve the report in 2024. When approved it will serve as a roadmap of priorities and strategies for stabilizing our cultural community.

When it goes to the Board of Supervisors, we will ask for your support through letters or speaking at the City Hall hearing. To receive an email notice when the hearing is scheduled, join our SOMA Action Network here.

We will post the full CHHESS Report (when the final version is ready), and additional updates and information, on our “CHHESS Status” page, here.

Folsom Street Cleanup

The folks of TogetherSF have organized a weekly “West SOMA Cleanup”, on Saturday afternoons from 4 to 5 pm.

Volunteers meet at Driftwood (1225 Folsom St) to grab supplies and form a crew.

Stay afterwards for a free drink on the house!

Join the Civic Joy Fund, RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On, SF Public Works, and TogetherSF for this friendly neighborhood cleanup!

Kudos to Marc Morozumi of Mukunda Studios for all he’s done to make this happen.

Sign up here.  Questions: info@refuserefusesf.org

Community Fundraiser

The SF Eagle Bar invites you to a special Saturday beer bust on April 13 from 3-6pm.

One-hundred percent of the proceeds pledged will go to the Cat Club — a fellow business in the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District of the West SOMA neighborhood that was affected by a recent break-in and robbery that resulted in thousands of dollars worth of damages.

(A San Francisco Chronicle story about the burglary can be found here, and a link to a fundraising campaign is here.)

The Saturday fundraiser, which takes place at 398 12th Street, aims to provide financial assistance to the establishment and workers who were impacted by the crime. The SF Eagle Bar is committed to standing in solidarity with its community during challenging times, exemplifying the spirit of resilience and support that has defined the South of Market neighborhood for decades.

Attendees of the fundraiser can contribute to the cause by purchasing a $20 beer bust cup, which includes a substantial meal. Additionally, guests will be treated to performances by local drag artists, adding an extra layer of entertainment. Cat Club’s Porter Venn will DJ the event.

   “We believe in the strength of our community and the power of coming together in times of need,” Lex Montiel, owner of The SF Eagle Bar said. “This fundraiser is our way of demonstrating our unwavering support for our neighbors and ensuring that those affected have access to the assistance they deserve.”

SF Urban Film Festival Program

The LEATHER and LGBTQ Cultural District is pleased to be a Co-Presenting Partner of a program with the San Francisco Urban Film Fest titled Queer Third Spaces: Resurgence and Resilience.”

The event is being hosted by The Stud in their new location, 1123 Folsom Street at Langton, on Sunday, April 21 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm.

The program will include several short films and slideshows, a live drag performance, and a panel discussion.

This event will also be an opportunity to preview the STUD’s new location, set to open later this year., and to celebrate the resurgence of the STUD community!

The program will include:

  • Digital exhibition “Renegades” of Photography by Chloe Sherman
  • Live Drag Performance by Per Sia
  • Film Screenings:
      • ¡Viva 16!
        Directed by Augie Robles, Tina Valentin Aguirre
      • Harvey Milk Plaza: The Power of Place
        Directed by Corey Leavit
      • Mother (documentary trailer)
        Directed by Brandon Yadegari Moreno, Meg Shutzer
      • Stop the Movie (Cruising)
        Directed by Jim Hubbard

    Panel Discussion:

        • Robin Abad (Moderator)
        • Meg Shutzer
        • Honey Mahogany
        • Malia Spanyol
  • Closing celebration with the STUD, SFUFF Artists and Filmmakers

Nominations Revealed at Party!

The Golden Dildeaux Award candidates were exposed at our Nominations Reveal Party on March 16: twenty-five delightful categories, with up to 5 nominees in each.

See the nominees, and vote for your faves, all here.

Please enjoy these images from the party, by Fire Dragon Photography

Our warmest thanks to the San Francisco Eagle, the Service Pups Of San Francisco, our special guest performer Mary Vice, and all the volunteers and nominees!