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Vol. 49 • No. 44 • October 31-November 6, 2019
Rick Gerharter
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg
Drag queens and other performers at the GLBT Historical Society’s recent gala took a final bow.
Depending on pundits, Buttigieg is surging or stalling
Castro site needed for LGBTQ museum, say project backers
by Lisa Keen
by Matthew S. Bajko
Bill Wilson
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ainstream media outlets have spent considerable space in recent days trying to reckon whether gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is “surging” to the top tier of the Democratic field or stalling in the second tier. On an anecdotal level, he has been successful enough to be attacked from top tier candidates. Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont), who has been clinging to third place, took a soft swipe. He criticized Buttigieg’s comment that he would See page 14 >>
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Castro’s aglow for block party Rick Gerharter
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alloween came early to the Castro last weekend, with the third annual Glow in the Streets block party. Mrs. Vera, also known as David Faulk, center, was the costume contest winner at the
third annual event, held Saturday, October 26, on Noe Street near Market. The party, produced by Comfort & Joy, featured drag, artists, flaggers, and a costume contest.
ased on the findings of a feasibility study it had conducted, the GLBT Historical Society is narrowing its search for a site to build a full-scale LGBTQ Museum and Research Center to San Francisco’s LGBT Castro district. As recently as last month leaders of the archival group had told the Bay Area Reporter that a location in the city’s South of Market neighborhood, long home to LGBT people as well as bars and businesses catering to the leather community, was a possibility. But having digested the 142-page report from the consultants it worked with, the archival group has determined that it makes the most sense to locate the museum project somewhere in the city’s main gayborhood. See page 13 >>
Queer panel tackles anti-black attitudes by Sari Staver
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he LGBT community gives lip service to black people while remnants of anti-black attitudes and behavior still remain, according to a panel of black queer activists. Speaking October 25 at the Commonwealth Club of California, the panel, “When POC is not enough: Anti-Blackness in the LGBTQ Community,” was sponsored in association with Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, Color Bloq, and “The Michelle Meow Show,” which has a partnership with the club. The panelists explored the ways anti-black attitudes affect them in navigating spaces in the community and discussed ways LGBTQ folks can work together to uplift each other, regardless of race, gender, identity, gender expression, or anything else. Panel host Aria Sa’id, a transgender woman who is a founder and executive director of the Compton’s district and founder of the Kween Culture Initiative, warned the audience that the evening’s conversation “will be uncomfortable” and may not have a “happy ending.” While working in city government, Sa’id said she was accused of participating in “oppression Olympics” when she suggested programs to help black transgender women. Sa’id also said that when she arrives at a social event and looks around and doesn’t see any other
Sari Staver
Attendee Chief Esparza, left, joined panelists Nia Ibu, Socorro Moreland, Aria Sa’id, Tuquan Harrison, Corey Baker (kneeling), and Kin Folkz onstage after the “When POC is not Enough’” talk at the Commonwealth Club of California.
black people, “I instantly feel isolated.” At social gatherings, Sa’id said she often spots black performers but rarely other black invited guests. In describing “anti-blackness,” panelist Socorro Moreland, a transgender activist and founder of #brotherhood, defined it as “a deep-rooted hate for a people” based on someone’s perceptions of the group. While attending Berkeley High School, Mo-
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reland said he was “taught to be everything ... except black.” Such perceptions lead people to “love everything about us, except us,” he said. Another definition of anti-black was offered by Tuquan Harrison, a queer cisgender man who is an LGBT policy adviser at the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. See page 3 >>