San Francisco eyes cultural status for leather, gay district
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Decades ago, San Francisco's gay and leather culture sought shelter in the city's seedy South of Market district " forced there by brutal police crackdowns on gays.Over time, the area became a vibrant place teeming with bathhouses and bars that added to San Francisco's reputation as a colorful, free-wheeling refuge open to different sexual lifestyles.These days, gentrification and skyrocketing rents are threatening to drive the gay and leather crowd out of [...]
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