• Sad Francisco 27: The Leather & LGBTQ District is a Gentrification Vehicle f/ Cole Clark

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    The local politics around kink culture, and how the same bureaucracy put in place to preserve it is helping to undermine that culture. With Cole Clark.

    Previous episode mentioned: “Is the Transgender District a force for gentrification or liberation?” w/ Jemma DeCristo: sites.libsyn.com/445824/is-the-transgender-district-a-force-for-gentrification-or-liberation-w-jemma-decristo

    “How Gentrification Is Eroding San Francisco’s Historic Leather Scene” by Toshio Meronek and Cole Clark for them: them.us/story/san-francisco-leather-gentrification

    Homeless Exclusion Districts, via Western Regional Advocacy Project: wraphome.org/homeless-exclusion-districs/

    For the photo of London Breed and other politicians in hard hats, see: “Cultural Districts in San Francisco Exacerbate Issues of Displacement and Affordability” by Stasha Lampert and Toshio Meronek, in Progressive City: progressivecity.net/single-post/cultural-districts-in-san-francisco-exacerbate-issues-of-displacement-and-affordability

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