Folsom Street is a street in San Francisco which begins perpendicular to Alemany Boulevard in San Francisco's Bernal Heights district and ends perpendicular to the Embarcadero on the San Francisco Bay . For its southern half, Folsom Street runs north–south, but it turns northeasterly at 13th street. It runs through San Francisco's Bernal Heights district, Mission District , SoMa District , Yerba Buena District, and South Beach district.
16-643: When the Stud , along with Febe's, opened up on Folsom Street in 1966, other gay leather bars and establishments catering to this subculture followed, creating a foundation for the growing gay leather community. Since 1984, the street has been home to the Folsom Street Fair , an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair held in September in the South of Market portion of Folsom Street, which, from approximately 1975–84,
32-503: A foundation for the growing gay leather community. Since 1984, the street has been home to the Folsom Street Fair , an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair held in September in the South of Market portion of Folsom Street, which, from approximately 1975–84, was the center of San Francisco's gay and lesbian BDSM community. In 2008 and 2012, Folsom Street Events received the Large Nonprofit Organization of
48-467: A safe space for gay people to gather, be themselves, and create a community. The Stud was also originally a Hell's Angels hangout; by 1969 it had become a dance bar for hippies on the margins of the leather scene and had a psychedelic black light mural by Chuck Arnett . One of San Francisco's longest running drag shows, Trannyshack, was started in 1996 by Heklina , a well known San Francisco drag queen. Many famous drag queens and celebrities graced
64-651: Is part of the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District . The San Francisco Board of Supervisors established the district with legislation signed into law by the mayor on May 9, 2018. A ribbon cutting was held on June 12 that year outside the Stud. Folsom Street Folsom Street is a street in San Francisco which begins perpendicular to Alemany Boulevard in San Francisco's Bernal Heights district and ends perpendicular to
80-518: The COVID-19 pandemic ; however, the Stud reopened on April 20, 2024, on 1123 Folsom Street . The Stud was originally started by George Mason and Alexis Muir in 1966. (Alexis Muir was a transgender woman then known as Richard Conroy; her surname Muir may be a reference to John Muir , who was her great-uncle.) In the early 1970s, George sold his half to Alexis. Alexis then sold it to Jerry "Trixie" Jones, Heidi Steffan, and Jan Hill. Jerry "Trixie" Jones
96-564: The Embarcadero on the San Francisco Bay . For its southern half, Folsom Street runs north–south, but it turns northeasterly at 13th street. It runs through San Francisco's Bernal Heights district, Mission District , SoMa District , Yerba Buena District, and South Beach district. When the Stud , along with Febe's, opened up on Folsom Street in 1966, other gay leather bars and establishments catering to this subculture followed, creating
112-553: The United States." The Stud closed in May 2020, due to financial troubles stemming from a shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ; however, the Stud reopened on April 20, 2024, on 1123 Folsom Street . In the 1960s, San Francisco's primarily gay areas were Polk Street , the Tenderloin district, and South of Market . South of Market became the hub of the leather subculture in
128-639: The Year award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards . However, in 2012 it tied with Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend. Then in 2015, Folsom Street Events received the Nonprofit Organization of the Year award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards. The San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley consists of four works of art along Ringold Alley honoring leather culture ; it opened in 2017. One of
144-399: The age of 63, also due to complications from HIV/AIDS. Originally, the Stud was located at 1535 Folsom Street ; in 1987, it moved to Ninth and Harrison Streets. In the summer of 2016, the Stud was given a very large rent increase and Michael McElheney decided it was time to retire. When the bar was faced with closure, members of the local community began to organize in hopes of preserving
160-451: The gay community in 1961 when the gay bar the Tool Box opened its doors as the first leather bar in the neighborhood. When the Stud, along with Febe's, opened up on Folsom Street in 1966, other gay leather bars and establishments catering to this subculture followed creating a foundation for the growing gay leather community. The Stud and the other establishments in this neighborhood created
176-459: The historic bar. This organizing resulted in the formation of a collective of nightlife professionals, which bought the business from Michael McElheney. Members of the collective include artists, DJs, and performers such as Honey Mahogany , Siobhan Aluvalot, Vivvyanne Forevermore, and Rachel Ryan. The collective took ownership of the Stud on December 30, 2016, making it, according to collective member Nate Allbee, "the very first co-op nightclub in
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#1733086023490192-488: The stage at Trannyshack, including many contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul himself. Due to controversy over the use of the word "tranny", the show's name was called into question, prompting Heklina to end it and rebrand. In 2008, Trannyshack ended its run at the Stud. Alexis Muir, a cofounder and former owner, was honored in 2017 along with other notables, named on bronze bootprints, as part of San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley . The Stud
208-465: The works of art is metal bootprints along the curb which honor 28 people (including Alan Selby , founder of the store Mr. S Leather and known as the "Mayor of Folsom Street") who were an important part of the leather communities of San Francisco. This California road–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Stud (bar) The Stud is a gay bar currently located on 1123 Folsom Street in San Francisco . It
224-436: Was also a partial owner of Hamburger Mary's , an iconic gay restaurant, across the street. In 1974, the Stud was bought out by Jim "Edie" Fleckenstein. Edie died in 1994, leaving the Stud to his partner and resident DJ Larry Holloway aka LaRue and his accountant Ben "Fiesta" Guibord. They then partnered up with Michael McElheney. LaRue died in the 1990s due to complications from HIV/AIDS . Ben "Fiesta" Guibord died in 2011, at
240-415: Was started by associates George Matson and Alexis Muir (Muir was a transgender woman then known as Richard Conroy) on May 27, 1966. According to George Matson, it was a "bar for people, not just pretty bodies". Originally, the Stud was located at 1535 Folsom Street ; in 1987, it moved to Ninth and Harrison Streets. The Stud closed in May 2020, due to financial troubles stemming from a shutdown caused by
256-578: Was the center of San Francisco's gay and lesbian BDSM community. In 2008 and 2012, Folsom Street Events received the Large Nonprofit Organization of the Year award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards . However, in 2012 it tied with Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend. Then in 2015, Folsom Street Events received the Nonprofit Organization of the Year award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards. The San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley consists of four works of art along Ringold Alley honoring leather culture ; it opened in 2017. One of
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