[NFBSF] Fwd: Grand Opening | Dinner + Drag ✨
Laura Millar
laura at lauramillar.com
Sun Jul 13 07:13:00 UTC 2025
I am so bummed that I will be out of town for this, but I highly recommend
if folks are looking for community in the bay area. Please check out the
disability cultural club and their grand opening! I have thoroughly enjoyed
all of their online zoom Offerings this past year.
Laura Millar MPH, M.A., MCHES (She/Her)
Sexuality Educator, Consultant, Coach & Community Organizer
Contact # (925)-321-8804
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From: San Francisco Disability Cultural Center <
access at disabilityculturalcenter.org>
Date: Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Subject: Grand Opening | Dinner + Drag ✨
To: Laura Millar <laura at lauramillar.com>
It's a dinner party with gorgeously disabled drag performances 🌈
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Disability Cultural Center] Newsletter
Disability Culture is Here! [image: Social media graphic. Description below]
*Description:* A cheerful flier with orange, green, and magenta shapes in
the background. In the foreground, the dates and times for the San
Francisco Disability Cultural Center's Dinner and Drag Night. Photos of
drag performers, King LOTUS BOY and Iman. Details are the same as below.
A Gorgeously Disabled Evening
Disability Culture is at 165 Grove Street! Please join us for dinner and
gorgeously disabled drag performances by King LOTUS BOY and Iman. Whether
you want to come with friends, meet new folks, or enjoy a solo evening in
community — we would LOVE to have you. There will be two seatings so that
we can welcome as many of you as possible.
- *Date:* Friday | July 18
- *Time:* Seating 1: 4:00 - 6:00 | Seating 2: 6:30 - 8:30 PT
- *Access:* ASL | captions | Deaf interpreters | in-person | masks
required | audio description
- *RSVP:* dcc.page/dinner-and-drag
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-t/>
About Our Performers
*King LOTUS BOY* | he/him, ze/zir, they/them
King LOTUS BOY is an unapologetically disabled, neurodivergent, and
chronically illUSTRIOUS transgender Chinese American drag king and
ANTI-disciplinary artist. Ze is on the Boards of Directors for Oaklash, the
Bay Area’s drag festival, and the Disability Power Bloc, a nonprofit that
fiscally sponsors disability justice initiatives led by disabled BIPOC.
LOTUS BOY co-produces Cabaret Palestina with his creative partner, Mama
Ganuush, and is a member of the Heritage Activists & Liberation Artists
(HALA) Collective. In 2023, LOTUS BOY became the first openly disabled and
Asian winner of the 27th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest. Zir work
has been featured at SF Institute of Contemporary Art, SF MoMa, Austin
International Drag Festival, Chinese Historical Society of America Museum,
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, United States of Asian America Festival,
Fresh Meat Festival of Transgender and Queer Performance, Drag and
Spirituality Summit, Queer Women of Color Film Festival, National Wildlife
Federation Conference, Cal Academy of Sciences, and more. When not onstage,
ze facilitates workshops on drag history and gender expression to middle
schools, high schools, and colleges in the Bay Area and beyond. Send him a
tip on Venmo: @kinglotusboy
*Iman* | they/them
Hailing from the Lone Star State, Iman has become a popular fixture among
the Bay Area's drag scene, and THE DEAF Drag Queen whose brand is about
Empowerment, living an accessible life, love, and spectacular
entertainment. They bring energy, life, and blended culture in a way that
leaves you wanting more.
Menu by Estrellita's Snacks
- *Pupusas*: vegan | vegetarian | meat | gluten-free
- *Fried Plantains*: gluten-free | vegan
- *Rice and Beans:* gluten-free | vegan
- *Mole with Chicken*: gluten-free | dairy-free | contains nuts and
alliums
- *Cucumber and Tomato Salad*: gluten-free | vegan
- *Drinks: *aguas frescas all night | wine and beer starting at 5:00 pm
Register for Dinner and Drag
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-i/>
[image: Social media graphic. Description below.] *Description*: A cheerful
flier with orange, green, and magenta shapes in the background. In the
foreground, with a heart alongside, the text reads "Thank you! We are so
grateful to the folks who have made this joyous celebration possible. Gold
Sponsor Disability Visibility Project, Silver Sponsor Rae Lanzerotti.
Support from San Francisco Department of Aging and Disability Services, and
WITH Foundation". Grand Opening and Beyond [image: Snail on a rock amongst
a colorful garden]
Email with any questions access at disabilityculturalcenter.org
<acccess at disabilityculturalcenter.org>
[image: Thick and thin waves overlap to form a sand-like gradient. Grain
texture in shades of green.] Press Conference + Ribbon Cutting Live Stream
The first public disability cultural center in the country is a big deal!
Join a live stream as San Francisco city officials, disabled leaders, and
the DCC team cut the ribbon and officially launch our hybrid space.
- *Date:* Thursday | July 17
- *Time:* 12:00 - 1:00 PT
- *Access:* ASL | captions | Deaf interpreters | recorded | virtual
- *RSVP: * dcc.page/live-stream
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-d/>
[image: Outlined and solid leaves, with different size snails throughout.
Canvas texture in orange, magenta, and purple.] Tea + Tour with the DCC
Settle in on Zoom with a cup of tea and let us show you around our
indoor-outdoor hybrid home.
- *Date:* Friday | July 18
- *Time:* 11:00 - 12:00 PT
- *Access:* ASL | captions | recorded | virtual
- *RSVP: * dcc.page/tea-and-tour
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-h/>
[image: Spoon and straw pattern. Includes a fancy spoon, dessert spoon,
spork, curly straw, and metal straw with a silicone tip. Black line art
against an orange background] Housewarming Party
Bring your friends and family to our big, beautiful housewarming party.
- *Date:* Sunday | July 20
- *Time:* 12:00 - 2:00 | 2:00 - 4:00 PT
- *Access:* ASL | captions | in-person | masks required
- *RSVP:* dcc.page/housewarming
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-k/>
[image: Placeholder] All Bodies Bachata
Take breaks, hydrate, dance with your whole body, or keep the beat with
your eyes – it’s your time for your body. Your dance partners will be
plentiful, and the music will fill your heart!
- *Date:* Thursday | July 24
- *Time:* 11:00 - 12:00 PT
- *Access:* ASL | captions | hybrid | masks required | recorded
- *RSVP:* dcc.page/bachata-july2025
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-u/>
[image: Placeholder] Cafe Crip: Pleasure Activism
Let’s talk about creating pleasure for ourselves and in our communities,
and how this radical act frees us and brings us back to the people we were
born to be.
- *Date:* Friday | July 25
- *Time:* 12:00 - 1:30 PT
- *Access:* ASL | captions | virtual
- *RSVP:* dcc.page/cc-07-25
<https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-o/>
(Registration closes on July 22)
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