[NFBSF] Fwd: Grand Opening | Dinner + Drag ✨
Laura Millar
laura at lauramillar.com
Sun Jul 13 19:06:26 UTC 2025
II have appreciated everything that I have done with the disability
cultural club. Whether I just sat on Zoom And listened, or whether I was
one of the panelists for super fastest and they were live audio describing
the movies for me to make them accessible while we screamed through 300
submissions they have Modeled disability, justice and community done in an
inclusive and accessible way. I don’t feel like anything but amongst
friends when I attend their events. They are very cross disability, but I
do see a handful of familiar Blind faces from time to time! They also have
an online zoom component in case you want to check it out and not go in
person.
Laura Millar MPH, M.A., MCHES (She/Her)
Sexuality Educator, Consultant, Coach & Community Organizer
Contact # (925)-321-8804
On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM Daveed Mandell <daveedmandell at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Have you been to the center in person? I’m just curious what it’s like. I
> was thinking of attending, but I don’t know if I will know anybody there.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 13, 2025, at 12:14 AM, Laura Millar via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> 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]
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> *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
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> 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.
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> - *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
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> https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-t/
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> About Our Performers
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> *King LOTUS BOY* | he/him, ze/zir, they/them
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> 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
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> *Iman* | they/them
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> 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
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> - *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
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> Register for Dinner and Drag
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> https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-i/
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> [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]
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> 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
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> https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-d/
> >
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> [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
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> 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
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> https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-k/
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> [image: Placeholder] All Bodies Bachata
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> 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
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> [image: Placeholder] Cafe Crip: Pleasure Activism
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> 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.
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> - *Date:* Friday | July 25
> - *Time:* 12:00 - 1:30 PT
> - *Access:* ASL | captions | virtual
> - *RSVP:* dcc.page/cc-07-25
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> https://sanfranciscodisabilityculturalcenter.cmail20.com/t/y-l-qwttyd-hlklkdkrb-o/
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> (Registration closes on July 22)
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> [image: San Francisco Disability Cultural Center]
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