Archbishop Niederauer’s Eucharistic Moment

In late September every year for the past 24 years, the city of San Francisco has been host to the Folsom Street Fair. Darryl Flick, the President of Folsom Street Events, calls the Fair ‘the ‘granddaddy of leather’ extravaganzas’ (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 26, 2005). The Folsom Street Fair is essentially the public displaying of some of the most deviant and grotesque aspects of homosexuality, featuring not only ‘leather-clad minions,’ but also ‘fully nude street revelers,’ ‘dominants and submissives,’ and ‘the usual enthusiasts in San Francisco’s leather-clad S&M [sadomasochist] and gay community-.’ The Fair ‘receives the full support of the city.’ The Castro Street Fair takes place in San Fran-cisco’s notorious Castro District (long known as the world’s ‘gay mecca’), usually within a week or two of the Folsom Street Fair, and features much of the same cast of misfits. The Castro Street Fair, which was founded by ‘gay’ icon Harvey Milk as a political statement for ‘gay’ rights, is also sanctioned by the city. This year, the 34th annual Castro Street Fair took place on Sunday, October 7.