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Queer Nightlife Fund details emergency grants, urges city to prioritize outdoor permits
Summary
A panel from the Queer Nightlife Fund told the San Francisco Entertainment Commission it has raised nearly $300,000 and distributed about $245,000 in grants and asked the commission to prioritize small-scale outdoor permits and share practical reopening protocols to help queer nightlife workers survive the COVID-19 downturn.
A panel from the Queer Nightlife Fund urged the San Francisco Entertainment Commission to prioritize permitting and support for small-scale outdoor queer nightlife events as a way to preserve both livelihoods and culture during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fund’s Angel Garfold, Rayce Bannon and Shannon Amminton told commissioners the group formed during shelter-in-place to support workers in the queer nightlife economy and has "raised almost $300,000" and disbursed about $245,000 across two grant rounds to roughly 300 recipients. The panel said it is now distributing emergency grants and building programs — including online "quarantine" dance parties, a skills-development series and a podcast — to sustain performers, producers and behind-the-scenes workers.
"We have raised almost $300,000 towards this effort," Angel Garfold…
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