<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[folom_street_fair - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>folom_street_fair - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:19:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/folom_street_fair/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[A Folsom Street Fair/Leather Week Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may not be into leather or the BDSM scene, but if you live in San Francisco you've probably breezed through <a href="http://folsomstreetevents.org/fair-info.php">Folsom Street Fair</a> once or twi...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/09/23/a_folsom_street_fairleather_week_pr/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24269b44ad066cdcf3fb43</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[fetishists]]></category><category><![CDATA[folom_street_fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Folsom Street]]></category><category><![CDATA[gay bars]]></category><category><![CDATA[gay people]]></category><category><![CDATA[leather]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:38:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/Folsom-poster-thumb-640xauto-442621.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/Folsom-poster-thumb-640xauto-442621.jpg" alt="A Folsom Street Fair/Leather Week Preview"><p>You may not be into leather or the BDSM scene, but if you live in San Francisco you've probably breezed through <a href="http://folsomstreetevents.org/fair-info.php">Folsom Street Fair</a> once or twice. Call it what you will, but it is the largest event of its kind in the world, and the third largest single-day outdoor event in California -- behind SF Gay Pride and maybe Long Beach Pride? (We think these numbers are hard to nail down, but suffice it to say the gays like to party outdoors.) </p>

<p>Courtesy of NSFW gay blog <a href="http://lefag.com/front-page/2009/9/23/the-le-fag-guide-to-folsom-weekend-2009.html">Le Fag</a>, we have this roundup of events both social and cultural happening in conjunction with Leather Week and Folsom Street Fair weekend. Cheers. And remember, this SF... no judgment.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackie Beat, She of the Corn Syrup Spoofs, Comes to SF]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may recall L.A.-based drag queen Jackie Beat's <a href="http://sfist.com/2009/05/07/drag_queen_spoofs_those_pro-corn_sy.php">corn syrup ad parodies</a> which we aired here on SFist a few months ba...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/09/17/jackie_beat_she_of_the_corn_syrup_s/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2428e844ad066cdcf52a38</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[drag queens]]></category><category><![CDATA[folom_street_fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[jackie beat]]></category><category><![CDATA[trannyshack]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:36:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/jackie-beat-interview-thumb-640xauto-440826.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/jackie-beat-interview-thumb-640xauto-440826.jpg" alt="Jackie Beat, She of the Corn Syrup Spoofs, Comes to SF"><p>You may recall L.A.-based drag queen Jackie Beat's <a href="http://sfist.com/2009/05/07/drag_queen_spoofs_those_pro-corn_sy.php">corn syrup ad parodies</a> which we aired here on SFist a few months back.  Well, the LA-based Ms. Beat is coming to town next weekend with her band <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDOdINWOIcY">Dirty Sanchez</a> to perform aboard the <a href="http://www.trannyshack.com/">S.S. Trannyshack</a> during Folsom Street Fair weekend (<a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&amp;eventId=2498644&amp;pl=trannyshack">buy tickets</a> for this drunken boat cruise now, we hear they're almost sold out).</p>

<p><a href="http://www.jackiebeatrules.com/">Jackie Beat</a> gave an interview with new local gay blog <a href="http://dorothyisdead.com">Dorothy Is Dead</a>, talking about the origin of her drag name, her history with Heklina, and the difference between L.A. audiences and SF audiences.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan Embassy Guard Party or Folsom Street Fair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The <a href="http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/letters/contract-oversight/co-gp-20090901.html">Project on Government Oversight</a> sent <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/09/animal-house-afgha...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/09/04/afghanistan_embassy_or_folsom_stree/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242b6044ad066cdcf66cb9</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[afghanistan]]></category><category><![CDATA[embassy]]></category><category><![CDATA[folom_street_fair]]></category><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><category><![CDATA[sex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:45:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/vokda_shots_3japg-thumb-640xauto-437302.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/vokda_shots_3japg-thumb-640xauto-437302.jpg" alt="Afghan Embassy Guard Party or Folsom Street Fair?"><p><br>
The <a href="http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/letters/contract-oversight/co-gp-20090901.html">Project on Government Oversight</a> sent <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/09/animal-house-afghanistan">Mother Jones</a> and <a href="http://gawker.com/5350465/our-embassy-in-afghanistan-is-guarded-by-sexually-confused-frat-boys/">Gawker</a> some delightful snapshots of a festive party hosted at Camp Sullivan, the home to the ArmorGroup guards folk who protect and serve nearby US embassy compound in Kabul.</p>

<p>See, it seems the State Department security contractors over there like to party. A lot. Some of their celebratory hijinks include: drinking vodka skimmed off of another man's sphincter, anal sex simulation, dressing like women, and other homoerotic behavior you can find on any given night at the <a href="https://sfist.com/2009/09/04/afghanistan_embassy_or_folsom_stree/www.powerhouse-sf.com">Powerhouse</a>. </p>

<p>Above are some shots from the action. Or are they photos from the last Folsom Street and Dore Alley fairs? See if you can tell the difference. (<strong>Warning</strong>: some of the following pics are <strong>NSFW</strong>, just plain icky.)</p>

<p>Oh, and go to <a href="http://gawker.com/5352875/homoerotic-frat+boy-contractors-in-afghanistan-get-fired">Gawker</a> to find out what happened to the security contractors after these images were published.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>