Legendary LGBTQ Bar, the Stud, Reopening In San Francisco
NYE Party at the Stud. Courtesy of studsf.com
San Francisco can be a heartbreaking place to be a business or a patron, but it’s not all doom and gloom; sometimes your favorite businesses come back to life, and in the case of the Stud, that is exactly what is happening.
The 15 person collective who own and operate the Stud need your help to capture the magic of the original location. As a result, the Stud Collective has launched a crowdfunding campaign with a goal of $500,000. If the project is fully funded, the money will help renovate the new location and offset the hefty price tag of opening (or in this case reopening) a business in San Francisco.
If all goes according to plan, The Stud will be open early 2024.
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This isn’t the first time the Stud has had to find new digs. This is the second relocation for the legendary watering hole. When the Stud first opened its doors in 1966, the LBGT community was mostly relegated to the Tenderloin and SoMa. This was before the Castro became the premier LGBT neighborhood of San Francisco in the early 1970s. In a way, the Stud’s relocation to Folsom Street is somewhat of a return, not only to be business, but home. The original location was 1535 Folsom St., less than a mile from the new location.
The Stud was named a San Francisco legacy business back in 2016 and was home to San Francisco’s longest running drag show, “the Trannyshack.” The drag show was founded by Heklina and featured well known performers like RuPaul, Honey Mahogany, and others before the name was changed to Mother due to controversy.
So if you’re a part of the LGBTQ community or just want to admire a piece of San Francisco’s eclectic history, donate to the Stud and return this famous bar back to its former glory!
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