SF-BOS08: Candidate forum at Rikki's centers on queer community spaces, resources

The Castro women’s sports bar Rikki’s was packed Thursday night – but not for a televised Golden State Valkyries or Bay FC game. Instead, attention turned to San Francisco District 8 supervisor candidates during a community forum.

At the forum, which organizers said focused on queer women, nonbinary, and transgender individuals, the four candidates – three gay men and one queer bisexual woman – homed in on preserving community spaces and ensuring equitable resources.

The hourlong event, held from 7 to 8 p.m. on April 16 and open to the public, featured Gary McCoy, a former longtime political aide to Congressmember Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) who is currently campaign manager of Pelosi’s Save Our Health Care Campaign; Michael Trung Nguyen, a patent attorney who performs as drag queen Juicy Liu; Emanuel “Manny” Yekutiel, owner of the eponymous cafe and event space on Valencia Street just outside the district boundaries; and Darshini Patel, a Noe Valley resident who has worked on presidential campaigns and as a B2B marketing director for DoorDash. Patel just recently entered the race.

The quartet fielded questions from moderator Michelle Meow, a lesbian event producer and a former president of the San Francisco Pride board of directors.



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