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THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
Proud Boys march with anti-abortion activists in San Francisco
“I was doing this anyway,” Zaldivar said. She remained unperturbed as hundreds of anti-abortion protesters swarmed, some yelling and laughing at her, many filming on their phones. “They don’t care about women,” she told The Standard. “It’s pro-life until somebody is born. And god forbid that life is a woman.”
GOLDEN GATE XPRESS
Turning Point SFSU hosts first event in over a year with detransitioner Chloe Cole
“If I’m gonna die tomorrow, and being trans - that expression of self and authenticity, identity - whatever makes me happy,” Zaldivar said, “why is it your problem?”
KQED
'We're Gonna Fight Back': Drag Artists, Activists Rally in SF Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Nationwide
“Shane Zaldivar performs as the Pop Up Drag Queen at the ‘Drag Up! Fight Back!’ rally at Union Square in San Francisco on Saturday, April 8, 2023. ‘I’ve been performing publicly on the streets of San Francisco for maybe seven years now,’ said Zaldivar. ‘I like to just show joy. I like to engage with people … to show that drag and gender expression is not something that needs to be feared. It can be beautiful, it can be joyful, it can be silly.’ (Estefany Gonzalez/KQED)”
SFIST
Free Drag Shows Make Up a Whole New Scene In SF During Pride Month
“And another drag queen takeover is happening this Saturday at Salesforce Park. Un Viaje: Pride at the Park is part of a recurring series of outdoor shows featuring drag organized by Latin-folk group Banda Sin Nombre (whose Vocalist Shane Zaldivar was the 2022 Foxy Mary contest winner), and stage performers include Persia, Donna Personna, Shane Zaldivar, La Katia, and MamaDora.”
GAY CITIES
SFMOMA exhibit celebrates the ‘magnificent beauty’ of 33 Bay Area trans activists
“I Am Very Lucky, Very Lucky to Be Trans,” is a new installation in San Francisco that appropriates the form of the religious polyptychs, mixing catholic imagery and queer nightclub aesthetics. It features portraits of thirty-three Bay Area trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming activists and cultural leaders at the forefront of revolutionary advocacy. These activists are working for the human rights and sustainable futures of queer and trans people, nationally and internationally.”
BAY AREA REPORTER
Sisters' Easter party a hit
“This year's Hunky Jesus was "Black Woman is God" and the Foxy Mary, at far left, was "Transgender Maria de Guadalupe" (Shane Zaldivar).”
DATEBOOK
Social distance drag show brings queens to LGBTQ seniors during coronavirus pandemic
“The show was a collaborative event benefiting the housing community as well as the Queer Nightlife Fund and Tenderloin Museum. Performers Mary Vice, Princess Panocha, Dulce De Leche, Per Sia and Shane Zaldivar danced and lip-synced in outdoor locations at Openhouse where residents were able to view them from their windows. The show, which also streamed live on Twitch, was hosted on Friday, May 22, which would have been San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk’s 90th birthday.”