"I once again pushed the boundaries of formalwear physics this month. Limb placement is a lowkey suggestion in a ballgown - and what better place to test minor acrobatic miracles than at Grace Cathedral? It was the annual Carnivale gala, otherwise known as San Francisco's most glamorous reason to get drunk in a church. I sat for dinner on March 4th among a cohort that felt immediately familiar; Not in the we grew up together way, but in the we survived another year in journalism way."
"I also met Rev. Miguel Bustos, a gay Archdeacon who told me Grace Cathedral held funerals in the AIDS crisis when other churches turned them away. It turns out they held up to 35 funerals a week - a week. This shares a sentiment I anecdotally remember hearing about the Black and LGBTQ+ communities and San Francisco in 1980s and 90s: When few others would help, we found each other. "Church shouldn't just be a place for solemn religious events - it's a place for community to break bread together," Bustos said."
Grace Cathedral hosted the annual Carnivale gala on March 4, blending formalwear spectacle with fundraising and revelry. Attendees included journalists who exchanged industry hot takes and celebrated surviving another year in the field. The event featured photobooths, lingering conversations after music ended, and spontaneous new-media networking among attendees. Rev. Miguel Bustos, a gay Archdeacon, recounted that Grace Cathedral held funerals during the AIDS crisis when other churches turned people away, sometimes up to 35 funerals a week. The gala emphasized inclusivity across spiritual backgrounds and the cathedral's role as a community space for both celebration and care.
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