“I’ve been in San Francisco since 1964. Originally from Florida. I worked in the pre-k department for 37 years, then my husband died and I had a brain aneurysm. They say I’m not supposed to be here. But I’m 69 years old, thank God.”“Well you look fantastic. It made me smile when I saw you, I said ‘Man, that woman is stylin’… Read More

“We’re visiting from Brighton. It’s like the San Francisco of England. A lot of hills, art, culture, and a large gay community.”… Read More

What’s your favorite thing about this project? Tag a friend and share why you love Souls of Society Super awesome comments will get postcards mailed to them! Comments open till 5/1 at noon. Read More

Hi, I’m Dijon. I run Souls of Society. I wanted to share why I care about Essie Justice Group and wanted to spotlight them. Essie supports women who are trying to hold a family together after the male presence has been taken away by incarceration. My dad wasn’t incarcerated, but he wasn’t around. I saw how hard it was for my… Read More

You all are amazing! We’ve managed to raise over $16,000 for the Essie Justice Group. They have the funding they need to go to the first 5 states on their tour. They want to go to all 50 states so they still need to raise more funds. A donor just committed to giving $2,000 if we can raise $2,000 here by… Read More

“What are you looking for in a partner?”“Attraction for me is first and foremost about a vibe. Common interests, sense of humor, honesty, maturity, curiosity, mutual respect and self-awareness are super important as well. I want to meet someone that fulfills me not just on a physical and emotional level, but also someone who can challenge me mentally and grow… Read More

“I moved away from home to San Francisco almost 2 years ago. I was born and raised in Los Angeles and I lived there for 26 years. Saying goodbye to my family, my friends, a budding career in entertainment and the familiarity of home wasn’t easy, but I had to do it. I had my life set up there, but the calling became… Read More

Something tells me it’s going to be a good day…… Read More

“What’s your greatest accomplishment in your life?”“I’m working towards singing jazz so if I can do that, that would be my greatest accomplishment.”… Read More

“I live 40’s and 50’s style. I’m into fashion and really inspired by vintage stuff and swing dancing.”… Read More

“Lately I’ve been spinning yarn. Sweaters and leg warmers.”“What do you like about spinning?”“It’s really sensual. I’ve always been really crafty. I like it because you can move a lot while you’re doing it. It’s a body memory thing. It’s basic physics…spin and force.“  "Spinning helps me sort things out in a different way.”“You have things you’ve been… Read More

“I got a place to live, but I don’t get no money.”“What’s the most challenging thing about your life right now?”“I like a challenge. It’s a challenge just getting up in the morning, but that’s good though.”… Read More

“I get turned on when art has an idea that addresses our current political climate. I enjoy being a gender performed because the drag community can be so misogynistic. One of the ways to break that up is to create a community where multiples kinds of people can perform gender together. No matter your race, or sex, patriarchy is our current battle.”… Read More

“I’m genderfuck.”… Read More

“We’re a performance art group with drag queens and burlesque performers. We’re forming a non profit to create a giant art building for alternative performing artists so we can afford to stay in the city.”… Read More

“We’re spreading our art across the world because once Glitter is caught, it stays with you forever!”… Read More

“I respect how in your body you are, you must train really hard.”“It depends on the month. I smoke and drink, but I do one month on, one month off. That’s how I stay balanced.”… Read More

“I’m also fusing dance with therapy. I’m working to help people that are developmentally and physiologically disabled. We’re gonna teach them basic forms of jazz, of samba, of salsa, and west african. That’s exciting for me because the worst case scenario for me is not being able to move. I don’t even mind if I go to prison because I can dance in… Read More

What’s your dream for you life?”“I have a lot of dreams, a ton of dreams, infinite dreams.The one that comes when you axe me that. I want to have a touring musical production that’s similar to Fela, but it would be called ‘I Get Out’. I want it to be about the experience of Africans in America, like myself, here in DC… Read More

“I’m inspired to become a cosmotologist. When I become big I want to make my own salon.”“What interests you about cosmotology?”“It’s artistic, it doesn’t have to be about just makeup. It can be anything you want it to be. You can create illusions about whatever you want.”… Read More

“What’s going on in our neighborhoods is crazy. Have you heard about all these fires that have been destroying people’s homes? These prospectors come immediately after to try and buy up the property before the bodies are even in the ground. I made these bulls eyes to represent the people who are being targeted to be pushed out of the city. The thing… Read More

“I built these as fragments and didn’t know how I was going to present them. All these pieces are connected and placing them together was about trying to fight gentrification and hold our communal consciousness together.”… Read More

“I just got back from Michigan. My dad is late stage lymphoma and my mom has alzheimer’s. It’s hard to be so far away from them but we’re working it out. I just discovered my green thumb, gardening gives me peace. It’s meditative.”… Read More

“I’m leaving San Francisco because I want to take some time off of work. I feel like I work too much. I’m in a time in my life where I’m at a crossroads where I’m kinda looking for answers.“  "Do you have a purpose for going?”“Yeah, definitely. I’m traveling to Peru to learn about myself and grow as… Read More