"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. We traded hot takes on uppity columnists, great parties, and how to write about rich people without getting blacklisted."
"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. "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 Carnivale on March 4th, a gala blending formalwear spectacle and fundraising. Attendees wore dramatic ballgowns, posed in a photobooth, and shared dinner conversations about journalism, parties, and reporting on wealth. The event fostered camaraderie among media professionals and created new informal networks. Carnivale welcomed people regardless of spiritual background and encouraged lingering socializing after the music ended. An encounter with Rev. Miguel Bustos highlighted the cathedral’s role during the AIDS crisis, when Grace Cathedral held up to 35 funerals weekly while other churches turned people away. Bustos emphasized that church functions as a community space to break bread together.
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