"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."
Grace Cathedral hosted the annual Carnivale gala on March 4, a glamorous fundraiser featuring formalwear bravado, a photobooth, and lively socializing. Journalists and media professionals gathered, trading hot takes about columnists, parties, and covering wealthy subjects without repercussions. The event fostered genuine connection across diverse spiritual backgrounds, with attendees lingering after the music stopped and forming new friendships. A group of women organized an impromptu media summit over hot tea. Archdeacon Miguel Bustos recounted the cathedral's role during the AIDS crisis, noting it held as many as 35 funerals per week when other churches declined. The evening closed with lighthearted celebration and a sense of community.
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