By Erick Arguello – Ebar.com – Photo: Rick Gerharter.
Photo: Galería de la Raza, which is now threatened with eviction, has also faced anti-LGBT actions during its history. In June 2015, a gay-themed mural on the Bryant Street exterior wall of the gallery was tagged with black spray paint.
Galería de la Raza is an institution that is deeply rooted in the Mission district’s identity of culture, art, resistance, and celebration. It’s what makes the Mission district the Mission. Since the beginning Galería has offered cultural performances by Latinx and LGBT artists, musicians, and more. These events hold the values and beliefs of its community and are central to the Chicano/Latinx experience.
