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SF's Transgender Nightclub Closes: 'If Divas Wasn't There, I Wouldn't Be Here'

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 (Courtesy of Maria Konner)

Divas celebrated 31 years of serving the trans community before closing its doors for good on March 30. Some trans people say the club represented a space of inclusion and community in a city that’s becoming more mono-cultural. Today we bring you one person’s love letter to the place where she discovered herself.

Guest: Maria Konner, Host of San Francisco’s variety show Under the Golden Gate.

Read Maria’s article on Medium, “Divas: The Loss of San Francisco’s Trans ‘Town Square.”

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