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"Like so many others, I was overwhelmed by a deep sense of loss that resonated to the core of my being. I immediately felt the rights our community have fought so long to accomplish were going to be under intense attack," Menendez said.
An appeals court overturned the convictions last year.
Castro has been a hub in the undergound art world of Los Angeles for decades. His Antebellum Gallery brought fetish photography into the mainstream.
San Francisco city officials are hoping for a quiet night in the Castro this October 31, announcing that there will be no official Halloween celebration, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Castro, a longtime LGBT rights activist, said she'll make her push during Cuba's constitutional reform process.
