A mural on an electric box at 19th and Valencia streets, left, was reportedly vandalized with graffiti, right.
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A mural featuring elements of queer Latine history on an electric box in San Francisco’s Mission district has reportedly been defaced with graffiti. The artists have started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for repairing the damage. The mural, by artists Manuel J. Carmona, who is queer, and Joshua Barry, is located at 19th and Valencia streets. It was “badly tagged on,” the artists noted in the fundraising appeal, “especially Dulce de Leche’s face and around José Sarria.” De Leche is a multifaceted drag artist. Sarria, who died in 2013, was a gay Latino veteran who left a lasting impact on politics and the queer community. He founded the Internatio