San Francisco drag legend Juanita MORE! is in mid-preparation for what is always, and promises to be, a wall-to-wall weekend of events during this year's Pride celebrations.
Frameline47 emphasizes the interplay between past and present, in particular queer cinema history and the collective history of the LGBTQ community at large.
Now at Fort Mason in a premiere production by Lorraine Hansberry's namesake theater company, Traci Tolmaire's drama imagines a single night of spiky conversation between the "Raisin In The Sun" playwright, singer Nina Simone and author James Baldwin.
Filmmaker and "filth elder" John Waters will once again host the 2023 edition of the hip, queer, punk music festival Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland. He shared his love of punk music and style.
Known for its explicit and humorous queercore rap style, Gravy Train!!!! (yes, 4 exclamation marks) ascribes to a shock value code of ethics.Two of the band members talked about their reunion in advance of their Mosswood Meltdown gig on July 2.
Fluid510 is one of three new queer bars and the largest clustered in Oakland's Uptown and downtown neighborhoods that opened within months of each other this spring. It completes a trifecta of rebirth for Oakland's LGBTQ nightlife.
The Brave Bull opened on Modesto's South 9th Street in 1973, and became a gay bar a year later. At almost 50, it's been the home of drag shows since the '70s, where local and visiting patrons enjoy its inclusive appeal.
In videos on the Black Music Archive, Milik Kashad explains the intricacies of mostly Black women singers in opera, pop, R&B and other genres, while answering questions about singing styles.
Even after you're over the rainbow, new music from Jake Shears, Rufus Wainwright and Passion Pit will have you humming along down your own yellow brick road.
With so many LGBTQ events taking place, you might feel a bit of rainbow overload. But never fear. We've got arts and nightlife events carefully selected, so you can plan your gay agenda, every week right here.
On June 17, the sixth local incarnation of "Broadway Bares" strips its way into DNA Lounge. "Broadway Bares/San Francisco Strips VI: ChampionStrips" will raise critical funds for the Richmond Ermet Aid Foundation while promising a rollicking good time.
Looking through this year's Frameline film selections, a majority of the films focus on young adult LGBTQ people and their concerns. Out of 71 films, 50 are in the teens-to-35 category.
