A gut-wrenching novel of survival you won't soon forget animates the searing debut of local Iranian-American author Khashayar J. Khabushani's "I Will Greet the Sun Again," just released in paperback.

If you loved Rachel Mason's 2019 documentary, "Circus of Books," then Valerie Kontakos's "Queen of the Deuce" (Greenwich Entertainment) will be right up your alley.

Julianne Nicholson plays the single mother character in "Janet Planet," but the star turn belongs to Zoe Ziegler, who plays her daughter in her big screen debut.

The finale of Pride events is of course SF Pride's march, parade, and Civic Center celebration. But we've got plenty of other LGBTQ events that don't need sunscreen. Plays, art exhibits and of course every bar and nightclub unfurls their rainbow colors.

After living in New York for the first 60 years of his life, Bronx-born actor Peter Gregus moved to the Bay Area last fall. He's making his local stage debut as Juan Peron in the new production of "Evita" now playing at the San Francisco Playhouse.

For many Bay Area theatergoers, the biggest question on Broadway's biggest night isn't which shows will win Tony Awards, but which shows will we get to see on national tours or in local productions over the next couple of years?

Two new superbly-recorded discs by Bertrand Chamayou, Pavel Kolesnikov and Tsoy Samson, pianists renowned for their concert work, show what's possible when the meters are running.

What happens when viewers think a show is queer AF and the creator doesn't? Leslye Headland, showrunner of 'The Acolyte,' says that she "is proud to inspire LGBTQ fans," but says the story is being read wrong. Oh, is it?

When it premiered 40 years ago in September 1984, few realized how groundbreaking "The AIDS Show: Artists Involved with Death and Survival," a theatrical production produced by Theatre Rhinoceros, would be. A new documentary proves its relevance today.

Dark Entries Records has captured that moment in San Francisco queer music culture in an album, "Sylvester Sings," a shimmering series of intimate recordings and rehearsals with Sylvester and Peter Mintun exercising their stellar talents.

When James Phoon was told he would be joining the cast of "Bridgerton" for its third season, he could not have been more delighted. "It's so well-written and well-produced. It's a joy to be a part of," he said in our interview.

For the first time in English, "A Last Supper of Queer Apostles" has been recently released. It is a collection of Chilean writer, activist and performer Pedro Lemebel's innovative essays known as "crónicas."

The landmark documentary "Gay USA" by the gay director Arthur Bressan, Jr. ("Buddies"), captures the 1977 Gay Freedom Day march in San Francisco, but also parades in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, and Philadelphia.

As Frameline48 concludes on June 29, we are struck that with all the problems facing Hollywood and streaming platforms, the importance of queer film festivals has only grown.