Dan Nicoletta Archives

Movies

Suck on this: The eviction-fueled, Web 1.0 dykesploitation of ‘Sugar High Glitter City’ returns

Caitlin Donohue - August 8, 2023

Directors of iconic 2001 lesbian ensemble film reflect on the eve of its SF PornFilmFestival screenings.

Performance

Remembering Bambi Lake, a San Francisco underground icon

Joshua Rotter - November 9, 2020

The transgender singer and trailblazer, who died last week, definitely lived a life out loud.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Hip-Hop (Dance Fest) hurray! + more

Marke B. - November 20, 2019

I'm old enough to remember rappers on Fillmore corners and TURF dancers in Oakland intersections. The homeboys gathered on my stoop throughout the day...

Lit

An audience with Marc Huestis, ‘Impresario of Castro Street’

Joshua Rotter - June 20, 2019

Legendary event producer Marc Huestis is famous for organizing lavish tributes to Hollywood stars including Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller, Jane Russell, Karen Black, Patty...

Lit

Remembering Kevin Killian, 1952-2019

Alvin Orloff - June 18, 2019

Editor's Note: Word came Saturday from his wife and fellow writer Dodie Bellamy that essential SF queer writer Kevin Killian—poet, teacher, playwright, gossip, Kylie...

Art

Capturing queer liberation’s legends and lovers

Marke B. - August 22, 2017

How lucky are we to have had Dan Nicoletta among us these past 40+ years? The curious 20-year-old who worked at Harvey Milk's camera...

Music

50-year-old gay bar The Stud faces closure as rent triples

Marke B. - July 3, 2016

UPDATE: Artist and nightlife fixture Mica Sigourney aka VivvyAnne ForeverMore!, hostess of Club Some Thing at the Stud, has announced he is forming a community...

Culture

The week ACT UP shut SF down

Marke B. - June 16, 2015

25th anniversary events commemorate historic Sixth International Conference on AIDS protests -- and reunite seminal local activists, Fri/19-Sun/21. By Marke B. JUNE 16, 2015 -- "We were fraught,...

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