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LGBTQ

Through the looking glass at the National Queer Arts Festival

28th iteration dives into a 'Magic Mirror' of community reflection and ancestral resonance, with sound baths, Black astrology, more.
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The Pope of San Francisco has died

RIP to striking Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence icon Pope Dementia the Last, who has passed away at 91 but partied til the end.
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RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

SF Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas passed last week, but left a legacy of avant-garde 'American Maverick' treasures.
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Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

His legendary dance company's 22nd annual home season offers 'a balm for this moment in America.'
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Lit

Four decades later, seminal queer punk zine ‘Homocore’ blasts back into view

Joshua Rotter -
New anthology collects the DIY publication's precious few issues, which gave voice to anti-assimilationist sexual outlaws.
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Art

‘Pride in Panels’ fest inks in queer cartoon brilliance

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Biennial showcase highlights fierce DIY spirit in time of attacks—but may be unofficial requiem for CCA's pioneering Comics program.
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Healthcare

Rainbow Families Action fights for local trans kids with protests, board resolution

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Facing federal ban on gender-affirming care, parents of trans kids join with labor and Sup. Chan to stand up to attacks.
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Opinion

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

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With his influential lies about the cause of AIDS, the quack left a trail of death and doubt that continues to this day.
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Opinion

People do not need to ask permission to belong

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In these times, it's critical to remember that all residents belong and matter, especially those furthest from power
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Music

Still hung up on ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’

Joshua Rotter -
A very gay ode to Madonna's glitter galaxy of a dance floor comeback, as it hits 20 with a deluxe re-release.
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LGBTQ

75 years ago, they sparked the gay rights movement with ‘exhilarating freedom’

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Library event celebrates groundbreaking 1950 Mattachine Society, which helped shape modern queer identity.
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Protest

Queer activists ‘Scare the State’ at ICE protest on Halloween

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Colorful protest at 100 Montgomery drew attention to immigration court abductions, with drag, costumes, and piñatas.
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Music

Feeling steamy? Coatshek’s ambient poppers tribute dips you in a ‘Sound Bath’

Daniel Bromfield -
SF producer attempts to 'create the arc of a lovemaking session'—and a brilliant listen comes forth.
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Immigration

Drag queen snatched by ICE released with asylum: ‘It was terrible’

Emma Garcia -
Detained during Pride week at a routine immigration court date, Hilary Rivers is now home recovering from her traumatic ordeal.
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Movies

Starry ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ sinks fangs into deep subjects

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Director Bill Condon and star Toniatiuh on the movie musical's entanglement with gender and incarceration.
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LGBTQ

Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran

Caitlin Donohue -
'The best trait an organizer can have is to listen, and to listen closely to what the people want,' she told us.
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Culture

Live Shots: Folsom Street Fair 2025 was big, slutty, and beautiful

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42nd installment of kink and fetish festival expanded for a more chill vibe—without sacrificing the naughtiness.
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Dance

Spirit of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot soars again in new Flyaway work

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Inspired by 1966 LGBTQ uprising in the Tenderloin, 'Down on the Corner' showcases local talent and legacy of resistance.
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Nightlife

Party Radar: Quick ‘n dirty guide to Folsom Street Fair fiestas

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Disco Daddy, Hard Reset, Soft Play, Power Snatch, Bears in Space, Horse Meat Disco, Grunt, Squish, Ew!, Chunk, more freaky affairs
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