LGBTQ

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

Hilary Rivers was detained during a scheduled immigration appointment in downtown SF after Miss & Mr. Safe Latino Pageant.

Immigration Marke B. - June 27, 2025

PRIDE PARTY RADAR: Viva la Lesbianaissance + 35 more rainbows to ride

Pink Block, Juanita More Pride, Hard French, Purple Disco Machine, partying for prison abolition, a slew of dyke bars... too much? Never!

Party Radar Marke B. - June 25, 2025

No, you can’t ‘save’ queer people by bombing them to death

Bastardizing the fight for gay rights to justify war, whether on Gaza or Iran, is ridiculous and must end.

Editorial Marke B. - June 23, 2025

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

Author John Birdsall dishes about his new history of LGBTQ+ food writers and chefs, and how queer cookery can meet the moment.

Lit Marke B. - June 19, 2025

LGBTQ

SF Pride ED Suzanne Ford reacts to horrible anti-trans youth Supreme Court ruling

Marke B. - June 18, 2025

'The worst affront to the equal protection clause since Plessy v. Ferugson,' says longtime trans activist, urging unity.

Movies

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

Dennis Harvey - June 17, 2025

LGBTQ film festival approaches its half-century mark with too much relevancy, from real-time tales of triumph to Sapphic sci-fi.

Onstage

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Joshua Rotter - June 16, 2025

Mudd the Two Spirit, more brilliant performers continue to lay annual showcase's transformative groundwork.

Movies

Reel love: 3 LGBTQ icons profiled on Frameline’s silver screen

Joshua Rotter - June 11, 2025

They brought trans innovation to 'Drag Race,' created 'Rocky Horror,' delivered legendary reads—and now they're getting their flowers.

Lit

Lil Miss Hot Mess: the queen who wouldn’t stop reading

Caitlin Donohue - May 20, 2025

Her new children's book teaches about the power of the rainbow—any wonder that the fascists are big mad?

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Video

WATCH: NEA grants are slashed, but Chinatown orgs and artists stay resilient

Andrew Brobst - May 8, 2025

At Chinese Culture Center celebration, local leaders spoke out about protecting their communities and standing strong.

Onstage

An interstellar drag quest to save the galaxy (and you call the shots)

Marke B. - April 29, 2025

Media Meltdown's 'Select Thine Own Journey... in Space!' melds love of Dungeons & Dragons, '90s YA lit, and campy cosmic flicks.

Protest

The Dyke March needs help to return full-throttle

Marke B. - April 22, 2025

New organizers launch fundraiser to restore Pride Weekend's radical centerpiece to its sprawling, outspoken self.

LGBTQ

‘It’s DEFCON One’: People’s March and Rally to signal SF’s ferocious defense of queer, trans rights

Caitlin Donohue - April 7, 2025

Organizers Alex U. Inn and Juanita MORE! ponder what makes this year's protest different (fascism).

LGBTQ

PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom’s house for trans rights

Marke B. - April 1, 2025

On Trans Day of Visibility, more than 100 parents and kids descended on the governor's Kentfield residence—and then danced to 'Pink Pony Club.'

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Art

Queer American Songbook to Ukrainian trans theater, SF International Arts Festival won’t play it straight

Caitlin Donohue - March 30, 2025

Venerable fest doubles down at unlikely, if urgent moment for convening global LGBTQ+ creatives.

LGBTQ

Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

Nina Ruth Mir - March 27, 2025

For Trans Day of Visibility, a meditation on the electric manifestations of trans power.

LGBTQ

City College names building after Harry Britt

Andrew Brobst - March 27, 2025

Legendary LGBTQ+ leader gets his due four yeas after his death. We spoke to his friend Tom Ammiano about why it's important.

Onstage

‘March Madness’: Punking up opera with Nikola Printz

Marke B. - March 18, 2025

Mezzo-soprano channels diva chaos, mosh pits, classic cabaret, aerial acrobatics into sensational spectacle at Chan Center.

LGBTQ

Dear Gavin: You are all wrong about trans women athletes

Vivian Redmond - March 7, 2025

I was a competitive college swimmer. There are no 'unfair advantages.' Just look at the numbers.

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LGBTQ

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

PRIDE PARTY RADAR: Viva la Lesbianaissance + 35 more rainbows to ride

No, you can’t ‘save’ queer people by bombing them to death

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

SF Pride ED Suzanne Ford reacts to horrible anti-trans youth Supreme Court ruling

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Reel love: 3 LGBTQ icons profiled on Frameline’s silver screen

Lil Miss Hot Mess: the queen who wouldn’t stop reading

WATCH: NEA grants are slashed, but Chinatown orgs and artists stay resilient

An interstellar drag quest to save the galaxy (and you call the shots)

The Dyke March needs help to return full-throttle

‘It’s DEFCON One’: People’s March and Rally to signal SF’s ferocious defense of queer, trans rights

PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom’s house for trans rights

Queer American Songbook to Ukrainian trans theater, SF International Arts Festival won’t play it straight

Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

City College names building after Harry Britt

‘March Madness’: Punking up opera with Nikola Printz

Dear Gavin: You are all wrong about trans women athletes

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