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LGBTQ

Dino drag? You bet ‘Jurassiq’ is

Very queer musical parody stomps into Oasis with heels, wigs, claws, and plenty of nostalgic '90s hits.
Onstage Marke B. -
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Opinion: Erasing queer history in North Beach

Why is Scott Wiener so opposed to recognizing the historic importance of the city's first LGBTQ+ neighborhood?
Opinion Shayne Watson -
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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. -
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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. -
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Editorial

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

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

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

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

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

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

Showtime, queers: the complete guide to Frameline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Dyke March needs help to return full-throttle

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

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

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

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

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

Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

Nina Ruth Mir -
For Trans Day of Visibility, a meditation on the electric manifestations of trans power.
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LGBTQ

City College names building after Harry Britt

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