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.

Arts + Culture Marke B. - May 14, 2026

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.

Remembrance Marke B. - May 3, 2026

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.'

Dance Joshua Rotter - April 21, 2026

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

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

Lit Joshua Rotter - March 26, 2026

Art

‘Pride in Panels’ fest inks in queer cartoon brilliance

Marke B. - February 11, 2026

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

Healthcare

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

Marke B. - February 2, 2026

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

Music

Still hung up on ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’

Joshua Rotter - November 14, 2025

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

LGBTQ

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

Joshua Rotter - November 4, 2025

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

Protest

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

Marke B. - November 1, 2025

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

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Immigration

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

Emma Garcia - October 28, 2025

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

LGBTQ

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

Caitlin Donohue - October 14, 2025

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

Culture

Folsom 2025 brings Twisted Windows, joyful gates, a continually expanding Playground

Joshua Rotter - September 17, 2025

Four of the kinky fair's players take us behind the juicy scenes (and history) of this year's fetish fest.

Art

Mel Odom’s kaleidoscopic queer eye drew stunning art through AIDS

Race Bannon - September 16, 2025

New short film aims to capture turbulent milieu and indelible imagery of New York artist and dollmaker.

Nightlife

Join us Wed/20 for a discussion on overdose prevention in queer nightlife

Marke B. - August 18, 2025

LGBTQ+ nightlife community activists and health experts come together to help make partying safer.

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Onstage

Thinking outside (and above and around) the gender box at Fringe Fest

Marke B. - August 5, 2025

'Box [M]' uses circus arts and dance to tell the story of a Asian American father's relationship with his trans son.

Lit

How to be butch (or not)

Marke B. - July 29, 2025

Clark Henley's scandalous, witty, ultimately heartbreaking 1982 gay classic 'The Butch Manual' rides again.

Music

‘Flowercloud’ of queer power comes to Cabrillo Music Fest

Marke B. - July 28, 2025

Composer Darian Donovan Thomas honors 63rd gathering's founding gay spirits with blooms, chimes, poignant commotion.

Nightlife

Why beloved drag club Oasis is closing—and how its spirit must live on

Marke B. - July 22, 2025

'I want to see SF continue to have an underground art scene,' says owner D'Arcy Drollinger. 'But this is where we're at, and it's sad.'

Immigration

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

Marke B. - June 27, 2025

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

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LGBTQ

Through the looking glass at the National Queer Arts Festival

The Pope of San Francisco has died

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

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

‘Pride in Panels’ fest inks in queer cartoon brilliance

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

Still hung up on ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’

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

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

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

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

Folsom 2025 brings Twisted Windows, joyful gates, a continually expanding Playground

Mel Odom’s kaleidoscopic queer eye drew stunning art through AIDS

Join us Wed/20 for a discussion on overdose prevention in queer nightlife

Thinking outside (and above and around) the gender box at Fringe Fest

How to be butch (or not)

‘Flowercloud’ of queer power comes to Cabrillo Music Fest

Why beloved drag club Oasis is closing—and how its spirit must live on

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

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