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Onstage

After death, she’s living: Per Sia returns to hosts Día de los Muertos drag showcase

Caitlin Donohue - October 16, 2023

'It feels like every year we go in deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper,' performer says of SOMArts celebration

Music

Spirit of trailblazing gay synth wizard Patrick Cowley still shoots out ‘Menergy’

Daniel Bromfield - October 15, 2023

Event at Tenderloin Museum celebrates SF's Hi-NRG progenitor, as Dark Entries Records releases vast output

Movies

Screen Grabs: Love on the rocks may be the least of their problems

Dennis Harvey - October 12, 2023

Four new movies dissect marriage and romance, from Cannes-winner 'Anatomy of a Fall' to futuristic 'Foe'

Drug policy

Letter to the editor: Feinstein, the drug warrior

Dale Gieringer - October 9, 2023

She opposed legalizing even medical cannabis, supported War on Drugs prison sentences, and even fought against federal marijuana research.

Homelessness

Billionaires file legal brief attacking the unhoused in SF

Tim Redmond - October 8, 2023

While city fails to train staff on sweeps, the people who created this crisis are asking the Supreme Court to blame the victims.

Lit

A 24-hour celebration of banned queer books? Come get ‘Read for Filth’

Marke B. - October 4, 2023

Fabulosa Books in the Castro hosts a full, affirming day of literature, storytelling, performance, and more for Books Not Bans

Art

Pride Parade debris transformed into sparkling art (for queer mental health)

Marke B. - September 22, 2023

In Schlomer Haus Gallery's "What Remains," 10 artists metamorphize rainbow trash into expressions of community.

Party Radar

Party Radar: Quick ‘n dirty guide to Folsom 2023 parties

Marke B. - September 20, 2023

Disco Daddy, Queerbait, Power Snatch, Horse Meat Disco, Whip Appeal, Sub Mission, Holesome Folsom—these are just a few!

Art

In Tanya Wischerath’s art, bold brushwork and a sparkling glorification of gender nonconformity

Mary Corbin - September 15, 2023

Painting, tattooing, and constantly creating, the quintessential SF artist expresses love for her queer community

Movies

‘Cassandro’ director: ‘Even in the macho wrestling world, a flamboyant gay man broke down walls’

Pam Grady - September 14, 2023

Roger Ross Williams on filming the incredible story of the Mexican lucha libre star with Gael García Bernal

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