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Boy bands to bomba: Fresh Meat Fest shines with trans & queer performance

Marke B. - June 15, 2020

I'm writing this as I'm taking in the Supreme Court decision that people cannot be legally fired for being LGBTQ, a momentous act that...

News + Politics

For Pride, all queer people must stand up for Black lives

Marke B. - June 2, 2020

Black queer people exist. Stonewall was a riot against police. The fight for Gay Liberation was lead by queer and trans women of color....

Let’s help local artists, workers, and small businesses. Join in!

Marke B. - March 15, 2020

Note: Scroll down all the way to the to the comments section at the bottom of this article to help support specific local artists,...

Arts + Culture

Sarah Patterson named executive director of Folsom Street Events

Marke B. - January 29, 2020

The annual Folsom Street Fair in September is the biggest kink and BDSM-centered event in the world (and one of the city's biggest festivals)....

Movies

Indiefest electrifies with punk and sci-fi royalty, surreal thrillers, local debuts

Dennis Harvey - January 24, 2020

SF Indiefest (Wed/29-February 13) may not look backward a great deal, but when it does, it has to be the right fit for a festival...

Lit

‘Disasterama!’ chronicles SF’s wild, lost queer underground

Marke B. - October 15, 2019

A certain queer generation has come of memoir age—which is a bit bracing (read: terrifying) for those of us who survived the '80s and...

Campaign Trail

Warren steals the show at Democratic Convention

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2019

It’s remarkable how much the mainstream of the Democratic Party has shifted since Bernie Sanders shook up the party three years ago. This year,...

Arts + Culture

Psychic Eye Records’ new compilation shows darkwave support for TGI Justice Project

Caitlin Donohue - January 21, 2019

For those who would like to wrap themselves up in a Bay Area darkwave shroud to beat the winter chill; Psychic Eye Records just...

News + Politics

Minimum pay for nonprofit workers, the mayor’s affordable housing exemptions …

Tim Redmond - October 21, 2018

The Board of Supes will consider Tuesday/23 a change to the ordinance that sets minimum wages for workers at nonprofits that get city contracts....

News + Politics

Supes want to crack down on massage businesses

Tim Redmond - October 15, 2018

The Board of Supes Land Use Committee approved stricter rules for massage establishments despite opposition from both therapeutic massage businesses and sex-worker advocates who...

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