As Michael Smuin’s (1938–2007) eponymous company approaches its 24th season, the Bay Area ballet troupe—now known as Smuin Contemporary American Ballet—works hard to continue his legacy of dance and showmanship.…
By Gary M. Kramer– Directed and co-written by the openly gay Vincent Sabella, Elizabeth Blue, opening September 22 at the Roxie Theatre, is based on the filmmaker’s personal experiences with…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity SISTER DANA SEZ, “I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT THE NOTORIOUS AND GLORIOUS FOLSOM STREET FAIR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. GET OUT YOUR GEAR AND GET IT…
By Gary M. Kramer– San Francisco native Peter Bratt’s inspiring documentary Dolores opens in the Bay Area this weekend. The film recounts the life and work of Dolores Huerta, who…
–By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “T-rump’s tweet proposing a ban on transgenders serving in the military is set to become policy. The necessary memo, outlining guidelines and directing…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Hey, Trump, what’s with all the constant overuse of hyperbole, superlatives, and bluster? ‘the likes of which the world has never seen before’?! Oh…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– The lyrics of a familiar activist song are, “There comes a time when you just gotta stand. You’ve been down so long, someone will give you…
By Gary M. Kramer– Frankie (Harris Dickinson), the main character in writer/director Eliza Hittman’s phenomenal drama, Beach Rats, doesn’t think of himself as gay, but he regularly cruises gay Brooklyn…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “I think it’s time the White House fat cats go on a ‘skinny repeal’ diet!” It’s Leather Weather, so there was a community gathering…
By Gary M. Kramer– Brittany Farrell, an African American lesbian, mother, and activist, is one of the many impassioned voices in the sobering documentary Whose Streets? Directors Sabaah Folayan and…
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