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    Joyland: An Outstanding Queer, Trans, and Feminist Film From Pakistan

    Joyland: An Outstanding Queer, Trans, and Feminist Film From Pakistan

    By Gary M. Kramer– In Pakistani Director/Cowriter Saim Sadiq’s extraordinary feature debut, Joyland, opening May 19 at the Roxie, Haider (Ali Junejo) meets a transgender exotic dancer, Biba (Alina Khan),…

    Food Porn

    Food Porn

    By Jan Wahl– My darling Liam Mayclem and I are practically orgasmic when we discuss our favorite movies costarring food. It’s a topic as unending as great film itself. The…

    Mexico City: A Foodie Mecca

    Mexico City: A Foodie Mecca

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– It’s a nonstop 4 and 1/2 hour flight, but Mexico City is a world away from San Francisco. At more than 7,300 feet, the…

    Sister Dana sez, “HARVEY MILK DAY is on May 22…”

    Sister Dana sez, “HARVEY MILK DAY is on May 22…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “HARVEY MILK DAY is on May 22. Let us honor the amazing activist who helped break down so many closet doors!” HARVEY MILK…

    41st Royal House

    41st Royal House

    By Kippy Marks– When a candidate campaigns to become a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess, there is always a representation of colors that allows voters to know whom they are…

    Oakland’s Fluid New Space – Inclusive Venue Fluid510 Welcomes Diverse Crowds

    Oakland’s Fluid New Space – Inclusive Venue Fluid510 Welcomes Diverse Crowds

    By Carole Barrow– As founders of The Port Bar, a vibrant LGBTQ+-focused establishment that has survived and thrived through the pandemic and beyond, Richard Fuentes and Sean Sullivan are bar…

    Introduction to the Aging in Community Column’s Special Edition, Part Two

    Introduction to the Aging in Community Column’s Special Edition, Part Two

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Welcome to the Aging in Community column’s special edition, part two. The special edition of the Aging in Community column consists of a two-part series in…

    Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage 5.18.23

    Pomegranate (fiction – hardbound) by Helen Elaine Lee The new novel Pomegranate is perfect for fans of Jesmyn Ward and Yaa Gyasi. It is a complex portrayal of queer Black womanhood…

    Basketball Star Partners With a Celebrated Napa Vintner

    Basketball Star Partners With a Celebrated Napa Vintner

    By Leslie Sbrocco– 2020 Wade Cellars “Three by Wade” Cabernet Sauvignon, California $25 https://tinyurl.com/jck478xr Famed basketball star, Dwyane Wade, partners with celebrated Napa vintner, Jayson Pahlmeyer, and together the two…

    Lit Snax 5.18.23

    Plant Magick by Jessica Hundley Plant-loving witchy types, rejoice! The Library of Esoterica—which previously published beautiful books on astrology, tarot, etc.—has turned its attention to the green world all around…