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    Fresher Than Ever: 22nd Annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of Trans and Queer Performance Expands to New Format

    Fresher Than Ever: 22nd Annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of Trans and Queer Performance Expands to New Format

    Lovers of dance, music and theater rejoice: the FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL is baaaaack! Not that it ever went away, but COVID sent the festival into cyberspace for three long years.…

    San Francisco Choreographer Sean Dorsey Wins Emmy Award

    In a win for transgender visibility and transgender excellence, San Francisco choreographer Sean Dorsey was awarded an Emmy Award for his work on the short film, Sean Dorsey Dance: Dreaming…

    Highlights From Frameline47

    Highlights From Frameline47

    By Gary M. Kramer– The 47th Frameline Film Festival opens June 14 with a screening of the Bay Area-set Fairyland and ends June 24 with the drag comedy God Save…

    The Reluctant Activist: Rock Hudson

    The Reluctant Activist: Rock Hudson

    By Jan Wahl– One of my favorite Frameline offerings is a fabulous documentary, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed. Beautifully directed by Stephen Kijak (Sid and Judy), it not only…

    If She Can See It

    If She Can See It

    By Jewelle Gomez– In 1991 my friend and noted film critic, B. Ruby Rich, returned from a film festival and cornered me to say she’d seen an extraordinary film and…

    An Iconic Gay Anthem

    An Iconic Gay Anthem

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– Everyone loves anniversaries. As the LGBTQ+ community matures, we are beginning to observe more of them in decades rather than years. A recent article was on…

    The Bob & Marcus Mystery Series

    The Bob & Marcus Mystery Series

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: June is Rainbow Book Month, a perfect time to check out H.N. Hirsch’s Fault Line, a suspenseful murder mystery set in the political world of Southern California.…

    Michelin Magic at Marlena

    Michelin Magic at Marlena

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Romantic. Unpretentious. Cozy. Affordable. Magical morsels. Oh, and by the way, a Michelin star in its first year. Those words describe Marlena, the inviting…

    Sister Dana sez, “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY…”

    Sister Dana sez, “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity, Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– Sister Dana sez, “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all you fathers, gay Dads, leather daddies, and drag king fathers! You…

    Speaking to Your Soul: 6.8.23

    Speaking to Your Soul: 6.8.23

    By Elisa Quinzi– In a given moment we have access to an onslaught of stimuli competing for our attention. Sensory overload results in a splintering of self. Frayed, we are…