By Susan Berston– When award-winning filmmaker Deborah Craig was making her short documentary A Great Ride (2018), about lesbians and aging, she received a tip from aikido sensei Penny Sablove…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Each year on TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, we have paused to remember, honor, and mourn the lives of transgender people lost to violence in…
By Brian Trimboli– This year the San Francisco Pride Band is once again kicking off the holiday season with the Dance-Along Nutcracker®. The Dance-Along Nutcracker is an only-in-San Francisco tradition:…
By Jan Wahl– The easiest, softest way to get in the holiday spirit is to watch or stream a terrific movie made just for the occasion. Hollywood has been making…
By Gary M. Kramer– The intimate Italian drama Malanova, now out on DVD and on demand, sensitively examines a gay couple at a crossroads. Riccardo (Nuno Nolasco) returns from a…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “HAPPY THANKSGIVING (November 28) to everyone! This is a time for gratefulness and giving thanks. Although I always prefer to call this…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– If the words immortalized by mononym Barbra are true, people need people. If we need people, we’re the luckiest people in the world. I think that…
Championing creative resistance to the current anti-transgender backlash everywhere, the world’s first and longest-running transgender film festival is set to return with more than 40 films from around the world.…
By Gary M. Kramer– The vibrant trans narco musical, Emilia Pérez, out November 13 on Netflix, is an astonishing, operatic story of love, violence, and the power of women. Director…
By Jan Wahl– It is time for the good movies to come out. Hollywood waits until now. Two of my favorite films of the year have been released, but the…
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