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    New Film About Mental Illness Draws from Gay Filmmaker’s Real-Life Experiences

    New Film About Mental Illness Draws from Gay Filmmaker’s Real-Life Experiences

    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…

    Sister Dana Sez,”I am really excited that the notorious and glorious Folsom Street Fair is just around the corner.”

    Sister Dana Sez,”I am really excited that the notorious and glorious Folsom Street Fair is just around the corner.”

    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…

    Dolores Huerta’s Life and Activism Chronicled in Inspiring New Documentary

    Dolores Huerta’s Life and Activism Chronicled in Inspiring New Documentary

    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…

    Sister Dana sez, “T-rump’s tweet proposing a ban on transgenders serving in the military is set to become policy.”

    Sister Dana sez, “T-rump’s tweet proposing a ban on transgenders serving in the military is set to become policy.”

    –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…

    Sister Dana Sez,”Hey, Trump, what’s with all the constant overuse of hyperbole…”

    Sister Dana Sez,”Hey, Trump, what’s with all the constant overuse of hyperbole…”

    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…

    There Comes a Time

    There Comes a Time

    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…

    Moody, Atmospheric Queer Film Beach Rats Is Not to Be Missed

    Moody, Atmospheric Queer Film Beach Rats Is Not to Be Missed

    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…

    Sister Dana sez, “I think it’s time the White House fat cats go on a ‘skinny repeal’ diet!”

    Sister Dana sez, “I think it’s time the White House fat cats go on a ‘skinny repeal’ diet!”

    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…

    Impassioned Whose Streets? Chronicles Black Lives Matter Activism

    Impassioned Whose Streets? Chronicles Black Lives Matter Activism

    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…

    Blues Is a Woman Hits All the Right Notes in Compelling Theatrical Concert Herstory

    Blues Is a Woman Hits All the Right Notes in Compelling Theatrical Concert Herstory

    Ma Rainey (1882 or 1886–1939), considered by many to be the “Mother of the Blues,” once advised Bessie Smith: “Let your soul do the singin.’” She also famously said, “You…