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Pride Board statement: Manning "not local," controversy "not our mission"
Bradley Manning: the Internet's not localGUARDIAN.CO.UKHere's the official statement just issued by the Pride SF Board about the Bradley Manning grand marshal fiasco, "clarifying" its bizarre rules...
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Pride Board locks out press, protesters at public comment meeting
Protestor Nakh outside the Pride Board meeting at the Golden Gate Business Association office"Let the press in! Let the press in!" the crowd of about 50-60 Bradley Manning for Grand Marshal supporters...
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Catch up!
Boo Williams, Afrolicious, DJ Quality, House of Stank, Derrick May, Kitsune, Wolf + Lamb, Kim Ann Foxman, and more fast-forward nightlifeHouse of Stank spark up Odyssey, Fri/10SUPER EGO Happy 45th...
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Triumph of queer comics: Justin Hall wins Lambda, 'Adèle' takes Cannes
Two cool, queer graphic surprises, just in time for Pride month. First, local comics hero, Califormia College of the Arts professor, and frequent SFBG contributor (not to mention out-of-the-closet...
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Kinky boots
Leather season is hard upon us -- and a special Folsom Pride party adds to the festivitiesMr. San Francisco Leather, Andy Cross, won the International Mr. Leather competition in Chicago last...
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Lives less ordinary
FRAMELINE 2013: Five docs about five great gay menThe man himself poses in Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia.arts@sfbg.comFRAMELINE Each year Frameline's program vividly reflects issues that of...
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More to grow on
FRAMELINE 2013: Short takes and highlights from Frameline37Young and WildPit Stop (Yen Tan, US) One of the very best narrative features at Sundance this year, Yen Tan's drama nonetheless completely...
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Elm Street state of mind
FRAMELINE 2013: Gay horror icon Mark Patton revisits 'Nightmare 2'Related: Lives less ordinaryMore to grow onFRAMELINE FILM FEST In 1985, a new family moved into Nancy Thompson's house on Elm Street....
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'Alternative to Pride Parade' announced
In the wake of all the kerfuffles besetting Pride this year -- from the Pride Board's egregiously mismanaged reaction to the election of Bradley Manning as a community grand marshal (his supporters...
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Possibly the coolest queer mental health concert tour ever
Darling Gunsel perform at the AB Summer Tour (for short)Accidental Bear Queer Music Summer Tour Benefit for LGBTQ Mental Health Services and Suicide Prevention. Now, that’s a mouthful.“It’s the...
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A whirlwind week of LGBTQ action in San Franciscorebecca@sfbg.com ; steve@sfbg.comThe city of San Francisco was a complete whirlwind from June 26 to June 30. First came the historic Supreme Court...
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Nothing could be more super duper than 'So Super Duper'
Psyche the hero, who is so super duper.On Saturday evening in the Castro at 7pm, quite possibly one of the gayest things ever will occur, as queer comics artist Brian Andersen debuts his colorful new...
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Party Radar: Banjee Report reports on Sat/27
Last May I "blew through" the huge International Mr. Leather Competition gathering in Chicago and, after I'd cleaned up a bit, had the pleasure of visiting one of the coolest Boystown spots, Wang's, a...
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Fluffy Bunners: Filthy, funny Lady Bunny comes to SF
Hop to it, Lady!"Oh it's hot and it's sticky and it's naaaaasty," said drag goddess Lady Bunnyof the current New York City summer weather. "And that's just how I like it. The kind of men I like can't...
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Baring all: Red Hots Burlesque presents “Burlesque and WHY”
Red Hots Burlesque— the longest running queer burlesque show in the country, according to founder and producer Dottie Lux — moves out of the bars and into the theater with Burlesque and WHY(The Naked...
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Russia's Olympic moment: Let's really gay this f*cker up
The Gay Olympics: We've had like 40 years of practice at this, people.So, the 2014 Winter Olympics. They're in Russia (specifically, Sochi), which right now hates on all the gays. What should we do?...
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So Bootieful
The original mashup club turns 10. Plus: Jukebox, The Revenge, Clipping., Drag King Contest, more nightlife10s across the board at BootiePHOTO BY ERIC STEINSUPER EGO You'd figure that after 10...
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RIP Jose Sarria, Empress I of SF, the Widow Norton
"The Grand Dame of Queer Revolution" -- vintage image via Waiyde Palmer of Castrobiscuit.comHe led a life that spanned the full evolution of modern gay rights -- and the mourning gowns will be...
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Honey Soundsystem ending Sunday parties: SF so over now :/
Don't let the back door hit ya.That sound you hear right now? Every cool gay and/or techno nerd in the city rending their exquisitely positioned garments. Honey Soundsystem has just announced via...
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Party Radar: Tiara Sensation Pageant, Body and Soul, Peter Kruder, Castro...
The Tiara Sensation Pageant: bring all you got.According to recent findings, it would take 4.85×10(15) years to teleport a complete human at 30GHz. That's 350,000 times longer than the universe has...
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