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A Secret Love: Lesbian Couple in Documentary Covers Amazing Decades
While seemingly a family affair, 'A Secret Love' doesn't shy from tense squabbles and disturbing history, showcasing the steadfast devotion and fidelity of these two women's relationship, paralleling the entire arc of modern LGBTQ history.
Pride, Pose, Dear... and More: The Lavender Tube on Supremes, progress and Pride Programming
'Pose' season 2 hits Netflix, 'Queer Eye' takes a fifth, 'Hannibal' is devilishly delicious, 'Dear...' showcases iconic Americans, and Pride simulcasts should rainbow up your viewing.
Negotiating Risk: Sex in the Time of Pandemics
How does one have sex without having been sheltered in place exclusively with someone? How does one have sex when the virus is potentially passed by the most casual of unmasked contacts?
Online Extra: Tom Goss' New Song 'Regretting' Focuses on A Tenuous Relationship
Gay singer-songwriter Tom Goss just released an emotional single and music video, "Regretting" starring 'Mean Girls' actor Daniel Franzese, from his seventh album, 'Territories.'
Online extra: San Francisco Opera cancels 2020 season
San Francisco Opera announced the difficult decision to cancel its Fall 2020 Season due to the ongoing pandemic. Nearly 40 music productions and programs have been put on hold or cancelled, while online programming continues.
Online Extra: Litquake's 'You, Me, And Everyone In Quarantine' June 16
For a bit of in-home literary inspiration, log on to the Litquake-sponsored reading, with Irene McCalphin, SevanKelee Boult, Wo Chan, Katie Fricas, Preeti Vangani, and host Baruch Porras-Hernandez.
André Leon Talley's 'The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir' Shares the Fashion Guru's Life by Design
On the heels of his record-breaking documentary, The Gospel According to Andre, André Leon Talley has published the tome, The Chiffon Trenches: a Memoir, a brave, stylish, naked look at the life and career of the grand, gluttonous eunuch of fashion.
Love, Victor: A Watchable but Wasted Opportunity
The Disney castoff 'Love, Victor,' now on Hulu, is nothing like its source, 'Love, Simon.' Lacking the modest charm and suspense of the original, the characters and plot sound familiar, like Disney's 'High School Musical,' without the songs.
Online Extra: Oakland's Port Bar's Open for Cocktails and Tacos
Need a bit of nightlife drinks and food in Oakland? The Port Bar offers To Go service every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until they are allowed to move to the state's allowance for "Dine-In".
Online Extra: Proudly Resilient Hosts Forums with Leaders, Artists and Comics
This year hundreds of Pride celebrations have been canceled or postponed worldwide. In response, Out Leadership, the oldest and largest global LGBT+ Business network has created Proudly Resilient, 30 days celebrating the LGBT+ identity.
Online Extra: Artists Create New Black Lives Matter Mural in Western Addition
The latest Black Lives Matter street mural, created on June 12 by was painted on Fulton Street with a direct view toward San Francisco's City Hall. Photographer Gooch captured a unique angle when he and his husband participated in the painting event.
The Heart of A Hustler: David P. Wichman's 'Every Grain of Sand'
Author, sexual healer, and entrepreneur David Wichman has come a long way. His new memoir, a book humming with confidence, pride, and self-reflective wisdom, describes the lengthy road into and out of years of abuse, addiction, and rehabilitation.
How to Be An Anti-Racist: Some Readings
There are many books to be read on race, many primers on how to be anti-racist. Here are just a few. think of it as a starter kit.
Trio of Early Queer Films Stream Online Via The Roxie and Kino Marquee
Three rarely screened 'bent' film classics will stream June 12 on the Roxie's website. 'Victor and Victoria,' 'Mädchen in Uniform' and 'Michael' show decidedly queer portrayals in the 1930s.
Sampson McCormick on Finding Humor in Tumultuous Times
In the new video of his recent full stand-up set, gay Black comic Sampson McCormick balances insight and wit with his usual dexterity, finding a balance of political and social justice insight with punch lines.
Author Talk with Alvin Orloff, Beth Lisick and K.M. Soehnlein
The San Francisco Public Library's 'On the Same Page' series presents author Alvin Orloff in a June 10 online conversation with authors Beth Lisick and K.M. Soehnlein, who'll discuss the wild Bay Area '80s and '90s and literary topics.
Fresh Meat Festival 2020 Showcases Transgender & Queer Music, Dance, Performance
In previous years, the annual Fresh Meat Festival's been sold out, so this year the 19th annual diverse shows of transgender and queer performance, music and dance offers a bonus; everyone gets a front row seat! Online, that is.
The Power of Story: Bawdy Storytelling's Tempting Tales
Dixie De La Tour is the founder and host of the renowned Bawdy Storytelling shows. "We are, as a species, addicted to story," she says. "Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories."
Online Extra: Dining In: Black-Owned, Drag-Infused Meals to Go
Too pooped amid protests and a pandemic to prepare poultry? Bay Area Black-owned restaurants and Oasis' drag-hosted catered meals can nourish you through the revolution.
Sporting Lives: Mark Brown's 'Gay Games I: The True Story: The Forgotten Man'
Thirty-eight years ago, Mark Brown, an early organizer in local LGBT softball and bowling leagues, left the organizing group of the inaugural Gay Games. Now he has published a book that shares his perspective on his 'forgotten' involvement.