Ah, the intrinsic ambiguity of the written word. Is that a hot photo or a photo from a hot guest contributor? They say it’s six of one and a half dozen of the other, but here at GH, we say it’s 100% x 2! Thank YOU to SMG for this one.
Category Archives: San Francisco
Sight seen on MUNI Bus. Hot Guest Photo
Posted in Comics, Photography, San Francisco, Signage, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.
Tagged Cartoon, Cigar, Gay, Hot, iPhoto, MUNI, San Francisco, Sexy, SMG
SF Pride Safety Committee
…bringing up the rear of today’s parade. Keeping us all safe. One of the most important and under-appreciated committees in the Parade and Celebration, diffusing difficult situations and keeping things running smoothly. Thank you, fabulous Safety volunteers! And happy Pride, everyone!
-AidanAbroad
Pride Graffiti
Seen on Market Street after the Trans March. Yes it will! Happy Pride.
-AidanAbroad
Get Psyched for Pride! Three Articles
Photo from the first-ever SF Trans March, 2004. (Photographer unknown.)
In honor of Pride, I wanted to share three Pride-related articles, two old and one new.
1. “Watching the Defectives”
Joe My God’s annual Pride column, shared on this blog a couple weeks ago. Since then I’ve heard a lot of grumbling in the community about queer queers “making the rest of us look bad,” so I decided to re-re-post this. The column provides a brilliant answer to anyone who’s ever said or thought “I don’t like that there are so many drag queens, leather people, dykes on bikes, etc. in the parade, they make us look bad and hurt our chances for mainstream acceptance.” Read it and get excited for the parade!
2. “First Successful Pride March in Moscow!!!”
Ken Coolen (of Vancouver Pride Society)’s moving firsthand account of
Moscow Pride 2008. It was a 1-block-long, flash-mob style event that
formed and dissipated before the skinheads could attack, or the police
could arrive to break it up and arrest anyone. It’s an amazing story,
and reading it from California, really a good perspective to keep in
mind.
3. “Lust for Life: The true meaning of Gay Christmas” (New – Hot off the presses!)
SF writer Gina de Vries just got a sex & culture column in the San Francisco
Bay Guardian. She’s been a queer activist since she came out at age 11
(yes), and she’s an excellent writer. Her inaugural column, in time
for Pride week, is a beautifully-written reminder of the true meaning
of Pride. (If you like it, please leave comments or share on Facebook
– this will help ensure that the Guardian continues her column.)
Happy Pride!
-AidanAbroad
Another Shoe Collection…
Looks like a drag queen shoe fashion crisis on Oak Street. But the question remains: what’d she do with the other shoe in each pair?
-AidanAbroad
Posted in Drag, San Francisco
Hang Up Your Troubles! Meat Hook Ritual as Catharsis for HIV Diagnosis
Jorge Vieto in "Ritual"
Friend of this site Jorge Vieto is featured in the short film Ritual, directed by Jorg Fockele. He hangs suspended by hooks, his body swinging free in a ritual of body/spirit integration. Vieto is a well-respected young Leatherman, and a Fraternal member of The 15 Association. He uses extreme physical rituals in part to process the emotions evoked by a positive diagnosis. Vieto spoke with Scott Brogan of the Bay Area Reporter about the psychology of the scene here.
Filmed in the Dungeon at Mr.S, Ritual will screen in the afternoon at 1:15 pm at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, Friday June 24th, as a part of the film compilation entitled STILL AROUND from The HIV Story Project. Brought to you by Frameline and the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
Posted in AIDS, Film, Leather, San Francisco, Spirituality, Subcultures
Tagged 15 Association, Art, Culture, Film, Gay, HIV Story Project, HIV/AIDS, Hooks, Jorge Vieto, Kink, Leather, Ritual, San Francisco, Sexy, Suspension
Pink Clouds
Pink Clouds for Monday of Pride Week. Sunset over Ocean Beach in San Francisco after a particularly gorgeous day.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in Northern California, San Francisco
Glitter Emergency and More at Frameline’s 35th SF LGBT Film Fest
It is the middle of the SF LGBT Film Festival, high holy days are underway in the City by the Bay, Pride is coming, and outside the festival’s host venues, gay film buffs are rubbing their bleary eyes after marathon sessions in the dark. The cinematic apparatus, not that other dark! There is something for everyone at this annual festival, now in its 35th year. The shorts programs are some of the best, and for those with short attention spans, are just the ticket. One film is not doing it for you? Wait 5 minutes. The next one could be all that.
“All that glitters is indeed gold in this wonderful collection of shorts featuring several gems from our very own Bay Area filmmakers… Take a look at disgusting alien bodies and eavesdrop on the deaf relay system. Follow a camera off a bridge in a memorial for lives lost. A dispute on the high seas can only be settled by a dance off (of course), and we’ll see just how campy an AIDS camp can be. Rounding out the program is a silent comedy set to Tchaikovsky and starring Peggy the Peg-leg Ballerina.” via festival director Jennifer Morris
“Glitter Emergency” shows at the Victoria Theatre, 9:30 pm on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011. The Victoria is located at 2961 16th Street in the Mission district. Built in 1908 as a Vaudeville House, it is the oldest operating theatre in San Francisco.
Posted in Activism, AIDS, DIY and Maker Culture, Film, History, San Francisco, Subcultures, Video
Tagged Art, Culture, Experimental, Film, Frameline, Gay, Glitter Emergency, LGBT, Mission district, Music, Queer, San Francisco, SF LGBT Film Festival, Shorts, Victoria Theatre, Video
We Fund Artists! Want a Commission? Queer Cultural Center – SF Workshop June 29
The Queer Cultural Center will be awarding at least 20 commissions of between $250 – $1000 each for individual artists and groups to help create and stage innovative community-building projects. Cross-cultural, multi-ethnic and intergenerational projects are strongly encouraged. To be considered, you MUST attend the 90-minute introductory workshop on June 29th at 7pm at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco. The address is 1519 Mission Street at 11th. For more information on the annual funding process, click here.
Posted in Activism, DIY and Maker Culture, San Francisco, Surveillance
Tagged Art, Arts Funding, Culture, Gay, Money, QCC, Queer, Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco
Animal Pan Dulce
Sweet swans, crocodile cakes, and turtle tarts for sale in a bakery on 24th Street in the Mission.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in Food, North America, San Francisco
The Gay Highwaymen 