• Youth:
> GSA Network has a newsletter which lists events for queer youth and allies.
> LGBT Center Youth Program
includes youth meal night Tuesdays
> LYRIC is a community
center for LGBTQ youth 23 and under.
> Project Outlet is
the Peninsula's only organization for LGBTQQ teens.
> Youth Program of DeFrank
Center in San Jose - open mics, movie nights, and free LGBTQ
counseling.
> Our Space
is a center in Hayward for LGBTQ Youth and allies, Ages 14-25.
> CCAQSA is the
California College of the Arts QSA group.
> Queer
Youth Printmaking Classes at SOMArts
Other event listings:
• LGBT:
> OurTownSF: Your Guide to
Nonprofits, Community, Arts & Athletic Groups
Benefitting SF's LGBT Community
> SF FrontRunners
LGBTQ running club
> Different Spokes
recreational bicycling club open to the LGBTQA
community and its friends
> Erobay: Bay Area Community BDSM
Events Calendar
> Lavender
Events
> Comfort & Joy - queer
Burning Man camp blog/email list
> SF Bay Queer Agenda - Formerly Hanarchy West -- progressive, queer positive, sex positive newsletter
> SF LGBT Center: lists events at the Center
> Pacific Center LGBT
community center and group meeting place in Berkeley
> The Rainbow Community
Center of Contra Costa County is in Concord
> Billy DeFrank LGBT Community
Center
in San Jose
> Queer Cruz lists
Santa Cruz queer events
> SF State Queer Alliance
> Queer UC Berkeley webpage
with event listings, forum
> Stanford Queer
Student
Resources
> Craigslist queer forum
> The Exiles Woman-to-Woman SM
> EDGE San Francisco - news, entertainment, politics resource site
> Gloss club listings
> Tobygo SF and LA club listings
> Betty's List: Bay area LGBT events & info (charges for listings)
> San Francisco Leather
> Bears of SF
> queernet.org
email lists including ba-sappho, queervision, etc.
> Radical Faeries :
join the bayareafaeries email list at
queernet.
>
Gay Sports Links
• Recovery:
> San Francisco Alcoholics
Anonymous
> East Bay
Intergroup of AA
> Northern California Crystal
Meth Anonymous
> Bay Area Sex Addicts
Anonymous
> Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
SF/East Bay
> Narcotics Anonymous
> Adult Children of
Alcoholics
> Al-anon - group
for those whose lives have been affected by someone else's
drinking.
> Clutterers
Anonymous
> Castro Country Club
clean and sober gathering space in the Castro. Also see their recovery links page
for more programs.
• Social Networks:
> Larry-bob's Twitter
feed
> SFQueer
Twitter feed
> Larry-bob's
Facebook profile
> Larry-bob's Flickr
photos
> Goodreads
- Larry-bob's bookshelves
> Tribe.net - Larry-bob's
profile
> Myspace.com -
Larry-bob's profile
> Last.fm - Larry-bob's profile - music social network site
> del.icio.us Larry's bookmarks
• Blogs
> Castro Biscuit: The Castro
area happenings blog
> The Whole World is a
Single Flower blog
> San Francisco Husky
Bear blog (NSFW)
> Tawdry Talk - blog of bear
massage therapist in Sacramento
> Eat Pray Fuck queer
culture blog + calendar
> Young Creature
queer music art film creativity blog
> QueerToday activist group
started in Boston
> Soul Ponies: a home for
lost and wayward queercore & riot grrrl music
> This Is Fag City performance, art, music blog
> The New Gay: LA, DC, SF and
elsewhere alternatve queer events
> Oakland Local
> Queer Today blog
> SF Critical Mass
blog
> The Nowtopian: Chris
Carlsson's blog
> Queerest Library
Ever - SF Public Library Hormel Center / Harvey Milk Branch blog
> Le Fag - an online fag mag
> Glamazon -
Christine Beatty's website
> Spinning Platters:
A community of Bay Area music nerds
> BayAreaVeg Bay Area
Vegetarian news and reviews
> Larry-bob's Bloglines
subscriptions
> GLBT Alltop.com one-page
headlines of top 5 GLBT stories from 60+ sites
> San Francisco FYI -
SF politics and events blog
> Happening Here - progressive
SF
blog
> David Ehrenstein's
Fablog - film & politcs, based in L.A.
> Girlfriend is a
Homo - Chicago/NY-based lesbian music blog
> SF Citizen blog -
local news
> Petrelis Files -
Blog of Michael Petrelis, long time gay and AIDS human rights advocate
> wiqaable.com - What is
Queer and Asian blog.
> LGBT Tweets twitter
feeds
> SFGAM.com
-
SF-baed Gay Asian Blog.
> Boadwee Blog - artist
Keith Boadwee
> OutMusicInsider -
queer music blog
> The Rumpus has blogs by
Stephen Elliott, Michelle Tea and more
> World Famous in SF
has live music reviews and more
> De Stijl Music Blog
> Justin Bond Is Living
> Belladodie - Dodie
Bellamy's blog of literary goings-on
> SF Scene - blog on the SF queer club scene
> Spotlight on
San Francisco - blog about local queer theatre and cabaret events
> Civic Center:
photo blog about SF's Civic Center neighborhood
> Mission Local
> SFist Blog
> Keith Boykin Black queer activist blog
> Towleroad queer news blog
> Queerty queer news blog
> Sherilyn's blog
> Nobody Passes, darling: Mattilda's blog
> Wiretap Music San Francisco music blog
> CameraPhonic - SF music blog
> ipickmynose: an SF-centric indie music blog
> the deli SF: All about the San Francisco Bay Area Indie Rock Scene
> Bacon Press food blog
> Dive food blog
> Gordonzola blog
> Little. Yellow. Different blog
> Ernest Hardy - Blood Beats blog
> She Real Cool blog
> Dykes To Watch Out For comic blog
> StereoHomo queer music blog
> DJ Mrs. White movies and music blog from Dave White in LA
> Think Pink is a queer
music radio show and blog based in Chicago
> Vaginal Davis art and gossip blog based in Berlin
> QueerType - gay publishing blog
> Blabbeando - thoughts of a latino gay dude in Nueva York
> Por un Beso Rockeros Gay - queer rock music blog en Español
> Glamarchy Now
Queer Revolutionary Politics from Portland Indymedia
> Future Shipwreck LA-based photo, art and music blog
• Podcasts
> Queer Radio Listening Grid
> Uncle LD's High Bias music podcast from LD of Moth Wranglers
> Mandrake Society Radio podcast
> The Bay Bridged SF indie music podcast
> Waves and Wires - downloadable live music in SF mp3s.
> Eavesdrop: San Francisco Gay Men Talking About Their Sex Lives podcast
> Queer Sex Weekly podcast
> Cool As Hell Theatre --
podcast about Bay Area performing arts
> Bad Weeds San Francisco podcast
> Rainbow Podsquad
> Feast Of Fools Chicago-based queer podcast
• Writing:
> Queer Calls for
Submissions
> SF GLBT
Literary Examiner
>
San Francisco Art and
Poetry Calendar
>
The
Poet's One Page Guide to SF's Open Mic Poetry Scene
>
Poetry Flash
>
SF Station
Literary Arts section,
and Spoken
Word Listings.
>
SoMa Literary Review (SoMaLit)
has a weekly email calendar
>
SF BAM poetry email list
• Music:
> The List -- punk rock music events
> Zum experimental bay area music events
> Bay Area Hip Hop Shows
> SF Gothic
> Cool Waves:
a community of SF Bay Area shoegazers, post rockers and dream poppers
> Bay Area Ska
> Powerslave Northern California Underground Metal
> Playing In Fog:
indie rock listings and reviews.
> The Half Mile - SF Music Resources
> Hicks with Sticks:
SF Bay Area Twang: Roots Americana, Alt Country, Rockabilly
> The Owl Mag: Bay Area music scene mag.
> Queer Control Records
- SF based queer record label.
• General:
> Craig's List has
events, housing, etc.
>
SFStation has
event listings for San Francisco
> The Squid List shuts down
10/31/13
> LilyCat has local artist
resources and events.
> Eventful free
self-serv events listing site
> Flavorpill
has some selected SF events.
> manja.org: Asian American Arts and
Culture in SF
> upcoming.org is a new
place to list events.
> mynextevents.com lists
SF area events and links.
• San Francisco local color:
> Hula Palace Salon
archive of 1970s Castro art salon
> Found SF - collaborative local
SF history
> Mister SF - column
and guide to past and present San Francisco.
> Baghdad By the Bay
guide to what's happening in SF.
> New site:
Rink Foto has
been photographing San Francisco's gay community since the 1970s.
> Bagdad By The Bay -
San Francisco culture and guides.
> Z San Francisco - a guide
to SF.
> Posthoc has various SF-related stuff, including
articles by
Strange de Jim.
> Check out the website
for the book of photos of the Castro
edited by Strange de Jim.
> Uncle Donald's Castro Street
has a collection of stories and pictures about the Castro District.
>
Visit TripAdvisor.com to read
articles and reviews about San Francisco hotels and attractions
• Art:
> Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
(GAFFTA)
> SF Art News blog
and lists of galleries and alternative art spaces
> SFArts.org art listings
> SF art opening reviews with photos
> Shotgun Review -
contemporary SF art reviews
• Film:
> Hell on Frisco
Bay SF film blog
> Cine/Club film
appreciation group for teens.
> Artists Television Access has video screenings.
> SF Bay Guardian has Indie Film
(click on Rep Clock) and the Movie Clock, plus other Event Listings.
> HK in SF for Asian movies.
> Balboa Theater has double
bills of movies
> Red Vic Movie House
is a collectively run movie theater
> The Roxie Film Center screens films
> The Castro Theatre
is San Francisco's Historic Movie Palace
>
Frameline, sponsor of the LGBT Film Festival
• Politics:
> Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club - Left-wing queer political activist group that doesn't require
you to be registered Democrat
> Linda Colfax for Judge
> Bay Area Progressive Calendar
> Bay Area United Against War BAUAW newsletter and calendar
> Planttrees.org SF Events
> West Memphis Three Benefits in SF
> SFBG Alerts - follow link from
main page left column
> Political Events Calendar
> Bay Area Anarchist Anouncements
> SF Usual Suspects
> Left In SF political blog
> Radicalendar.org has
individual and combined calendars for radical organizations everywhere.
• News:
>
Bay Area Reporter (BAR) weekly gay newspaper
> SF Bay Times weekly gay paper
> Out In the Bay - weekly
lgbt radio show on KALW 91.7, Thursday at 7pm or visit website for podcast
> Bay Citizen nonprofit news
organization
> KPFA radio
> KPFA Women's Magazine
blog
> SF Bay Indymedia
and its lgbtqi page
> SF Indymedia
> Fog City Journal
> San Francisco Sentinel
> San Francisco Chronicle
> San Francisco Examiner
> SF Bay Guardian
> SF Weekly
> SF Bay View
> Wanda's Picks Black arts event
source
> Beyond Chron
> Haight Ashbury Beat
> SF Appeal news site
> Public Press
Nationwide
> Gayellow Pages
> Live2Nite.com touring
bands listings
Statewide California
> ConnectingCA.com
event listings regionally, including gay listings.
> Golden State
Calendar -- California and Nevada GLBTQ bear, leather, BDSM/fetish,
rodeo, etc.
Santa Cruz and San Jose
> Queer Cruz event listings
>
Closet Free Radio
broadcasts Mondays from Santa Cruz
>
Santa Cruz Underground Music
> What's Gay in San Jose lists GLBT stuff in the South Bay and Santa Cruz.
> Out Now Magazine monthly gay mag from San Jose
Sacramento
>
Outword Magazine
> Mom Guess What Newspaper
> Lavender Library
> Lambda Players
Davis
> DavisWiki has user-edited information
on Davis.
Santa Rosa
> Gay Sonoma and We The People Newspaper
> Freemind Media infoshop
Humboldt
> Queer Humboldt
Modesto
> Modesto Anarchist info
Fresno
> Gay Fresno has community
info for Fresno.
Southern California
>Outre is
a club night at Akbar in LA run by Rudy of Scutter and Cody Wayne.
>EyeSpyLA has event listings in LA.
>LadexLA is
a weekly queer email events list for the Los Angeles area.
[log in to yahoo first, then go to page and join.]
>Out & About is
a social, networking and activist organization for women of color who
partner with women based in LA.
>GustoLine -- a weekly
email list, mainly music-oriented stuff in LA.
>Los Anjealous
lists music shows in LA.
>$90 roundtrip bus to LA
>$45 shuttle bus to LA
>More L.A. stuff at
Scenepoints.com
>
Frontiers Newsmagazine
is a bimonthly free gay publication from LA.
>
Urban Dyke LA - Events
of gayness & general interest
Oregon:
> Fabulous PDX events
calendar / blog
> QPDX: Queer news, views & events for
Portland blog
> There is a list of queer nights in Portland on my
venues page
>Check out the queer page from
alt.portland
Seattle:
> Seattle
Announcements has listings for Seattle area queer and trans folks.
>
Girl4GIRL Seattle hosts lesbian events
> The Stranger - newspaper edited by Dan Savage
> Seattle Gay News - newspaper
New Mexico:
> SantaFeys
events list for Santa Fe, NM
Austin, Texas:
> Communicate Queerly
ATX has queer events listings for Austin, TX.
Chicago:
> The L Stop: for Lesbian and Queer
Women in Chicago
New York:
> The Queer Commons
includes The Homosexual Agenda, a Google Calendar of NYC-area queer
interest events.
> FlameOut!
> Culturebot
> NonsenseNYC is
a Laghing Squid-like event list.
For queer events outside San Francisco, see Queer Bands on Tour and Queer Venues and International Hotlist.
Discovered the old SFQ Topica list with its annoyingly difficult subscription regiment stopped working. So I've created a new list for advance notice of events, particularly those that require advance registration, notices of application for classes, grants, etc. Not every single event on the website will be emailed out. To join the SFQueer announcemnt list go to the List info page and enter your email address, or email SFQueer-request@sfqueer.com with the word help without quotes in the subject. Check your spam filters for messages. Tweets by @larrybobsf Also check out
http://twitter.com/SFQueer
for reminders two hours before each event.
About this webpage:
What I list is basically events that I'm interested in. It's not a complete list of gay-related events in San Francisco, nor are all these events strictly about promoting the homosexual agenda, whatever that is. I tend to list events that are about people creating local, direct live entertainment, especially as related to spoken word, rock, hip-hop, and electronic music, art events, and so on. While I like to get email about events, I can't promise to list everything in this calendar that I'm told about. I prefer to publicize events that are gender-inclusive for attendees.
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points of interest in the
San Francisco area (compiled by yours truly Larry-bob.)
Includes stores, cafes, movies, video stores, tourist attractions, etc.
QComedy.com - info on queer comedy in SF and elsewhere.
Winsome Griffles, the band I'm in.
For queer events outside San Francisco, see Queer Bands on Tour and Queer Venues and International Hotlist.
After Last Night reviews of live entertainment in the SF area.
Recurring events:
Sundays:
• Every Sunday, lessons start at 5:30 pm: Sundance Saloon -- Country Western Dancing. $5, 21+, at 550 Barneveld (just off the 24 bus line)
Mondays:
•
KPFA Women's Magazine, 1 pm, 94.1 FM
•
Mondays 3-7pm and Thursdays 3-7pm Drop-in hours at
Our Space LGBTQ Youth space in Hayward: We
offer food, workshops, hangout space, clothing closet, therapy, case
management, movies, work out groups, computer access, dance parties and
much much more!
6 blocks from Hayward BART at 22245 Main St. on the first floor.
https://www.facebook.com/ourspacebayc
•
9pm: El Rio Dollar Mondays
spinning hip hop, oldies, punk. El Rio, 3158 Mission St.
Tuesdays:
• 3rd Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30pm:
OpenHouse Job group:
focused on aging LGBT job
skills. 12:30-1:30, at the Castro Senior Center, 110 Diamond St. SF. For
more info, contact suzi@openhouse-sf.org or call (415)296-8995.
• Tuesdays 4-6pm QT Cafe
At Our Space LGBT Youth center in Hayward,
6 blocks from Hayward BART at 22245 Main St. on the first floor.
https://www.facebook.com/ourspacebayc
•
Every Tuesday night -
6:30-9:30pm, Gay Men's Sketch, hosted by Mark I Chester at
his home/studio at 1229 Folsom St. in San Francisco's SOMA. This
drop-in group is open to sketchers of all skill levels and the group
is friendly, open and non-competitive. We mostly use gay men from
the community for these classical nude modeling sessions. It is an
open drawing session and no instruction is offered. Suggested
donation. Call for reservation the day of the group that you want to
attend. Call Mark at 415-621-6294 or check
http://markichester.com
•
WTF social and support group for genderqueers - Wicked Transcendent Folk.
Tuesdays at 7:30, Pacific Center, 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley,
510-548-8283.
Wednesdays:
•
3rd Wednesday: Smack Dab open mic now at at Dog Eared Books Castro,
489 Castro near 18th Street
•
FTM Peer Support Group
Wednesdays at 6:30, Pacific Center, 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley,
510-548-8283.
•
Wednesdays, 8:15 PM:
The Berkeley Slam!
$7/$5 with student ID (poet sign up @
730)
Starry Plough- 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
•
Wednesdays 8-10:30 pm:
Rainbow Skate. $7 (including skates).
At Redwood Roller Rink, 1303 Main St., Redwood City.
Thursdays:
•
Thursdays, 7pm:
Lesbians of Color Discussion Group at the Pacific Center, Berkeley.
•
Third Thursday of Every Month:
Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS)
Roundtable
7:00-9:00pm,
San Francisco LGBT Community Center.
email bayarea2spirits@hotmail.com or call
415-373-3655.
http://www.baaits.org/
•
Tubesteak Connection with Bus Station John at Aunt Charlie's Lounge,
133 Turk St., San Francisco.
Aunt Charlie's website
Fridays:
•
2nd Fridays, 7 pm: Last Word Poetry Series at
Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid (@ Hearst), Berkeley
•
4th Fridays:
Queer Open Mic (Modern Times closed, so check website)
http://queeropenmic.com/
Saturdays:
•
Second Saturdays at 10:00 am:
Free Shamanic Arts and Crafts class with Liz Dale at
SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St. Email contact: glbtnde0@gmail.com
•
Saturdays at 10:30am:
Wilde Chats queer men's discussion group.
http://isparksf.org/calendar/
•
2nd Saturdays:
Cockblock queer dance party at the Rickshaw Stop, 10 pm
-- see
www.cockblocksf.com
•
1st? and 3rd Saturdays, 9pm:
Cockfight at UndergroundSF, 424 Haight St.
www.cockfightsf.com
•
Every Saturday:
Bootie Mashup Party at DNA Lounge.
http://bootiemashup.com/sf/
•
Bearracuda -
Bear club night, various locations; see website.
•
Fourth Saturday:
Mango -- women's dance with hip-hop, dancehall,
salsa, cumbia and samba. Now at El Rio, 3158 Mission St
elriosf.com
Recurring annually:
April: Anarchist Bookfair
Easter Sunday: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Easter Party
Month of June: Queer Arts Festival
Second weekend of June: Women's Weekend at the Russian River.
Last half of June: Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Last weekend in June: SF Pride
Mid-July: Lazy Bear Weekend in Guerneville
Last Sunday in July: Up Your Alley Fair aka Dore Alley
Usually Last weekend in September: Folsom Street Fair
First weekend in October: Castro Street Fair
October: Alternative Press Expo
About Queer Things To Do and Google Calendar
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Alerts and Ongoing: See also the list of recurring events to the lower left.
Organizer/Organization: San Francisco Trans Film Festival
Event: San Francisco Trans Film Festival Call for Submissions
Dates: April 1st, 2024 - June 4th 2024
Screening Times: https://sftff.org/submit/ Location/Venue: Online Cost: $15 Info: https://sftff.org/
Short Description:
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) seeks entries for our 2024 Festival (November 13-24, 2024 at Roxie Theater in San Francisco, CA and online via Eventive). This year we are PRIORITIZING Films 20 Minutes or less. SFTFF accepts narrative, documentary, experimental, animated films and music videos. All work should be created by transgender/genderqueer people. We prioritize short films, but accept all screening lengths.
Regular Deadline: 6/4/24 ($15)
Late Deadline: 6/25/24 ($20)
PLEASE NOTE: If your film is accepted, SFTFF does not pay rental fees under any circumstances. Rather, as a largely volunteer run festival, we devote our resources to producing the best possible programming for your film and promoting your work as widely as possible.
The Engulfed Gay Venue - Larry-bob writes in City Lights Blog on Jack Curtis Dubowsky's documentary film Submerged Queer Spaces
Interview with Larry-bob about sfqueer.com at wsupnow.com
Larry-bob is among those interviewed about queercore in the essential oral history of queercore article published in Out Magazine: Queer to the Core
Queer Theory Reading and Discussion Group
GLBT Historical Society Museum opened in the Castro, December 2010
NY Times article on SF's literary scene
The International Homosexual Conspiracy by Larry-bob Roberts.
Out from Manic D Press in October 2010.
See Holytitclamps.com for reading dates. Featuring Friday, April 27 at 7:30 pm at Queer Open Mic at Borderlands Cafe, 870 Valencia st. (between 19th and 20th streets) San Francisco CA 94110
The Gay Dads Study.
New study at San Francisco State University explores how gay men respond to the challenge of parenting. Study objectives include examining the impact of parenting on the health and wellbeing of gay couples with children across multiple health domains, including at the individual, couple, and environmental levels. Participation involves completing one 90-120 minute face-to-face interview. Interviews will cover the following topics: stress, lifestyle and health habits, relationship dynamics, social networks, and exposure to antigay discrimination. Participants will be paid for their time and are eligible for additional funds to help cover the cost of childcare while participating. CALL NOW TO PARTICIPATE! 1-888-688-1777. http://crgs.sfsu.edu/research/gaydads.htm
SF Bay Guardian article on Myles Cooper, Alexis Penney, and High Fantasy (Tuesdays at Aunt Charlie's) High Fantasy Facebook
SF Bay Times article on Smack Dab open mic
"Help us improve the treatment and awareness of urinary and sexual health of women who have sex with women (WSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM)!
Researchers in the Department of Urology at the University of California in San Francisco are conducting a study on the urinary and sexual heath of WSW and MSM. We hope to promote understanding, attention and awareness of this topic in the medical community.
If you are 18 or older, WSW or MSM, We need your help completing a TOTALLY ANONYMOUS internet based survey. The survey takes about 15-20 minutes to complete.
For WSW:
http://urology.ucsf.edu/wswhealth.html
For MSM:
http://urology.ucsf.edu/msmhealth.html
Questions? Please contact the study investigators: Benjamin Breyer, MD (bbreyer at urology.ucsf.edu ) and Alan Shindel MD (shindela at urology.ucsf.edu)
Trans411.org is a new directory of gender variant friendly people, places and things from the people who did the gender neutral bathroom mashup safe2pee. They're starting with doctors, surgeons and therapists, but there are plans to extend further.
Larry-bob's Frameline 34 Picks from the 2010 GLBT film festival
Homo A Go Go was in August 2009. homoagogo.com
HAGG2009 Flickr Account
Larry-bob's photos of Homoagogo on Flickr
Interview with Larry-bob about the Queer Things list and more at the Amoeba Records Blog conducted by Billy Jam, December 2007. Another interview is at Queerpunks.com. (archive.org copy.)
Call for Interns/Volunteers! Femina Potens Art Gallery is currently seeking volunteers and interns for a variety of projects. Femina Potens is a Non Profit Arts Gallery and Performance Space dedicated to the advancement of women and transgendered artists. Please contact Tina at feminapotens@gmail.com if interested.
Chiacchieroni: Club di lingua italiana: Meets monthly (usually last Friday) at members' homes to practice speaking Italian and share pot luck refreshments. All ability levels welcome. For dates and locations, e-mail us at Chiacchieroni-SF@yahoogroups.com
Writing Group for Gay Men:
GuyWriters, a Bay Area network for gay men who write, is currently seeking writers to join our two writing groups -- one for poets and one for prose writers. The writing groups are a helpful and lively way to improve your craft as a writer by sharing your work with other writers and receiving constructive feedback.
The writing groups meet twice a month and are run on a quarterly basis: members send the group at least one piece of work before the first session, then gather at a member's home for six consecutive meetings to critique each other's work, and finally share their work with an audience in a GuyWriters public reading or publication.
GuyWriters members are diverse in age, backgrounds and writing styles, and writers of all skill levels are welcome.
Both writing groups meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. If you want to join us for the next session or have any questions, send an email to GuyWriters@yahoo.com by April 6th, 2007. We look forward to hearing from you!
GuyWriters celebrates and supports literary creativity in the gay male community through a speakers series, member readings, writing groups, and a monthly newsletter. Check out our website for more information: http://www.GuyWritersOnline.org
There's a cool new Google maps mashup which shows gender-neutral bathrooms in San Francisco and elsewhere. Check it out and add bathrooms you know about to the list! http://safe2pee.org/
Like computers? Or Sci-Fi and Fantasy? Or Anime? A little OCD and socially retarded? Just embarrassingly bookish? Hoping you're not the only homo who has tape on his glasses or snorts when he laughs?
Be assimilated.
sfba gay geeks yahoo group
Plot to invade a geek event with gays, or a gay event with geeks. Or just do some social things and find a boy who still has Star Wars figures, or a girl who liked Xena for all the right wrong reasons.
News:
Postcard from San Francisco -- article on SF queer music from London Observer, Nov 2006
Larry-bob was a guest on Queer Channel Radio on August 13, 2006 and Oct 1, 2006 - download the podcasts
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScooterDykes -- group for Dykes into motor scooters.
San Francisco Gay Men's Community Initiative (SFGMCI) hosts a series of "Wilde Chats" and does other activities to rebuilding the gay community. They have an announcement email group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gmci/ and the website ISparkSF.com
The SF Leathermen's Discussion Group has forum events.
The Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee is raising money to
have a permanent memorial to Harvey Milk in San Francisco's City Hall.
http://www.milkmemorial.org/
Haunted Haight walking tours every night.
www.transurvey.org -- an online helth survey for transmen.
East bay women's salsa and swing classes: Be Boppin Babes
20 Something Gay Men's Potluck!
- Are you somewhere in or around your twenties?
- Are you looking to make new friends?
- Are you interested in cooking or willing to give it a try?
- Can you come to a PotLuck once a month?
If you answer yes to these questions then you should read on!
Here are some more details.
This is a club for men in or around their twenties to build friendships with their peers, practice entertaining and cooking for more then just one. The potluck has been going now for two year and has a really great bunch of guys.
The group has a yahoo group web page that we use to chat with each other and announce pot lucks and other activities. So you have to have access to email and be willing to join yahoo groups.
We meet on the first Saturday of every month at someone's house in or around San Francisco. Your not required to be a host (although we always need hosts) to join but we do ask that you do come to as many pot lucks as possible.
Since the potlucks are usually held at member's houses we like to screen our members closely. If you could write a bio about yourself, including, what you do, where you live, how long you have been in the city, where you came from, why you moved here, why you want to join the pot luck, what your hobbies are, what your cooking experience is and anything else you would like to add, that would be great! If you have any specific questions just ask! I look forward to hearing from you! Contact me at cobalt555@earthlink.net
Christopher - Group Leader
The group Queer Vision grew out of the Matt Gonzalez mayoral campaign. It's a group of SF Bay Area activists, radicals, progressives and liberals.
Youth: Fight Fat Oppression! People of all sizes are invited to come discuss fat oppression and do something about it! (under 23 & all genders welcome!) Info: fierceyouth@fatso.com
Foot Tours offers comedian-led walking tours of San Francisco, including tours of the Castro. Visit their website to sign up for a tour.
M4M4 Sci Fi! Join the few and proud gay men who aren't afraid to admit they like to read science fiction! The group is a diverse mix of gay men who meet on the second Sunday of each month, also getting together to see movies, watch Enterprise and more. The book list is a mix of different authors and genres. Meetings are at Borderlands in the Mission, San Francisco. Please contact the group leader, Christopher Rodriguez, at cobalt555 {at} earthlink.net, for more information.
PISSR's MISSION: PISSR is committed to establishing gender-neutral bathrooms. We believe that all people, regardless of their gender identification or presentation, have the right to access safe and dignified restroom facilities without fear of harassment, judgment, or violence. http://www.pissr.org [website no longer up. Check out http://safe2pee.org/beta/ ] To find out more aboub PISSR and to join the PISSR posting list please e-mail: PISSR_OWNER@groups.queernet.org
United Genders of the Universe: All ages genderqueer group for anyone who views gender as having more than 2 options. Meets every Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Pacific Center, 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley 510-548-8283 . Mondays 7:00 pm, Now at the Eureka Valley Rec Center, on Collingwood (one block west of Castro) btw 18th and 19th, 1st room on the right. http://www.unitedgenders.org
Harvey Milk Institute, which used to offer classes, is defunct and the website is used by someone else.
The Intergeneration project has a new website.
Issue #19 of Holy Titclamps is now available for free at bars, bookstores, and cafes in San Francisco and beyond.
Boycott Coors and their other brands: Killian's Red, Zima, Keystone, Belgian White, and Blue Moon.
For current Gay Shame activities, visit gayshamesf.org
Q-Force is a new community-based social action group for queer youth 18-28.
If you're interested in getting involved with a queer radio collective that works on programming at KPFA, join the QueerRadio email list.
Atakra.com has actual San Francisco live show reviews, including Mutilated Mannequins, Subtonix, and Ghost Hips.
Article from SFGate on the SF Queer Spoken Word scene [note some events may no longer be cuurent]
Queer Swing: Queer Jitterbugs and Swing OUT, and www.Queerballroom.com websites for Bay Area queer dance enthusiasts.
Tours of the City gives tours of San Francisco.
HIV is not a lie. Check out Debunking AIDS Denialists -- links from the South African Treatment Action Campaign.
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SF Bay Guardian on Erase Errata
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Tribe 8 documentary articles:
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Scissor Sister Jake Shears interviews Kiki and Herb in NW paper
The Stranger
The San Francisco Bay Times now has a website! http://www.sfbaytimes.com/
SF Chron article on
local queer radio and TV shows.
SF Chron article on
Katastrophe
SF Chron article on Mattilda
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Other Magazine.
SF Chronicle column on
Alvin Orloff.
SF Chronicle article on
Smack Dab.
SF Chronicle article on the
trans performance scene.
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