An anti-monarch kind of weekend
Plus: Win tickets to Frameline, Lurie's #1 priority: clean streets, gyrofield's shape-shifting drum 'n' bass.
Supported by Pink Block, Frameline, Fresh Meat, and Dyke March.
WIN A FREE TICKET TO FRAMELINE!
The world’s original—and largest—LGBTQ+ film festival in the world, Frameline, takes over Bay Area cinemas June 18-28, and we have 20 tickets to give away! TO ENTER: Email marke@48hills.org by midnight Tue/17 with “Frameline” in the subject line and your favorite Pride anthem in the body. Winners will be chosen at random and informed on Wednesday.
PINK BLOCK ROCKS PRIDE SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Polyglamorous & The Great Northern are back with PINK BLOCK Saturday June 28! Featuring DJ Harvey, Horse Meat Disco, Crystal Waters, Heidi Lawden, Masha Mar, Juanita MORE!, and much more!
Massive protests: Against Trump—and against the Lurie budget
By Tim Redmond
Millions all over the country, including red states, oppose Trump. Plus: Brutal city budget comes down to the final weeks. That's The Agenda for June 15 to 22
Under the Stars: gyrofield’s drill-adjacent punch is legit
Ali Shaheed Muhammad gets in his bag, musical folklorist Ben Lamar Gay connects to ancestors—and Dead and Co. line up three nights in GGP.
The Lurie budget is great for bad cops
By Tim Redmond
Proposal slashes funding for Department of Police Accountability, eliminates sheriff inspector general.
From piercing icon to flaming ecosexuals, Frameline’s tales of rupture and survival
Interviews with the fest's compelling protagonists of 'WICKET,' 'A Body To Live In,' and 'Playing with Fire.'
The budget is all about Mayor Lurie’s campaign promises to ‘clean the streets’
By Tim Redmond
If we want to avoid civic failure, we need to rethink not just spending but how we finance San Francisco—and parking meters in the park won't do it.
In Case You Missed It
Reel love: 3 LGBTQ icons profiled on Frameline’s silver screen
Review: Laraaji and Prekop emerged from phaser clouds at Grace Cathedral
HELP BRING BACK THE HISTORIC DYKE MARCH!
The SF Dyke March we all know and love costs of money and requires a lot of effort. The march doesn't take sponsorships from large corporations, and it needs your help to raise funds so together, we can raze the patriarchy! Every contribution counts. Consider asking your workplace to match your donation!
RESILIENCE AND JOY TAKE THE STAGE AT FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL
A celebration of trans and queer joy, survival, and creative brilliance. Let’s celebrate LIVE performances rooted in justice, care, and community, June 19-21 at Z Space in San Francisco. Getting in costs $10-40, NOTAFLOF.
FRAMELINE49 LIGHTS UP PRIDE SCREENS
The world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival is returning to San Francisco and Oakland with 11 days of screenings, performances, and parties. Show up June 18–28 as a reminder that the world is watching!
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