Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterEach year the gay community are canvassed for votes by candidates vying to become an Emperor or Empress of The Imperial Court of San Francisco. It is the oldest surviving LGBT charity organization in the United States getting to enter its higher echelons is one of the most sought after and prestigious honors in the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe much beloved Phatima Rude a drag queen who helped to define the raw and genderqueer aesthetics of San Francisco’s drag scene of the 1990s and early 2000, passed away of natural causes on May 18th, 2021. Their life was their art Longtime family and friends, Kevin Sniecinski and Paul King, Mistress of Ceremony, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThanks to a tenacious devoted group of fundraisers, AUNT CHARLIES the last drag bar in San Francisco’s Tenderloin has been saved and lives to fight another day. This historical landmark, and a symbol of the city’s vital queer and trans culture closed its doors in March due to COVID-19 and because its owner William … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterJames Hosking’s illuminating documentary follows three veteran drag entertainers at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, one of the very last gay bars left in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. His camera silently follows Olivia Hart, Collette LeGrande, and Donna Personna as they prepare for another night shift performing at the dive bar that has become quite a haunt for tourists … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTo mark PRIDE ’22 the National AIDS Memorial will have a historic outdoor display in Golden Gate Park that will feature nearly 3,000 hand-stitched panels of the Quilt. This quilt display in San Francisco will help us all to celebrate Pride specifically by remembering all those we lost in the pandemic. The two-day event, … Continue reading