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Wounded Pride

Despite its reputation, gay-friendly San Francisco is still a tough place for teens to come out.

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Gretchen RobinetteBring Your Own Big Wheel (BYOBW)​This weekend there is so much to see: Lebowski fans in their bathrobes; grown-ass adults on their big wheels; ladies on the turntables; and men who want to "Make the Whole World Pay." If you can't find something fun to do on this list for under a ... More >>

The Week in Gay: The Ricky Martin's Bon-Bon Edition

Ah, fond memories of prom...​Don't Ask Don't Tell doesn't apply to Ricky Martin -- but we'll get to that in good time. No, "DADT" is the law that supposedly keeps the gays out of the military -- continued to take up headspace this week. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice, acting on behalf ... More >>

Thrillpeddlers' smash run of Pearls over Shanghai just keeps going

Ah, fond memories of prom...​Don't Ask Don't Tell doesn't apply to Ricky Martin -- but we'll get to that in good time. No, "DADT" is the law that supposedly keeps the gays out of the military -- continued to take up headspace this week. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice, acting on behalf ... More >>

Side Hustle: Impressions from the Judges' Table at the Holiday Fixins-Off

T. PalmerJudging was as fun as it looks.​(View Hanna Quevedo's slideshow of the Holiday Fixins-Off)The battle for side dish supremacy took place last weekend at Holiday Fixins-Off, the third battle from SF Food Wars. We have somehow lucked into the role of veteran guest judge at these matches, fir ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Being a cheapskate is easy in this city -- there's plenty of culture to be had for less than the price of a fancy farmer's market cocktail. Below, our picks for a low-budget weekend.Dead Meadow at McLaren Park on SaturdayHex Dispensers @ Annie's (Friday) Loud, fast, and macabre: That seems to be the ... More >>

Copy Cat: Balenciaga knocks Off S.F. Designer. Here Are Some Other Local Looks They Might Like.

High-end fashion label Balenciaga is accused of ripping off the designs of (now defunct) San Francisco-based leather jacket makers East West Musical Instruments. (We know, the name is confusing.) East West sold to the likes of Janis Joplin and other rockers, and originals can fetch thousands of doll ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

MochipetOur hand picked list of events worth your spare time, for the price of your spare change. Zombie Beach Party (Friday)In San Francisco, Zombies never say die. When they're not "killing" people during flash mobs, they're going to the beach--indoors, of course, because the real sun would damage ... More >>

Mission Street Food to Fuel YBCA's Late Night Party with Faves Served from a Taco Truck

MSF's take on PB&J: Pork belly and jicamaThis Saturday, June 6, Mission Street Food is going back to its roots. Chef Anthony Myint and team are planning to fire up a taco truck and serve the crowd at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' What's the Big Idea? Late Night Party. The tent ... More >>

Gay Mormons, Black Pentecostals, Jedi Drag Queens, Oh My! Demonstrators Descend on State Supreme Court for Prop. 8 Hearings

Peter JamisonMinister Chauncey Killens thinks gay marriage should be illegal."I don't know any white gay man who sat on the back of the bus." So spoke Chauncey Killens, a black Pentecostal minister from Salinas, as he stood on San Francisco's Civic Center mall yesterday. Like hundreds around him, ... More >>

Boston Marriage

Peter JamisonMinister Chauncey Killens thinks gay marriage should be illegal."I don't know any white gay man who sat on the back of the bus." So spoke Chauncey Killens, a black Pentecostal minister from Salinas, as he stood on San Francisco's Civic Center mall yesterday. Like hundreds around him, ... More >>

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Peter JamisonMinister Chauncey Killens thinks gay marriage should be illegal."I don't know any white gay man who sat on the back of the bus." So spoke Chauncey Killens, a black Pentecostal minister from Salinas, as he stood on San Francisco's Civic Center mall yesterday. Like hundreds around him, ... More >>

Not Much to Say

Snappy one-liners can't rescue the Mime Troupe's too-obvious political message

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Snappy one-liners can't rescue the Mime Troupe's too-obvious political message

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Snappy one-liners can't rescue the Mime Troupe's too-obvious political message

Battlebots

Rock 'em sock 'em family fun

Truly, We Have Risen

The ResErection, Bunny Jam, and the Hunky Jesus Contest can mean only one thing: Easter in S.F.

Speed

What would you do with one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a short movie?

Music Feast

You don't know what you're Mission

Crazy for Christmas

Tired of a traditional holiday? Try opening presents with an elephant or playing a game of Ba-Da-Bingo!

House Of Tudor

Danny Cohen; Laughing Squid's Fifth Anniversary Celebration

House Of Tudor

"Moth Light: Artists Experiment With Illumination"; Los Lobos; South of Market Rhythm and Technology Bazaar and other events

Guerrilla Action

The "Guerrilla Queer Bar" brings leather and lurid behavior to the previously discreet Hotel W

House Of Tudor

Bebel Gilberto; Phantom Chords; Dadafest; Go-Nuts

House Of Tudor

San Francisco Bizarro; Eels; YBO2

Night Crawler

You're Not in Moraga Anymore

Dog Bites

The Return of the Insider

Night Crawler

The Dating Game

Letters

The Dating Game

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Dating Game

The House of Tudor

The Dating Game

NIGHT & DAY

The Dating Game

House of Tudor

The Dating Game

Night Crawler

The Dating Game

Dog Bites

The Dating Game

Night + Day

The Dating Game

Night Crawler

The Dating Game

Night+Day

The Dating Game

Night+Day

The Dating Game

Night+Day

The Dating Game

The House of Tudor

The Dating Game

Duck!

Sculptor Brian Goggin throws art out the window

Night+Day

Sculptor Brian Goggin throws art out the window

Letters

Sculptor Brian Goggin throws art out the window

A Royal Snub

Concerned about safety, many drag queens shunned the Castro's last Halloween bash

Slap Shots

Concerned about safety, many drag queens shunned the Castro's last Halloween bash

Night+Day

Concerned about safety, many drag queens shunned the Castro's last Halloween bash

Night+Day

Concerned about safety, many drag queens shunned the Castro's last Halloween bash

Living the good death

The terminally ill take control of their final exit