Jy 11-16 genderQ, Radar, Jamaica...

QUEER THINGS TO DO
in the SF Gay Area,
11-16 July 2005:


Mondays, 7 pm: United Genders of the Universe:
All ages genderqueer group:
Now meeting at the Metropolitan Community Church, 150 Eureka St.,
San Francisco.
http://www.unitedgenders.org


Monday, July 11th - Thursday, July 14th
at 7 & 9pm
(Plus Wed. matinees at 1, 3 & 5pm):
film:
THE JOY OF LIFE.
Jenni Olson will do intro and Q&A
at the 7pm screenings
of her critically-acclaimed film, The Joy of Life.
http://www.joyoflifemovie.com
The Castro Theatre, San Francisco
http://www.thecastrotheatre.com/july.htm#7_11


Monday July 11, Reception at 7:30 pm, show at 8 pm:
QComedy presents Monday Night Gay Comedy.
Featuring SCOTT CAPURRO.
Sliding scale $8-$15.
At the SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St. San Francisco.
http://www.qcomedy.com

Mondays, 8 pm: Sherilyn's radio show, Rush Hour on the Event Horizon,
Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM in San Francisco.
If you're out of transmitter range you can listen online at
http://www.piratecatradio.com/
You can call the studio at (415) 401-7393 if you wanna palaver.


Tuesdays: Queer Lindy Hop classes with SwingOUT! & Studio J. Every Tuesday
Level 1 is 7 to 7:30pm and Level 2 is 7:30 to 8:30pm.
Our classes are a wonderful way to meet new people and play. We break things down very clearly and focus on technique and connection while keeping it fun. http://www.queerdance.com


Tuesdays, signup 7:30, performance 8 pm: Open mic for Out Musicians.
Every Tuesday. Your host: Rodger. At Wilde Oscar's, 1900 Folsom at 15th.


Tuesday July 12: Indigo Girls at Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa. http://www.lbc.net/docs/events/shows/0705_indigo.htm


Tuesdays: Suicide Tuesdays gives you: The Clap!
Dance, prance and mince! Power-pop, glitter-rock,70's soul & disco, 80's euro-wave & nrg, 90's vogueing classix & new tasty trax at the Mini-Discotheque. Plus: revisit the pop wasteland of tv & movies from the last 50 years with subterranean visuals by Channel One. $3, 10pm-2am, 21 and up. With Dj's Gary Fembot and Der Blaue Reiter. Catch it every Tuesday night at Aunt Charlie's, 133 Turk at Taylor.


Wednesday July 13, 6-8 pm: Radar Reading
featuring Dayvid Figler, Rebecca Cooper, ANtalie Illum, and Amra Brooks.
Hosted by Michelle Tea. At the Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, lower level. Free, all ages, ask a question and get a cookie.


Wednesdays - Sundays June 1 - August 31: Make It So Productions presents Matthew Martin and Varla Jean Merman (through June 26, after that with Arturo Galster) in
Hush Up, Sweet Charlotte.
Tickets may be purchased in person at the Theatre or by phone at 415-474-8800,
or at Tix Union Square and
http://www.ticketweb.com
At Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 620 Sutter Street @ Mason / Union Square in SF. http://www.makeitsoproductions.org/charlotte.htm


Wed-Sun July 8-August 21:
Marga Gomez in
Los Big Names
at the Magic Theatre, Building D, Fort Mason Center, SF.
http://www.magictheatre.org

Thursday July 14, 5:30-7:30 pm: Launch event for the new edition of
Song of the Loon by Richard Amory.
With guest speakers James Brogan (SF State), John Coriolan (friend of Amory and fellow gay novelist), and Cesar Love (son [?] of Richard Amory, journalist and poet.)
At the GLBT Historical Society, 657 Mission St. Suite 300.


Thursdays, 6pm-8 pm: Unka Lynnee's Academy for Ladeez and Gentelmen - radio show Hosted by Lynnee Breedlove with co-host Cindy Emch. Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM in San Francisco. If you're out of transmitter range you can listen online at http://www.piratecatradio.com/


Every Thursday, 7-9 pm: Crafty Bitches, Too - a FREE and ALL AGES - weekly knitting, crocheting, needle pointng, crafting, chatting, circle for transfolk and ladies. There will be yummy snacks, tea, and drinks. Come hang out, make a scarf, make a friend, or bring a friend. If you don't know how to crochet or knit but want to learn come on down and bring some yarn and needles. We have some extra yarn for those who don't have their own.
At Femina Potens @ 465 South Van Ness.
e-mail contact is femina_potens [at] yahoo.com. http://www.feminapotens.com

Thursdays, 7:30 pm: Out in the Bay: New LGBT radio show with Eric Jansen, David Latulippe, and Susanna J. Hines. The show lasts half an hour and is followed by the national gay radio program This Way Out. On KALW, 91.7 FM. http://www.outinthebay.com/


Thursday July 14, 7:30 pm: Reading for Good Advice for Young Trendy People of All Ages with editor Jennifer Blowdryer and other contributors. At Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia St.

Thursday, July 14, doors 7:30 pm show at 8pm:
Jen Kober in An Evening of Comedy & Music, with Singer-songwriters Justin Hill and Mark Silverman , Comedians Nick Leonard and Mike Spiegelman, hosted by the incredibly absurd Alex Koll. $10.00. At the Purple Onion, 140 Columbus at Pacific, in North Beach.

Thursday, July 14th - 8 pm: Sex, Biscuts, Jesus And Me: Angie Krass slams the stage with her high voltage, rambunctious, southern styled comedy. NO MYTH, NO APOLOGIES! If you like your comedy full of political bite and real life then candy-flip your butt down to one of my shows and strap in! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKComedy/ The Dark Room, 2263 Mission St. (between 18th and 19th), San Francisco. http://www.darkroomsf.com 415-401-7987

Thursday July 14th at 11:30pm: Echoset (on tour from Austin, TX. "They are a mix of modern and indie rock and consist of 3 lezi's and a guy." http://www.echoset.com [Also playing: vanessa von sprall band, dog wood mercy in an acoustic set, tara tingsley, sweet duration.] $5. At the Cherry Bar (917 Folsom) in San Francisco.

Thursday, July 14th, 9pm-1am : Love Liberation: A Consciousness-Raising Bookdrive and Fundraising Event Series to Benefit JFLAG (Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All Sexuals and Gays), the only advocacy group in Jamaica that counsels and provides safe space and community for LGBT Jamaicans. Fierce DJs Spin Roots, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Funk & House : fflood (Transdub Massiv, Magic Milkcrates) Black (Beautiful, Persuasion, Tight). Ross Hogg (Ital Selction HiFi) Neta (Ital Selection HiFi). At El Rio, 3158 Mission St (@ Cesar Chavez), San Francisco $5-12 sliding scale. For more information about JFLAG: http://www.jflag.org To contact Love Liberation Collective: lovelib [at] gmail.com ($3 with LGBT book or magazine donation for J-FLAG's Resource Library)

Thursdays 10 pm-2 am: Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie's Lounge. There's a new junkie on the block! Straight from the armpit of SOMA to the bowels of the TL, incorrigible retro/electro vinyl addict DJ Bus Station John ("Trash"/ "The ROD") continues the downward spiral of his career with his weekly club "The Tubesteak Connection" @ Aunt Charlies Lounge. Get liquored-up cheap ($2.50 well/beer all nite) and cruise your fellow cockgobblers, self-suckers, carpet grinders, and crotch-stuffers to the synthesized sounds of a forgotten era: late 70s/ early 80s gay bar & bathhouse hi-NRG, Eurodisco, NYC no-wave, disco rarities and more. Every Thursday. $3.00. 10pm - 2am. 133 Turk Street (btwn Jones & Taylor) http://www.auntcharlieslounge.com

Thursday July 14, 10:30 pm: Sistas In The Pit, Jen Scafidi and Ay ay ay. Last Day Saloon, 406 Clement Street @ 5th Ave in the Richmond District SF

Friday July 15, 6:30-8 pm: San Francisco Bisexual Discussion Group: The Bay Area Bisexual Network (BABN) has created a new drop-in, mixed-gender, peer-led support group for bisexuals and our partners to discuss a wide range of topics affecting us in our daily lives. Please note, this is not a professionally led group and should not be used for counseling purposes. Also, this is not a "pick-up" group - we're gathering to talk, not to cruise. Date: the 3rd Friday of each month Time: 6:30-8:00 pm (doors open 5:50) Cost: $3-$5 donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds Location: San Francisco LGBT Center, 1800 Market (at Octavia), check the lobby board for room number Contact: Shelli at group [at] babn.org

Friday July 15, 7 pm: Leslie Feinberg, author and transgender activist to speak at SF Women's building. Leslie Feinberg, lesbian transgender activist and author of Stone Butch Blues, will speak on "Lavender and Red," at the Women's Building, 3542 18th Street, San Francisco. Also speaking will be Nedjula Baguio, transgender prisoners' rights activist. Wheelchair accessible. Donation requested (no one turned away for lack of funds.) Sponsored by Workers World Party. For more information call (415) 561-9752.

Friday July 15, 7pm-9pm: FIYAH! Brand New Queer Open Mic for San Jose. This month's feature TBA. FIYAH is a chance for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, intersex, or supportive straight to share their music, poetry, drag show, creative writing, comedy, and more! Free of charge; (we'll pass the hat). FIYAH! is the fourth Friday of each month Odd months are all-ages, even months, specially for Teens / Youth. There will be a feature performer each month. Hosted by Fred Salas of MACLA. At the Billy DeFrank Center - 938 The Alameda, San Jose.

Friday July 15, 7-11pm: Qpocalypse ~ an event for : lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, transgender, queer and questioning youth of color, 25 and under. art show/open mic. We are looking for visual artist to display their work and Performers for the event. this event is free. there will be free food, music and dancing. At 2973 16th Street @ Mission in SF. for more info call 415.777.5500 ex 311.

Fridays, 7:30-9:30 pm: Live Music, this and every Friday night. All Ages. At Dolores Park Cafe', 501 Dolores @ 18th st. San Francisco More info Call 415-621-2936 http://www.doloresparkcafe.org

Fridays, 9pm-3 am: Shadowplay, the omnisexual indie, new wave, electro, and discopunk club. $5 after 10pm, free before. 21+. Weekly on Fridays. http://shadowplaysf.com. At the Stud, 9th and Harrison.

Fridays, 10 pm-2 am: KARMA presents TeMA...Every Friday Night at El Rio. The Best World Music in the City!! DJ's Garcia ( KARMA, The End-Up) and Suresh (6 Degrees Records) bring you the hottest Salsa, Samba, Desi Beats, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, Bhangra, and House! FREE before 10pm, $5 after. Hot Go-Go Dancers. Hookas on the patio. New Outdoor Heaters. All Nations and Persuasions Welcome. For more info go to http://www.elriosf.com or call 415-282-3325. El Rio is located at 3158 Mission St. SF Close to Bart (24th St.) and Muni 14 and 49 (exit at Precita) Also every Friday... ***FREE Oysters on the half shell 5pm-7pm. ***Happy Hour 5pm-9pm All well and draft pints $2.50
http://www.elriosf.com

Friday and Saturday July 15-16, 8 pm: Dance performance: Family Values: Some Queer views on Love and Marriage. Tickets: $12-15 (no one turned away for lack of funds) $15-20 Friday 8 July (benefit for Marriage Equality Project at Equality California) Reservations: (415) 554-0402 extension 1 Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission Street (at South Van Ness), San Francisco


July 15th 8pm: Sizzle: Featuring ftm emo-hop MC Katastrophe, acclaimed gender theorist Judith Halberstam, transgendered spoken word artist Julia Serano, queer spoken word / hip hop performer The Urban Hermit and a screening of Full Load, the xxx hardcore video from Fatale Media. no one turned away for lack of funds. $5 or $3 (if you sign up for the open mic) (no one turned away for lack of funds) At Femina Potens @ 465 South Van Ness.

Friday July 15th , 8 pm: Bands: from Olympia, Washington - The Strangers http://www.strangersoly.com
Coal Pitts Wash A female fronted blues influenced, hard rock inspired group who "rock with emotion, feeling and raw power that you can't ignore" http://www.coalpittswash.com
Kate Klaire "Americana Indie, a love child between Bob Dylan, Kristen Hersh, and Rickie Lee Jones."
$5.00 cover. Edinburgh Castle Pub, 950 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA

Saturday, July 16th, from 9 am - 4:30 pm: Opening to Love, Giving Thanks a day of meditation for LGBTQ communities. All people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and/or Questioning are invited to a day of meditation, healing, and connecting with ourselves and others. Explore how to create love and how to take care of ourselves in the stresses and busy-ness of our everyday lives. Instructions in sitting, walking, and eating meditations using Buddhist traditions of mindfulness and awareness are tools to support a sense of peacefulness, health, and well-being. Mindfulness practice will be experienced through periods of silence, movement, contemplation, and sharing. This event is offered at no charge. You are invited into the practice of offering dana or donations for the teachings and the space. Please bring your lunch. Transportation information is posted on the website: _http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/imc-directions.html_ (http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/imc-directions.html) For questions, please email _derek [at] derekroberti.com_ (mailto:derek [at] derekroberti.com) or visit website: _http://www.maxkelly.info/sangha.html_ (http://www.maxkelly.info/sangha.html) Insight Meditation Center 1205 Hopkins Avenue, Redwood City, California

Saturday July 16, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Wilde Chats: Wilde Chats is a philosophical chat group for all gay men. It's fun and enables us to expand the way we look at gay life in San Francisco. Rather than just chat about issues, we question the way we've always looked at contemporary gay life in San Francisco. We question our questions! Join in the fun! This event repeats on the first and third Saturday of every month. Event Location: Orbit Room Cafe, 1900 Market St./Laguna http://www.sfgmci.org

Saturday, July 16 from noon-3pm: San Francisco Queer Leather Nosh: We meet the third SATURDAY of every month. This is a nosh for anyone ages 18 and over in the leather community of any gender or sexuality who identies as queer, lesbian, gay, fag, dyke, genderqueer, genderfuckers, genderbenders, differently-abled queers, queers of color, queers of all ages, trans, MTF, FTM, bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, questioning,intersexed, did I leave anyone out? We will be meeting at the Three Dollar Bill Cafe on the 1st floor of the San Francisco LGBT CENTER. Location is 1800 Market Street - San Francisco, CA 94102. *PLEASE NOTE-no outside food is allowed as the Three Dollar Bill Cafe is good business trying to make money (and they are also very good to us and welcoming)
For those who have never been or heard of a nosh, this is a gathering of like-mided people to discuss anything and everything under the sun, as well as a place to meet new people.

Saturday July 16, 1-3 pm: Thriving in SF: Are you HIV Positive (or know someone Poz?) Looking for help, activities and support? Try Thriving in SF, a self-help group of HIV+ men in the bay area, combatting isolation in Poz men, striving to thrive in spite of HIV. Come to one of our meetings at the LGBT Center. 1st and 3rd Saturdays. For more info email thrivinginfo [at] sbcglobal.net or subscribe to thiving-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com
At the LGBT Center, 1800 Market.


Saturday July 16th 3-8 pm : The Hail Marys- first show in over 2 years, reuniting just for this show, Sistas in the Pit, Judea Eden Project, PlusZero, Becky Aur- solo acoustic. $7 includes bbq. door at 3 , show starts at 4. El Rio 3158 Mission St SF, CA

Saturday July 16th ---- 3:30pm-8:30pm (Every 3rd Saturday of the Month): Delicious @ The Cafe - Market St. @ Castro (2369 Market St.) SF. "The first lesbian Tea Dance in the Castro!" $5. cover ($3 with VIP card or before 4:30pm) Complimentary buffet, delicious dancers, DJ's Luna and Chili D, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Old School, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, House, and more! A little something for everyone! INFO LINE: 408-792-3466 or http://www.creamsf.com

Saturday, July 16th - 7:30 to 10:30 PM: Shawn Ryan in concert. Kelly's of Alameda, 1313 Park Street, Alameda. Benefits the young actors theater camp scholarship fund. Tickets $25 AT 415-923-1452, 510-769-1011 or at door.

Saturday, July 16th, Speed Dating & Doors: 8PM, Show: 10PM: In Bed W/Fairy Butch - Butch and FTM Bonanza! For Gals & Trannies of All Colors & Their Pals! $10-15 ss. 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission St. at 22nd St. http://www.fairybutch.com

Saturday July 16, 8 pm: "Sampler": the Film Series: Short films by ReachLA, a Los Angeles based organization dedicated to utilizing media arts and technology to educate, motivate, and mobilize youth to maintain healthy lifestyles, to improve themselves and their communities and to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. Sampler is the 3rd Saturday of each month. "Sampler": the Film Series the 3rd Saturday of each month, cover $5-$10 sliding. at Femina Potens Gallery, 465 S.Van Ness SF CA 94103. http://www.feminapotens.com (please feel free to contact Shawn [at] liarphoto.com to confirm nights events)

Saturday, July 16, 9 pm: Badlands Protest: 9 pm at LYRIC (Collingwood near 18th St)
10PM: Badlands picket continues! (Outside Badlands on 18th near Castro.


Saturday July 16 Midnight: Midnight Mass: Strait-Jacket. At the Bridge, 3010 Geary Blvd 3 blocks west of Masonic, SF. 415-751-3213. http://www.peacheschrist.com

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Queer things to do
in the SF Gay Area;
by Holy Titclamps;
posted by SUN to IndyBay
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+ news links:


SF PRIDE weekend photo gallery:

http://homepage.mac.com/trannytalk/PhotoAlbum65.html
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CALIFORNIA:
state chilled by U.S. Supreme Court decision against medical cannabis:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/09/BAGK5DLE081.DTL

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VIDEOGAME sex scandal:

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/07/09/sex_scene_stirs_up_a_fuss_over_grand_theft_auto/

[ SUN says:
U.S. honors violence, but fears sex.]
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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/05/MNGEQDJ4AA1.DTL

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PROPS in Ahhnold's special erection (Nov. 2005):

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/07/06/state/n171644D12.DTL

[ However, one proposal (about legislative re-districting) MAY be removed from the ballot. ]

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SUNNYVALE, CA: new website exposes Bush:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/04/BAGBLDIP341.DTL

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Anti-war "BREASTS NOT BOMBS" womyn,
from Mendocino County,
demonstrate topfree in San Francisco (June) ;
and Berkeley (July):

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/06/1750397.php

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IndyBay.org ignoring ELDERS?

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1750582.php

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AUSTRALIA:
sexwork paying university costs?

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/message/2630

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SF CULTURE BLOG:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=3

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SF QUEER NEWS, weekly:

http://sfbaytimes.com/

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SF QUEER HISTORY,
circa 1971 - 2005:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/06/1749365.php

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NUDES in the news:

http://www.bayareanaturists.org/news

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FESTIVALS, summer 2005, northern California:


http://www.sfbg.com/39/32/cover_summer_festivals.html

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ARAUJO re-trial
(spring-summer 2005) in Hayward:
for frequent news updates,
please visit The Argus newspaper:

http://www.theargusonline.com

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AUSTRALIA-based sexworker site:

http://libertarias.ebloggy.com/