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• Summer fun at Up Your Alley
  San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood saw leather and kink aficionados enjoy the annual Up Your Alley street fair.
• Olivia Bratko’ brings her “Trey” cabaret to Theatre Rhino
  Take in the radical fairy tale embodied with zany energy, non-linear structure, and fierce intelligence in the latest comic cabaret by sui generis San Francisco performance artist Olivia Bratko.
• SF supes panel backs gay mayoral planning body pick Chen
  A San Francisco Board of Supervisors panel Monday backed gay mayoral nominee Mike Chen serving on the city’s planning commission.
• Castro ‘Drop the Charges’ rally calls for dismissal of Pride weekend cases
  Speakers, chants, and signs at a Friday evening rally in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood delivered a unified message: drop the charges stemming from Pride weekend arrests.
• ‘American Apollo’ – West Edge Opera’s production unclosets painter John Singer Sargent and his muse
  Opening August 8 as part of West Edge Opera’s 2026 Summer Season, “American Apollo” uses scant strokes of available history to paint a rich canvas of one of the great relationships in American art, one that crossed deep lines of class, race, and queerness.
• Political Notes: Bi CA House candidate von Wilpert rakes up donations, LGBTQ PAC nod
  Weeks after revealing she is in treatment for a curable form of breast cancer, bisexual Democratic San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert secured the support of an influential LGBTQ political group for her congressional bid.
• Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ – Veteran indie director blends kink and comedy
  Erika, the dominatrix and femme fatale of New Queer Cinema pioneer Gregg Araki’s latest film, “I Want Your Sex,” echoes Araki’s own philosophical sentiments in an ongoing dialogue between the sexual mores of the old and young.
• Words: Author Anthony Bidulka discusses his return to the popular mystery series
  Best known for his groundbreaking Russell Quant series, Saskatchewan author Anthony Bidulka has built a loyal readership with his mystery series. After a 15-year absence, Bidulka returns with his beloved detective in "Quant," a novel that explores family, legacy, and resilience.
• ‘Heartstopper Forever’ – A poignant farewell to the charming gay teen romance
  It’s official, according to creator-writer Alice Oseman, that the new Netflix movie “Heartstopper Forever,” is the end of the hit uplifting series that debuted in 2022.
• Post-Pride non-fiction reading list
  Pride has come and gone, and summer and fall remain in the coming months. There’s still plenty of time to catch up on your reading with new books by David Sedaris, Brad Gooch, the late Edmund White and others.