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Great news! Check out this headline:
Canadian Court Affirms Gay Marriage Rights
Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto Challenge
Brings Historic Victory
Here's some of the coverage:
AP story from the SF Gate: http://*******.com/e07u
NY Times: http://*******.com/e5fv
Reuters: http://*******.com/e5gr
Later news, from AP:
Canadian government to allow homosexual marriage
http://*******.com/el8y
-------------------
6/19:
"Pride Idol I" Finals
Doors Open at 7PM
Finals Start Promptly at 7:30PM
Club Mezzanine, 444 Jessie at Mint
Benefiting the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund and
Positive Resource Center.
"Pride Idol I" sponsors are Red Hook and the San
Francisco Bay Guardian!
Brought to you by:
San Francisco LGBT Pride Committee
Lance and Manley, Mr. And Miss Gay San Francisco 2003
Ren Davis Phoenix, Leather Dyke Family Charities
Teddy Witherington, Executive Director of San
Francisco LGBT Pride
Tim Wong, TallyMaster
Finalists:
TJ & Sheba, Brett Helms, Kevin Sifflet, Trisha Pulido,
Clint Griess, Cameron Weston, Cesar Merced, Matt
Alber, Tiffany Robinson, Sergio Alvarez, Marianne
Kooken, Doug Graff, and Michael Kaye
6/20:
Fresh Meat 2003
Friday, June 20
8:00pm
A Trans and Queer Cabaret Extravaganza
The runaway hit of the 2002 National Queer Arts
Festival returns with another outstanding cabaret
multidisciplinary and multimedia extravaganza! Fresh
Meat 2003 brings together the Bay Area's hottest
transgendered and queer performers, offering audiences
a smorgasbord of homo hip hop, cutting-edge modern
dance, all-girl breakdance, steamy tango, femme/butch
spoken word, tranny glam rock, and the world's first
transgender gospel choir. Critics have called Fresh
Meat "the next generation of cultural innovators"
(Critical Dance), and "history in the making" (Bay
Area Reporter). Co-presented by Fresh Meat Productions
and ODC Theater. Fresh Meat 2003 and Shawna Virago are
recipients of Qcc's Creating Queer Community grant.
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street @ Shotwell Street, San Francisco
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door
ODC Theater Info & Box (415) 863-9834
6/20:
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band presents
The Tonic of Wildness
Conducted by Artistic Director Jadine Louie
Admission Free!
More info: http://www.sflgfb.org/
6/20:
The Exiles: Woman-to-Woman SM
Friday, June 20, 2003 : Resistance Play and Rape
Who isn't aroused by the sight of a willing
submissive, kneeling...ready and waiting to serve and
be used? I certainly am. But sometimes I'd like them
to put up a fight. Sometimes I want to take what I
want instead of being given it.
If you like the idea of overpowering someone, or being
overpowered...if you've fantasized about forcing your
will on someone, or being made to feel completely
helpless, you'll enjoy this program. We'll talk about
struggle -- why we like it, what it looks like, how to
negotiate it, and how to safely structure a scene
around resistance, rape or other non-consensual
activities. We'll also discuss resistance, in yourself
or your partners, that hasn't been negotiated, and
what I've found helpful for channeling or disarming
it. Several demos throughout the evening will help
illuminate the discussions.
More info: http://www.theexiles.org/
6/21:
Marin Pride Celebration
Throngs of celebrating Marin LGBTs and their friends
from around the bay area will be on deck for The Marin
Pride Celebration on Saturday, June 21st, from 9pm -
1am at the Seafood Peddler, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San
Rafael.
"It's really exciting to bring back the Marin Pride
Dance this year." says Bryan Gardiner, Marin Life
Program Coordinator. This year's Pride fete will take
place due to the combined efforts of The Marin Life
program, a Marin AIDS Project program for gay and
bisexual men, Spectrum Center for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender concerns, the Seafood
Peddler, We The People, and SF Spectrum Newspaper. In
past years, this event has taken place in August but,
this year to celebrate Gay Pride Month, the party
takes place one week prior to SF Gay Pride.
6/21:
All-Erotica Dyke Open Myke (East Bay)
On Saturday, June 21 at 7:30pm, this month it's an
ALL-EROTICA DYKE OPEN MYKE at Boadecia's. Hear lesbian
and bi women writers share their spiciest work. If
you'd like to read, email
feroniawolf@yahoo.com for a 5-10 minute slot. This
event is free, and everyone is welcome.
Author readings and other events not only provide
entertainment, they also help support writers, build
community, and allow you to mingle with some great
people. Please join us!
Boadecia's Books, 398 Colusa Avenue, Kensington /
North Berkeley. The store is wheelchair accessible.
http://www.bookpride.com
6/21:
Celebrating Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Pride
Month
Come Join Us for an Afternoon of Poetry & Prose
Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Oakland's Main Library, West Auditorium
125 14th St. - Oakland
(510) 238-3134
One of the oldest women's bookstores in the country,
MAMA BEARS in Oakland, has recently closed its doors.
The LGBT committee of the Oakland Public Library is
proud to honor the services they've provided for
Oakland and for librarians over the past twenty years.
There will be one hour of public readings by guest
poets followed by an open mic.
Come share your literary voice and your love of books
in celebration of Mama Bears Bookstore!! Refreshments
will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend!!
OPEN MIC SIGN-UP BEGINS AT 2 PM.
As part of our "Buy a Book Campaign," this event is
also an opportunity to buy books from Mama Bears to
donate to your local branch library. Help us fight
budget cuts and restore our branch collections!!
This event is dedicated to the memory of Yani Herdes.
6/23:
QComedy: San Francisco Monsters of Queer Comedy
Maureen Brownsey, Tom Ammiano, Janis Lipton, Doug
Holsclaw, Lisa Geduldig, Marilyn Pittmen, & Bridget
Schwartz
http://www.harveymilk.org/Details/667.shtml
Friday, June 27 - The 25th Anniversary Pride Concert,
hosted by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the
Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco:
http://www.sfgmc.org/
Features Joel Grey narrating Oliver Button Is A Star,
a musical adaptation of the children's book, Oliver
Button Is A Sissy.
In Bed With Fairy Butch For Women, Transfolks & Their
Pals: A PRIDE FRIDAY BUTCH & FTM BONANZA! FRIDAY, JUNE
27TH!
CLUB GALIA, 2565 Mission St. at 22nd St., Doors: 8PM,
Show: 9:30PM
More info: http://www.fairybutch.com/
Special San Francisco Pride Weekend Party for Women
only
Friday, June 27th
Pride Friday night
8 PM until 3 AM
$20 each/$35 couple
Get ready for Pride! Come to the Women's BDSM party.
Women of any orientation and their TG friends.
More info: http://www.thescenery.org/
No Castlebar dungeon this year? Don't let that stop
you from having a kinky time during this year's San
Francisco Gay Pride Weekend!
Join us for:
SEXCAPADES - A CARNIVAL OF PERVERSITY!
For dykes, queers and trannies 18+ !
This is a never-before-seen event unlike any you've
ever encountered!
If you make only one trip to SF this year - this
should be it! An experience you'll never forget! (No
drugs or alcohol allowed.)
More info: http://www.queer-mafia.org
Event details:
http://www.queer-mafia.org/sexcapades_flyer.htm
Dyke March!
http://www.dykemarch.org/SFO/index.html
This is to let you know about the 3rd Annual Sex
Worker Contingent at the San Francisco Dyke March,
Saturday June 28th. For the past couple of years,
we've had a wonderful group of women who wowed the
crowd with fantastic signs and solidarity. This is a
great opportunity to show your queer and sex worker
pride, and we hope to see you all at this event!
Pre-March meet and greet with light snacks and drinks
at 6.30pm near Church and Market (RSVP for
directions). We'll then walk down to the March
starting point.
If you can't make the Meet & Greet....
Join us at the Northwest corner of 18th & Dolores at
7.30pm. Just look for our signs, we should be easy to
find.
We'll have crack and peel stickers, pins, and lovely
signage. A $2-5 donation to help cover the cost of
materials would be greatly appreciated.
This event is for queer
women, sex working women, and their female supporters.
The Dyke March is a women only event.
DESIRE: Hillgirlz After Dyke March Queer Girlz Dance
Party
An Official Pride Event at the GLBT Center
Details and how to purchase wristbands:
http://www.hillgirlz.com/pages/events.php
Post-Dyke-March party in the EAST BAY!
DYKE MARCH AFTER PARTY BEING HELD AT THE Grand Opening
of Club PHENOM!
Live Entertainment, Pool Table, Beer/Wine & Champagne
Bar, Art, Guest DJ's
920 University Ave @ 7th
Inside the Ramada Inn,
Just off the University Ave exit
& HWY 80 in Berkeley
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING IN THE REAR OF HOTEL
This is a multi-cultural LGBT event
Admission $10.00 w/flyer $15.00 w/o
Download the FLYER from the site!
Flyer and more info: http://www.clubphenom.com/
6/28:
SF Woman's Motorcycle Contingent - Dykes on Bikes 25th
Anniversary Party - All are Welcome!
1 - 5pm at Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St. at Duboce
Fabulous raffle prizes from Dudley Perkins, Scuderia,
and others! T-shirts! After the party, we take off to
go ride in the Dyke March! If you're looking for a
ride in the parade, come to the party, who knows ...!
6/28:
In Bed With Fairy Butch For Women, Transfolks & Their
Pals: A Campy, Queer Erotic Cabaret and Dance Party!
AFTER-DYKE MARCH PRIDE SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH!
CLUB GALIA, 2565 Mission St. at 22nd St.
Doors: 9PM, Show: 10:30PM
More info: http://www.fairybutch.com/
6/29:
Pride Parade!
http://www.sfpride.org/
March with the Leather Pride Contingent! More info
here: http://www.hotboots.com/pride/
Remember: the Parade will start one-half hour earlier
this year - 10:00 am.
Can you help with Pride?
The exhibitor manager for SF Pride in June 28 and 29
is looking for people who would be willing to
volunteer to help her crew. You can reply to
exhibitor_relations@sfpride.org. You would be helping
with any problems the vendors might have, going around
asking if everything is OK etc.
6/29:
At the Lex:
Dykes-On-Bikes after party. Join the Women's
motorcycle contingent for their Post-Pride party at
The Lexington Club. Drink specials and lots of bad ass
motorcycle mavens.
KEEP THINKING ABOUT LEATHER!
7/27:
The Up Your Alley fair
http://www.folsomstreetfair.com/alley/
----------------------------
8/8-8/10:
Ms. World Leather (in Texas)
http://www.msworldleather.com/
----------------------------
9/28:
Folsom Street Fair
http://www.folsomstreetfair.com/index.php
----------------------------
9/26-9/28:
Buccaneers on Odyssey Island! is smOdyssey's third
annual FolsomFringe event.
http://www.folsomfringe.com/
----------------------------
10/3 - 10/6:
WICKED WOMYN 2003 (in Seattle)
http://wickedwomyn.com/
-------------------
A new service launched today on
http://www.hillgirlz.com . Any woman who provides a
service can list it for free on Women At Work:
http://www.hillgirlz.com/women_at_work
If you are a motorcycle mechanic, a dentist, mortgage
broker, painter or . whatever . you are welcome at
Women At Work.
---------------------
KQED is showing TONS of queer-related programming in
June. You can see the whole line-up here:
http://www.kqed.org/topics/history/heritage/lgbt/lgbt-03.pdf
-------------------
ElderTG is an email support list for transgendered
persons age 50+ and SOFFAs (Significant Others,
Friends, Family and Allies). To subscribe, please send
a short description of your "qualifications" for and
interest in the list to LoreeCD@aol.com.
Great news! Check out this headline:
Canadian Court Affirms Gay Marriage Rights
Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto Challenge
Brings Historic Victory
Here's some of the coverage:
AP story from the SF Gate: http://*******.com/e07u
NY Times: http://*******.com/e5fv
Reuters: http://*******.com/e5gr
Later news, from AP:
Canadian government to allow homosexual marriage
http://*******.com/el8y
-------------------
6/19:
"Pride Idol I" Finals
Doors Open at 7PM
Finals Start Promptly at 7:30PM
Club Mezzanine, 444 Jessie at Mint
Benefiting the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund and
Positive Resource Center.
"Pride Idol I" sponsors are Red Hook and the San
Francisco Bay Guardian!
Brought to you by:
San Francisco LGBT Pride Committee
Lance and Manley, Mr. And Miss Gay San Francisco 2003
Ren Davis Phoenix, Leather Dyke Family Charities
Teddy Witherington, Executive Director of San
Francisco LGBT Pride
Tim Wong, TallyMaster
Finalists:
TJ & Sheba, Brett Helms, Kevin Sifflet, Trisha Pulido,
Clint Griess, Cameron Weston, Cesar Merced, Matt
Alber, Tiffany Robinson, Sergio Alvarez, Marianne
Kooken, Doug Graff, and Michael Kaye
6/20:
Fresh Meat 2003
Friday, June 20
8:00pm
A Trans and Queer Cabaret Extravaganza
The runaway hit of the 2002 National Queer Arts
Festival returns with another outstanding cabaret
multidisciplinary and multimedia extravaganza! Fresh
Meat 2003 brings together the Bay Area's hottest
transgendered and queer performers, offering audiences
a smorgasbord of homo hip hop, cutting-edge modern
dance, all-girl breakdance, steamy tango, femme/butch
spoken word, tranny glam rock, and the world's first
transgender gospel choir. Critics have called Fresh
Meat "the next generation of cultural innovators"
(Critical Dance), and "history in the making" (Bay
Area Reporter). Co-presented by Fresh Meat Productions
and ODC Theater. Fresh Meat 2003 and Shawna Virago are
recipients of Qcc's Creating Queer Community grant.
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street @ Shotwell Street, San Francisco
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door
ODC Theater Info & Box (415) 863-9834
6/20:
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band presents
The Tonic of Wildness
Conducted by Artistic Director Jadine Louie
Admission Free!
More info: http://www.sflgfb.org/
6/20:
The Exiles: Woman-to-Woman SM
Friday, June 20, 2003 : Resistance Play and Rape
Who isn't aroused by the sight of a willing
submissive, kneeling...ready and waiting to serve and
be used? I certainly am. But sometimes I'd like them
to put up a fight. Sometimes I want to take what I
want instead of being given it.
If you like the idea of overpowering someone, or being
overpowered...if you've fantasized about forcing your
will on someone, or being made to feel completely
helpless, you'll enjoy this program. We'll talk about
struggle -- why we like it, what it looks like, how to
negotiate it, and how to safely structure a scene
around resistance, rape or other non-consensual
activities. We'll also discuss resistance, in yourself
or your partners, that hasn't been negotiated, and
what I've found helpful for channeling or disarming
it. Several demos throughout the evening will help
illuminate the discussions.
More info: http://www.theexiles.org/
6/21:
Marin Pride Celebration
Throngs of celebrating Marin LGBTs and their friends
from around the bay area will be on deck for The Marin
Pride Celebration on Saturday, June 21st, from 9pm -
1am at the Seafood Peddler, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San
Rafael.
"It's really exciting to bring back the Marin Pride
Dance this year." says Bryan Gardiner, Marin Life
Program Coordinator. This year's Pride fete will take
place due to the combined efforts of The Marin Life
program, a Marin AIDS Project program for gay and
bisexual men, Spectrum Center for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender concerns, the Seafood
Peddler, We The People, and SF Spectrum Newspaper. In
past years, this event has taken place in August but,
this year to celebrate Gay Pride Month, the party
takes place one week prior to SF Gay Pride.
6/21:
All-Erotica Dyke Open Myke (East Bay)
On Saturday, June 21 at 7:30pm, this month it's an
ALL-EROTICA DYKE OPEN MYKE at Boadecia's. Hear lesbian
and bi women writers share their spiciest work. If
you'd like to read, email
feroniawolf@yahoo.com for a 5-10 minute slot. This
event is free, and everyone is welcome.
Author readings and other events not only provide
entertainment, they also help support writers, build
community, and allow you to mingle with some great
people. Please join us!
Boadecia's Books, 398 Colusa Avenue, Kensington /
North Berkeley. The store is wheelchair accessible.
http://www.bookpride.com
6/21:
Celebrating Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Pride
Month
Come Join Us for an Afternoon of Poetry & Prose
Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Oakland's Main Library, West Auditorium
125 14th St. - Oakland
(510) 238-3134
One of the oldest women's bookstores in the country,
MAMA BEARS in Oakland, has recently closed its doors.
The LGBT committee of the Oakland Public Library is
proud to honor the services they've provided for
Oakland and for librarians over the past twenty years.
There will be one hour of public readings by guest
poets followed by an open mic.
Come share your literary voice and your love of books
in celebration of Mama Bears Bookstore!! Refreshments
will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend!!
OPEN MIC SIGN-UP BEGINS AT 2 PM.
As part of our "Buy a Book Campaign," this event is
also an opportunity to buy books from Mama Bears to
donate to your local branch library. Help us fight
budget cuts and restore our branch collections!!
This event is dedicated to the memory of Yani Herdes.
6/23:
QComedy: San Francisco Monsters of Queer Comedy
Maureen Brownsey, Tom Ammiano, Janis Lipton, Doug
Holsclaw, Lisa Geduldig, Marilyn Pittmen, & Bridget
Schwartz
http://www.harveymilk.org/Details/667.shtml
Friday, June 27 - The 25th Anniversary Pride Concert,
hosted by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the
Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco:
http://www.sfgmc.org/
Features Joel Grey narrating Oliver Button Is A Star,
a musical adaptation of the children's book, Oliver
Button Is A Sissy.
In Bed With Fairy Butch For Women, Transfolks & Their
Pals: A PRIDE FRIDAY BUTCH & FTM BONANZA! FRIDAY, JUNE
27TH!
CLUB GALIA, 2565 Mission St. at 22nd St., Doors: 8PM,
Show: 9:30PM
More info: http://www.fairybutch.com/
Special San Francisco Pride Weekend Party for Women
only
Friday, June 27th
Pride Friday night
8 PM until 3 AM
$20 each/$35 couple
Get ready for Pride! Come to the Women's BDSM party.
Women of any orientation and their TG friends.
More info: http://www.thescenery.org/
No Castlebar dungeon this year? Don't let that stop
you from having a kinky time during this year's San
Francisco Gay Pride Weekend!
Join us for:
SEXCAPADES - A CARNIVAL OF PERVERSITY!
For dykes, queers and trannies 18+ !
This is a never-before-seen event unlike any you've
ever encountered!
If you make only one trip to SF this year - this
should be it! An experience you'll never forget! (No
drugs or alcohol allowed.)
More info: http://www.queer-mafia.org
Event details:
http://www.queer-mafia.org/sexcapades_flyer.htm
Dyke March!
http://www.dykemarch.org/SFO/index.html
This is to let you know about the 3rd Annual Sex
Worker Contingent at the San Francisco Dyke March,
Saturday June 28th. For the past couple of years,
we've had a wonderful group of women who wowed the
crowd with fantastic signs and solidarity. This is a
great opportunity to show your queer and sex worker
pride, and we hope to see you all at this event!
Pre-March meet and greet with light snacks and drinks
at 6.30pm near Church and Market (RSVP for
directions). We'll then walk down to the March
starting point.
If you can't make the Meet & Greet....
Join us at the Northwest corner of 18th & Dolores at
7.30pm. Just look for our signs, we should be easy to
find.
We'll have crack and peel stickers, pins, and lovely
signage. A $2-5 donation to help cover the cost of
materials would be greatly appreciated.
This event is for queer
women, sex working women, and their female supporters.
The Dyke March is a women only event.
DESIRE: Hillgirlz After Dyke March Queer Girlz Dance
Party
An Official Pride Event at the GLBT Center
Details and how to purchase wristbands:
http://www.hillgirlz.com/pages/events.php
Post-Dyke-March party in the EAST BAY!
DYKE MARCH AFTER PARTY BEING HELD AT THE Grand Opening
of Club PHENOM!
Live Entertainment, Pool Table, Beer/Wine & Champagne
Bar, Art, Guest DJ's
920 University Ave @ 7th
Inside the Ramada Inn,
Just off the University Ave exit
& HWY 80 in Berkeley
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING IN THE REAR OF HOTEL
This is a multi-cultural LGBT event
Admission $10.00 w/flyer $15.00 w/o
Download the FLYER from the site!
Flyer and more info: http://www.clubphenom.com/
6/28:
SF Woman's Motorcycle Contingent - Dykes on Bikes 25th
Anniversary Party - All are Welcome!
1 - 5pm at Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St. at Duboce
Fabulous raffle prizes from Dudley Perkins, Scuderia,
and others! T-shirts! After the party, we take off to
go ride in the Dyke March! If you're looking for a
ride in the parade, come to the party, who knows ...!
6/28:
In Bed With Fairy Butch For Women, Transfolks & Their
Pals: A Campy, Queer Erotic Cabaret and Dance Party!
AFTER-DYKE MARCH PRIDE SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH!
CLUB GALIA, 2565 Mission St. at 22nd St.
Doors: 9PM, Show: 10:30PM
More info: http://www.fairybutch.com/
6/29:
Pride Parade!
http://www.sfpride.org/
March with the Leather Pride Contingent! More info
here: http://www.hotboots.com/pride/
Remember: the Parade will start one-half hour earlier
this year - 10:00 am.
Can you help with Pride?
The exhibitor manager for SF Pride in June 28 and 29
is looking for people who would be willing to
volunteer to help her crew. You can reply to
exhibitor_relations@sfpride.org. You would be helping
with any problems the vendors might have, going around
asking if everything is OK etc.
6/29:
At the Lex:
Dykes-On-Bikes after party. Join the Women's
motorcycle contingent for their Post-Pride party at
The Lexington Club. Drink specials and lots of bad ass
motorcycle mavens.
KEEP THINKING ABOUT LEATHER!
7/27:
The Up Your Alley fair
http://www.folsomstreetfair.com/alley/
----------------------------
8/8-8/10:
Ms. World Leather (in Texas)
http://www.msworldleather.com/
----------------------------
9/28:
Folsom Street Fair
http://www.folsomstreetfair.com/index.php
----------------------------
9/26-9/28:
Buccaneers on Odyssey Island! is smOdyssey's third
annual FolsomFringe event.
http://www.folsomfringe.com/
----------------------------
10/3 - 10/6:
WICKED WOMYN 2003 (in Seattle)
http://wickedwomyn.com/
-------------------
A new service launched today on
http://www.hillgirlz.com . Any woman who provides a
service can list it for free on Women At Work:
http://www.hillgirlz.com/women_at_work
If you are a motorcycle mechanic, a dentist, mortgage
broker, painter or . whatever . you are welcome at
Women At Work.
---------------------
KQED is showing TONS of queer-related programming in
June. You can see the whole line-up here:
http://www.kqed.org/topics/history/heritage/lgbt/lgbt-03.pdf
-------------------
ElderTG is an email support list for transgendered
persons age 50+ and SOFFAs (Significant Others,
Friends, Family and Allies). To subscribe, please send
a short description of your "qualifications" for and
interest in the list to LoreeCD@aol.com.
