Featuring everything from transgender-centric rock opera to gay ballroom championships and intersectional dance theatre featuring pioneering queer disabled acts, Fresh Meat is one of the best trans and queer performance festivals sure to keep you all guessing.
With 16 flat-screen TVs, this Castro sports bar is a great place to watch the gamewhatever your sport. Then there’s Fresh Meat Festival, the edgy cherry atop an already sweet, gender-bending June in the city. San Franciscos gay bar scene is as legendary as its LGBTQ history. As this one is known to sell out fast, make sure to book your tickets to screenings and other connected events well in advance. Integrating programs designed to support emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers, Frameline also provides an internationally recognised stage for the best queer cinema around the globe.
As well as the memorable celebrations to be had among the main parade, the wider festival hosts speeches from inspiring LGBTQ leaders, a political rally, fun run, various club nights and free hugs for all.Īlso in June, visitors to the city can experience Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, one of the biggest queer film festivals the world over, and one such event offering a more encultured view of the international community compared to the average fetish festivals or club circuit.
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