San Francisco’s Queer Open Mic

We all have something we believe in, right? We believe in love, joy, laughter. We believe in the healing powers of chicken soup or gluten free vegan organic tempeh vindaloo. We believe in sunshine and late nights and mist in the morning. We believe in our own beauty, but sometimes we forget. And the only [...]

While the rest of the country wilts and melts under blistering heat, we here in San Francisco remain just as breezy-cool as ever. You know it, we know it – but why not get your sassy queer self out to Queer Open Mic and prove it?! Summer’s a great time for falling in love, for [...]

What are you doing on your computer? Why are you inside? Don’t you know that it’s JUNE people?! This is the month-of-months! As if San Francisco wasn’t a great place to be queer any time of the year, in June we straight up take over! From marches to the Frameline Festival to the National Queer [...]

Spring she came, and she carried us out of winter and into warm days that just make you want to get out there and into the sunshine, show off some skin and enjoy the good things in life. Like food, drink, sex, love , and poetry! That makes May the perfect time to come and [...]

It’s SUNNY OUTSIDE!  Have you been to Dolores Park? I was there this morning with my iced venti mocha latte machiattayadayada surrounded by scantily clad tattooed and pierced genderbending queers, and it suddenly dawned on me — like a purple paisley rabbit-shaped vinyl purse flying through the air and hitting me in the head out [...]

Sam Sax, that is…but more about him in a moment. Spring has sprung, though we’re guessing you couldn’t tell because you’ve been hiding in your house. Yeah, we know you’re in there. Hiding from the tax & census mafias, eating your girl scout cookies, afraid of the big yellow thing in the sky and the [...]

In February, it sucks to be queer. Did you ever notice that? Way too many “boy” and “girl” cupids kissing on cards that tell your sweetheart that you’ll love them forever. Hallmark doesn’t have a M4M section in its mile-long row of pink heart-bedazzled schwag. Bridal shows don’t have suggestions on how two brides can [...]

Happy New Year! While some news organizations and media mavens may be telling you that 2010 is just going to be a different version of the same crap, we beg to differ – this year is going to be full of amazing brilliance, savvy commentary, and ridiculously fun literary shenanigans, and Queer Open Mic is [...]

Are your chestnuts roasting, yet? What about that Jack Frost dude – has he been nipping at your nether regions? Not to worry, because Queer Open Mic has got a hot little show that will get those nuts a-toasty, along with the cockles of your heart (and any other cockles you might have).  The FABulous [...]

Yes, yes, we know. The hot guy outside of Macy’s is already selling roasted chestnuts in red jeans, a wife beater, and a Santa hat while they sift fake snow over him from above the door. Don’t look. It just encourages them. Actually, there’s a much cooler holiday coming up besides the one the Evangelists [...]