KQED in the Community
KQED Celebrates Pride Month with Special Film Screening Wednesday, June 4, 6pm American Art & Culture Complex 762 Fulton St., San Francisco
Photos: (top to bottom) courtesy Jen Lemen; courtesy LYRIC; courtesy StoryCorps; courtesy Frameline.
Join KQED, Community Cinema, Spectrum Queer Media, Gay-Straight Alliance Network and the African American Art & Culture Complex for a special free screening of The New Black. Centering on the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland, the awardwinning documentary tells the story of how the African American community is grappling with gay rights issues in light of the recent gay marriage movement. A community discussion following the screening will include panelists from the Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Spectrum Queer Media. Biographies of prominent African American LGBT individuals and local Bay Area archival treasures from the exhibit Legendary will be on display. Free Please RSVP at newblack-sf.eventbrite.com
KQED and LYRIC Celebrate LGBTQQI Youth Saturday, June 7, 6-8:30pm The Women’s Building 3543 18th St., #8, San Francisco
KQED and Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) celebrate Pride Month and our Local Heroes with a family-friendly event. Emceed by Mia Tu Mutch, the fun-filled evening willl feature resource tables, a live performance by Still Here, a poetry reading by Yosimar Reyes and music by DJ Matthew J. Light snacks will be provided. Free Please RSVP on Facebook (search for KQED Events)
Celebrating Pride with Stories and Music Wednesday, June 25, 6:30-9:30pm The Chapel 777 Valencia St., San Francisco
Join KQED and StoryCorps for a night of storytelling, music and celebration. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay will be on hand to launch StoryCorps OutLoud, a multiyear initiative dedicated to recording and preserving LGBTQ stories across America. OutLoud honors the stories of those who lived before the 1969 Stonewall uprisings, celebrates the lives of LGBTQ youth and amplifies the voices of those most often excluded from the historical record. Free Please RSVP at Eventbrite
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
KQED is proud to be a sponsor of Frameline38: The 38th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, which returns to the Bay Area June 19–29 with its signature showcase of the world’s leading queer cinema. frameline.org/festival
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