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Legendary LGBTQ Bar, the Stud, Reopening In San Francisco
San Francisco can be a heartbreaking place to be a business or a patron, but it’s not all doom and gloom; sometimes your favorite businesses come back to life, and in the case of the Stud, that is exactly what is happening. During the Pandemic, the Stud lost its location
How Heklina Changed My Life…That B*tch
by Noemi Zeigler Bejeweled in rhinestones, pearls and poofy-shouldered silver minidress, Heklina lays belly down on a chair in front of a green screen, arms and legs extended, making believe she’s flying. A fan blows through her silver wig while her hot pink painted lips are mouthing along to my
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
SF Drag Legend Heklina Found Dead in London
San Francisco-based drag performer Heklina, co-founder of SoMa drag club Oasis and star of numerous shows including Trannyshack (later called Mother), was found dead in London. The San Francisco Standard reports co-star and friend Peaches Christ found Heklina on the morning of April 3 where the artist was staying while
‘Female Drag Performer’ Trixxie Carr Bursts Purse-First With New Album
You’ve probably seen Trixxie Carr — “one of the first female drag performers in the world” — perform live many times before, but you may not even know it. A frequent collaborator with local drag royalty like Peaches Christ, Heklina, and Honey Mahogany, Trixxie Carr also turned up in Taylor
Bay Of The Living Dead: Halloween Horrors Around Town
Welcome to Bay of the Living Dead, a regular column about the horror genre. Greetings, great pumpkins! Halloween is once again upon us and there are plenty of goings-on around town to wet your horrific appetite. If classic horror films are your cup of tea, then head over to the big,
An Exhaustive Collection 2018 SF Pride Photos
Another Pride has come and gone in a year that felt little of celebration. The fight continues, however, and visibility is the strongest message one can send. And if there are folk that knows how to show off the fight with fabulousness and ferocity, they are the babes of the
BAS PRIDE 2017: PRIDE IN PICTURES!
Well, queerest Broke-Ass Stuart readership, by now we hope that you have fully recovered form what was likely one of the memorable Pride’s to date. Though there was no overturning of homophobic laws set against the backdrop of sweeter days, our current era of darkness has ignited flames of hope
Shits and Giggles: The Drag Queens of Comedy are Back!
On Saturday night (that’s the 27th, folks, folks) drag superstars Peaches Christ and Heklina will take to the stage of the Castro Theater for an evening of wild and outrageous laughs. Only this isn’t one of Peaches’ legendary stage extravaganzas–this is an evening of old fashioned stand up comedy.