2020's Hindsight: The Lavender Tube's Year in Review
2020's Hindsight: The Lavender Tube's Year in Review

The past year included a feast of LGBTQ characters, story lines, comings out, and media representation. 'Dispatches from Elsewhere,' 'Killing Eve,' 'Cucumber/Banana' and 'Everything's Gonna Be Okay' are among the best shows still available to watch.

by Victoria A. Brownworth | Dec 31, 2020

Best Movies of 2020, Part 1
Best Movies of 2020, Part 1

LGBT themes in feature and documentary films expanded cinematic depictions this year. Here are half of our baker's dozen favorites.

by Brian Bromberger | Jan 1, 2021

Best LGBTQ Music 2020: Q-Music's Social Distancing Soundtrack
Best LGBTQ Music 2020: Q-Music's Social Distancing Soundtrack

Despite the absence of live concerts, LGBT musicians around the country have managed to release new music. Here is the first part of two Best of 2020 music mentions, including a few who came out of their musical closets.

by Gregg Shapiro | Dec 31, 2020

Homing's In, Dec. 25-Jan 2
Homing's In, Dec. 25-Jan 2

Enjoy your leftover cookies and rum balls, ahem, as we wind up for yet another un-doable holiday. Yes, it's almost over, 2020, that is. But you still have plenty of online events to peruse.

by Jim Provenzano | Dec 23, 2020

Bombing 'The Prom'
Bombing 'The Prom'

Ryan Murphy has entered the musical film fray with his big screen version of the 2018 musical 'The Prom,' but stumbles with his well-intentioned adaptation of the story about has-been celebs invading a high school prom to champion a teen lesbian.

by Gregg Shapiro | Dec 21, 2020

Merry Krimble! Alternative Holiday Music Playlists
Merry Krimble! Alternative Holiday Music Playlists

Whether you're safely home alone, or socially distanced with family or friends, this is a most unusual holiday. So, for Christmas week, Eve and Day, enjoy a most unusual holiday music playlist.

by Jim Provenzano | Dec 24, 2020

Martuni's Sells Wines, Aprons, Shirts for Quick Gifts
Martuni's Sells Wines, Aprons, Shirts for Quick Gifts

Get a taste of those fun cabaret shows at Martuni's that we miss so much. The popular martini bar is making do in difficult times by selling a cute variety of gifts items.

by Jim Provenzano | Dec 22, 2020

Firestarter: Mike Curato's 'Flamer' a Searing, Intense Portrait
Firestarter: Mike Curato's 'Flamer' a Searing, Intense Portrait

Mike Curato, an award-winning author and talented artist, has produced a young adult graphic novel about a young man on the verge, and it's a searing, intensive portrait that stays with the reader long after the book is finished.

by Jim Piechota | Dec 27, 2020

SF Poet James J. Siegel's New Collection Knocks on the Door to Memory
SF Poet James J. Siegel's New Collection Knocks on the Door to Memory

Take a break from whatever you're doing and immerse yourself in San Francisco history and the travels of James J. Siegel in The God of San Francisco. A revelatory and uplifting title for a city that has known many gods.

by Mark William Norby | Dec 24, 2020

David Pevsner: Selling It, Onstage and Off
David Pevsner: Selling It, Onstage and Off

The filmed version David Pevsner's one-man show, Musical Comedy Whore (Breaking Glass Pictures), is indeed a musical. As for the "whore" part, Pevsner goes into great detail about his sexual exploits, including his time as a male escort.

by Gregg Shapiro | Dec 25, 2020


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