Now more than ever it’s time to be reminded that every right we have as LGBTQ+ / queer people, we have fought tooth and nail to get. And the powers that be in this country are determined to claw them all back. With so many awful things happening at once, we need to build and strengthen our communities – we have to be here for each other, in joy and sadness. As the threat of burnout and nihilism looms in the distance, it’s time to lean into community, and there are a lot of things on the schedule this month to help get you connected, stay connected, while also doing some good and exercising your brain a bit, even!
Wednesday, June 4 @ 6-7:30pm: Queer Craft/DIY Night! Bring your own craft. RSVP on Eventbrite as space is limited.
Monday, June 9 @ 6:30pm: Babes Who Book! Attendees get 10% off books/graphic novels! Tell us about what you’re reading, or what you’re excited about reading.. ! The second meeting of the month will be Monday, June 23rd at 6:30pm.
Tuesday, June 10 @ 6:00pm: Manga Book Club: Even Though We’re Adults vol. 1 We’ll be discussing Even Though We’re Adults vol. 1 – a manga by the same artist as Wandering Son!
Wednesday, June 11 @ 6:00pm: PRIDE 4 Palestine, a beadmaking art event for Palestinian families and our friends in Gaza! Co-hosted with SF Artists 4 Palestine. Materials will be available! (However if you have any jewelry or beading supplies please bring them!)
Saturday, June 14 @ 1-4:00pm: Letter Writing with Flying Over Walls, Bay Area. They will be joining us from 1-4pm so come on down and write a birthday card to one of our queer/trans incarcerated comrades! (supplies provided) – be sure to also check out the graphic novels, zines, and books from A.B.O Comix! ABO Comix is a publisher that works with incarcerated queer/trans comrades and produces their art, writings, etc – all profits go to supporting the prisoners. Read more here.
Saturday, June 14 @ 6-9:00pm: CHICKS WITH DECKS! Sadie Greyduck’s oracle deck launch party! With several visiting artists popping up in the space.
Wednesday, June 18 @ 6:00pm: Pride Radical Reading Group & Activism Book Discussion. “The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions is a 1977 gay manifesto written by Larry Mitchell as a fable and based on his time with queer communal living in San Francisco in the 1970s.
Join activist and storyteller, Sam Chavez, for an intimate book discussion about activism, community, and queerness at Sour Cherry Comics in the Mission District of SF. We will read excerpts from Larry Mitchell’s book and discuss what we can learn from the faggots and their friends in how we organize and connect in 2025.” More info at the Eventbrite page here (click).
Saturday, June 21 @ 12-6:00pm (@ Cloud95 in SOMA): cloud95 x sour cherry pop-up FLASH TATTOO extravaganzaaaaaa come thru for flash tats and cute books/manga/stickers and support two queer owned spaces in SF! cloud95 is located between 7th & 8th street at 1114 Folsom St., SF, CA 94103 Postponed! Check back end of August
Wednesday, June 25 @ 5-8pm: GAY GUNDAM NIGHT! RSVP on Eventbrite as space is limited.
Saturday, June 28 @ 2-5pm: Sapphic Tea(rs) Party – back for the 3rd year in a row with a slightly sadgirlcore spin. We will be hosting another tea party for sapphic ladies and lady-adjacents. Tea is free, please bring cash to tip (and buy snax)!
Saturday, June 28 @ 6-9pm: BUY GAY ART! Reception & pop-up – right after our tea party ends around 5pm we’ll set up some artists in the space and celebrate all the amazing art on the walls!
