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Frameline Voices' 'As You Are' explores refreshing queer love story with interabled couple

An exclusive clip from director Daisy Friedman's As You Are depicts a queer woman with a disability discussing feeling seen for the first time with her partner.

Frameline Kicks Off

Last night at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, the 33rd annual Frameline LGBT film festival kicked off to a packed house. The opening-night film -- An Englishman in New York , a sequel of sorts to The Naked Civil Servant -- this time follows Quentin Crisp in the later years of his life, after he had jumped the pond to Manhattan and become an American treasure, only later to become the scourge of the gay community for a time, following a remark he made about AIDS being a fad in the '80s.

Frameline Announces Program for World's Largest LGBTQ+ Film Festival

The festival's theme this year is "The Coast Is Queer."

Empires that won't fall

A short film was recently pulled from San Francisco's Frameline film festival because it was said to reinforce transphobic stereotypes articulated in Janice Raymond's 1979 book Transsexual Empire. The question is, How has her oversimplified thinking survived?

A Gay Man Struggles to Make Peace With His Muslim Father in 'Abu'

Director Arshad Khan opens up about his new film, which mirrors the struggles of many LGBT people raised in the Muslim faith.

80 glorious celeb pics from GLAAD, Frameline, and NewFest “Cheers, Queers” event at Sundance

Queer filmmakers gathered to discuss their work in an event sponsored by the groups.

The Most Captivating Films of Frameline

From queer British history to repressed Brooklyn sexuality to Whitney's tortured life, the San Francisco LGBT film festival covers it all.

Everybody's Talking About Frameline's 2021 Lineup of LGBTQ+ Films

Get ready for the in-person and virtual events of Frameline45: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

Tension Builds Between Military Men in Cold War Film 'Firebird'

The lush film Firebird has its North American premiere at Frameline this weekend. And The Advocate has an exclusive clip. 

'Do I Sound Gay?' Doc Continues to Echo

Many are taking notice of director David Thorpe's film on 'gay voice.'

Frameline Directors Talk the World's Longest-Running LGBTQ Film Festival

The San Francisco-based festival is a staple of Pride month and a hub for queer cinema.

LGBTQ+ Film Festival Frameline Announces Lineup for its 47th Year

This year's festival will host special guests Taylor Mac, Alaska, and Sofia Coppola.

13 Frameline Films You Can't Miss

The San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival opens Thursday.

The League of Their Own Was 2/3rds Gay, Says Maybelle Blair at 95

In June, 95-year-old former ball player Maybelle Blair came out publicly as gay. At a panel for the A League of Their Own series at Frameline, she shared about queer life in the league. 

Elliot Page is narrating 'Second Nature,' a documentary about gay animals

The documentary explores over 1,500 species that engage in same-sex relationships, following how some parent, change sex, and more.