Location: Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025 · 6pm – 9pm PST
Paris is Burning, 35th Anniversary Screening, San Francisco, CA
FREE Community Event
Presented by San Francisco AIDS Foundation in collaboration with Generations: Black LGBTIQQ History Experiences Celebrating Black History Month.
Join us at this free event to celebrate the accomplishments of Black queer people, both past and present, as part of a larger effort to promote the experiences and contributions of Black LGBTQ+ communities.
Screening of the 35th anniversary of Paris is Burning, a landmark documentary film that explores the vibrant underground ballroom scene in New York City during the 1980s, primarily focused on the Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ community, showcasing their “houses,” fierce competition in dance and fashion categories, and the concept of “chosen family” within this unique culture, all while highlighting the struggles they faced with racism, homophobia, and AIDS.
Panel Discussion: Black community members discuss the past and future of ballroom culture and Black LGBTQ identity.
Live Ballroom Performance by Oakland for All Ballroom Dance Troup
Everyone is welcome!!
Community Partners
Bridge HIV, California Institute of Integral Studies, Frameline, Glide Memorial, Oakland LGBTQ Center, Office of Overdose Prevention/SFDPH, Office of Health Equity/SFDPH, Pride Study/Pride Net, Rafiki Coalition, San Francisco Community Health Center, SFLGBT Center, Steamworks Bath.
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