"Last week's election triumph for incoming NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani got attention for a lot of reasons, among them the fact that he's one active politician who remains openly supportive of trans communities-as opposed to demonizing them for conservative brownie points, or avoiding the subject whenever possible like most mainstream Dems now. It was a rare piece of good news in that sphere these days, after years of transpersons being the target of choice for gratuitous, paranoid attacks"
"Which makes this current Transgender Awareness Week a moment more upbeat than embattled (though of course it's still both) for the return of the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. At nearly 30 years old now-having launched as Tranny Fest in 1997-it's the world's longest-running such event. The 2025 edition takes place in person Thurs/13 through Sat/15 at the Roxie Theater (KN95 masks are required for attendance, and will be provided for those who arrive without), then Sun/16-Sun/23 online."
"Each show features a great deal of representational, stylistic and genre diversity-even within the documentary bill, there's room for something like Syra McCarthy's After What Happened at the Library, which freely dramatizes an actual incident of Proud Boy types invading a Drag Queen Storytelling Hour, terrorizing performer Kyle Casey Chu, staff, and children alike. There are fanciful mini-narratives such as Paul X. Sanchez IV's sleepover horror Babyteeth,"
Zohran Mamdani's recent election win highlighted rare explicit support for trans communities from an active politician amid widespread anti-trans hostility. The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival returns for Transgender Awareness Week with in-person programs at the Roxie Theater from Thurs/13 through Sat/15 (KN95 masks required and provided) and an online run from Sun/16 through Sun/23. The festival, launched in 1997 as Tranny Fest, is nearly 30 years old and the world's longest-running transgender film festival. Four on-site programs include Bay Area works, a music-and-animation bill, a documentary bill, and a global 'Trangeneity' program. The lineup spans genres and geographies, featuring dramatized documentaries, horror mini-narratives, and international contributions.
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