Controversy Plagues San Francisco LGBT Film Festival
By Erica Marcus
Published: June 17, 2010
http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=13121Queer Human Rights activists to Picket Opening Night
What is a dedicated film-goer to do?
What is a dedicated film goer to do? If I have been in town, I have never missed the Opening Night of Frameline, the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender International Film Festival. But the day of reckoning has arrived. I got to make a decision. The festival, which opens today and runs until June 27 at the Castro, Roxie, Victoria and at Berkeley's Rialto Cinemas, is like the High Holy Days for film- loving queers, and the cruising is always exquisite. But this year, I have a real dilemma. Some of my favorite queer human rights activists have called for a boycott and picket of the festival's opening night at the Castro. What the hell is going on?
