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Weekend Kickoff - Highlighting OUT Magazine’s Power50 LGBT People: DeRay Mckesson An internationally recognized civil rights activist and community organizer, DeRay Mckesson has been a leader in the Black Lives Matter movement since its birth. A former school administrator, Mckesson first rose to national prominence in 2014 when he used social media to document the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. His influence is felt on a myriad of digital platforms. His popular weekly podcast Pod S...ave the People empowers listeners (many of them aspiring activists) by supplying them with the tools and ideas to organize and resist. In September, Mckesson released his first book, On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, which offers readers an intimate and powerful portrait of the Black Lives Matter movement from the front linespart deeply personal memoir and part timely meditation on politics, justice, and freedom. Most importantly, it’s brimming with hope. #edgesf #BeardsAndBooze #HappyHourWithFriends #OUTPower50List

Drag Bag Featuring Music Videos by Drag Queens: THICK THIGHS by Willam feat. Latrice Royale #edgesf #MonsterShow #DragBag

Drag Bag Featuring Music Videos by Drag Queens: Alaska Thunderfuck - This Is My Hair #edgesf #MonsterShow #DragBag

Musical Wednesday Playbill’s Readers Poll LGBTQ+ Theater Heroes: ALan Cumming #edgesf #MusicalWednesdays #TheaterLGBTQHeroes #PlaybillReadersPoll

Musical Wednesday Playbill’s Readers Poll LGBTQ+ Theater Heroes: Paula Vogel #edgesf #MusicalWednesdays #TheaterLGBTQHeroes #PlaybillReadersPoll

Throwback Tuesdays Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: 57. UGK feat. OutKast, "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (dir. Bryan Barber, 2007) In the pantheon of music videos capturing some sort of ceremonial celebration, UGK’s Int’l Players’ Anthem stands as one of the all-time best. The absurdity of it the clip -- including André 3000 in a kilt, a wedding party that counts Lukas Haas, and some of the best wedding outfits of all time (including Pimp C in head-to-toe white fur) -- is nothing compared to how seamlessly the video captures the ebullience of the accompanying song. -- S.J.H. #edgesf #ThrowbackTuesdays #BillboardCriticPicks

Drag Bag Featuring Music Videos by Drag Queens: Fight For Love - Courtney Act #edgesf #MonsterShow #DragBag

Throwback Tuesdays Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: 58. Christina Aguilera, "Beautiful" (dir. Jonas Åkerlund, 2002) Christina Aguilera eloquently touches on insecurity in the Jonas Åkerlund-directed Beautiful," as the dark-lit scenes underscore the decimation that occurs when someone is ostracized for being less than perfect: too fat or skinny, ugly, gay. Alone in a sparsely furnished room, Aguilera zeroes in on songwriter/producer Linda Perry’s affirmation that e...veryone is beautiful, no matter what people say. Words can’t bring me down, she sings as the video’s characters conquer their insecurities: one woman bashes in her mirror, another tosses beauty magazines into a fireplace while a gay couple publicly kiss and hold hands. The video won a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of gay and transgender individuals. -- GAIL MITCHELL #edgesf #ThrowbackTuesdays #BillboardCriticPicks See more

Musical Wednesday Playbill’s Readers Poll LGBTQ+ Theater Heroes: Tarell Alvin McCraney #edgesf #MusicalWednesdays #TheaterLGBTQHeroes #PlaybillReadersPoll

Musical Monday Highlighting the Hottest Broadway Musicals Men of the Past Decade: Garen Scribner 2015 Spring show: An American in Paris at the Palace Theatre... #edgesf #MusicalMondays #HottestChoirBoys #BroadwayHotness #Timeout2015List

Musical Monday Highlighting the Hottest Broadway Musicals Men of the Past Decade: Drew Foster 2015 Spring show: Doctor Zhivago at the Broadway Theatre... #edgesf #MusicalMondays #HottestChoirBoys #BroadwayHotness #Timeout2015List

Throwback Tuesdays Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: 60. Justice, "D.A.N.C.E." (dir. Jonas & Francois, 2007) Who knew that the video for a song called D.A.N.C.E. could be built around two guys walking for the entire video and still be a huge win? Justice’s Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay stroll through the duo's most popular clip as their t-shirts morph into mesmerizing pop-art displays, capturing the crossover hit’s effervescence through a series of slogans and cartoons. D.A.N.C.E. was nominated for video of the year at the 2007 MTV VMAs, turning Justice into dance headliners (pun intended) years before EDM took over every American festival. -- J. Lipshutz #edgesf #ThrowbackTuesdays #BillboardCriticPicks

Musical Monday Highlighting the Hottest Broadway Musicals Men of the Past Decade: Yurel Echezarreta 2014 Spring show: Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre Previous Broadway shows:West Side Story, La Cage aux Folles, Matilda... #edgesf #MusicalMondays #HottestChoirBoys #BroadwayHotness #Timeout2014List

BROADWAY MAY BE DARK, BUT WE'RE NOT!! TONIGHT IT'S MUSICAL WEDNESDAY AT THE EDGE!! Your host, Brian Kent, is playing your favorite musical movies and broadway shows at the bar!! Enjoy musicals right from your socially distanced outdoor table!... We'll be taking requests via text from 5pm-8pm right from your tables!!! See everyone tonight!!

Weekend Kickoff - Highlighting OUT Magazine’s Power50 LGBT People: Tom Ford The Tom Ford name is essentially synonymous with sex and luxury, and the man behind it endures as a mainstay on this list. He has unequivocally solidified his fashion legacy, designing a range of beloved looks via his work at Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, and his flourishing namesake label (a sought-after, must-see attraction at New York Fashion Week). Off the runway, Ford continues to channel his creati...ve juices into other mediums, such as film, where he has earned vast acclaim (and Oscar cred) for writing, directing, and producing stylish dramas like A Single Man ( 2009 ) and Nocturnal Animals ( 2016 ). #edgesf #BeardsAndBooze #HappyHourWithFriends #OUTPower50List

Musical Wednesday Playbill’s Readers Poll LGBTQ+ Theater Heroes: Gavin Creel #edgesf #MusicalWednesdays #TheaterLGBTQHeroes #PlaybillReadersPoll

Throwback Tuesdays Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: 68. Kesha, "Blow" (dir. Chris Marrs Piliero, 2010) "She was adamant you can't back away from the crazy" was how director Chris Marrs Piliero summarized the Artist Formerly Known as K-Money's approach to the "Blow" video, which sounds about right: Lasers, unicorns, muenster cheese, no-soap-radio jokes, a pre-meme James Van der Beek, and a whole lot of glitter (natch) combine in the "Blow" video for a visual of singular early-'10s lunacy. That the era's cheekiest director and most game pop star only worked together once remains a bummer, but their sole collab remains a slice of pure lactose gold. -- A.U. #edgesf #ThrowbackTuesdays #BillboardCriticPicks

Musical Monday Highlighting the Hottest Broadway Musicals Men of the Past Decade: Casey Garvin 2014 Spring show: Bullets Over Broadway at the St. James Theatre... #edgesf #MusicalMondays #HottestChoirBoys #BroadwayHotness #Timeout2014List

Musicals are back at The Edge. Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Starts at 5pm. We have outdoor speakers. Derek on Sundays, Arthur on Mondays, and Brian VJ'ing from PV on Wednesdays. It's been so good to return to some degree of normalcy. Enjoy this Parody... Wear a Mask!

Weekend Kickoff - Highlighting OUT Magazine’s Power50 LGBT People: Tarell Alvin McCraney This Academy Award-winning playwright may not be a household name, but you surely know his work. He’s the wordsmith behind Moonlight, and he recently landed his first TV show, David Makes Man, set to star Phylicia Rashad and premiere on the OWN network. And there’s another debut in motion. With his new play, Choir Boy, McCraney will be bringing his powerful storytelling about marginalized... communities to the Great White Way next year. It may soon be time for him to make room for a Tony next to that Oscar. #edgesf #BeardsAndBooze #HappyHourWithFriends #OUTPower50List

Drag Bag Featuring Music Videos by Drag Queens: Shea Couleé - Crème Brûlée #edgesf #MonsterShow #DragBag

Forget your troubles c’mon get happy Wipe all your cares away Forget your troubles c’mon get happy Today is Musical Wednesday! Yes, WE'RE BACK AT THE BAR!... Tonight Brian is hosting and playing your favorite musical movies and broadway shows! We'll be taking requests via text for movie and broadway musicals from 5pm-8pm!!! See everyone tonight!!

Musical Wednesday Playbill’s Readers Poll LGBTQ+ Theater Heroes: Javier Muñoz #edgesf #MusicalWednesdays #TheaterLGBTQHeroes #PlaybillReadersPoll

Throwback Tuesdays Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: 69. JAY-Z, "The Story of O.J." (dir. JAY-Z & Mark Romanek, 2017) A theme of Jay's work of late has been taking stereotypes and tropes about the black community and forcing them right in front of his audience's faces. Seldom has that ever been more clear than in the "O.J." video, which lifts its inspiration from a set of racist Looney Tunes cartoons from the '40s, casting himself and others in blackface and hammering home the message of the song's lyrics through the visual. It's among the best examples of this in his catalog. -- D.R. #edgesf #ThrowbackTuesdays #BillboardCriticPicks

Musical Monday Highlighting the Hottest Broadway Musicals Men of the Past Decade: Philip Rosenberg 2013 Spring show: Pippin at the Music Box Theatre... #edgesf #MusicalMondays #HottestChoirBoys #BroadwayHotness #Timeout2013List

Beautiful day. We have extended 18th street closure hours from 12-8pm. Perfect day to be out.

Weekend Kickoff - Highlighting OUT Magazine’s Power50 LGBT People: Danica Roem In November of last year, when Danica Roem won her race to secure a seat on the Virginia State Legislature, she became the first openly trans candidate to do so anywhere in the United States. Roem’s win proved that other LGBTQ people also have the opportunity not only to run for office, but to win. This year, a record number of queer folks are vying for political positions in the U.S. The Victory F...und has identified more than 400 LGBTQ candidates stepping into the ring this election cycle, with 43 transgender candidates running for political office at all levels across the nation. A true leader among us, Roem made a firm decision to fight, and carried through with tenacity, thus helping to transform the political landscape and ensure better representation. #edgesf #BeardsAndBooze #HappyHourWithFriends #OUTPower50List