Studio Notes

Leather as Language in Queer Visual Culture

Leather didn’t become part of queer culture because it looked tough. It became part of queer culture because it communicated something. Before Pride floats.Before rainbow branding.Before identity could be declared...

The Hanky Code: A Visual Language You Could Wear

Before apps.Before profile filters.Before anyone could list preferences in a bio. Queer men in bars learned to communicate with color. The hanky code wasn’t a costume trend or a party...

What to Pack for Pride Weekend (Without Overpac...

Pride weekends aren’t single-event trips anymore. They’re multi-day social marathons: daytime marches, rooftop hangs, beach detours, bar crawls, dance floors, afterparties, and whatever happens after the afterparty. Packing for Pride...

Provincetown: The Camp Capital of Pride Summer

There are Pride marches. There are Pride weekends. And then there’s Provincetown. At the very tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown isn’t just a destination during Pride season — it’s an...

Why San Francisco Pride and Folsom Feel Like Di...

If you visit San Francisco Pride in June and return in September for the Folsom Street Fair, it can feel like you’ve stepped into two completely different cities. The crowds overlap.The...

Circuit Party vs Pride March: Two Different Tra...

Pride season contains two traditions that sometimes look similar from the outside — but come from very different cultural roots. One is the Pride march.The other is the circuit party....