Here, Queer, and On TV

Before YouTube, Lavender Lounge lit up public access TV with a ’90s queer and trans dance party and groundbreaking show, capturing San Francisco’s first Dyke March and the first official Pride video. Thirty years later, creator Mark Kliem brings rare footage to light, reuniting the original crew with younger generations when queer history is again under attack.

• Release date
• June 19, 2026
• Runtime
• 16 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Cassandra Herrman

Cast

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Mark Kliem Self

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Mike Koch Self

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Joe Labbe Self

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Kathleen Donohue Self

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Rahn Fudge Self

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Jon Ginoli Self

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Shann Carr Self