About the Film
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published. AHEAD OF THE CURVE traces the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early ‘90s to the present day through the story of Franco’s founding of Curve magazine. Decades later, as her legacy faces extinction and she reassesses her life after a disabling injury, she sets out to understand work being led by queer Women of Color today. The film features Andrea Pino-Silva,Kim Katrin, Denice Frohman, Amber Hikes, Jewelle Gomez, Melissa Etheridge, and Lea DeLaria, and the score is composed by the legendary Meshell Ndegeocello.
Event Run of Show
6:00 p.m. | Networking & Concessions Open
6:45 p.m. | Film Begins
8:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion
9:00 p.m. | Event Concludes
Movie Trailer
Additional Free Event: Sunday | October 13 | Pearl Bar Houston
We invite you to join our special event on October 13 at Pearl Bar in Houston, Texas. We’ll be collecting your copies of Curve magazine and recording your oral histories to kick off the Curve archive as part of the LGBTQ+ History Research Collection at the University of Houston Libraries. So bring your issues of Curve or Deneuve, and you’ll snag some awesome free swag!
But that’s not all! We’re thrilled to announce that Texas State Representative Ann Johnson will join us as a special guest! And get ready for some fun with:
- Delicious bites from Sloan Rinaldi, a fourth-generation Houston Pitmaster and chef from Netflix's Barbecue Showdown (Season 3)
- Lesbian trivia to test your knowledge
- A fabulous Drag King performance!
When: October 13, 2024 at 3:00-7:00pm
Where: Pearl Bar, Houston, Texas
Free to the public with RSVP
Where: Pearl Bar, Houston, Texas
Free to the public with RSVP
RSVP HERE: tinyurl.com/curvemag
This is a free event, but we’d love any donations to strengthen our efforts! Consider making a tax-deductible donation today.
This gathering wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our partners: Airbnb, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, Pearl Bar, Texas Q, and University of Houston Libraries.
Tanner Williams
tannerwilliams@gmail.com
713.228.7373