Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

London police seek 3 men in 2023 death of SF drag queen Heklina

News

Authorities have not released the cause of death. 

Queer San Francisco gives beloved drag queen Heklina a proper sendoff

Culture

The Castro Theatre’s memorial for Heklina shut down the neighborhood as LGBTQ+ luminaries and the community gather for a caustic, tearful goodbye.

San Francisco pays ‘drag laureate’ $55K to be the city’s LGBTQ+ envoy

As the national tide turns against LGBTQ+ visibility, the owner of a famous SoMa drag club will serve an 18-month term as an ambassador for the world’s queerest city.


Heklina’s memorial will effectively shut down the Castro for an entire day

A remembrance at the Castro Theatre for a beloved San Francisco drag icon sold out within minutes, so now it’s going to spill into the entire neighborhood.

Drag legend Heklina to be honored at massive SF memorial

The quasi-dormant Castro Theatre will come alive next month for the celebration of life of a major figure in the city’s drag and nightlife scenes.