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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 01/10/2026

Today is the regular deadline for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2027, get your film submitted and be ready to join the fun in March. Fun fact: today's featured queer space is the old Portland YMCA, epicenter of the 1912 Portland Vice Scandal that led to stricter sodomy laws and prosecutions.

A child sits with their doll in front of the Portland YMCA. The text reminds the reader that Jane has something important to do--submit to Tag!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 28/09/2026

The regular deadline for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2027 is October 1. We are probably easier to get into than Berghain but not if you don't submit! Find us at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf so you can see your film on the big screen at the Clinton @cstpdx.bsky.social in March! #lgbtqia #queerfilm #festival

A child sits in a wagon at the entrance to Berghain. The text reminds the reader that it's no time to sit because the main deadline is here and you don't get in unless you try.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 20/09/2026

Come join the game! The main deadline for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2027 is October 1 and we can't wait to see your work! Submit at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf today!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 18/09/2026

The main deadline for the 2027 edition of Tag! Queer Shorts Festival is coming up in just under 2 weeks and we'd love to see your work. Submit at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf and join us next March at the Clinton Street Theater @cstpdx.bsky.social!

Children from the Dick and Jane series frolic with a puppy in front of the Clinton Street Theater. The text says "Hurry, Dick, hurry! Run, Jane, run! The main deadline is near!" with the URL for Tag! on FilmFreeway.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 25/08/2026

Tag! Queer Shorts Festival has a new award category this year, the Radical Futures Student Film prize sponsored by the Portland State University Queer Resource Center! What is your queer vision for a world free of patriarchy, heteronormativity and exploitation? Submit today, filmfreeway.com/tagqsf!

Children play in front of a scene of a girl winding up a mechanical man. The texts says "The future can be magical. Help us imagine it!"

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 15/08/2026

Today's the early deadline for the 2027 edition of Tag! Queer Shorts Festival. You won't want to miss our best discount on this chance to join us at the Clinton or win one of the awards from Milagro, the Quest Center @questcenter.bsky.social , the PSU Queer Resource Center or Grand Gesture!

A hen chases chicks. The text urges filmmakers to submit films for today's early deadline.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 10/08/2026

The early deadline for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2027 is upon us! Submit your film by August 15 for the best discount on our already super-accessible fees.

Dick and Jane have let their hens and chicks run and play in a retro-looking scene from the Castro. The text states the August 15 early bird deadline and gives the submission link, filmfreeway.com/tagqsf

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 22/07/2026

The erotic/porn block came roaring back for the 2026 season and regained its spot as one of our most popular programs. Get your kinky queer film to us today for the 2027 program! filmfreeway.com/tagqsf @cstpdx.bsky.social

A man in uniform stands over a kneeling guy in work clothes on the back patio of the Portland Eagle. The caption says "Daddy likes to play too." and the text invites filmmakers to submit their kinky queer shorts to FilmFreeway.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 09/07/2026

Tag! Queer Shorts Festival is leaning into cute and playful images for this year's design theme featuring the pre-war friends and family of Dick and Jane (of Elson-Gray reader fame). But in case there's any doubt... Tag! is still unapologetically antifa.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 07/07/2026

What a great first week of submissions! Let's keep 'em coming! ¿Sabías que hay un premio para directores latines/hispanes patrocinado por Milagro? ¡Envíanos tu corto hoy!

Dick and Jane play tag in front of Centro Milagro with text announcing submissions for the festival and the Hispane/Latine prize sponsored by milagro.org

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 01/07/2026

Submissions for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2027: You're It are now open at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf! Come play with us at the Clinton Street Theater next spring. We are probably easier to get into than Berghain? @cstpdx.bsky.social

Dick and Jane play tag in front of Berghain. Text informs that submissions to Tag! are now open at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 25/06/2026

Submissions begin in just one week! Read the 2027 official Call for Submissions at tagqsf.org/call-2027 and head over to filmfreeway.com/tagqsf to send us your film! We need you to come play with us at the Clinton in March, 2027! @cstpdx.bsky.social

Dick and Jane play tag in front of the Clinton St. Theater. The text reads "You're It" and invites directors to read the official call for submissions at tagqsf.org/call-2027

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 15/06/2026

Hey everyone, it's been a minute! But we've got news... Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2027 will be March 20-21 at the Clinton Street Theater! Stay tuned for submission info, it's coming soon on filmfreeway.com/tagqsf.

An illustration shows vintage characters Dick and Jane playing tag in front of the Clinton Street Theater. The text says to save March 20-21, 2027 for the next Tag! Queer Shorts Festival.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 16/04/2026

What a program! Thanks to all involved including our review team, community collaborators, Events & Film, and our great audience. The biggest thanks go to the Clinton St. Theater and the amazing creators who shared their films. Thank you and follow us on filmfreeway.com/tagqsf for 2027 submissions!

Tag! logos and 2027 GET UP program graphics along with text thanking Quest, Milagro, Grand Gesture, Dots, Events & Film, the Clinton, audience and filmmakers.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 12/04/2026

Tag! QSF is heading into its second and last day, get a taste of all the queer genres we receive at 4pm and stay for the regional showcase at 7! A big THANKS to yesterday's participants and especially the great crowd at our adult block!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 06/04/2026

Finally, a huge thanks to Portland Events & Film for their grant funding and the whole team at the Clinton Street Theater for all the work they do behind the scenes to make this festival happen. Thanks @cstpdx.bsky.social !

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 06/04/2026

The union team at full-service printing and marketing company Morel Ink did a great job on this year's printed materials and we're excited for our Sunday mixer at Dots Cafe where they're whipping up drink specials just for us!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 06/04/2026

Tag! would like to thank our collaborators, sponsors, and vendors as we head into festival week. Much gratitude goes to our award sponsors @questcenter.bsky.social , @grandgesturebooks.bsky.social and Milagro!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 31/03/2026

Tag! is not a gay festival, it was intentionally trans inclusive since day 1 and one post won't hold all the trans content from our 2026 festival. Join us on April 11-12 to celebrate the work of transgender directors, actors, and producers! Scroll down to Tag! at cstpdx.com! @cstpdx.bsky.social

Two people hide out in a public toilet in Intercambio

A teen contemplates identity in their bedroom in Part of the Band

A trans-inclusive spontaneous party erupts in the restroom in Sorority

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 30/03/2026

Want to get to know the Tag! festival creators better? Swing by Division/Clinton neighborhood favorite Dots Café at 2:00pm on April 12 (before the Queer Styles program). Grab a drink or a tasty treat from the special Sunday food menu and meet the visiting directors, producers and crew!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 28/03/2026

Tag! Queer Shorts Festival is Antifa and we incorporated historic and modern street art condemning fascism and its manifestations like ICE in this year's publicity (like this sticker from 1980s Germany). Join us in solidarity today however you're able, let's turn back the tide of authoritarianism. ✊

Festival feature background with triangle and crushed swastika; text says "Tag! is Antifa, No Kings 3.28.2026"

Historic sticker from 20th century anti-Nazi queer group with text in German: Stop the brown shirts. Gays and Lesbians against Nazis.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 27/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? Filmmakers from around the country draw on Portland talent for acting and production support like in Ahuatl Amaro's Mean Goals. It's in our closing block on April 12, 7pm at the Clinton! Tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site

Tenoch banters with another player on the sidelines at the soccer field.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 27/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings local talent to the big screen. Two friends make a plan to let their neurodivergent/non-binary selves shine in Unmasking from Aubree Bernier-Clarke. April 12, 7pm at the Clinton! cstpdxtickets.square.site

Bird and Bes sit across from each other in a diner booth with padded seats.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 27/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings local talent to the big screen. Hayes Tufts brings a unique twist to a "meet the parents" scenario in A Seat at the Table, see it at 7pm April 12 at the Clinton! Tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site @cstpdx.bsky.social

Ben reassures his date on the doorstep of his family's home.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 26/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings regional talent to the big screen you shouldn't miss! Returning director Gerald Blanchard explores memory and loss encoded in the objects we keep in Ornaments. April 12, 7pm! @horrorslumberparty.bsky.social

A still life of small white and blue porcelain vessels piled together with a promotional button.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 26/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings regional talent to the big screen you shouldn't miss! Danica struggles to find their own plot line in Controlling the Narrative by Eva Moss, it's at 7pm on April 12, tix at cstpdxtickets.square.site @cstpdx.bsky.social

Danica, dressed in white, has a serious conversation at the table.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 25/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings regional talent to the big screen. Bachelorx party night triggers doubts in A Wedding to Diego from Miracle Valenzuela Everett. Catch it at 7pm, April 12! Tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @cstpdx.bsky.social

The spouse-to-be, dressed with a tiara, unburdens at their bachelorx party.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 25/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings regional talent to the big screen. Blue is surprised by what eternal damnation is really like in Baby Boudwin's animated short, Hell is Cool. It at 7pm on April 12 at the Clinton, tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site!

The Grim Reaper offers a welcoming gesture at the entrance to Hell.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 24/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings regional talent to the big screen. Portland favorite G Chesler brings us Mickaela: Connection | Isolation, a special episode of the feature doc on covid's impact on trans lives. Tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site !

Mickaela is caught mid-dance with one arm raised.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 24/03/2026

What did your neighbors make for Tag! 2026? The Tagging Cascadia program brings regional talent to the big screen. Come check out Room for the Rest by BC director Angelika Padberg and see how Leo navigates awkward spaces. April 12, 7pm, tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @cstpdx.bsky.social

Leo stands in the restroom with a pained expression.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 18/03/2026

Tag! Queer Shorts Festival doesn't seek corporate sponsors, we seek partnerships with organizations that share the goal of promoting the artistic voices of those who are too often silenced. We're honored to partner with Latino arts organization Milagro on the Hispane/Latine Creativity Award!

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 18/03/2026

Tag! gives you a taste of queer shorts genres in the Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm. The beautifully theatrical narrative KOKUHAKU comes from Adrià Guxens, winner of the Milagro Hispane/Latine Creativity Award. Don't miss it! cstpdxtickets.square.site @adriaguxens.bsky.social

Kuni Tomita's head and shoulders are visible in traditional white theatrical makeup and long white hair against a black backdrop.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 18/03/2026

Tag! gives you a taste of queer short genres in the Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm. Director Kenzo di Maggio collaborates with cinematographer and writer Hugo Margaron on La sève sous ta langue, an emotive and intellectual adaptation of Genet's Un chant d'amour. cstpdxtickets.square.site

A black and white image of the silhouette of a man behind a sheet of plastic in a warehouse space.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 17/03/2026

There is something for everyone in Tag! 2026. Where Are You From features musician Naavikaran and her South Asian futurist style. Directed by Steven Vickery, it's in the Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm. Tickets are available at cstpdxtickets.square.site, get yours today! @cstpdx.bsky.social

Naavikaran rests a large basket of flower garlands on her head

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 17/03/2026

There's something for everyone at Tag! 2026! If experimental spoken word is your vibe, you'll want to see In Due Time, an intimate reflection by Rayshaun Sandlin. It's in the Queer Styles program, April 12, 4pm! Tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site

Rayshaun rests against a white background in dark clothes, hand behind the head and eyes closed.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 16/03/2026

There's something for everyone at Tag! 2026. Movement-based shorts are a favorite for us and this year we have Anything With A Switch, an experimental dance and spoken word film from Charli Brissey. April 12, 4pm at the Clinton, tix at cstpdxtickets.square.site! Sample all the genres at Tag!

Double exposure of a curly-haired person dancing in front of a white curtain.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 16/03/2026

Get a taste of all the genres Tag! gets every year in our Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm! Ash Hingston brings the story of trans Irish/pole dancer Hayden in the short doc Dance Like Everyone's Watching. Get your tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @cstpdx.bsky.social #documentary #lgbtq

Hayden dances on a pole in high heels bathed in purple light.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 15/03/2026

Our Queer Styles program gives you a taste of the many genres of queer short film. A butch lesbian confronts her young Catholic self in The D Word, animation from Mya Van Dyk. Don't miss this and the other great shorts on April 12, 4pm at the Clinton! Tix on sale now at cstpdxtickets.square.site !

A butch lesbian stands on the street silently while her younger self berates her.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 15/03/2026

Our Queer Styles program gives you a taste of the many genres of queer short film. Merlyn learns self acceptance in the stop-motion short MERLYN'S BEARD from Almudena Zúñiga. It's showing April 12, 4pm at the Clinton, get tickets today at cstpdxtickets.square.site! #lgbtq #animation #filmfestival

Merlyn looks into a mirror, dismayed about the soap bubble beard on his face.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 14/03/2026

Tag! has something for everyone! Get a taste of the many genres we get every year in the Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm. Animation comes in many forms, check out the hand-drawn look of Canvas from Max van Wijgerden. Why not get a festival pass!? cstpdxtickets.square.site @cstpdx.bsky.social

A yellow cartoon figure stitches up top surgery scars with pink thread.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 14/03/2026

Tag! has something for everyone! The Queer Styles program offers a taste of queer shorts genres on April 12, 4pm. Horror is big in queer film! Dawn and Hayden have an encounter in Lesbian Vampyres from Outter Space from Jules Robinson. Tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @cstpdx.bsky.social

Lesbian vampires face each other in a club bathed in red/magenta light.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 14/03/2026

Tag! has something for everyone! The Queer Styles program offers a taste of queer shorts genres on April 12, 4pm. Shy lesbian Khris navigates desire and shame in the narrative Pink Oz's from returning director Tierra Frost. Get your tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site! #lgbtqia #filmfestival

A close-up of young Black lesbian Khris engaged in an intense conversation.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 13/03/2026

Tag! has something for everyone! Get a taste of the many genres we get every year in the Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm. Robby Kendall returns with another comedy short from his (Un)Free Will series⸺The Confession. Get your tickets today at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @cstpdx.bsky.social

Two angels dressed in white have a tense conversation beneath stained glass windows.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 13/03/2026

Tag! has something for everyone! Get a glimpse of the many genres we get every year in the Queer Styles program on April 12, 4pm. Closeted and stuck with homophobic friends, Ramona discovers a new world in The King, a narrative drama from Mirene Castelltort. Tix at cstpdxtickets.square.site !

Ramona steps on to the stage in drag king attire with a painted beard and mustache.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 12/03/2026

On-screen sex is back at Tag! Queer Shorts Festival this year and yes, we have reasons....

Let's talk about sex at Tag! Queer Shorts Festival

Tag! is again including explicit, non-simulated sex in the main festival. The selection is designed to reinforce a particular set of values...

Enthusiastic consent, gender inclusiveness, body positivity, ethnic/racial diversity, mindful of objectification

Our intention is to destigmatize sex work, de-exotify the was queer people engage sexually, and celebrate the expansive nature of human sexuality without shame.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 12/03/2026

J London and Johnny Castro really show how to Get Up, Get Off in this CrashPad special from @avalaprima.bsky.social. It's the Best Erotic Short Award winner sponsored by Grand Gesture Books!!! April 11, 7pm at the Clinton; tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site @cstpdx.bsky.social @jizlee.bsky.social

Blindfolded J London is topped by Johnny Castro, the photo has the Best Erotic Short laurels in the top left corner.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 12/03/2026

Who's making their mark at Tag! 2026? Meet the Camera from Shine Louise Houston explores the interplay of subject, camera, and audience in an erotic photo shoot. Catch the whole Get Up, Get Off program April 11, 7pm. Tix at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @shinelouise.bsky.social @cstpdx.bsky.social

The head and shoulders of a blond woman, head tilted back with an expression of pleasure as she is caressed from behind by a pair of hands and arms on her breasts.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 12/03/2026

Who's making their mark at Tag! 2026? Returning director and actor Ryan Rox explores multiple dimensions of post-op sex for a trans woman and a man from her past in Not Exactly Strangers. See it in the Get Up, Get Off program April 11, 7pm. Bring ID! cstpdxtickets.square.site @cstpdx.bsky.social

The head and shoulders of a man sitting in a filled bathtub wearing nothing but necklaces.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 11/03/2026

Who's making their mark at Tag! 2026? Returning director Matías Leiva brings a surrealist aesthetic to cruising in El bosque me habló sobre ti (The Forest Told Me About You) in our Get Up, Get Off program. Get your tickets at cstpdxtickets.square.site! #cruising #queerfilm #lgbtqia

A man in a tank top stands on a dark street bathed in magenta light.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival @tagqsf.org · 11/03/2026

Who's making their mark in Tag! 2026? Daddy visits Bangkok in the award-winning Daddylove from director Henry Baker @slider6.bsky.social. This hot gay adventure is in our Get Up, Get Off program on April 11, 7pm. Get tickets today at cstpdxtickets.square.site! @cstpdx.bsky.social #gaysex #gayporn

An older man kisses a younger man wearing a baseball cap.

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