Nori Reed isn’t just an Oakland-based comedian and writer — she’s a lifestyle.
Sampson McCormick’s comedy takes on all those things you aren't supposed to talk about in polite company.
Baruch Porras Hernandez has performed all over — from fancy theatres to strip clubs and dark damp caves.
OUR SECOND ANNUAL LIVE EVENT raised nearly $1K for world’s first Trans District
Comedians from across the LGBTQ spectrum shared the mic for Mighty Real 2019 — a night of punch lines for and by queer and trans people of color.
Headliners included Nori Reed, Sampson McCormick, Baruch Porras-Hernandez.
It’s a strange world out there — let’s laugh!
Meet the comedianS >
Thank you for pouring into Mighty Real: A Sketch Variety Show with your laughter, applause, words of encouragement, promotion, and donations.
Free opportunities for BIPOC artists including free tickets and a crash course workshop in Neo-Futurism.
A group of queer creators of color who noticed something missing in entertainment (“what was missing was us”) and they set out to do something about it.
Pre-sale tickets to Mighty Real: A Sketch Variety Show are available now through June 27.
A free Pride Month kick-off and and launch party featuring exclusive live performances from some of our favorite talents.
Cozy up by the fire with a warm drink and bites while being serenaded by these Bay Area songstresses.
Help us transform a private garden space into an after-dark illuminated oasis! Think pumpkin patch meets Burning Man meets Pride.
benefitting compton’s transgender cultural district
The first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Named after the first documented uprising of transgender and queer people in US history, Compton’s Cafeteria Riots of 1966.
About Mighty Real
After several salons addressing sexual identity, family dynamics, religion, coming out, and the weighty experiences tethered to our beautiful queer experience, it was time to just have fun. Read more >
OUR AUDIENCE
Global and multidimensional, some barely drinking-age with folks well into their 70s. About H+Q >
H+Q SALONS
Free and open to queers + allies, our discussions explore queer culture and media representation. Get Involved >
Victoria Monet, Kaytranada, Grace Jones, Chappell Roan, plus the fashion, booze, and food inside San Francisco's popular music festival, Outside Lands.