2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 5 - Close out THEYFRIEND at OASIS by saying goodbye to gender reveals, and hello to gender upheaval!

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 4 - Come to downtown Oakland for a daytime celebration exploring nonbinary liberation with music, art, vendors and community!

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 3 - Dive into an immersive world at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts where nonbinary is the norm, and gender has no limits!

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 2 - Join us at SOMArts for an unapologetic peek inside the lives of neurospicy, disabled, and chronically ill nonbinary performers. 

2024 THEYFRIEND, Day 1 - Get ready for a thrilling night of virtual video performances from nonbinary BIPOC performers exploring mysticism and fantasy!

Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Join us August 15 at the Brava Cabaret for a thrilling night of live performance uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary identity!

Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Join us August 15 at the Brava Cabaret for a thrilling night of live performance uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary identity!

This intimate event featuring nonbinary performers gives a peek inside the creative process and the search for nonbinary belonging. Featuring performances and a panel discussion from Honey Mahogany, Criibaby, and Vin Seaman! Although this event focuses on nonbinary identity, we welcome people of all gender identities to deepen their understandings and enjoy the performances.

Diamond Wave and the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center present THEYFRIEND: Enby Day! A performance and panel celebrating 2024 International Nonbinary People’s Day at the SF Public Library. Join us July 13 for a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to honoring and uplifting nonbinary (enby/enbie) voices as we dive deep into the heart of nonbinary experiences.

Join us for an all AAPI showcase of our spring THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret series featuring Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander multidisciplinary nonbinary artists!

Join us for our April THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret featuring multidisciplinary nonbinary artists!

Join us for the launch of our spring THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret series featuring multidisciplinary nonbinary artists!

We’re closing the THEYFRIEND 2023 Nonbinary Performance Festival with an unforgettable lineup of nonbinary music and performance!

The THEYFRIEND 2023 Nonbinary Performance Festival continues with compelling spoken word, bumping music, and dynamic performance!

Enjoy an extravaganza of sensational videos from national and international nonbinary performers from the comfort of your own couch!

THEYFRIEND 23 day two! Co-hosted by LOTUS BOY & Gothess Jasmine (Austin), featuring Krudas Cubensi, theyfriend, Harddeep Singh, JanpiStar, Ling Ling Super Bloom, Piss E Sissy, & DJ Digital Kitkat!

Join the kickoff event of the 2023 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival with a facilitated discussion and performances featuring local and national nonbinary artists! Panel topics will include “what is nonbinary” as well as the performers’ relationships between their art and identity.

Join us 6/17 at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts for the opening of soft defiance, a collaboratively-curated visual arts exhibition exploring the intersection between softness & queer mental health. The opening, hosted by Kai Kai Bee Michaels includes live performances by drag artists Jota Mercury, Linty, and Panaea; stand up comedian Matthew Beld; and performance duo Vin Seaman & Zackary Forcum.

A Transgender & Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Showcase

Hosted by Vin Seaman and LOTUS BOY

Video from Sydney Scott (Toronto), Syd Franz (NY), Hennessy Williams (Oakland), Cecil Opia (Helsinki), The Living Altar (New Orleans), Christie Blizard (Concord, TX), Evan Spigelman (NY), Moonyeka (Seattle) and more!

In partnership with Brava! for Women in the Arts

Join us for the featured performance of the 2022 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival in San Francisco, co-presented with KQED Live. Hosted by Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman, this sensational showcase of nonbinary performance will include newly commissioned work from this year’s featured performers– Rawiyah Tariq, Sharmi Basu, & Tyler Holmes– as well as video from Evan Spigelman & Moonyeka.

Join the kickoff event of the 2022 THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival with a facilitated discussion and performances featuring local and national nonbinary artists. Hosted by multidisciplinary artist Edgar Fabián Frías, the event will include live performances from musician Andy Guthrie, spoken word poet Alder Duan Hurley, and performance artist Carmina Marquez, as well as video performances from The Living Altar and Christie Blizard.

Happening Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the THEYFRIEND virtual performance salon is a work-in-progress event featuring nonbinary artists Rawiyah Tariq, Sharmi Basu and Tyler Holmes.

With both in person and virtual options, our 2021 THEYFRIEND Festival will take place November 18 & 19 at the Brava Cabaret in San Francisco. As a celebration and uplifting of nonbinary identity, this year's festival will feature three commissioned artists: multidisciplinary artist Edgar Fabián Frías, drag king LOTUS BOY, and musician Peekaboo.

With both in person and virtual options, our 2021 THEYFRIEND Festival will take place November 18 & 19 at the Brava Cabaret in San Francisco. As a celebration and uplifting of nonbinary identity, this year's festival will feature three commissioned artists: multidisciplinary artist Edgar Fabián Frías, drag king LOTUS BOY, and musician Peekaboo.

Our 2021 THEYFRIEND virtual performance salon features developing works by multidisciplinary artist Edgar Fabián Frías, drag king LOTUS BOY, and musician Peekaboo for our upcoming THEYFRIEND festival. This event is by invitation only; if you are interested in attending, please contact Artistic Director Kevin Seaman at kevin@diamond-wave.org.