A grainy, black and white, close-up photo of two people in studded leather gear. One person, with blonde hair and wearing a studded choker and wrist cuff, leans in to kiss or nuzzle the hip of the second person, who is seen from behind. Hands in the foreground, one also in a studded cuff, grip a thick metal chain that loops around the second person.
Credit: bloodsistersthemovie.com

Dyke Night—Best of the Bay 2025 critics pick for Best Gay, Debaucherous Party—takes a trip to the movies this month with a screening of “Bloodsisters: Leather, Dykes And Sadomasochism.”

The 1995 documentary directed by Michelle Handelman covers the lesser-known history of how leatherdykes paved the way for lesbian and trans visibility, turning San Francisco into the ‘90s epicenter of body modification and gender nonconformity.

Consider it “Paris is Burning” for pushy bottoms and macho femmes.

Tickets are $10 for Dyke Night presents: “Bloodsisters” happening Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Sun-Ray Cinema in Tampa.

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This article appears in Nov. 6 – 12, 2025.

Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,...