The Thrive Youth Center for homeless LGBT youth is observing its first anniversary on March 24 with a fundraiser featuring a screening of “A Road to Home,” a documentary that highlights the problem of LGBT homelessness. One year ago, Thrive Youth Center and Haven for Hope initiated a partnership to serve homeless LGBT youth ages…
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Kids of All Ages Love Annual Easter Egg Hunt
LGBT families, some with pets in tow, will descend upon Olmos Basin Park on March 20 for an afternoon of hot dogs, burgers, games, an Easter egg hunt and a visit by the Easter Bunny. The event, the 4th Annual LGBTQ Community Easter Egg Hunt, is organized by Pride Center SA’s Pride Families, a social…
The Little Charity Birthday Party That Could
Activist Ana Alicia Perez is telling her friends (and the community) to ditch the presents and instead bring a donation for Pride Center San Antonio or Mujeres Unidas when they come to her birthday party on March 5. This is the sixth year Perez has had a birthday fundraiser. Over the years, she’s accepted donations…
Luminaria Returns with ‘Take Two’ Programming
The torrential storms last October may have put a damper on the 2015 incarnation of Luminaria, but they weren’t enough to keep the two-day art festival’s commissioned pieces and performances under wraps for too long. Four months later, Luminaria Take Two returns to light up San Antonio’s River North neighborhood with multimedia celebrations at the San Antonio Museum…
LGBT Couples May Join Valentine’s Mass Weddings at Courthouse
Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that made marriage equality legal, this will be the first year same-sex couples will be able to participate in the mass weddings held annually at the Bexar County Courthouse on Valentine’s Day. To mark the occasion, activist Rene Orozco is organizing a Love Wins march from Milam…
Law Firm Slates Marriage Equality ‘Town Hall’
The law firm of de la Riva & Associates invites the community to a “Town Hall on Marriage Equality” at their offices on Saturday, February 27. The event, which is hosted in partnership with Bethany East PR & Management, the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Great Lawyers Association, will feature a panel…
On and Off “Fred” Returns to the Deco District
Public artist Rolando Briseño was visiting Cuernavaca, Mexico, several years ago when he found inspiration for a work of art while standing on the balcony of a friend’s home, overlooking the street scenes below. Sticking to his signature symbol of tables and tablecloths, he hired models from the local art school and positioned two males…
San Antonio Aids Foundation (SAAF) Offers Free HIV Testing on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Since 1999, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day has been observed on February 7 to educate and bring awareness to members of the community who may currently be living with HIV, and those who are most at risk of contracting the virus. This year’s theme is “I Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper, Fight HIV/AIDS!” According to…
Las Tesoros Come Together This Weekend at Esperanza
In the 1950’s Rita Vidaurri, Beatriz Llamas, Blanca Rodriguez and the late Perla Tapatia each carved out successful careers for themselves as singers and entertainers touring throughout the US and Latin America. The four women thrived in a business and era dominated by sexism, racism, and homophobia. In 2006, the four women came together for…
Annual ‘Vagina Monologues’ readings raise funds and awareness
The Rape Crisis Center, in partnership with P.E.A.C.E. Initiative and the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter, will present their ninth annual staged readings of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” Organizers of the San Antonio production emphasize it is being staged to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the organizations involved. All the actresses are community…