Fresh off her appearance on season seven of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Orlando’s Ginger Minj is starring as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in this year’s production of the Woodlawn Theatre’s The Rocky Horror Show. We spoke with Minj over the phone about her time on Drag Race, a new album in the works and how she plans to spend…
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Austin’s Stargayzer Festival returns with smaller format in second year
Austin’s Stargayzer Festival returns for its second year October 15-17. The festival takes place across three different downtown venues (Elysium, The North Door, Cheer Up Charlie’s) and brings together some of the most talented LGBTQ artists and performers from Austin and across the country. “It’s a really unique LGBTQ event and everyone should come and…
Fiesta Youth’s Halloween Hocus Pocus nears sellout
Organizers of Fiesta Youth’s second annual Halloween Hocus Pocus fundraiser announced this week that tickets for co-hosts are sold out and remaining general admission tickets are going fast for the October 24 party. The co-host tickets sold for $75 and included recognition as a co-host on party invites, early entry and a private pumpkin carving…
The Midtown Men bring ’60s stylings to San Antonio
“It is Broadway-quality talent singing the hits of the ’60s.” The original performers from Broadway’s Jersey Boys are back, and you can catch them at the Tobin Center for a limited engagement. Broadway fans can expect the entertainers of Broadway’s three-season success to perform what critics are calling a 1960s hit with a modern twist.…
The importance of Latino AIDS Awareness Day in SA
The observance of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on October 15 is reminder that while Hispanics represent 16 percent of the population, they account for 21 percent of new HIV infections in the US. In San Antonio, where the Hispanic population is about 63 percent, the effort to raise awareness is especially important. The theme…
Coming Out Day celebration coming to Mission Marquee
The San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce is planning to celebrate the the 27th anniversary of National Coming Out Day on October 10 at Mission Marquee Plaza on the city’s Southeast Side. National Coming Out Day is observed annually to raise awareness of the importance of “coming out” — a process of disclosing one’s sexual…
Dixie Longate mixes comedy, drag, and Tupperware at the Tobin
Since her early days entertaining “straight Republican white women” in Orange County living rooms, wayward Southern belle Dixie Longate—an over-the-top drag character created by writer/actor Kris Andersson—has earned comparisons to Dame Edna and emerged as an unlikely ambassador for Orlando-based Tupperware Brands Corp. Putting an unapologetically trashy spin on the Tupperware-party format, Andersson’s signature show (touring…
LGBT LULAC Council to honor three at afternoon gala
The Orgullo de San Antonio LGBT LULAC Council 22198 will bestow three awards at its Tardeada de Orgullo (An Afternoon Celebration of Pride) on October 11 at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. According to their press release, the LGBT LULAC Council “exists to establish open and positive communication between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and…
Ricky Martin brings his One World Tour to the Freeman
From holding it down as a member of Menudo to 1999’s breakout with “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” from Spanish to English, from singing and dancing to acting, philanthropy with The Ricky Martin Foundation, and even publishing an autobiography—a New York Times Best Seller in 2010—Ricky Martin, siempre el chulito, has had one hell of a…