“Where My Girls At?” 8pm April 25, $3 Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex, 108 Blue Star Pink Leche has become known for his eclectic blend of musical styles–something he calls “Queer Bass.” When he was putting together his latest show, he quickly realized it had turned into a total sausage fest. He asked himself,…
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Quizzing the candidates: Mike and Leticia
Mike and Leticia: Choosing between friends With early voting for the municipal election starting on April 27, Out In SA has winnowed the mayoral race down to the top two candidates in the queer community. Mike Villarreal and Leticia Van de Putte are allies who have put LGBT voters in the position of choosing between…
Thrive Center seeks help with ‘Hedwig’ fundraiser
Update: May 18, 2015 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The Thrive Youth Center for homeless LGBT youth has put out a call for volunteers to help with a fundraising screening of the feature film, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on May 21. In an email sent out earlier this week,…
Join the 2015 CMI LGBT Community Survey
Dear Out In SA readers, We encourage you to take the 9th CMI LGBT Community Survey about your opinions and preferences, from an LGBT perspective. There’s power in our Pride! Participating in this study helps open doors-and minds-around the world, and influences positive changes for our community. Previous surveys have yielded 45,000 respondents from 150 countries!…
Linda Pace Foundation exhibits works by Alejandro Diaz
Alejandro Diaz says his artwork is a “form of social activism.” The New York based artist tackles difficult subject matter through his use of humor and addresses the Mexican American experience in the United States. An exhibition of recent work, It Takes a Village, will be on view at SPACE: Linda Pace Foundation Gallery April…
Texas Association of Business to be honored by Equality Texas
Equality Texas announced on April 9 that they will present the Texas Association of Business with the Vanguard Award which is given annually to an “exemplary business who has demonstrated a commitment to LGBT equality in the state of Texas through fair employee policy and community advocacy.” The award will be presented at the Spirit…
Queer on the range, in Amor sin fronteras
On view until May 31 at San Angel Folk Art Gallery is Amor sin fronteras: The works of Felix D’Eon, an exhibit of small-scale works on paper by Mexico City artist Felix D’Eon. It marks the artist’s first showing here in Texas. The work in Amor sin fronteras depicts gay and lesbian couples throughout history…
More Than Words features Ramirez, Diaz
More Than Words “History of Text in Visual Art” Ruiz-Healy Art 201-A East Olmos Drive ruizhealyart.com April 11 at 1pm, Ruiz-Healy Art will host “History of Text in Visual Art” by guest lecturer Ruben Cordova in conjunction with its current exhibition More Than Words: Text Based Artworks. “We are very excited to have Ruben Cordova,”…
It’s the ‘Ultima Fiesta’ for SAAF’s Webb Party
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s 22nd annual Webb Party on April 17 will be the last to be held during Fiesta San Antonio. After 10 years as an official Fiesta celebration, the event is moving to October next year and will transition into a Halloween party. In keeping with that milestone, this year’s party theme…
La Cage Aux Folles: Still timely (and fun) more than 30 years later
A drag queen and a gay club owner raise their son then face a crisis when the boy grows into a young man who wants to marry into a conservative politician’s family. It could be a story out of today’s headlines. However, it’s the basic plot line of the 32-year-old musical, La Cage Aux Folles,…