Activists from San Antonio are representing the city’s LGBT community at political campaign training provided this summer by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute and Yale University. Robert Salcido, who works as the San Antonio field organizer for Equality Texas and sits on the boards of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Pride Center SA and…
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SA gay couple featured in marriage equality campaign
An article in the San Antonio Current reports that San Antonio couple Brad Veloz and Mike Rodríguez are featured in a new Freedom to Marry television ad that’s part of a “Familia es Familia” campaign targeting the Latino community. The Current says the ads will be launched “in a handful of Texas cities, including San…
Fiesta Frenzy raises funds for Children’s Room at courthouse
Greg Hinojosa, one of the organizers of Fiesta Frenzy, along with attorney Rosie Gonzalez, were on hand June 2 at the presentation of a check for $2,500 to help provide upgrades to the Children’s Room at the Bexar County Courthouse. The Children’s Room is a waiting area for kids who must make court appearances in…
Market Square to host ‘Family Pride’ event
The City of San Antonio’s Department of Culture and Creative Development and the Parks and Recreation Department are sponsoring the first annual SA Family Pride Fair on Saturday, June 6 at Historic Market Square. The event will be a kick off to Pride Month which is observed worldwide during the month of June. It also…
Nonprofit recalls memory of gay dad’s daughter
Memorial Day brings sad memories for Jerry V. Pierce. Three years ago his 11-year-old daughter, Madison Rose, was riding in an ATV with her then-12-year-old brother Quinnton and his friend when it flipped over in the pasture of their home in Valley Mills, Texas, killing her and injuring the two boys. All three kids had…
SA Public Library celebrates Pride Month
The San Antonio Public Library is observing Pride Month with a series of events that focuses on different aspects of LGBT life. This is the fifth year the library has presented the series. A statement on the library’s web site explains the aim of the month-long observance, “The Pride events planned in June are a…
Adkisson endorses Taylor for mayor
LGBT voters in San Antonio were stunned on May 21 when they learned of an email being circulated by former County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Tommy Adkisson saying he would endorse Mayor Ivy Taylor in the runoff election. The email was brief and to the point in announcing the mid-day press conference on the steps…
An ‘Out Loud’ fashion event
The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and Sanford Brown College are putting on a unique fashion show on May 29 at La Villita to create awareness around HIV testing and knowing your status. The show, titled Fashion Out Loud, was created in partnership with the City of San Antonio and Sanford Brown College…
With budget vote, mayor’s NDO proposal passes
Mayor Ivy R. Taylor’s proposal to create a Department of Diversity and Inclusion and hire a human relations liaison to run it became reality on May 14 when the City Council approved the measure as part of the city budget. The proposal, designated Item 16 in the budget, was among other items on the consent…
City’s human relations liaison is named at council budget meeting
City Manager Sheryl Sculley has named the person who will run the mayor’s proposed Department of Diversity and Inclusion. The announcement came during a budget discussion at the City Council’s B Session on May 13. The position of human relations liaison will be filled by Claryssa Cortez who, according to Sculley, currently works in the…