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…
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…
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…
The Mr. Alamo City Leather and Alamo City Bootblack contests were underway at the Mad Marlin Bar on Saturday, February 6 when police and officials from the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission raided the club which is located at 8123 Broadway. According to a report in the Leather Journal, it was about 10:30 p.m., when…
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…
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…
Ruby Resendez is one of three Democrats vying for the office of State Representative District 116 in the March 1 primary. She will face off against Martin Golando, former chief of staff to State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, and Diana Arevalo, secretary of the Bexar County Democratic Party. Resendez has been active in San Antonio’s…
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…
You may recognize Yes Alexander as the vocalist for the indie folk-rock band The Casual Lust, or perhaps through her collaborations with the hip-hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death. (In 2008 Yes Alexander’s vocals were featured on the BSBD album Slow Burning Lights.) But you may also recognize this Brooklyn-based queer singer-songwriter (who’s also…
Launched in 1991 and now established as the city’s most significant HIV/AIDS fundraiser, the Run & Walk for AIDS celebrates the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS while raising much-needed funds for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SAAF). This year, organizers have set a goal to raise $100,000 to help SAAF continue providing its many services to the community, including…
