Mayor Ivy Taylor lost the support of SA’s gay community in 2013 when, as a councilmember representing District 2, she voted against expanding the NDO to include LGBTQ protections. She doubled down on that position in this year’s mayoral race, but she won the election nonetheless, and it wasn’t without the help of her LGBTQ…
A man who in 2013 brought a federal lawsuit against Williamson County, Texas after he was asked questions about his views on abortion and same-sex marriage during a job interview is finally headed for trial. In March 2013, Robert Lloyd was one of five applicants interviewed for the Precinct 3 constable position in Williamson County.…
Thanks to the efforts of Whitley—a self-described survivor of a tough West Texas childhood—and her small but dedicated team, San Antonio is one of the few cities in the U.S. to offer shelter and support to homeless LGBTQ youth, who are often homeless precisely because they have been rejected or persecuted by family and peers.…
Judge Ron Rangel of the 379th Criminal District Court will be one of three award recipients at the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio’s Award Presentation and Comedy Show on September 26 at The Playhouse. The judge will receive the Political Advocacy Award, which is given annually to “an elected or appointed official who has made…
“I figure my way to maintain our family’s history and legacy is to do what I do.” After living in Los Angeles and New York and working as a model, ballet dancer and hair stylist, San Angelo native Leighton Whittington found his calling as a fashion designer. Presented to the public in September of 2014…
We surveyed local LGBTQ leaders to come up with our 2015 Most Influential list: 16 individuals who made particularly notable contributions to our community in the past 18 months. We’re going to roll them out one at a time at outinsa.com this month, or you can get the entire list all at once by picking up our…
“San Antonio was and is being built by the hands of women. I dreamt up the vision for this show because of a longing I have for these women to be honored and showcased in the elegance and rawness of photography,” says Anel Flores, lesbian artist, author, and co-curator of the upcoming photography exhibit Women…
The LGBT community is mourning the death of two of San Antonio’s most popular drag performers leaving many stunned at the loss. Torrance Cheeves, who performed under the stage name of Mrs. Whoochie, was found dead at his home on the East Side on August 26. According to news reports, the Bexar County medical examiner…
It is a choice to identify yourself by what you can do rather than by what you cannot do. There was absolutely nothing that could have prepared me for the act of giving birth to my daughter. Regardless of the time spent constantly reading information about pregnancy, continuing my exercise through dancing, attending baby showers,…
When my 11th-grader confessed one night at dinner that he was not ready for college and wanted to join the military instead, I was thrown. We hear those stories about the day we have to send our grown kids off into the world. With most of my friends, it is usually about…
