The evening was billed as a Rainbow Extravaganza, a “gay pride mini vogue ball” held at the Uptown Studio on July 3. However, at around 2:30 a.m., as the event was winding down, the party was raided by police and vice squad who arrested three individuals for selling liquor without a permit and cited the…
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon in late July and we’re sitting in a steaming hot apartment. We moved in a few months ago so we could save enough money to buy our first home, and in the meantime we’re dripping our body weight in sweat. The window unit in the living room fights hard to…
If you have a stomachache, you don’t wait until you have an ulcer to go to the doctor A few months ago, Indiana governor Mike Pence signed the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. People in support of the act, which allows individuals and businesses to cite religious beliefs as a defense when sued by private…
THOU SHALT NOT PUBLICLY TRASH YOUR PARTNER. Ok, there may be about 97 more, but honestly? Those are negotiations, not rules. Who gets the 3AM baby-feeding? Cat-vomit duty? Decides if the toilet paper roll hangs under or over? That’s all part of the relational dance that we have to navigate. But those aren’t the real…
The City of San Antonio on July 2 posted a job opening for a diversity and inclusion officer who would work in the city attorney’s office and would be in charge of administering and managing the activities of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion was created last May 14…
Pride may be over, but the LGBT community and its allies can rest assured that the focus on LGBT events isn’t over just yet: the Queer Queens of Comedy (Poppy Champlin, Vickie Shaw, and Sandra Valls) are gracing San Antonio with their presence this Wednesday and Thursday at the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club. It’s the…
It may seem odd to some to have a wedding on the Fourth of July; it’s Independence Day after all and marriage is often the end of independence. But it makes sense this day, this year–because ever since the June 26 Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the LGBTQ community now has the freedom…
“By being myself, it might impact someone else in a positive way.” In the dawn of a new golden age for LGBTQ people, YouTube vlogger Tyler Oakley has the distinction of being in the right place at the perfect time. Excitement is brewing over the Teen Choice Award-winner’s upcoming live variety show, Tyler Oakley’s Slumber…
In observance of Independence Day and the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, Unity Church of San Antonio will play host to a day of gay and lesbian weddings in a series of ceremonies throughout the July Fourth holiday. Couples wishing to marry at the church must reserve their ceremony ahead of time. On the…
In December 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education on behalf of Virginian 10th grader Gavin Grimm after his school board adopted a bathroom policy that forced him to use the women’s restroom. Grimm is transgender and suffers from gender dysphoria.…
