For some, Fiesta means parades (“Show me your shoes!”), mock royalty (“Trade you for a medal?”), or food and fun (“Give me a chicken on a stick.”). For others, it’s all about hats. The Fiesta Hat Party in Monte Vista is one of the largest assemblies of San Antonio’s LGBT community you will find before…
Mayor Ivy R. Taylor is cutting it close. On May 9, she is running for reelection and may end up in a runoff against one of her opponents or she may be voted out altogether. On May 13, she will finally present to the City Council her proposal to increase the effectiveness of the city’s…
Jill Rips, deputy director of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, has declined the position of interim executive director after being named to the job last week. Rips got the interim appointment on April 20 after SAAF’s board of directors fired Executive Director David Ewell, who worked at the foundation for 23 years. SAAF spokesperson Regina…
The board of directors of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, under the leadership of President Anne Marie Simmons, has fired Executive Director David Ewell. The termination was effective Monday, April 20. Out In SA learned of the Ewell’s firing from SAAF founder Robert “Papa Bear” Edwards, who forwarded the magazine an email from the board…
“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,…
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…
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,…
San Antonio Mayor Ivy R. Taylor issued a press release at 5:30 p.m. on April 22 in which she apologizes to members of her LGBT advisory committee for statements she’s made disparaging the city’s newly revised nondiscrimination ordinance. However, the mayor’s apology has garnered little sympathy from activists in the LGBT community. On April 21,…
Members of the LGBT advisory committee finally had a meeting with Mayor Ivy R. Taylor on April 21 after waiting since last October to see her. The committee, comprised of Equality Texas community organizer Robert Salcido, LGBT liaison Marsha Warren and trans advocate Ruby Krebs, were appointed last fall to advise the mayor on developing…
Social media lit up with ire for Mayor Ivy R. Taylor on April 20 after the San Antonio Express-News reported she told parishioners at a mayoral candidate forum at Rev. John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church that the nondiscrimination ordinance was a “waste of time.” “Mayor Ivy Taylor may have won points from voters at Cornerstone Church…
