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Judge permits depositions in AT&T NDO case

Justin P. Nichols, attorney for a transgender man who says he was fired unjustly from AT&T last year, issued the following statement on November 7. On Wednesday, November 5th, a Bexar County district judge granted Matthew Hileman’s request to put three AT&T employees under oath, and depose them about alleged discrimination which occurred in September

Plea deal in murder of gay man

The San Antonio Express-News is reporting that a man who murdered an out of town visitor he met in a local bar in 2013 accepted a plea deal on November 6. According to police and press reports at the time, Ivan Cruz Aguilar confessed to police that he had murdered Vincent Mark Diaz on December

SAFW 2014: A mixed MODA: Next

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times at the MODA: Next fashion showcase this past Tuesday night, part of the second annual San Antonio Fashion Week 2014. The packed house made it through the monsoon weather to see five of our cities most promising designers. Now, I have a great

Les Ballets Trockadero, 20 percent off

7:30pm Thursday, November 13 Majestic Theatre $23-$88 Click here to make your pixie-dust Trock dreams come true.   The Trocks are coming! The Trocks are coming! Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or the Trocks, as the group is affectionately called, is making its way through San Antonio for one night only November 13. Audiences

Analysis: The 2014 mid-term elections and their impact on LGBT equality

By Dan Graney, Guest Contributor The 2014 midterm elections were essentially a repeat of the 2010 midterms with far worse consequences for Democrats and a progressive agenda. Last night’s GOP sweep resulted in Republican control of the U.S. Senate, the largest Republican majority in the U.S. House in decades and surprising Republican gubernatorial victories in

SAFW 2014: Samantha Plasencia

As the crowd packed into the Museo Alameda Sunday afternoon, anticipation was high for local designer Samantha Plasencia’s show. Some had only recently discovered her talent from her stint on Project Runway; others have been following the 27-year-old since her Incarnate Word days, where she won first place in construction at the Cutting Edge Fiesta

Dignity S.A. sponsors talk by controversial Irish priest

Dignity San Antonio is sponsoring a talk by a controversial Irish priest and author whose views on homosexuality, contraception, celibacy for priests and other topics have nearly gotten him excommunicated. The Rev. Tony Flannery of Galway, Ireland is a popular writer and speaker who publicly questioned church doctrine to the point that in 2012 he

Steamy Sunday Funday with Domingo de Pecado

Domingo de Pecado: A sinful reading by Kórima Press Authors Sunday November 9, 2014 4-6 pm More details here  Put on your best knickers for an afternoon of sex, sin, and storytelling. Kórima Press and Trinity University’s Modern Languages and Literature Department Present Domingo de Pecado: A sinful reading by Kórima Press Authors. Featuring Jesus

Business spotlight: Dermalily

If you’re going to talk about Dermalily, you have to talk about Melissa Valdez. Sure, the owner and operator of the Southtown skincare and waxing studio is wild about skincare, but what she’s truly passionate about is making her clients glow inside and out. As a transgendered Latina business owner, Valdez wanted to create an

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