Compiled by Sarah Martinez and Jessica Elizarraras of the San Antonio Current and Sam Sanchez of Out In SA. Here’s a list of Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos events sponsored by local LGBT businesses and organizations. From a kid’s costume contest, to a cemetery tour and a decadent Muertos drag show, there’s something for…
LGBT voters can mix their Sunday Funday activities with a trip to the polls to cast their early vote ahead of the November 6 election at the Drag Me to the Polls event slated for October 28 at Luther’s Cafe. The event will include a drag show, rally and a group walk to the polling…
They say loose lips sink ships but in the case of Fiesta Cornyation a bit of tequila “truth serum” led to to revealing the name of the next King Anchovy during the 80th birthday party for Cornyation founder Ray Chavez on October 21 at the Bonham Exchange. A post on the Fiesta Cornyation Facebook page…
Early voting for the November General Election begins on Monday, October 22 and ends Friday, November 2. Voters can cast ballots at the Bexar County Elections Department and at numerous other locations around the city. This year’s election presents a challenge to Bexar County voters who must decide scores of races including governor, U.S. Senator,…
With the November election just around the corner, the Human Rights Campaign has released it’s Congressional Scorecard for the 115th Congress that measures support for LGBTQ equality in Congress. Locally, two San Antonio Congressmen scored 100 on the survey. Congressman Joaquín Castro of District 20 and Congressman Lloyd Doggett of District 35 scored 100 on…
By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune State Rep. Mary González said Wednesday that a Republican colleague who publicly mocked her sexual identity earlier this week has apologized to her. González, a Democrat from Clint, identifies as pansexual — someone who is attracted to other people regardless of gender or sexual identity. On Monday, state Rep.…
Fresh from her appearance at the Carver Center where she premiered her new album, singer Azul Barrientos will grace the stage of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center on October 20 with a concert titled, “Caravana Gitana” (Gypsy Caravan) featuring music of the Romani culture. The Romani, often referred to as Gypsies, have their origins…
The advocates say lawsuits challenging the city’s code prohibiting employers from discriminating against an “individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability” won’t hold up in court. By Matt Zdun, Texas Tribune After two conservative Christian groups filed lawsuits against the city of Austin over the past week challenging…
Ghosts and and goblins will be raising their cocktail glasses extra high this year in celebration of Fiesta Youth’s fifth annual Halloween Hocus Pocus fundraiser on October 20 at the Arbor House Suites in the heart of downtown San Antonio. The Arbor House Suites, the city’s only gay-owned bed and breakfast, consists of four, 125-year-old…
I was 13 when I came out to my mother over the phone. It took what felt like an hour for the words to shape between my teeth and lips but somehow the words fell on the receiver: “I think I’m gay.” I mean, I knew I was gay, but I thought saying “I think”…
