Leaders and activists in the San Antonio’s are reaching out to the LGBTQ community and advising people to follow the city’s health guidelines to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Additionally they are also raising funds to help those in need and in support of local LGBTQ businesses. On March 31, over 50 community organizations…
Critics Say Trump’s Ban on Trans People in the Armed Forces Doesn’t Reflect Reality of Military Life
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. Until Donald Trump tweeted out his plans to ban transgender troops from entering the military, Tech Sgt. Jamie Hash never felt unwelcome during her eight years in the U.S. Air Force. Indeed, when she informed her supervisor in June 2016 of her pending transition, the response was supportive…
Local Gender Affirmation Project Will Assist with Updating of ID’s
A partnership of three organizations will begin offering gender marker and name change clinics that will help gender nonconforming individuals update their government ID cards, driver’s licenses and other documents to align with how they identify. The program, dubbed the Gender Affirmation Project, is being organized by Pride Center San Antonio in conjunction with the…
Pride Center Hires Community Empowerment Coordinator
Pride Center San Antonio has hired it’s first-ever employee, a community empowerment coordinator who will help organize programming, services and outreach to the city’s LGBTQ community. The Center’s new hire, Lex Loro, has over six years experience of supporting LGBTQ and disabled youth through sexual health education, social justice advocacy, and training assistance. As a…
Transgender Awareness Forum Scheduled in Advance of Premier of Opera ‘As One’
Since its New York premiere in 2014, Laura Kaminsky’s chamber opera As One has earned significant buzz while challenging the often-overstuffed confines of opera itself. Counted by Opera America as “the most produced new opera in North America” and dubbed by the Los Angeles Times as “the every(wo)man transgender opera,” it employs a minimalist cast…
2018 In Review: Top 10 Local LGBT News Stories
1) Judge Rules Man Indicted in Death of Trans Woman Can Go Free Mark Daniel Lewis was indicted for manslaughter last year by a Bexar County grand jury for the death of Kenne McFadden, a local transgender woman, after he admitted to pushing her into the San Antonio River and failing to help her, thus…
Mayor to Participate in Town Hall on City’s Culture of Health Prize and LGBTQ Resiliency Study
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will be a special guest at a town hall on October 30 that will feature presentations and a panel discussion about two programs being underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Culture of Health Prize and the San Antonio LGBTQ Resiliency Study. This year, San Antonio received its second…
Watch: SA LGBTQ Resiliency Research Group Begins Interviews
The team involved in conducting a three-year research project on the resilience of LGBTQ people in San Antonio has begun interviewing members of the community. The three researchers, Robert Salcido, Jr., executive director of Pride Center San Antonio; Dr. Phillip Schnarrs, assistant professor of kinesiology, health, and nutrition at the University of Texas at San…
Study of Resiliency in San Antonio’s LGBTQ Community Enters Next Phase
Last September, three professionals from San Antonio were chosen to conduct a research project with the theme, “Building a Stronger Community: Resilience Among LGBTQ People in South Texas.” This week, that team announced their study was moving into the next phase, one that involves interviewing community members. The trio from San Antonio is one of…
Applications for Mayor’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee Now Being Accepted
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced on February 23 that his office is accepting applications for his LGBTQ Advisory Committee. The announcement was made via Maria Luisa Cesar, the mayor’s deputy communications director who also serves as his liaison to the LGBTQ community. The application, which is available at this link, was developed by a…