LezRideSA is accepting applications from local LGBT youth organizations for two $500 Fun Activity Grants it will award this summer. The grants will be used by the youth organizations to promote or sponsor healthy activities like dance, sports, hiking, cycling and team building events. Underwriting for the grants is being provided by several organizations including…
Thrive Center Marks First Year with Documentary Screening
The Thrive Youth Center for homeless LGBT youth is observing its first anniversary on March 24 with a fundraiser featuring a screening of “A Road to Home,” a documentary that highlights the problem of LGBT homelessness. One year ago, Thrive Youth Center and Haven for Hope initiated a partnership to serve homeless LGBT youth ages…
Kids of All Ages Love Annual Easter Egg Hunt
LGBT families, some with pets in tow, will descend upon Olmos Basin Park on March 20 for an afternoon of hot dogs, burgers, games, an Easter egg hunt and a visit by the Easter Bunny. The event, the 4th Annual LGBTQ Community Easter Egg Hunt, is organized by Pride Center SA’s Pride Families, a social…
Feds Send SA Trans Man to Women’s Prison
Out In SA has learned that a transgender man from San Antonio has been placed in a women’s federal prison even though he legally changed his name and gender marker before his imprisonment. Celvin Anthonie Carrillo, 31, was sentenced last year to serve 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants into…
Trinity Professor is Finalist for Lambda Literary Award
An associate professor at Trinity University in San Antonio has been chosen as a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. Amy L. Stone, associate professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University and her collaborator, Jaime Cantrell, a visiting assistant professor of English at the University of Mississippi, were chosen as finalists for their book,…
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber Certifies First SA Business
A gay-owned San Antonio business has become the first in the city to be certified by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce as an LGBT Business Enterprise, giving it an opportunity to take advantage of contracting opportunities with other certified, equality-minded companies. With the certification, Forbrich & Associates, LLC of San Antonio is…
Emerald Ball Burlesque Show to Benefit Pride Center
Performers for the fifth annual Emerald Ball at Heat Nightclub are busy readying wigs, gowns and spangles for their March 13 fundraiser benefiting Pride Center San Antonio. The burlesque drag show will feature the talents of performers, Remi Martini, Pystol Whips, Anny Conda, Tencha la Jefa, Ada Vox, Kristi Waters, Maxxy Radd, Fat Bottom Cabaret,…
Alamo Colleges Add Gender Identity to Nondiscrimination Policy
The board of trustees of the Alamo Colleges unanimously voted to amend its nondiscrimination policy to include gender identity and expression at their regular meeting on February 23. The vote brings to a close a controversy that started in June 2010 when the trustees voted to add sexual orientation, but not gender identity and expression…
The Little Charity Birthday Party That Could
Activist Ana Alicia Perez is telling her friends (and the community) to ditch the presents and instead bring a donation for Pride Center San Antonio or Mujeres Unidas when they come to her birthday party on March 5. This is the sixth year Perez has had a birthday fundraiser. Over the years, she’s accepted donations…
Transgender Woman Found Dead in Motel
A transgender woman has been found dead at a Southeast Side motel. The victim was found by police on February 19 in a bathtub at the EL Mio Motel on the 3500 Block of Rooesevelt Avenue. She has been identified by friends on social media as Veronica Banks Cano. According to a report on KABB-TV,…