Members of the Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio were unpleasantly surprised on Friday morning to find that thieves had ransacked the sanctuary and stolen the congregation’s audio equipment. The church is located at 611 E Myrtle, just north of downtown. MCC board member Marsha Warren told Out In SA it appears the robbery took…
Alamo Colleges Trustees to Finally Vote on Trans Protections
Almost six years after the Alamo Colleges board of trustees voted to add sexual orientation to the district’s nondiscrimination policy, a vote will taken on February 23 to add gender identity and expression as a protected class. The nondiscrimination policy covers students, faculty and employees at Alamo Colleges’ five campuses. (Links to relevant documents are…
Everything You Need to Early-Vote
Early voting for the March 1 primary begins in February 16 and continues until February 26. The election includes ballots for president, Congressional races, state offices ( judges, representatives and senators) and county officials including sheriff. For a complete list of races and candidates, use this link and select Bexar County in the pull-down menu.…
Robber Fires Gun at Cobalt Club Bartender
WOAI-TV reports that in the early morning hours of February 12, an armed robber menaced the customers and bartender at the Cobalt Club, a gay bar north of downtown. According to the report, sometime around 1 a.m. the assailant climbed in through a back window of the bar which is located at 2022 McCullough at…
LGBT Activists to Join Border Protests
A group of LGBT activists from the Rio Grande Valley will be in El Paso on February 15 to participate in a protest demanding immigration reform just days ahead of a visit by Pope Francis to Juarez, Mexico which is just across the border. Aqui Estamos RGV, a youth-led, queer people of color organization, will…
LGBT Couples May Join Valentine’s Mass Weddings at Courthouse
Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that made marriage equality legal, this will be the first year same-sex couples will be able to participate in the mass weddings held annually at the Bexar County Courthouse on Valentine’s Day. To mark the occasion, activist Rene Orozco is organizing a Love Wins march from Milam…
Law Firm Slates Marriage Equality ‘Town Hall’
The law firm of de la Riva & Associates invites the community to a “Town Hall on Marriage Equality” at their offices on Saturday, February 27. The event, which is hosted in partnership with Bethany East PR & Management, the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Great Lawyers Association, will feature a panel…
Police, TABC Raid Venue for Mr. Alamo City Leather Contest
The Mr. Alamo City Leather and Alamo City Bootblack contests were underway at the Mad Marlin Bar on Saturday, February 6 when police and officials from the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission raided the club which is located at 8123 Broadway. According to a report in the Leather Journal, it was about 10:30 p.m., when…
Interview: Ruby Resendez, Candidate for State Rep. District 116
Ruby Resendez is one of three Democrats vying for the office of State Representative District 116 in the March 1 primary. She will face off against Martin Golando, former chief of staff to State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, and Diana Arevalo, secretary of the Bexar County Democratic Party. Resendez has been active in San Antonio’s…
Annual ‘Vagina Monologues’ readings raise funds and awareness
The Rape Crisis Center, in partnership with P.E.A.C.E. Initiative and the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter, will present their ninth annual staged readings of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” Organizers of the San Antonio production emphasize it is being staged to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the organizations involved. All the actresses are community…