Seven months after they fired their executive director, the board of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation announced on October 9 that they hired a replacement who will now hold the title of president. The appointment of Cynthia Nelson as president of SAAF ends a months-long search to replace former Executive Director David Ewell. Nelson has…
Coming Out Day celebration coming to Mission Marquee
The San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce is planning to celebrate the the 27th anniversary of National Coming Out Day on October 10 at Mission Marquee Plaza on the city’s Southeast Side. National Coming Out Day is observed annually to raise awareness of the importance of “coming out” — a process of disclosing one’s sexual…
Julian Castro addresses national gathering of HRC leadership
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro addressed a conference of the Human Rights Campaign board of directors, the HRC Foundation board of directors and the HRC board of governors at a luncheon on October 2 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. In his remarks, Castro, the former San Antonio mayor, talks about…
LGBT LULAC Council to honor three at afternoon gala
The Orgullo de San Antonio LGBT LULAC Council 22198 will bestow three awards at its Tardeada de Orgullo (An Afternoon Celebration of Pride) on October 11 at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. According to their press release, the LGBT LULAC Council “exists to establish open and positive communication between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and…
The Saint Showbar to close
After 23 years of drag shows, dance parties and happy hours, the Saint Showbar on Lexington Avenue announced it will be closing for good on Saturday, October 3. Since it first opened its doors in 1992, The Saint has been a popular watering hole and mainstay on the Main Avenue Strip. First located on the…
‘Queer Brown Voices’ to speak out at Esperanza Center
In Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism, the new anthology from the University of Texas Press, fourteen writers from around the country document the often forgotten contributions of LGBT Latina/o activists in the LGBT movement. On October 10, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center will host six of the book’s contributors in a…
Dignity SA plans Solidarity Sunday observance
On October 11, Dignity San Antonio will observe the 20th anniversary Solidarity Sunday, the organization’s faith-based anti-violence initiative. DignityUSA started Solidarity Sunday in 1995 as a way of making its opposition to anti-LGBT violence visible and to remember those who have lost their lives because of who they are or who they are perceived to…
Diversity and inclusion officer ready for NDO challenges
Deputy City Attorney Veronica Zertuche says over 100 people applied for the position of diversity and inclusion officer including attorneys, ex-military and corporate executives. In the end, 31-year-old Kiran Bains, an applicant with impressive credentials, got the job. The newly-hired Bains will administer and manage the activities of the Diversity and Inclusion Office, which is…
Stonewall Dems endorse Anthony Alcoser for State Rep.
On Monday, September 21, members of Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio voted to endorse Anthony Alcoser for State Representative District 118, in the special election that will be on the November 3 general election ballot. The legislative seat became vacant when State Rep. Joe Farias resigned last month before his term was supposed to end…
Gay couple in federal suit will return to SA for marriage license
Two years ago on October 3, 2013, Vic Holmes and Mark Pharris went to the Bexar County Clerk’s office in San Antonio, applied for a marriage license and were turned down. “We don’t do that in Texas,” they were told. However, on Friday, September 25 the two men, who now live in Plano, will return…