Queer film aficionados will be burning rubber on IH-35 heading to Austin for the 31st annual All Genders, Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival (formerly known as the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival), which runs from September 6 to 9. Since its inception, aGLIFF has screened the best and most recent international, national and…
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Commentary: Is the Rainbow Crosswalk Worth the $30,000 Price Tag?
Can we talk about the rainbow crosswalk now, please, and the $30,000 raised to paint it? I know with all my heart how joyous it was for those young, pride-inspired community minded artists who did all that work to get permission to brighten up our day with a rainbow. And the Express-News was all supportive…
Ellen DeGeneres Wants to Meet Beto O’Rourke After He Defends Kneeling NFL Players
Famed talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres is Beto O’Rourke’s newest supporter. On Tuesday, August 21, the quick-video news site NowThis shared a four-minute clip of the U.S. Senate candidate speaking about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem. When asked if kneeling was disrespectful, O’Rourke said, “I can think of nothing more American.” ‘I can…
Queer Comedy Queens Headed Back to San Antonio
Comedienne Poppy Champlin is headed back to San Antonio with her unique comedy revue, The Queer Queens of Qomedy, for a one-night-only gig on September 5 at the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club. Queer Queens is a four-city tour that starts in San Antonio and goes on to Austin, Houston, and finishes up in Dallas.…
Broadway Classic ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Set to Open at Woodlawn Theatre
If you hadn’t noticed, the 1964 madcap musical Hello, Dolly! returned to the stage in grand fashion last year thanks to a multi-Tony-winning Broadway revival starring Bette Midler (and later Bernadette Peters) as vivacious matchmaker and “professional meddler” Dolly Gallagher Levi. Penned by 87-year-old Broadway legend Jerry Herman (Mame, La Cage aux Folles) and late…
New Documentary is Fascinating Tribute to Late Fashion Designer Alexander McQueen
During a scene in the 2009 dramedy The Devil Wears Prada, an inexperienced fashion magazine assistant played by Anne Hathaway complains to her boyfriend about the pretentious nature of the fashion world. The magazine’s callous editor had berated her for an innocent, albeit clueless, remark she made about accessories. “They all act like they’re curing…
Nightmares of San Antonio Paranormal Fest to Drift into Brick at Blue Star
The Brick at Blue Star is getting an early jump on the October vibe. Curious Twins Paranormal and Ghost Tours has scheduled a September 22 mini-festival at the performance space celebrating all things local and supernatural. The Nightmares of San Antonio Paranormal Fest will include an exhibit on the history and mysteries of haunted dolls…
‘MaricónX’ Show at Galeria E.V.A. Features Work of Queer Lantinx Artists
Queer Latinx artists from San Antonio, Dallas and the Rio Grande Valley will be featured in a new exhibit opening on August 11 at Galeria E.V.A. The “MaricónX” exhibit is organized under the aegis of Arttitude, a Dallas-based nonprofit which serves to unite the LGBT community “with the goal of inciting positive change and equality…
San Antonio-born Karma Styles Talks About Dancing on Ryan Murphy’s ‘Pose’
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. It’s been almost a year to the day since we first mentioned Karma Styles, one of the original members of the San Antonio-based vogue/dance/art collective House of Kenzo. Karma moved to New York City in 2015 to pursue his dreams as a dancer. Born Charles Wilborn, Karma graduated…
John Barrera and Pablo Cruz to Represent the Alamo City at Paris Gay Games
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. “We hope to come back with a gold medal,” realtor and fitness instructor John Barrera tells me on the Brackenridge High School tennis courts. “They’re very nice,” chimes in Barrera’s doubles partner, Pablo Cruz, who’s worked as an AT&T project manager for 25 years and counting. Rightfully giddy…