There will be an unlikely meeting of minds this weekend when Arte y Pasión presents Algoritmos, a multidisciplinary, collaborative project that “juxtaposes” flamenco with modern dance, and yes, opera. In this latest work, artistic director Tamara Adira leads an ever-evolving cast of dancers, musicians and vocalists as they stretch the boundaries of an ancient genre while attempting to…
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Words of Wisdom from Celebrated Author Carla Trujillo
Born in New Mexico and based in California, Carla Trujillo is an esteemed fiction writer, editor, educator and a founding member of the Macondo Writers Workshop that Sandra Cisneros established in San Antonio in 1995. Celebrated for her novel What Night Brings (2003) and her work as editor of the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology Chicana…
Art installation examines non-conventional gender binaries
A one-night multimedia installation will examine the concept of gender fuck, the process of consciously and conspicuously challenging traditional ideas of the gender binary often through androgyny, hyperbole, or cross-dressing. The installation, Gender F♡ck by Logan Magz, which is slated for January 23 at Lucha Art Gallery, includes thirteen portraits of Magz’s alter ego Maxxy…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Bring Intimate Tour to SA
On the 2012 hit single “Same Love,” a call for greater acceptance of same-sex love within hip-hop culture and beyond, rapper Macklemore (born Ben Haggerty in Seattle) declares: “If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me/ Have you read the YouTube comments lately?” Inspired by Macklemore’s gay uncles, “Same Love” made us take notice…
Get Ready for Madonna’s First San Antonio Performance
Who could forget the look on Drake’s face when Madonna kissed him onstage at Coachella last year? That look, equal parts confusion and disgust, represented what many around the world were feeling as they watched safely through their computer screens. Thirty years into a career of highs and lows, there’s not much Madonna can do that…
Moving Forward: Cynthia Nelson’s Vision for SAAF
“I’m happy to be out there and say that SAAF is alive and well.” As the San Antonio AIDS Foundation prepares for its 30th anniversary in 2016, the organization announced in October the appointment of its new president, Cynthia Nelson. Founded in the back of a gay bar by Robert “Papa Bear” Edwards in 1986,…
San Antonio AIDS Foundation at a Crossroads
Nearly 30 years ago, Robert “Papa Bear” Edwards started the San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SAAF) in the back of a gay bar. From those humble beginnings, the organization has flourished, and now appears to be ready for another growth spurt under newly hired president Cynthia Nelson. However, for Edwards and some supporters, that growth has…
Bounce into 2016 with Big Freedia
New Orleans-based bounce artist Big Freedia, aka the Queen Diva, is hosting a New Year’s Day party at Paper Tiger. Since gaining national recognition via appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Last Call with Carson Daly, Big Freedia — a gay man who favors female pronouns but does not identify as transgender — has been spearheading the…
Hometown Hero: Judge Genie Wright
“In her court, she treats all individuals fairly, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.” Bexar County Judge Genie Wright of County Court No. 7 was sitting at home early in the morning of June 26, 2015, anxiously awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding same-sex marriage. After the now-infamous ruling was announced, her phone…