With the presidential election less than a year away, a newly-organized LGBT group in San Antonio is supporting Bernie Sanders for the job. The group, LGBTQIA San Antonio for Bernie Sanders, has had two meetings and about 50 members. Out In SA spoke to Jordan Gregory, the group’s main organizer and spokesperson, about the group’s…
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Pets in the spotlight at holiday fundraiser
Owners of cats and dogs can get their pet’s picture taken with Santa Claus and help a local charity buy toys for needy kids at a fundraiser sponsored by Luther’s Cafe on December 8. Pet Night With Santa is a yearly event which is organized by Scott Ross, Luther’s marketing director. Photos with Santa are…
Transgender student welcomed at Episcopal school
KSAT-TV in San Antonio is reporting that a longtime male student at St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Alamo Heights has returned to classes after the Thanksgiving holiday as a girl. In a letter sent to the parents of students, the school’s headmaster Thomas McLaughlin says, “After much prayer, research and thorough consideration, we have concluded…
Local observances mark World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is December 1 and is marked with observances around the world including San Antonio. Globally there are an estimated 34 million people who have the virus. Since 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS. According to Texas Department of State Health Services there were 5,477 people living…
SA sees slight drop in HIV infections
With World AIDS Day approaching on December 1, recent statistics from the Texas Department of State Health Services show a slight drop in HIV infections in Bexar County. In 2014, the latest year for which statistics are available, there were 329 new cases of HIV infections reported in Bexar County. That is down from 375…
Sec. Castro supports HUD’s proposed Gender Identity Rule
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is taking to social media with a video in support of HUD’s Gender Identity Rule which was proposed on November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance. In the short video, Castro says, “Everyone deserves to live with dignity regardless of their gender…
No perfect scores for SA companies on HRC Corporate Equality Index
Updated November 18, 2015, 9:51 p.m. This week, the Human Rights Campaign released their 2016 Corporate Equality Index. The good news is that of 48 companies ranked in Texas, 10 got perfect scores. The bad news is that none of those companies are in San Antonio. Of the corporations ranked in San Antonio, USAA got…
Peace Market marks 26th year
The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center will once again kick off the holiday shopping season in San Antonio with the 26th annual Peace Market (Mercado de Paz) on November 27 and 28. Organizers of the Peace Market say it is one of the oldest holiday markets in the US, adding that it offers a community-centered…
Texas artist McKay Otto will address HRC gala
Texas artist McKay Otto will be a guest speaker at the HRC Gala and Silent Auction on November 21 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. Otto is a native of Wharton, Texas who now lives in Wimberly. His work has been exhibited extensively in gallery and museum exhibitions in Houston,…
LGBT Chamber, City of SA among diversity awardees
The San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce was the recipient of a DiversityFirst award from the local chapter of the Texas Diversity Council at their awards luncheon on November 10 at the University of the Incarnate Word’s Rosenberg Sky Room. The Diversity Council’s award program “recognizes individuals, community groups, nonprofit organizations and business establishments across…