The City of San Antonio’s Department of Culture and Creative Development and the Parks and Recreation Department are sponsoring the first annual SA Family Pride Fair on Saturday, June 6 at Historic Market Square. The event will be a kick off to Pride Month which is observed worldwide during the month of June. It also…
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Nonprofit recalls memory of gay dad’s daughter
Memorial Day brings sad memories for Jerry V. Pierce. Three years ago his 11-year-old daughter, Madison Rose, was riding in an ATV with her then-12-year-old brother Quinnton and his friend when it flipped over in the pasture of their home in Valley Mills, Texas, killing her and injuring the two boys. All three kids had…
SA Public Library celebrates Pride Month
The San Antonio Public Library is observing Pride Month with a series of events that focuses on different aspects of LGBT life. This is the fifth year the library has presented the series. A statement on the library’s web site explains the aim of the month-long observance, “The Pride events planned in June are a…
Adkisson endorses Taylor for mayor
LGBT voters in San Antonio were stunned on May 21 when they learned of an email being circulated by former County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Tommy Adkisson saying he would endorse Mayor Ivy Taylor in the runoff election. The email was brief and to the point in announcing the mid-day press conference on the steps…
An ‘Out Loud’ fashion event
The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and Sanford Brown College are putting on a unique fashion show on May 29 at La Villita to create awareness around HIV testing and knowing your status. The show, titled Fashion Out Loud, was created in partnership with the City of San Antonio and Sanford Brown College…
With budget vote, mayor’s NDO proposal passes
Mayor Ivy R. Taylor’s proposal to create a Department of Diversity and Inclusion and hire a human relations liaison to run it became reality on May 14 when the City Council approved the measure as part of the city budget. The proposal, designated Item 16 in the budget, was among other items on the consent…
City’s human relations liaison is named at council budget meeting
City Manager Sheryl Sculley has named the person who will run the mayor’s proposed Department of Diversity and Inclusion. The announcement came during a budget discussion at the City Council’s B Session on May 13. The position of human relations liaison will be filled by Claryssa Cortez who, according to Sculley, currently works in the…
San Antonio elections 2015: by the numbers
From Sophia Parafina, data janitor and geographer, who’s been putting her map-making skills to use in the wake of Saturday’s election: Above: Side-by-side comparison of early voting and election day turnout. Quite a number of high turnout precincts flipped. Mike Villareal took territory from Taylor and Van de Putte, and Taylor also took precincts from…
Mike Villarreal wants a city of opportunity
San Antonio’s 2015 joint general, special, bond and charter elections are Saturday, May 9. Find location information and more, here. Today, a portion of the small pool of influential SA voters may feel torn about having to choose between former state Rep. Mike Villarreal and former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in the runoff-bound race for San…
Tommy Adkisson operates on an ‘inspirational level of energy’
San Antonio’s 2015 joint general, special, bond and charter elections are Saturday, May 9. Find location information and more, here. In the contentious race for mayor of San Antonio, former Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson’s utopian vision of “a kinder, gentler, more equitable society,” has served as a spurring reminder of his initial decision to run for City…