The relationship between the queer community and gentrification can be slippery to define, in part because the latter term is sometimes used loosely. But conventional wisdom assumes a causal relationship: “While GLBTQ people in general are participants in gentrification, gay men in particular are often at the vanguard of gentrifying neighborhoods,” writes sociologist Mikaila Mariel…
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Councilman warns female opponent that job ‘takes a whole lot of your time’
City Councilman Mike Gallagher’s opponent in the upcoming municipal election says that after seeing her two children, he warned her that serving on the city council “takes a whole lot of your time.” In a campaign email sent out by District 10 candidate Celeste Montez Tidwell, she recalls her encounter with Gallagher on March 2…
Study: 4% of SA population is LGBT
A new Gallup study released on March 20 shows that the LGBT population of greater San Antonio is 4 percent. That number falls somewhere in the middle with San Francisco coming in the highest at 6.2 percent and Birmingham, Alabama the lowest at 2.6 percent. Census Bureau data for 2010 shows that the San Antonio-New…
Stonewall Dems endorse Villarreal for mayor
The Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio endorsed former state Rep. Mike Villarreal for Mayor of San Antonio during a vote at their candidate forum on March 22. According to sources who attended the closed-door caucus during which the endorsements were voted on, Villarreal got a majority of the votes. Former state Senator Leticia Van de…
Taylor will most likely snub Stonewall candidate forum
With less than 48 hours before the event, it appears that Interim Mayor Ivy Taylor will not be attending the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio’s candidate endorsement forum slated for Sunday, March 22. Mark Porter, chairman of Stonewall’s endorsement committee, confirmed to Out In SA that of the four major candidates for mayor, Taylor is…
Sixth year for Project Fiesta fundraiser
Chad Nall and Brian Lopez-Rosa, proprietors of Suburban Spaces Real Estate, moved to San Antonio from Ohio almost 10 ago and immediately fell in love with the city. The couple says they had the good fortune to meet an extraordinary group of people who have become family. Now for the sixth year, the couple’s non-profit,…
Stonewall Democrats prepare for endorsement forum
Members of the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio are busy planning for the group’s candidate endorsement forum slated for Sunday, March 22. The forum will be the first for newly-appointed co-chairs Carolee Moore and Vincent Enriquez. Moore is a retired licensed clinical social worker who went back to school and now teaches art history at…
Transgender teens struggle in foster care
Alex lived with her family in a nice home in an affluent San Antonio suburb, where she had all the comforts and advantages that come with that life. Although she was born male, Alex identifies as a female, a revelation that led to friction with her family and her eventual estrangement from them. “My mother…
SAISD offers plus-one insurance for employees with domestic partners
The San Antonio Independent School District has sent a letter to its employees announcing it is expanding its group health benefits to include plus-one coverage so that employees can insure one additional adult living in their household who meets all the required criteria. The plus-one plan permits SAISD employees in same-sex relationships to insure their…
Rosie Gonzalez hired as Von Ormy city attorney
San Antonio lawyer and activist Rosie Gonzalez was recently hired as city attorney for Von Ormy, Texas, a small municipality located about 15 miles southwest of downtown San Antonio on IH 35. Gonzalez is a native of Brownsville who has lived in San Antonio for almost 30 years. She attended St. Mary’s University where she…