There is no adequate way to document the contributions that Robert Rehm made to the San Antonio theater community, his former students at Jefferson High School’s Fine Arts Magnet Academy, and Cornyation, where he was a skit designer since the mid ’80s. Except perhaps the scholarship, established in his name, that supports the college education…
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2014 in Review: Honorable and Dishonorable Mentions
HONORABLE MENTIONS Leading the Fight for Equality: The Texas Marriage Team On January 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans will hear the State of Texas’ appeal of U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia’s ruling that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. This case would never have reached the…
2014 in Review: A Year in the Life of ‘Q’ S.A.
A select month-by-month recap of stories about our community reported here and elsewhere in 2014. JANUARY From NDO to MLK — Two communities fighting for equality Some people were not happy to see the Rainbow flag at the Martin Luther King, Jr. March. No questionnaire, no Stonewall endorsement for Wendy Davis The Stonewall Democrats of…
2014 in Review: Top 10 Stories of the Year
1. S.A. federal judge finds state same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Last February, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage ruling it violated the Fourteenth Amendment rights of gay couples to equal protection and due process of the law. The judge stayed his decision pending appeal. On November 24, attorneys…
Exit interview: Police Chief William McManus
Last July, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus announced he would be leaving the department at the end of the year to accept a position at CPS Energy heading up the utility’s security operations. McManus, a native of Philadelphia, came to San Antonio in the summer of 2006. He spent 23 years on the Washington…
Former sheriff voices support for marriage equality
Former Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz is speaking out in favor of marriage equality in a campaign by Texas for Marriage which is working to “to broaden the conversation about why marriage matters to all couples and their families.” In a full page writeup on the Texas for Marriage website, Ortiz says his support for…
Bexar Republicans seek repeal of local ‘pro-homosexual policies’
A resolution that will be presented at the January 8 meeting of the executive committee of the Bexar County Republican Party urges the “repeal of our local governments’ pro-homosexual policies.” The resolution, which was circulated to local GOP precinct chairs, denounces the passage of the nondiscrimination ordinance that was approved by the City Council in…
Two gay men beaten in The Saint parking lot
Fox San Antonio is reporting that two employees of The Saint were beaten by strangers in the parking lot of the bar as they left work at 3 a.m. on December 17. One of the victims had to be hospitalized. The men believe they were targeted because they are gay. Daniel Ramos told Fox that…
Zoning Commission approves homeless LGBT youth shelter at church
The City of San Antonio’s Zoning Commission approved the zoning change request of a downtown church that plans to host a homeless shelter for LGBT youth. The decision was announced at the commission’s meeting on December 16. The Travis Park United Methodist Church filed for the zoning change to reclassify it’s building at 230 E.…
Salvation Army says it’s not homophobic
The Salvation Army, a Methodist global ministry and the second largest charity in the U.S., is pushing back against accusations that it is homophobic despite what many consider to be a poor record on LGBT rights. With Christmas just around the corner, the charity is making a public relations push to dispel the claims that…