The board of trustees of the Alamo Colleges unanimously voted to amend its nondiscrimination policy to include gender identity and expression at their regular meeting on February 23. The vote brings to a close a controversy that started in June 2010 when the trustees voted to add sexual orientation, but not gender identity and expression…
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The Little Charity Birthday Party That Could
Activist Ana Alicia Perez is telling her friends (and the community) to ditch the presents and instead bring a donation for Pride Center San Antonio or Mujeres Unidas when they come to her birthday party on March 5. This is the sixth year Perez has had a birthday fundraiser. Over the years, she’s accepted donations…
Transgender Woman Found Dead in Motel
A transgender woman has been found dead at a Southeast Side motel. The victim was found by police on February 19 in a bathtub at the EL Mio Motel on the 3500 Block of Rooesevelt Avenue. She has been identified by friends on social media as Veronica Banks Cano. According to a report on KABB-TV,…
Thieves Steal Audio Equipment from MCC SA
Members of the Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio were unpleasantly surprised on Friday morning to find that thieves had ransacked the sanctuary and stolen the congregation’s audio equipment. The church is located at 611 E Myrtle, just north of downtown. MCC board member Marsha Warren told Out In SA it appears the robbery took…
Equality Texas Takes on Proposed ‘Religious Liberty’ Legislation
Despite support from more and more Americans for LGBT equality, Texas’ Republican politicians are still doing everything they can to thwart progress in the Lone Star State. This week in Austin, Steve Rudner, Chairman of the Board of Equality Texas, testified against several dozen pieces of anti-LGBT legislation referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee…
Alamo Colleges Trustees to Finally Vote on Trans Protections
Almost six years after the Alamo Colleges board of trustees voted to add sexual orientation to the district’s nondiscrimination policy, a vote will taken on February 23 to add gender identity and expression as a protected class. The nondiscrimination policy covers students, faculty and employees at Alamo Colleges’ five campuses. (Links to relevant documents are…
Everything You Need to Early-Vote
Early voting for the March 1 primary begins in February 16 and continues until February 26. The election includes ballots for president, Congressional races, state offices ( judges, representatives and senators) and county officials including sheriff. For a complete list of races and candidates, use this link and select Bexar County in the pull-down menu.…
Texas Competes Pledge Reaches 500+ Signatures
Texas Competes, a coalition funded by Equality Texas, recently announced a major milestone after reaching more than 500 signatures (Google, Marriott, Whole Foods, American Airlines, IBM, Dell, SXSW and SeaWorld among them) from Texas business leaders committed to ensuring the protection and inclusion of LGBT people within the state’s varied businesses. The coalition believes that the state’s…
Robber Fires Gun at Cobalt Club Bartender
WOAI-TV reports that in the early morning hours of February 12, an armed robber menaced the customers and bartender at the Cobalt Club, a gay bar north of downtown. According to the report, sometime around 1 a.m. the assailant climbed in through a back window of the bar which is located at 2022 McCullough at…
LGBT Activists to Join Border Protests
A group of LGBT activists from the Rio Grande Valley will be in El Paso on February 15 to participate in a protest demanding immigration reform just days ahead of a visit by Pope Francis to Juarez, Mexico which is just across the border. Aqui Estamos RGV, a youth-led, queer people of color organization, will…