Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that made marriage equality legal, this will be the first year same-sex couples will be able to participate in the mass weddings held annually at the Bexar County Courthouse on Valentine’s Day. To mark the occasion, activist Rene Orozco is organizing a Love Wins march from Milam…
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Law Firm Slates Marriage Equality ‘Town Hall’
The law firm of de la Riva & Associates invites the community to a “Town Hall on Marriage Equality” at their offices on Saturday, February 27. The event, which is hosted in partnership with Bethany East PR & Management, the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Great Lawyers Association, will feature a panel…
Police, TABC Raid Venue for Mr. Alamo City Leather Contest
The Mr. Alamo City Leather and Alamo City Bootblack contests were underway at the Mad Marlin Bar on Saturday, February 6 when police and officials from the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission raided the club which is located at 8123 Broadway. According to a report in the Leather Journal, it was about 10:30 p.m., when…
Interview: Ruby Resendez, Candidate for State Rep. District 116
Ruby Resendez is one of three Democrats vying for the office of State Representative District 116 in the March 1 primary. She will face off against Martin Golando, former chief of staff to State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, and Diana Arevalo, secretary of the Bexar County Democratic Party. Resendez has been active in San Antonio’s…
Annual ‘Vagina Monologues’ readings raise funds and awareness
The Rape Crisis Center, in partnership with P.E.A.C.E. Initiative and the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter, will present their ninth annual staged readings of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” Organizers of the San Antonio production emphasize it is being staged to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the organizations involved. All the actresses are community…
Registration Now Open for 25th Annual Run & Walk for AIDS
Launched in 1991 and now established as the city’s most significant HIV/AIDS fundraiser, the Run & Walk for AIDS celebrates the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS while raising much-needed funds for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SAAF). This year, organizers have set a goal to raise $100,000 to help SAAF continue providing its many services to the community, including…
Inaugural 5K Event to Benefit BEAT AIDS
The BEAT AIDS Coalition Trust is inviting the community to come out for their first annual PrEP In Your Step 5k run/walk on Saturday, January 6 at Mission County Park. The event is timed to coincide with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day which this year is observed on February 7. BEAT (Black Effort Against the…
Results of survey on LGBT immigrants released
United We Dream, the national network of immigrant youth, and Aquí Estamos, an LGBT activist group based in the Rio Grande Valley, have released the results of what may be the first survey aimed at LGBT immigrants. The survey, titled No More Closets, solicited feedback from LGBT immigrants of all statuses including the undocumented, those…
LGBT Chamber and Small Business Administration form strategic alliance
The San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio office of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the formation of a strategic alliance that will provide access to the SBA’s services and programs to the chamber’s members. The partnership was formalized earlier this month when the two organizations signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum.…
Equality and inclusion officer to address CAUSA meeting
The city’s diversity and inclusion officer will be the guest speaker at a community meeting organized by CAUSA (Community Alliance for a United San Antonio) on February 1 at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center. The Diversity and Inclusion Office was created last May when the City Council approved the new department as part of…