Fresh from her appearance at the Carver Center where she premiered her new album, singer Azul Barrientos will grace the stage of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center on October 20 with a concert titled, “Caravana Gitana” (Gypsy Caravan) featuring music of the Romani culture. The Romani, often referred to as Gypsies, have their origins…
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Fiesta Youth’s Hocus Pocus Halloween Soirée Celebrates Fifth Year
Ghosts and and goblins will be raising their cocktail glasses extra high this year in celebration of Fiesta Youth’s fifth annual Halloween Hocus Pocus fundraiser on October 20 at the Arbor House Suites in the heart of downtown San Antonio. The Arbor House Suites, the city’s only gay-owned bed and breakfast, consists of four, 125-year-old…
Pride San Antonio’s QFest to Screen Over 80 Films From Around the Globe
Organizers of Pride San Antonio’s fifth annual QFest LGBT International Film Festival have released the list of films to be screened at this year’s festival, which runs from October 12 through October 15 at Brooks City Base Cinema. This year’s entries include international features and short subjects which run the gamut of genres, from documentaries…
Pegasus Shooter Turns Himself In to SAPD
A 44-year-old man from El Paso, Texas turned himself into San Antonio police after he was identified as the shooter who fired his gun into a crowd outside Pegasus nightclub in the early morning hours of October 8, injuring three people. Jose Rincon Hernandez was arrested Tuesday afternoon. The San Antonio Express-News reports police recovered…
Recall of Gay Councilman in Groves City, Texas to Proceed Despite Forgeries on Petition
A state district judge ruled on October 1 that a recall election for a 19-year-old gay city councilman in Groves City, Texas can proceed despite the fact that two residents, whose signatures appeared on the recall petition, submitted sworn affidavits stating they did not sign the document. City Councilman Cross Coburn filed a lawsuit on…
Community Leaders React to Shootings at Pegasus Nightclub
Civic and community leaders are offering words of support and condolence to the city’s LGBT residents following the shootings at the Pegasus nightclub during the early morning hours of October 8. At a press conference on Monday, Police Chief William McManus said gunshots, which rang out about 1 a.m., were the caused by an angry…
For First Time, San Antonio Scores 100 on HRC’s Municipal Equality Index
For the first time since it began participating in the survey, San Antonio has received a score of 100 on HRC’s 2018 Municipal Equality Index. A record-setting 78 cities across the nation earned perfect scores Now in it’s seventh year, the MEI scores 506 municipalities based on 44 criteria including nondiscrimination laws, the municipality as…
Argument Results in Three People Shot Outside Pegasus Nightclub
Updated: 11:30 a.m., October 8, 2018 Sunday Funday festivities were marred by violence after a shooting in the early hours of October 8 outside of the Pegasus nightclub on North Main Avenue resulted in three people being hospitalized. At a press conference on Monday morning, Police Chief William McManus said gunshots, which rang out about…
Ted Cruz Campaign Ad Features Sheriff Who Threatened Transgender Women
Senator Ted Cruz’s re-election campaign is currently airing an ad that features comments by a Denton County, Texas sheriff who in 2016 said he would assault any transgender woman who might use the same restroom as his daughter. In the debate on the bathroom bill during the last session of the state legislature, Sheriff Tracy…
27th Annual Run & Walk for AIDS Steps Off on Saturday
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s 27th annual Run and Walk for AIDS will step off on Saturday, October 6 at at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex where hundreds of walkers and runners are expected to participate. The event is one of the largest fundraisers of the year for SAAF. In 2016, organizers reportedly raised nearly…