When the the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on June 26, 2015 that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples, there was push-back across the country from scores of local authorities who vowed not to issue marriage licenses to these couples. While most of that opposition has now been quelled,…
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. “We hope to come back with a gold medal,” realtor and fitness instructor John Barrera tells me on the Brackenridge High School tennis courts. “They’re very nice,” chimes in Barrera’s doubles partner, Pablo Cruz, who’s worked as an AT&T project manager for 25 years and counting. Rightfully giddy…
The board of directors of Fiesta Youth this week announced they will be marking the organization’s fifth anniversary on September 23 with celebratory party at the Candlelight Coffeehouse. The mission of Fiesta Youth is to provide a safe and supportive environment for LGBT youth (aged 12 to 18) to express who they are without fear…
Billed as “San Antonio’s newest monthly alternative drag show,” Shawn Benét’s MadHouse returns to Web House for a Retro Bloodbath — a gory affair headlined by James Majesty, the controversial runner-up on season two of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Search for the World’s Next Drag Supermonster (a series that’s been likened to a “rowdy, filthy…
If the recent barrage of attacks against the LGBTQ community have whet your appetite for combating hate, boundless opportunities await you. One such opportunity is with the San Antonio chapter of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which is hosting a volunteer open house on August 19. Founded in 1980, HRC is the largest national lesbian, gay,…
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. State Rep. Ina Minjarez hesitates before posting a photo on social media of the taco she’s about to eat. Though her Facebook page is personable, and the essence of her personality comes across in her posts, she admits sharing online is hard because she’s an introvert who enjoyed…
Two dollar mimosas, brunch, and a drag show by the Lusty Busty Girls await guests of Knockout’s upcoming Big Gay Brunch. Proceeds from this Sunday’s event benefit the Texas Gay Rodeo Association (TGRA), a non-profit which has raised over two million dollars for Texas charities since 1983. The TGRA is a completely volunteer-run organization dedicated…
In an email to supporters, Equality Texas announced it was joining state and national LGBT leaders in opposing the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. On July 9, President Donald J. Trump nominated Kavanaugh, who has spent 12 years serving in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to…
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. As the excellent title suggests, “horrible thrift-store fashion attire is required” at South Texas Museum of Popular Culture’s (aka Texpop) latest — a multifaceted offering benefiting Thrive Youth Center, one of only four shelters in the country specifically geared toward housing and assisting LGBTQ youth who would otherwise…
Corpus Christi soon will become the sixth city in Texas to have an LGBT community center. If all goes as planned, the new facility will open in March 2019. The new center will be part of the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation, which was formerly the Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation. In 2012, the nonprofit changed its…
