The 84th session of the Texas Legislature convenes, for better or (probably) worse, in January and as Out In SA went to press in mid November, this session’s pre-filed bills were already making news, locally and nationally. Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) kicked off the pre-file period with SJR 10, the Restoring Religious Freedom Amendment.…
Manhunt
Photos by Bryan Rindfuss Grooming by Angelina Mata Models: Murray Van Eman, Jeremiah Birmingham, Justin Nichols Justin Nichols, attorney Favorite game: Deer Favorite dish: “No question it is my grandmother’s fried backstrap” Nichols learned to hunt with his grandmother, the person he’s “closest to in the world,” when he was just 6 or 7.…
Jotos del Barrio: Shapeshifting toward consciousness
The idea of mestizaje has long permeated the pages of the queer Xicano literary canon. We exist in many places at once, all of our identities speaking to each other in symphony. We should not have to defend the multifaceted elements of our existence–instead, we should celebrate the parts of ourselves that make us different,…
Steamy Sunday Funday with Domingo de Pecado
Domingo de Pecado: A sinful reading by Kórima Press Authors Sunday November 9, 2014 4-6 pm More details here Put on your best knickers for an afternoon of sex, sin, and storytelling. Kórima Press and Trinity University’s Modern Languages and Literature Department Present Domingo de Pecado: A sinful reading by Kórima Press Authors. Featuring Jesus…
Male B Wear is looking for models
Male B Wear, the Main Street men’s foundation-garment shop, has turned its local-model pop-up into a full-time offering. The store opened this summer and in August partnered with Carlos Ibarra of Ci3 Photography to put San Antonio bums in their bottoms for a series of refreshingly real-feel ads. The store’s growing Facebook fan base has been enthusiastic.…
A brief history of SA’s queer media
San Antonio has had many queer publications over the decades, some lasting only a few months, others having remarkably long runs. 1970s This 1974 issue of Together Gay, a publication of the San Antonio Gay Community Center, provides an interesting example of how some queer San Antonians creatively responded to the challenges they faced. Gene…
How the military liberated one South Texas boy
Telling: San Antonio, October 1-5, 2014, Carlos Alvarez Theater, The Tobin Center Ticket info here. When he was a young man in Victoria, Texas, playwright, poet and critic Gregg Barrios joined the Air Force medical service, encouraged by uncles who had served in the military during the relatively peaceful years that followed World War II. U.S. involvement…