For almost a decade now, Ana Alicia Perez has chosen to ask guests at her birthday parties to forget the presents and instead make a donation to some of her favorite charities. This year is no exception. Perez is an activist and LGBT ally who is on the board of directors for Fiesta Youth and…
DreamWeek Celebrates Seventh Anniversary With Over 200 Events
Now in its seventh year, the DreamWeek Summit, which this year takes place from January 11 to 26, is a series of events that focus on fostering “the free exchange of ideas on universal issues affecting the human race.” The ultimate goal of DreamWeek is to advance “the voices of tolerance, equality and diversity.” Over…
2018 In Review: A Year in the Life of LGBT SA
A select month-by-month recap of stories about our community reported here and elsewhere in 2018. JANUARY MCC SA Pastor Resigns From Denomination’s Board After Firing of Black Female Elder Rev. William of H. Knight, pastor of MCC SA, resigned from the governing board of the Universal Federation of Metropolitan Community Churches after the firing of…
Delighted Tobehere Back to Host Another Benefit for Thrive Youth Center
New York-based drag performer Delighted Tobehere, the self-described “Queen of All Trades,” is coming back to San Antonio to headline her second benefit for the Thrive Youth Center on September 27 at the Bonham Exchange. The Thrive Youth Center is the only overnight shelter for LGBT youth in Texas and the Southwest United States. The…
SA Drag Queens to Walk Runway at ‘Horrible Thrift-Store’ Fashion Show
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…
LGBT Community Organizations Participating in the ‘Big Give’
Eight organizations with links to San Antonio’s LGBT community are participating in the Big Give, a 24-hour day of online fundraising during which over 600 nonprofits from throughout South Central Texas make an appeal to potential donors. Since 2014, 150,000 donors have given nearly $15 million dollars to over 2,000 nonprofits via the Big Give,…
Benefit for SA Homeless Teens Asks Participants to Sleep in Park for ‘Just One Night’
A local fundraiser is asking participants to spend a night sleeping in a local park in order to illustrate the plight of homeless San Antonio teens. The benefit, dubbed Just One Night, is slated for April 14 in Maverick Park and will benefit the Thrive Youth Center and Stand Up For Kids, both of which…
Mister Sister Leather Returns for Night of Wit, Laughs and Community Service
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. If you’ve spent much time in the LGBT nightlife scene, or perhaps attended the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade and Festival, it’s quite likely you’ve spotted the elaborately costumed San Antonio Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a “modern, communal order of 21st-century nuns dedicated to community service,…
Delighted Tobehere to Headline Benefit for Thrive Youth Center
Drag performer Delighted Tobehere, the self-described “Queen of All Trades,” will headline a benefit for the Thrive Youth Center on September 14 at the Bonham Exchange. The Thrive Youth Center is the only overnight shelter for LGBT youth in Texas and the Southwest United States. The fundraiser, dubbed A Night at the Bonham, has been…
Alamo City Tennis Classic Scores Master’s Series Designation
The Tennis Club of San Antonio (TCSA), affiliated with both the United States Tennis Association and the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA), is a young organization (founded in June 2015) that has already achieved quite a status. The big tournament that the group hosts, the Alamo City Tennis Classic (ACTC), has, in only its…