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…
SA’s Homeless LGBTQ Youth Find a Safe Space to Become Themselves
Originally published in the San Antonio Current The mass shooting at an Orlando gay club this month killed 49 people, wounded at least 50 others, and, in the minds of many within the LGBTQ community, violated a sacred space. In his comments following the tragedy, President Barack Obama called the Pulse nightclub, the site of…
Cornyation Raises $200,000 for Charities, Scholarships
The board of directors of Fiesta Cornyation announced today that for the second year in a row they raised a record-breaking $200,000 which they will distribute to local charities and college students on June 12. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Fiesta Cornyation raises funds through ticket sales for six shows performed at the Charlene McCombs Empire…
LGBT Alamo City Tennis Classic Kicks Off Friday
Hosted by the Tennis Club of San Antonio (TCSA) and benefiting Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) and Thrive Youth Center, the inaugural Alamo City Tennis Classic (ACTC) is one of the first international LGBT sports competitions of its kind in San Antonio. “We plan to give back to the community, and the main reason we will…
Thrive Center Marks First Year with Documentary Screening
The Thrive Youth Center for homeless LGBT youth is observing its first anniversary on March 24 with a fundraiser featuring a screening of “A Road to Home,” a documentary that highlights the problem of LGBT homelessness. One year ago, Thrive Youth Center and Haven for Hope initiated a partnership to serve homeless LGBT youth ages…
Bobby Jo Valentine to perform benefit for homeless LGBT youth
Gay singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine will perform on Friday, January 29 in a concert to benefit the Thrive Youth Center for homeless LGBT youth. This is his third appearance in San Antonio. Valentine has independently produced three albums: A Place to Belong, By My Side and most recently, Home. There’s a new album in the…
Thrive Center seeks help with ‘Hedwig’ fundraiser
Update: May 18, 2015 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The Thrive Youth Center for homeless LGBT youth has put out a call for volunteers to help with a fundraising screening of the feature film, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on May 21. In an email sent out earlier this week,…
Transgender teens struggle in foster care
Alex lived with her family in a nice home in an affluent San Antonio suburb, where she had all the comforts and advantages that come with that life. Although she was born male, Alex identifies as a female, a revelation that led to friction with her family and her eventual estrangement from them. “My mother…
Thrive Youth Center opens at Haven for Hope
Thrive Youth Center and Haven for Hope initiated a partnership this week to serve homeless LGBT youth ages 18 to 25. On Wednesday, Thrive staff and clients moved into their office and dorm areas at Haven for Hope. A press conference was held on February 28 to mark the official opening of the new facility.…
Activist’s birthday fundraiser marks 5th year
Ana Alicia Perez says she’s often asked what possessed her to turn her annual birthday party into a fundraiser. Her response: “I don’t want want or need anything, so donate instead.” Over the past five years, Perez’s birthday events have helped support a pet rescue group, the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, the Children’s Hospital, Battered…