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Photos -- Wagner High Gay-Straight Alliance rummage sale
QSanAntonio, August 29

Students from the Wagner High School Gay-Straight Alliance sponsored a rummage sale on Sunday, August 17 in the parking lot of Luther's Cafe on North Main Street. The money raised by the sale will be used to underwrite the group's activities during the school year. Some of the shoppers who came to the sale were members of the Stonewall Democrats (bottom row, right photo).

H-E-B scores 40 out of 100 on HRC Equality Index
QSanAntonio.com, September 6
H-E-B (H.E. Butt Grocery Co.), the retail grocery giant based in San Antonio, received a score of 40 out of 100 in the 2009 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. This is the second year in a row that the grocer has received the same score. Despite the low rating, H-E-B does have some policies in place that address issues of equality for gay, lesbian and bisexual employees.

Van de Putte to be roasted by League of Women Voters
QSanAntonio.com, September 6
State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, a longtime ally of the GLBT community, will be roasted at the League of Women Voters at its annual fundraiser on September 19. Former City Councilwoman Elena Guajardo is organizing the dinner.

Gay Pride S.A. distributes $12,000 to local non-profits
QSanAntonio.com, September 4
Organizers of the Gay Pride San Antonio Block Party and Parade distributed $2,000 to each of six local GLBT non-profit organizations. The disbursements were presented at a special party on August 27 at the Saint. The funds disbursed were more than double what Gay Pride S.A. awarded last year.

GLBT Chamber of Commerce says you best recognize
210SA.com, September 3
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community generates roughly $4 billion of spending power in San Antonio, according to one statistic, but that’s not the only reason for the formation of the city’s first GLBT Chamber of Commerce.

Stonewall Democrats’ awards dinner set for September 6
QSanAntonio, August 29
The Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio have announced details of their third annual awards dinner scheduled for September 6 at the El Tropicano Hotel. The keynote speaker for the event will be Linda Yanez, candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 8. The event will feature awards given to five "outstanding citizens" in the community who are doing their part to advance the cause of GLBT equality.

GLBT voter registration drive slated for Labor Day weekend
QSanAntonio, August 27
Political activists from the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio are hoping to register at least 100 new GLBT voters during the Labor Day weekend. The effort is part of a national and statewide push by the Obama Pride Get-Out-The-Vote effort.

Local activist to be honored at HRC Gala
QSanAntonio, August 23
Travis Peterson, a San Antonio social worker and psychotherapist, has been chosen to receive the Chuck Jordan Award at the Human Right’s Campaign Silent Auction and Gala scheduled for October 25 at the Crown Plaza Riverwalk Hotel. The award is presented annually to an individual who has dedicated great time, energy and effort in advancing the cause of GLBT equality.

GLAAD to offer media training in San Antonio
QSanAntonio, August 21
Representatives from GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) will be in San Antonio during the first week of September to offer their "Media Essentials Training" to activists from local GLBT organizations. The training will be held on September 4 and 7 at the Metropolitan Community Church.

Chairman of Texas Democratic Party speaks at Stonewall meeting
QSanAntonio, August 19
Boyd Richie, Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, spoke to just over 100 people at the August 18 meeting of the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio. About 20 of those in attendance were incumbents or candidates for office.

Viewpoint: Diversity is the key to success in business
By Cristina Martinez, Q San Antonio, August 16
There is a change ahead for all businesses, change that is shaped by demographics and markets. That change is the challenge of embracing not only diversity of race, gender, religion and political affiliation, but of sexual orientation as well. Any business hoping to survive and thrive in the future should be listening and acting now.

"Rancho Pancho" explores Tennessee Williams’ relationship with Latino Texan
QSanAntonio, August 15
A new play by San Antonian Gregg Barrios explores the short-lived but intense relationship between famed playwright Tennessee Williams and Pancho Rodriguez, a Mexican American man from Crystal City, Texas. The production by the Classic Theater Company takes the stage on September 6 and 7 at the Jump-Start Theater.

Retired cop charged with indecent exposure
KABB.com, August 12
A retired SAPD officer is facing some serious charges after allegedly exposing himself to undercover agents at a local park. George Wilson, 68, was arrested just after noon on August 11 at Rusty Lyons Park in the 6400 block of McCullough. According to Park Police, Wilson exposed himself to an undercover officer inside one of the park’s restrooms. Wilson was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.

East Side church backs off on name change for Gay Boulevard
QSanAntonio, August 8
The Second Baptist Church in San Antonio backed off on its request to the City Council to change the name of Gay Boulevard, a street which runs adjacent to the church’s property at 3310 E. Commerce, to Second Baptist Way.

San Antonio church wants "Gay Boulevard" name changed
KHOU-TV Houston, August 7
What's in a name? A lot of your church sits on Gay Street. That's the case for Second Baptist Church in San Antonio. Officials there want the name changed. In order to do that, the church will pay a $500 application fee to the city to change the name and pay for about $800 worth of new street signs.

Guajardo invites community to Annie’s List event
QSanAntonio, August 6
Former City Councilwoman Elena Guajardo, a member of the local Annie’s List steering committee, is inviting the GLBT community to attend that organization’s "Celebrating our Champions" reception being held on September 10. The event will honor three local women leaders: Ruth Bowers, Hon. Bonnie Reed and Ruth Stewart.

Men’s Chorale sets auditions for new singers
QSanAntonio, August 2
The Alamo City Men’s Chorale this week announced it will hold auditions on August 19 and 26 for new singers in anticipation of their twenty-second season of performances.

S.A. Unitarians hold vigil after Tennessee shooting
San Antonio Express-News, July 31
Parishioners from San Antonio’s two Unitarian Universalist churches held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday in support of its denominational sister church in Tennessee, where a gunman killed two and injured six others in an attack that was prompted because of the church’s liberal beliefs, including its acceptance of gays.

Founder of S.A. GLBT Chamber vies for Houston award
QSanAntonio, July 31
Cristina Martinez, founder of the San Antonio GLBT Chamber of Commerce and publisher of the Gay and Lesbian Rainbow Pages, has been chosen as one of eight finalists for State Farm’s Inspiring Hispanic Women of Houston award.

S.A. attorney to direct Obama's campaign in Texas
San Antonio Express-News, July 29
The Barack Obama campaign, making good on its promise to actively work Texas, on Monday named San Antonio attorney and mediator Juan Sepúlveda as its Texas state director. While Texas is a Republican-leaning state, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate has said he would open field offices throughout the state, as much to assist other Democrats on the ticket as to promote his own candidacy.

Agreement will put Park Police under command of SAPD
QSanAntonio, July 26
An agreement reached on July 23 would transfer authority over the Park Police and the Airport Police to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. City Manager Sheryl Sculley will present the proposal to the City Council Public Safety Committee on August 13. The move will no doubt be viewed in the GLBT community as positive development given the Park Police’s reputation for the entrapment and physical abuse of gay men in recent years.

KENS-TV reporter to anchor newscast on gay network
QSanAntonio, July 25
Ross Palombo, a KENS-TV reporter and weekend anchor, has been tapped to host a nightly newscast on LOGO, the GLBT cable network. Palombo will head up LOGO’s "CBS News on LOGO" programming. Towleroad.com, a GLBT Web site, first reported the news of Palomobo’s assignment.

Stonewall Democrats contribute $5000 to area candidates
By Lynne Armstrong and Roberto Flores, QSanAntonio, July 23
In an effort to wield greater political influence, the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio have issued checks totaling $5,000 to five Democratic candidates who will be on the Bexar County ballot this November.

In the Heat (and Luther’s) of the night
San Antonio Current, July 23
While it might not seem so to everyone who makes the drive down Main Avenue during daylight hours, a modest-looking dance club and a decades-old eatery that was fashioned from a gas station are an important part of the small but thriving gay district in San Antonio. Those familiar with area nightlife know otherwise, natch. The dance club, Heat, can draw up to a thousand people on some weekends, and the restaurant, Luther’s Cafe, is quickly becoming the after-hours spot of choice for those who come to Main.

Alva to testify at Congressional hearing on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
QSanAntonio, July 19
Retired Marine Sergeant and San Antonio native Eric Alva will testify this week at a congressional hearing on the U.S. military’s "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy. Alva told QSanAntonio that he was invited to participate by Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.), chair of the personnel subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee.

Four billion reasons San Antonio needs a GLBT Chamber of Commerce
By Darrell Parsons, QSanAntonio, July 18
The San Antonio GLBT Chamber of Commerce can give nearly 4 billion reasons why the best weapon in our struggle for full equality and protection under the law is our growing financial strength and the economic impact that we have on San Antonio’s economy.

S.A.’s first gay chamber names its directors
San Antonio Express-News, July 18
Organizers of San Antonio’s first gay Chamber of Commerce recently announced its board of directors, naming nine local business owners and community activists to head the nonprofit organization.

Local activist urges gay S.A. Dems to support Noriega bid for Senate
QSanAntonio, July 17
Daniel Graney, President of the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus and member of Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio is spearheading a drive to help raise funds for the campaign Democratic Sentate Rick Noriega. Recent campaign finance reports show Noriega badly trailing incumbent Republican John Cornyn in the Texas U.S. Senate race.

S.A. researchers find gene that raises HIV risk for some in Africa
San Antonio Express-News, July 17
A gene that scientists believe may have long ago protected Africans from malaria also increases the risk of becoming infected with HIV, researchers in San Antonio and Britain reported Wednesday. The findings, published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, are the latest in an ongoing study of HIV and genetic factors in Air Force personnel, more than 1,200 of them HIV-positive. Many have been followed for years through Wilford Hall Medical Center.

Pasta and Tosca a celebration with Italian style
Photos by Antonia Padilla, QSanAntonio, July 16
The Alamo City Men's Chorale annual Sizzle fundraiser embraced all things Italian with "Pasta and Tosca" held on July 12 in the lush backyard of a home in the Manor Estates on the city's far Northside. The evening included a menu of Italian food and wine, a silent auction and spontaneous musical performances including a lip-synched number by Leonard Juarez in a red and green ensemble with a pasta-inspired headdress.

Men’s Chorale hires new Executive Director
QSanAntonio, July 12
The Board of Directors of the Alamo City Men’s Chorale has hired Sharon Wallace as their new Executive Director. Wallace will oversee and manage all administrative aspects of the ACMC, including fundraising, marketing, finance, and Board and community relations.

S.A.GLBT Chamber and Rainbow Pages celebrate kickoff
QSanAntonio, July 11
Over 300 people came to Luther’s Cafe on July 10 for a double celebration of two new community institutions. The big party marked the distribution of the inaugural edition of the Gay and Lesbian Rainbow Pages and the introduction of the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of San Antonio’s new Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

Photos -- Gay Pride S.A. Block Party & Parade
QSanAntonio, July 6
The big finale to 2008 Pride Month came on July 5 with the Gay Pride S.A. Block Party & Parade held along the gay entertainment strip on North Main Avenue. The parade had over 50 entries including several prominent politicians and three Democratic candidates for office. The parade, which lasted just over an hour, was by far the biggest and best held in recent memory.

Congressman Charlie Gonzales joins Pride Parade
QSanAntonio.com, July 4
Going where members of the San Antonio City Council apparently fear to tread, U.S. Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez has confirmed to Gay Pride San Antonio Parade organizers that he will participate in the July 5 event. Congressman Gonzales will join State Senator Leticia Van De Putte, Judge Monica Guerrero, Dr. Fernando A. Guerra, Director of Health at the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, and three Democratic candidates running for various offices.

San Antonio politicians snub Pride Parade
QSanAntonio.com, June 28
Phillip Barcena, President of Gay Pride San Antonio, the non-profit organization that stages the July 5 block party and parade, tells QSanAntonio that he has had very little luck securing participation from local politicians. Office holders, including some who’ve asked for the gay vote, are telling Barcena that they are too busy or have not replied when invited to march in the annual Gay Pride Parade.

Action Alert! Invite your City Councilperson to the Pride Parade
QSanAntonio urges its readers to contact their City Councilperson, the Mayor and the City Manager and invite them to march in the Gay Pride Parade on July 5.

SAAF nets large donation for testing
QSanAntonio, June 28
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation received a $15,000 grant from the St. Lukes Health Ministries which will be used to underwrite the cost of providing free HIV tests to the public. The check was presented to SAAF on June 27 by Mike Manuppelli.

Terrell HIlls couple knew instantly 'this was the one'
San Antonio Express-News, June 28
"I didn't have a job yet, but I had a house," Chris D'Alleva recalls, laughing at how serendipity led to the mid-century modern in Terrell Hills. Returning to San Antonio the next week, he and Tom Orf looked at other houses, but, "This was the one we compared everything against," says Orf. They bought the house when D'Alleva was hired as a human resources manager and Orf, a singer and auction house information manager, was able to transfer his job here.

The Stallions bring gay flag football to SA
San Antonio Current, June 25
If everything goes according to plan, the Stallions will develop over the next year, honing their skills against various local flag-football teams, and make their bid in 2009 to join the seven-on-seven, national gay league and compete at Gay Bowl IX.

Stonewall Dems host discussion on problems of gay youth
QSanAntonio, June 17, 2008
The Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio hosted a discussion about the problems of GLBT youth at their monthly meeting on June 16. The discussion included two presentations, the first by two teenagers involved with the gay-straight alliance at a local high school. The second presentation was provided by Monica Arrambide Director of Programming and Youth Leadership at Out Youth in Austin.

Photos -- Pridefest 2008
QSanAntonio, June 16
The blistering heat of a near 100-degree day did not wilt the enthusiasm of thousands who came to Hemisfair Park to celebrate PrideFest 2008. There were over 40 booths sponsored by clubs and organizations, including one booth for Democratic Presidential nominee Barak Obama. The most popular beverage of the day seemed to be a cold bottle of water. Now in it’s 27th year, PrideFest is the official kick-off of Pride celebrations in San Antonio.

PrideFest shows city's growth, support for gay community
San Antonio Express-News, June 15
A power fuse blew moments before PrideFest San Antonio's opening ceremonies were scheduled to start, postponing the festivities for two red-hot hours, as this year's event faced competition from the Texas Folklife Festival. But nothing stopped San Antonians from showing up en masse at HemisFair Park on Saturday to support the local gay community. (Express News Pridefest 2008 photos)

Gay Pride interfaith service spans beliefs
San Antonio Express-News, June 14
Jews, Unitarians, Buddhists, those who believe in a goddess and Catholics will be at Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church on June 17. Two things will unite them: sharing their faiths, and their support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community of San Antonio.

Imagine if we dealt truthfully with HIV
By Jill Rips, Deputy Director, San Antonio AIDS Foundation
QSanAntonio, June 13
Imagine that we let the public know how people really get infected with HIV and provided them with the tools they needed to stay safe. Imagine Texas as a model of public health.

SAAF observes National HIV Testing Day
QSanAntonio, June 13
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation announced this week that it would observe National HIV Testing Day on June 27. SAAF will offer free 20-minute testing, the cost of which will be underwritten by a $15,000 grant from St. Luke’s Lutheran Health Ministries.

A notable Pride season for Eric Alva
QSanAntonio, June 13
Human Rights Campaign spokesman and San Antonio native Eric Alva will be busy this Pride season. The retired Marine sergeant will appear as Grand Marshal in two Pride parades, and he also was just named Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.

Men’s Choral concert focuses on music of the 1950’s
QSanAntonio, June 12
The Alamo City Men’s Chorale will close out its 21st season with a performance dedicated to the music of the 1950’s. The concert, "Let’s Go to the Hop!" under the direction of Jennifer Whatley, ACMC Artistic Director, will offer a popular lineup of "oldies but goodies" from the era of bobby socks and poodle skirts.

S.A. activist elected President of Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
QSanAntonio, June 10
Over 500 delegates and alternates at the Texas Democratic Convention attended the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus on June 6 in Austin and elected Daniel Graney their new President. Graney is a former co-chair of Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio and a long-time queer political activist. He succeeds Shannon Bailey of Dallas in the position.

Gay Pride groups to celebrate together
San Antonio Express-News, June 8
Organizers of San Antonio's two largest Gay Pride festivals have agreed to settle a five-year dispute, hoping to further reunite its community and better celebrate events this month commemorating the 39th anniversary of New York's Stonewall Riots, considered the catalyst for the country's gay liberation movement.

PFLAG to make presentation at Lutheran church
QSanAntonio, June 5
Yvonne Jonas, president of PFLAG San Antonio, told QSanAntonio this week that her organization has been asked by Pastor Marilyn Lange to make a special presentation at the New Beginnings Lutheran Church. The presentation, entitled "Steps to Understanding" will take place on June 18.

SAAF fundraiser organizing Walk for Life auction
QSanAntonio, June 7
Crystal Stone remembers back to 1991 when she participated in her first AIDS walk in her hometown of Philadelphia. "I told myself to get involved in something and not wait for it to hit home and then get involved. I walked, made some friends and shed some tears and we raised a lot of money for HIV/AIDS," she says.

HRC Night at Rivercenter Comedy Club
QSanAntonio, June 2
The San Antonio chapter of the Human Rights Campaign held a fundraiser on May 23 at the Rivercenter Comedy Club. According to HRC member Cynthia Benton, the event was very successful and everyone had a rousing good time.

Guajardo reflects on accomplishments one year after leaving office
QSanAntonio, May 31
When Elena Guajardo lost her re-election for the District 7 City Council seat on May 12, 2007, it had a ripple effect on the entire GLBT community. With Guajardo on the City Council, the community had a representative with access to all levels of local government. Now, without her, GLBT citizens must rely on politicians who often are reluctant to embrace our issues.

SAAF to benefit from "Project Runway" dress auction
QSanAntonio, May 23
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation will be one three U.S. AIDS charities to benefit from the auction of a dress designed by "Project Runway’s" Jack Mackenroth which Emmy-winning soap opera star Heather Tom will wear to the 35th Annual Daytime Emmys on June 20. The two other auction recipients are the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the National Association of People with AIDS.

SAPD appoints a new GLBT liaison
QSanAntonio, May 21
San Antonio Police Department spokesman Sgt. Gabe Trevino confirmed to QSanAntonio on May 20 that Chief William McManus has appointed a new liaison for the GLBT community. Captain Jose Banales has been tapped to be the point-person within the SAPD who will help GLBT citizens address problems and concerns they may have in their interactions with local police.

Assistant SAPD Chief addresses Stonewall Dems
QSanAntonio, May 20
Newly appointed Assistant Police Chief Geraldine Garcia addressed the members of the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio at their monthly meeting on May 19. Her appearance comes on the heels of her promotion in April, making her the first woman to hold such a high rank in the San Antonio Police Department.

Photos: Spirit of Texas Brunch
QSanAntonio, May 19
Over 200 San Antonians were present at the Equality Texas Spirit of Texas Brunch. The annual champagne brunch honors local activists and raises funds for Equality Texas and the Equality Texas Foundation.

Analysis: Merging Park Police with SAPD may be good for S.A. gays
By Sam Sanchez, QSanAntonio, May 17
On Tuesday, May 13, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus announced that he is considering merging the Park Police and the Airport Police into a single department with the SAPD. Considering the Park Police’s checkered past with our community, the chief’s proposal may have an upside for gays in San Antonio.

Gay couple looks for welcoming church
San Antonio Express News, May 11
San Antonio mom Della Nagle thought it would be a simple task: Go to some of the nation's largest churches, visit with members and prove to them that she and her wife — yes, wife — can be part of a Christian family, too. But with the first church visit scheduled today in Houston, Nagle and her lesbian partner, Ruth Pinkham, whom she married in Canada, are facing a rude awakening.

Equality Texas honors two local leaders
QSanAntonio, May 10
Equality Texas announced that it plans to honor two San Antonians with awards at its May 18 Spirit of Texas Brunch. The Becky Cross Anchor award will be presented to attorney Amy Kastely, and the Advocate Award will be given to Bexar County Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Adkisson.

Local student sent home over Day of Silence protest
San Antonio Express-News, May 8
Late last month, Ginger Yachinich, a sophomore at Wagner High in Judson Independent School District, was sent home for keeping her mouth shut. Yachinich was participating in the Day of Silence, a national effort to protest bullying of gay students.

Finally old enough for the Oval Office, Swift throws a lasso in the ring
San Antonio Current, May 8
San Antonio’s newest presidential candidate (and former Current staffer), Kat Swift of the Green Party, is using her Minervan powers to shake down the last few uncommitted primary voters to save the world from anti-human, corporo-fascist domination.

AG opinion sidelines Bexar needle-swap plan
San Antonio Express News, May 7
In the wake of a long-awaited opinion issued Monday by Attorney General Greg Abbott, Bexar County officials will not move forward with what would have been the first legally sanctioned syringe-exchange program for drug addicts in Texas. Monday's ruling clears the way for the prosecution of three members of a group that has been openly swapping needles (to prevent AIDS and other diseases) with addicts for some time.

SAPD community outreach includes recruiting gays, minorities
QSanAntonio, April 11
Beginning this weekend, the San Antonio Police Department launches an outreach program to recruit more minorities including blacks, Asians and gays. The effort begins on Saturday, April 12 with a San Antonio Police Career Fair to be held at the Police Academy.

Taco Cabana backs out of catering for GLBT Chamber meeting
QSanAntonio, April 8
Organizers for the inaugural meeting for the San Antonio GLBT Chamber of Commerce revealed that Taco Cabana backed out of catering lunch for the April 5 event after the employee handling the order learned that it was a gay gathering.

Doors open to GLBT community at Planned Parenthood of S.A.
QSanAntonio, March 21
Generally, when people hear the words "Planned Parenthood" they think of birth control and pregnancy testing. By extension, it would be easy to assume that the organization would have little to offer GLBT people. However, these generalizations belie the fact that Planned Parenthood offers health services to women and men who are straight and gay. And that is the message that Jeffrey Hons, the president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Trust of San Antonio and South Central Texas, wants our community to hear.

Photos -- HRC bowling event a perfect score
QSanAntonio, March 16
The Human Rights Campaign San Antonio chapter’s "Bowling for Equality" fundraiser attracted 100 participants to the Bandera Bowl Funplex on March 15 for an afternoon of ten-pin sports augmented with pizza and beer.

S.A. minister who endorsed McCain blamed Katrina on gays
QSanAntonio, March 1
James Hagee, the pastor of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio who this week endorsed John McCain’s presidential bid, made statements in 2006 that blamed the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the "level of sin" by gays in New Orleans. In the past, Hagee has also made disparaging remarks about women, blacks, Muslims and Catholics. He also actively advocates attacking Iran.

Photos -- Politicians seek local GLBT endorsements
QSanAntonio, January 28
An estimated 35 politicians came seeking the GLBT vote at the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio's candidate endorsement meeting held on January 27. There were also about a dozen more who could not attend but filled out Stonewall's questionaire in hopes of being endorsed.

AIDS prevention is not a crime
Editorial by Sam Sanchez, QSanAntonio, January 26
The misdemeanor citation given by San Antonio police to the Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition, a non-profit group that exchanges needles with addicts to prevent transmission of HIV, is wrong-headed and counterproductive. In a city where federal funding for AIDS services is becoming woefully inadequate and where 10% of AIDS cases occur as a result of injected drugs, the police department’s pursuit of this victimless crime is the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot.

Scene in SA magazine ridicules SA Current for gay issue
QSanAntonio, January 17
Scene in SA, a magazine that bills itself as the "San Antonio City Magazine Since 1999" mockingly called the San Antonio Current, a weekly alternative newspaper, "powerfully stupid" for having published a GLBT-theme issue last October. The item was published in Scene in SA’s January edition that features the "best and worst" of San Antonio. Scene in SA is the same magazine that three years ago fired a transgendered staff photographer.

Gay strip club opens on far North Side
QSanAntonio, January 14
A new North side nightclub that bills itself as "San Antonio’s first all-gay strip club" will have its grand opening on January 18. The club, Encounters, located at 4102 Naco Perrin Blvd., will be open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and will feature strippers of both sexes. Sundays have been designated as Ladies Night.

Number of S.A. same-sex couples increases 63% over six years
QSanAntonio, November 5, 2007
A new study released on November 5 shows that in the period between 2000 and 2006 the number of same sex couples in San Antonio increased by 63%. This increase is significant considering that during this same period the population of San Antonio increased by only 11%.

Elena Guajardo to help raise funds for local food bank
QSanAntonio, October 27, 2007
Former City Councilwoman Elena Guajardo is partnering with former City Councilwoman Patti Radle on a community project that plans to raise $20,000 for a local food bank before Thanksgiving.