While there are currently 780 confirmed monkeypox cases statewide, Texas cities are bracing for an increase in infections. by Karen Brooks Harper and Joshua Fechte, The Texas Tribune Dallas and Austin officials have declared monkeypox a public health emergency — bids both to get in line for federal funding and to send a message to residents that the virus is serious and painful and they should take precautionary measures while the vaccine is in short supply. “As we’re running out of vaccine and medications, we want to engage our community and ask them to help us stem the tide, the spread of th ..read more

The self-described ‘Demon Queen of Seattle’ requests that you ‘get your ass out and horns up’ for her pair of Bonham Exchange performances. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 was a wild ride with twists and turns aplenty, perhaps none more suspenseful than a Willy Wonka-inspired golden chocolate bar with the power to save one lucky queen from elimination. But the season also made franchise herstory through transgender visibility, with a total of five contestants identifying as trans by the time filming wrapped: Kerri Colby, Jasmine Kennedie, Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté, Willow Pill and Bosco. Raised ..read more

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District announced on August 2 that it received 1,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine Jynneos from the Texas Department of State Health Services. As of August 3, 14 cases of monkeypox have been identified in San Antonio. The vaccine has been proven to prevent monkey pox and is approved by the FDA. However, it is only available in limited quantities to individuals who meet certain criteria. Metro Health established three Priority Groups that define who is eligible for a vaccination. Priority Group 1 is for exposed individuals identified through contact tracing. P ..read more

San Antonio-area U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the sole Texas Republican to vote for the legislation, while U.S. Rep. Chip Roy voted against it. Nearly every Republican member of the U.S. House from Texas voted in opposition Tuesday to a bill that would codify same-sex marriage under federal law. San Antonio-area U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the sole Texas Republican to vote for the legislation, which passed 267-157 with 47 Republicans crossing the aisle. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, the only other Republican in San Antonio’s House delegation, voted against the legislation, while Brian Babi ..read more

Jorgeous made her big debut at the bygone SA club Babio’s at the ripe old age of 16 — a nightlife feat that rubbed some drag queens the wrong way. As a flamboyant child growing up in San Antonio, Jorge Meza idolized game-changing drag queen RuPaul, often danced in front of the television and even performing choreographed routines during family parties. As a fiercely determined teen, Meza crafted the sultry drag persona Jorgeous — pronounced Georgeous — in the vein of fierce Latina divas including Selena, Jennifer Lopez and Chi-Chi Rodriguez, the latter portrayed by John Leguizamo in ..read more

Some LGBTQ Texans are trying to navigate plans to commemorate the catalyst of their civil rights movement with concerns about safety after 31 members of a Texas-based hate group were charged with conspiracy to riot at a Pride event in Idaho. by Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune When 31 members of a Texas-based white supremacist group were arrested near a Pride event in Idaho last weekend, Mandy Giles worried about what it would mean for the upcoming Pride Houston event and her two nonbinary transgender 20-year-old children. “It’s still scary just for them to be part of the trans community and pu ..read more

Pride San Antonio is scheduling a diverse roster of events to wrap of Pride Month in San Antonio. “Pride Week San Antonio is a gathering of the equality-minded San Antonio metropolitan community to celebrate and promote hope and awareness of equality and diversity through a cavalcade of events designed to recognize, accept, and celebrate the differences and contributions of the LGBTQIA community,” the group said in a press release. “Pride Week San Antonio represents the embodiment of ideologies of trailblazers such as Harvey Milk’s aspirations of ‘hope’ and Audre Lorde’s pleas to ‘celebrate di ..read more

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