As the Legislature hit the finish line, many LGBTQ+ Texans felt pummeled by the number of bills targeting them, including Senate Bill 14, which bans gender affirming care for trans minors, and Senate Bill 17, which abolishes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from public universities.

A few years ago, some friends and I headed to Cheer Up Charlies for a Dorian Electra show. We got drunk, danced, and I saw for the first time the artist formerly known as Y2K – an electronica-wielding cyber queen blasting bops that made my beer-addled brain simmer.

Girl God, the trans comedy team of writers Grace Freud and April Clark, met as kids. Or, at least, that’s what they say.

After a fun, zany, and perfectly Austin mayoral campaign, queer performance artist, workout queen, and filmmaker Erica Nix has decided it’s time her political career took a water break. Her run for mayor has officially ended.

In this week’s Back to School issue of the Chronicle, several Austin queer icons shared their advice in print on how to adjust to this ol’ city. To be honest, there just wasn’t enough space to print their entire awesome and thoughtful answers on paper.

Thrumming bass and neon lights cascade throughout the new music video from local rapper and “Trans Rap pioneer” Ms. Amazing Head for her motivational single “Chase That Bag.”

On Saturday, June 25, queer hip-hop artist/entertainer BabiBoi, aka Dorian Delafuente, will take to the Long Center stage to perform pulse-pounding, body-quaking music – including new single “Boyz 2 Men.”

Julia Scotti apologizes to me for her voice. “My allergies are going nuts,” she says, “and this is like the fifth interview I've done today.”

Lots of people have canceled their trips to Austin in recent days, but not the Fab Five. That’s right folks, the Queer Eye glam squad is in town!