Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached then-Chronicle publisher Louis Black at the..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Party On, Queers

Jon-Erik Garcia, aka the Glitoris, talks about his own TuezGayz story, plus more queer events

"...do stand out – such as hosting a secret SXSW wrap party for Watch What Happens Live and having..."

May 13, 2022 Column by James Scott

All in the Family

Bonded for life

"...the staff food writer. Editor Louis Black – my ex college boyfriend turned wisecracking pal – runs the weekly..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: Why We’re Still Talking About LBJ

Reflections on the LBJ Library at 50, and a fond farewell to Food Editor Jessi Cape

"...not every dead president is Lyndon Baines Johnson. When Texas House Democrats fled to D.C. this summer, breaking quorum..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: A Qweeah Howdy From New Q Editor Beth Sullivan

Plus some hot luvin' V-Day events

"...Take, for example, the first first time I met Sarah, more than..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Queering the Archive With Kate Messer

"Your own culture is worth a memory."

"...Now, more than 20 years later, Davis' extensive archive is on display at the Austin History Center..."

July 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Lowry's advice to me when I began writing for CinemaTexas..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...Place we couldn’t help noticing, however, how much gayer SX has grown. From actual celebrities (Ellen Page is giving..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

2016 promises to be exciting. No one said anything about it being smooth.

"...2016 promises to be exciting. No one said anything about it being smooth...."

Jan. 22, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Editor's Note

"...are the three new columns debuting this week and next. Our news editors Amy Kamp and Mary Tuma will..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Strawberry Letter 22 …

Our 2001 review of Shuggie Otis' Inspiration Information

"...Otis Inspiration Information (Luaka Bop / Virgin) Reviewed by Kate X Messer, Fri., July 13, 2001..."

July 10, 2015 Music Post by Kate X Messer

Best of Austin – Saturday

BOA all day, erryday

"...credentialed. Come dig the rest of Austin's bounty beyond SXSW. – Kate X Messer, "Best of Austin" editor MORNING Tyson's..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Best of Austin – Friday

BOA all day, erryday

"...credentialed? Come dig the rest of Austin's bounty beyond SXSW. – Kate X Messer, "Best of Austin" editor MORNING The..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Best of Austin – Thursday

BOA all day, erryday

"...credentialed? Come dig the rest of Austin's bounty beyond SXSW. – Kate X Messer, "Best of Austin" editor MORNING The..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

100 Restaurants: Defining Austin Dining Now

"...and hope it will be a year-round resource. And next year, we'll do it all over again. It's no..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Vote 4 X

Our very own Kate X has been nominated for an AGLCC award: GOTV!

"...it’s no secret that The Gay Place’s very own Kate Messer is a wealth of queer knowledge, Austin secrets,..."

Dec. 16, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps 2014, Part 1

"...in Tanzania ($1200) › New artificial leg for Kodogo, six-year-old orphan ($350 installments) › Development of a Tanzania Children's..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

D6: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Stillwell campaign sends out scurrilous flyer

"...Wiley, it says, "River Place has not been fully annexed, meaning Wiley would be ineligible to hold office if..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Music & Movies Edition

Dancin', jammin', or watchin' – this weekend is a queer smorgasbord

"...& Bloodkisses. Folowed by Pop-punk rockers Bitter Heart Society, BLXPLTN, Poo Poo Platter, Big Dipper – the acts are..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Best of Austin Covers

"...covers through the years. Art Director: Jason Stout Editor: Kate X Messer Photographer: John Leach See more at: www.austinchronicle.com/best-of-austin..."

Sept. 9, 2014 Photo Gallery

Public Notice: Publicly Noted

A brand-new column courtesy of Nick Barbaro

"...by Kathleen Maher, then S. Emerson Moffat, and then Kate X Messer. It morphed into various formats and styles..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Wind Powered Water Sports Should Have Been Included

"...have major advantages over waterskiing, wakeboarding, and wakesurfing. For example: There is no power boat needed, no boat slip..."

May 20, 2014 Postmarks

Summer Fun: Schlitterbahn Corpus Christi Sneak Peek

Come with us to "sea" the progress Schiltterbahn is making in CC

"...Kate X Messer..."

May 15, 2014 Photo Gallery

Lady Gaga: SXSW Music Keynote

Pop queen’s crowning comes after months of speculation

"...Questions concerning her arrival – in conjunction with SXSW’s lengthy delay in naming a keynote (last year’s announcement..."

March 9, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

An Archive of Reelings

Reflections on a town hall meeting: A love letter to "community"

"...have to be. And this is perhaps one essential paradox of community – that many people have different definitions..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

5 Days of Dragmas

December 27, 2013. 56 photos.

Dec. 27, 2013 Photo Gallery

Give 'Til It Helps 2013, Part 2

We each hold the key: Let's show these nonprofits how much they are appreciated

"...– Kate X Messer..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Oops!

"...In Kate X Messer's story "Writers on Kennedy: Flesh and Blood,"..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Column

Writers on Kennedy

What we think about when we think about JFK

"..."The day was clear and beautiful. One of those Texas days." ("One Fine Day," the Chiffons) She perched on..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Kate X Messer

For the Love of Seabrook: A Photo Tribute

May 1, 2013. 27 photos.

"...(Best DJ to Rally the Rumpshakers), Francis Preve (Best Remixing Renaissance Man), and Toddy B (Best Live Club/Party DJ)..."

May 1, 2013 Photo Gallery

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