One Big Gay Happy Family?

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...Austin's renegade counter-Pride, and members of the official Austin Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation board agreed to sit down..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Lavender Country, World’s First Openly Gay Country Band, Comes to Austin

Patrick Haggerty on his groundbreaking album nearly 50 years later

"...eponymous debut album, which is considered the first openly gay-themed album in country music history...."

Oct. 21, 2021 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

A Wild and Precious "Theraplay" of Gay Experience

One man's 50+ year gay journey comes home to a place that helped launch it

"...own wild and precious life, spanning an era of gay liberation, he brings this story back to Austin, where..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Carmen Rising

Austin's House Music Scene Clings to the African-American Community That Birthed It

House music rose to prominence from Chicago’s black music community and hangs on here in its original form

"...three-hour set showcasing his deeply soulful style. Local dance community purveyors hadn't witnessed such a master class since house..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

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

"...Messer remembers explaining what was soon to become "The Gay Place" as a solution to a problem she saw..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

San Marcos Welcomes First Gay Bar

San Marcos comes out of the closet and into the Warehouse

"...is up. Stonewall Warehouse owner Brian Scofield tells the Gay Place, “We are ready!”..."

Jan. 7, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Fish or Gay Bait

Response to D6 candidate Matt Stillwell's least-common-Dem politics

"...opponent Jimmy Flannigan has triggered statements from the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC) and the Stonewall..."

Nov. 3, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Seven Straight Nights to Shine Light on Gay Rights

Straight folk go to bat for queer folk

"...the growing movement to speak out on behalf of gay rights – even though the latest Gallup Polls show..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Gay Segregation

"...Kate Getty has not spent enough time in the gay bars of Austin to know that there has always..."

March 9, 2005 Postmarks

Big Gay Musical Brings Queer Comedy to Austin

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll leave dusted in glitter.

"...and queers? Then you’re in luck, because a big gay musical is debuting in Austin this week. Every Saturday..."

July 11, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Gay Place

Dandy Unicorn wants you – in the worst way

"...we get lost in pondering the state of the gay in both states, Texas and Louisiana. The neighbor state..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

The Gay Place: It's Aliiive!

You can't keep a Gay Place down; just ask Sarah Marloff

"...Aw shucks! You really like Gay Place! Yes, this is quite awkward, but we're back...."

Jan. 20, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

A veritable tidal wave of gay-touring goodness heads to town

"...Influx of Gaylebrity..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Investitures, Queerlympics, Rope Bondage, and Cheerleaders peaceably coexist in your week of gay

"...Best Gay..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Countdown to QueerBomb

"...June 3 QueerBomb March will be 2011's only nighttime gay pride procession. And we don't know about you, but..."

May 27, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Emmet Hunker Has a Gay Agenda

Queer comedy to open minds, push boundaries, and create space

"...Emmet Hunker’s schedule is packed these days concocting The Gay Agenda, and August’s show promises to be the gayest,..."

Aug. 19, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mac Irvine

NOLA Gay

In New Orleans, the yellow brick road leads to the Center.

"...queer rag Ambush, only helped with finding bars. And gay bars in New Orleans are, for the most part..."

Jan. 24, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Thee Gay Art of Being Selfish and Lazy

Thee Gay Agenda turns bizarre note into a gallery of queer talent

"...People sometimes say rude, incorrect stuff about the queer community. In fact, people say enough recycled crummy junk about..."

May 8, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Gay Place

Top 10s from the bottom to the top

"...Gay Place Top 10s Gay Bottoms* of 2010..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place's Top 10 Queer Doin's 2007

All the doors that opened from the closet to the men's room

"...in this country any longer against homosexuality and against gay relationships." And while the Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Features Feature by Kate Getty

What’s to Become of Austin’s Unofficial Gay District?

A development plan would maintain Oilcan Harry's but displace two other gay-friendly bars

"...were home to Kansas, the Boathouse, and other long-gone gay bars at the edge of the then-emerging Warehouse District...."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Thee Gay Agenda’s Big Top Queerness

Local queer variety show returns to its in-person clownery roots

"...2019, Qmmunity writer Mac Irvine called then-nascent group Thee Gay Agenda “a three-ringed circus of sorts.” Speaking on the..."

April 26, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Scream, Queen! and the Legacy of the “Gay” Nightmare on Elm Street

Fantastic Fest's monster in the closet

"...As longtime gay horror fans, working with Nightmare on Elm Street 2:..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Louisa Spaventa's Night of Queer Performance fosters education, support, and celebration for the queer community

"...LGBTQ history isn't learned in school. If you're reading Gay Place you already know this. We learn our past..."

April 28, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: FA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA

Your gay apparel isn't gay enough. Time to go shopping.

"...Don you now your gayest, Don, no one's judging. CCMC shall jingle their merriest..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Jason June's Gay YA Agenda

The author makes a sex-positive, funny, queer addition to the genre

"...as exemplified in his newest young adult novel Jay’s Gay Agenda, the simple magic of discovering yourself as a..."

June 1, 2021 Arts Post by James Scott

Stay at Homo With Thee Gay Agenda’s Virtual Events

Series reinvents queer connection in the virtual screenscape

"...“Necessity is the mother of invention.” But with Thee Gay Agenda’s lineup of virtual events, dubbed the Stay at..."

April 24, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Juno Black's Queer Riot Festival Creates Community Through Music

Friday's family friend fest unites LGBTQ and straight musicians

"...Artist and audio engineer Juno Black began to conceive..."

March 7, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

It's Valentine's! Who's your lover? Gay Place, that's who.

"...ON OUR GAYDAR..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Another Splash Bash

Stick a toe into this week's pool of events!

"...Hey, everybody! We're all gonna get laid! ON OUR GAYDAR..."

June 15, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

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