In an impressive show of unity, virtually all local LGBTQ bar owners are confirmed to attend Thursday’s Project 2024 event, which seeks to educate the community on the wildly unpopular Project 2025— the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for reshaping the federal government and consolidating executive power in a possible second Trump Administration. In 2018, then-President Trump…
STL’s Oldest LGBTQ Bar Celebrates 36 Years on Saturday
Tucked deep within the southeast corner of Tower Grove South is the gritty and glittery Grey Fox Pub (3503 S Spring Ave), which serves as the corner bar for the numerous queer folks residing in the surrounding blocks—a decidedly less-gentrified part of the neighborhood some refer to as “Grey Fox Hills.” Later in the evening, the…
A Booming SIRenity Farms Reigns Supreme in Franklin County
Owners Dennis Duncan and Michael Dekeyser are expanding the all-male campground with new amenities and are opening a new site for the entire LGBTQ+ community.
St. Louis’ Tumara Mahorning Is the Last Bitch Standing
Bar PM’s wildly irreverent drag show director spills a little tea.
The 10 Most Influential People in LGBTQ+ St. Louis in 2024
Meet this year’s Out in STL Awards honorees
Introducing the 2024 Out in STL Pride Issue
In this issue, we honor some of the people who are making an impact across this region.
Houston Joins the Sleuth Army Chasing St. Louis Grifter Dustin Mitchell Down the Rabbit Hole
He’s claimed to be a rabbi and an attorney but starting fake charities and credit card scams may be the series finale for the serial scammer
Pride United Ball to Bring ‘Unity to the Community’ at Little Bevo on June 21
“Maven of Mardi Gras” Luann Denten, known in Soulard circles as simply “the Maven,” is the founder of the Krewe of Vices and Virtues and Soulard Pride. She’s thrown many opulent soirees over the years but is finally realizing her long-delayed ambition to bring many disparate parts of the LGBTQ community together with a Pride…
Notorious St. Louis Con Man Dustin Mitchell Busted in Texas, Police Say
LGBTQ St. Louis’ most infamous con man, Dustin Mitchell, 43, was arrested in Houston, Texas on Thursday. He faces four felony charges including: unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, credit/debit fraud, and fraudulent use of ID Info, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Under the name Dustin Cohen, Mitchell, who was raised…
Letter from the Editor: June 2023
Only a year or two ago, it seemed that nothing was more mainstream than drag. Cabaret audiences always included bridal parties, and you just knew some of those attendees had to be Trump voters. Drag, it seemed, was post-political. It’s also jarring to realize that just a year ago, folx could make their own medical…