21c Museum Hotel St. Louis invites the community to celebrate Pride month during their Pop Stars! Pride Prom on Friday, June 13 from 7pm-11pm supporting monthly Community Impact partner, Metro Trans Umbrella Group (MTUG). MTUG is a non-profit organization created by and for the St. Louis trans community that aims to unite trans, genderqueer, androgynous,…
Funds Requested for Jesse “Grim” Woods, Who Was Killed in Dutchtown Last Month
It’s been three weeks since Jude Blackwell asked their partner, Jesse Woods, who went by Grim, to walk down to the corner store at Grand and Alberta to pick up some ice. Blackwell said the kind and affable Grim didn’t drive, and walked everywhere, often stopping to visit people along the way. On the night…
Vanessa Frost and Zodiacx Balmain Lead The Wicked Ball
St. Louis is preparing for a vibrant ballroom weekend as newly crowned Miss Pride St. Louis, Vanessa Frost, teams up with newly deemed American Runway Legend Zodiac Balmain to present The Wicked Ball, set for May 4. Part of a blockbuster weekend, the festivities begin May 3 with the St. Louis Awards Ball, culminating in…
Black Tulip Chorale presents “A Fond Embrace,” Sunday, May 18
Black Tulip Chorale, St. Louis’s LGBTQIA+ chorus for all voices announces the opening performance of its eighth season. The group opens its season with A FOND EMBRACE at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 18, at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, 100 E. Adams, Kirkwood, Missouri. The concert celebrates women composers from around the world. “Our program…
A Reason for Optimism: Local Universities Prepare to Fight
By Novice Sister Pattie O’Pounder On the bright afternoon of March 20, the T-REX Center in downtown St Louis buzzed with energy as faculty and staff from local universities gathered with regional nonprofit leaders for a networking luncheon that aimed to address a pressing issue: the support and protection of LGBTQIA+ students in a political…
Summer Sensation: STL Fringe Fest 24
In its 13th year, the STLFringe FEST celebrates over 40 ticketed independent productions as well as a myriad of free events and performances spanning August 12th –18th in the Grand Center Arts District and beyond. This year’s offerings are a baker’s dozen of all-star independent artist lineage. From a play in a bathtub to the…
Everyone We Saw at the Pride United Ball and Out in STL Awards
Folks from all corners of the community came together for a beautiful evening of love and camaraderie.
The Performance Low Down: Joan Lipkin’s Pride Summer Theater Guide
The St. Louis theater season is exploding with juicy nuggets this summer.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Missouri Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions
By Monica Obradovic The Missouri attorney general’s restrictions on transgender health care will not go into effect today as planned. Circuit Court Judge Ellen Ribaudo granted a temporary restraining order to prevent the restrictions from going into effect until a lawsuit against the rules is adjudicated. The temporary restraining order expires May 15. The restrictions…
It’s All Drag: New Group Leads March Against Drag Bans This Month
“We are all born naked, and the rest is drag.” -RuPaul Prism owners Sean Abernathy and Jade Sinclair, along with RFT Society Columnist Chris Andoe, and Pride St. Louis’ Jordan Elizabeth Braxton, have formed an ad hoc group called “It’s all drag!” to respond to the nationwide drag bans and other anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being introduced.…