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…
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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.
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.
These Lesbian Influencers Are Revolutionizing Reaching People in Need
St. Louis therapists Cindy and Christina Hardin-Weiss’s health videos have views in the multi-millions.
St. Louis’ Tumara Mahorning Is the Last Bitch Standing
Bar PM’s wildly irreverent drag show director spills a little tea.
A Guide to St. Louis Pride in 2024
We keep our Pride celebrations going all the way into the fall.
The 10 Most Influential People in LGBTQ+ St. Louis in 2024
Meet this year’s Out in STL Awards honorees
Laurence Luckinbill Is a Straight Man Who Helped Make Gay History
The first series of events organized in October 1994 for the inaugural LGBTQ+ History Month was a film festival on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where I was completing a graduate degree in history. Ten films were screened on four successive Monday nights: October 3, 10, 17 and 24. Among the selections…
Toni Bryce: From ‘P Valley’ to ‘The Chi’ – A Star on the Rise”
East St. Louis-born actress Toni Bryce, celebrated for her role in Starz’s hit TV show P Valley and her groundbreaking performance in Disney Plus’s She Hulk, where she became the first Black trans woman to appear in a Marvel production, has landed a role in the acclaimed TV series The Chi. Bryce, who portrayed Nineveh…
Missouri Drag and Pageant Legend Vickie Valentino Exits the Stage
Valentino has left an indelible mark, nurturing entertainers and eventual national pageant titleholders for generations.