In 2023, it seemed the entire community was accusing Diamond De Luxe of stealing a great big wig. It turned out, she didn’t (apologies were made and accepted). And within just the past few weeks, she’s been called a con artist, a harasser, has been accused of being producer Chuck Pfoutz, and has even been…
Performers
2009 Miss Gay Missouri America, Erica Foxx, Comes Out of Retirement to Roast Grey Fox
Folks are coming out of the woodwork to attend Saturday’s Roast of Grey Fox, benefitting Pride St. Louis. You may not think Grey Fox has much woodwork to speak of, but somewhere, buried under layers of paint, dust, and mildew, lies knotty pine paneling, according to Foxx. “I can’t remember the actual year, maybe 2001,…
The Jewelers of Mardi Gras
During the height of Mardi Gras, when half a million revelers fill the streets of Soulard, beads are currency, and represent status. Good beads ignite conversations, spark negotiations, and become prized parts of permanent collections. Disappointed by the prevalence of ubiquitous, low-quality throws, The Krewe of the Lustful Lushes formed a decade ago with the…
2024 Queer-in-Review
Did 2024 represent the pinnacle of LGBTQ acceptance, leaving us with nowhere to go but down? The nearly $215 million in anti-LGBTQ ads this election season, and Trump’s resulting victory, certainly makes it feel that way. Winter is in the air, and Corporate America is dispensing with diversity programs like flip flops at an end-of-summer…
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.
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 Performance Low Down: Joan Lipkin’s Pride Summer Theater Guide
The St. Louis theater season is exploding with juicy nuggets this summer.
My Journey to Becoming St. Louis’ First Mx. Pride
Until I competed in my first pride pageant on May 28 at River City Casino, all I really knew about pageants came from watching the iconic 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine and occasionally mining YouTube for the worst beauty pageant responses to the on-stage Q&A. My working class roots and the fact that I was…
A History of St. Louis’ Drag Scene
St. Louis’ LGBTQ+ ancestral family tree includes countless drag performers and gender nonconforming individuals. Currently, St. Louis lays claim to having the world’s oldest performing drag queen – John Chaney, who performs at the age of 94 as Bonnie Blake, a St. Louis legend. Chaney and others have paved the way to advance LGBTQ+ rights…