“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.…
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Drag Queen Maxi Glamour hosts St. Louis Mayoral Debate on Queer+ Issues
On Monday January 18th Qu’art St. Louis will be holding a Mayoral Debate on *Queer+ issues. Qu’art is a local organization aimed to promote queer art and use the voice of queer artists as a platform for social change. Qu’art was founded in 2014 by artist and activist Maxi Glamour and has worked with over…
Pride St. Louis and The Urban League Announce Partnership
Pride St. Louis and The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis have entered into a strategic partnership that provides much needed food supplies to the St. Louis LGBTQIA community. This agreement brings together two nonprofit organizations that serve their respective communities with programs and events that empowers and educates its members. Due to the Covid-19…
PrideSTL’s Entertainment Line Up for Virtual PrideFest 2020
Pride St. Louis is excited to announce the entertainment lineup for Virtual PrideFest 2020. This first-of-its-kind STL Pride event will feature a wonderful mixture of national recording artists as well as regional and local entertainers. Many national recording artists will headline the festival, including Ava Max, Betty Who, Kim Petras, R&B sister duo Chloe X…
Mid-20th Century LGBTQ History Revealed in Newly Released Tell-All Memoir — ‘Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina’
ST. LOUIS, May 27, 2020 – MiRiona Publishing and author John “Gene” E. Dawson recently announced the official release of his historic memoir, “Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina.” The book details Gene’s life growing up in Depression-era Iowa in a poor farming Irish-Catholic family and his adult years spent living on…
Hamburger Mary’s St. Louis Host Online Drag Show to Benefit St. Louis First Responders
Press Release (St. Louis, MO) April 15th, 2020 – Hamburger Mary’s St. Louis is proud to announce that they have raised over $1,000 dollars for St. Louis First Responders. St. Louis Cares, a Benefit for St. Louis First Responders, was hosted online by Hamburger Mary’s St. Louis on Monday April 14th. Drag Performers from all…
St. Louis Black Pride Weekend Canceled
(St. Louis, MO) April 13, 2020 – With growing uncertainty around COVID-19 pandemic, St. Louis Black Pride Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel 2020 St. Louis Black Pride weekend August 14-16, 2020. This decision has been incredibly difficult for us to make but the health and safety of our community and all…
“Here For Good” Movement Helping to Save St. Louis Small Businesses
Local Screen Print Shop, Tiny Little Monster, Gets Creative for Businesses in Need St. Louis, MO: Tiny Little Monster, a small print shop in St. Louis, has created an online store for local St. Louis businesses to sell branded t-shirts to help their struggling operations. The online store features t-shirts for individual small businesses that…
DOORWAYS President and CEO Receives Spirit of Justice Award
Opal M. Jones, president and CEO of DOORWAYS, received one of the 2019 Spirit of Justice awards at the 2019 Spirit of Justice Celebration held Friday, October 4, at the St. Louis Club. Allison Price of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner nominated Jones for the award, explaining “Opal is a dynamic leader and a compassionate person.…
The Q Collective Announces 2019 Season
THE Q COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCES 2019 SEASON The Q Collective announces its 2019 season, including the new short play festival TRANSLUMINATE; the award-winning Broadway musical and cult classic HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH; and the return of the Q’s critically acclaimed COMING OUT PLAY FESTIVAL, which debuted in 2018. In February, The Q Collective’s season opens…
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