Dagger Polyester may still be flying under the radar, but the LGBTQI+ community—and the wider music world—won’t be sleeping on him for much longer. His debut album, Perversion for Profit, dropped in early August 2025 and is already stirring conversation with its provocative concept and daring sonic vision. Taking inspiration from the tragic murder…
Many people envision October as cooler weather, pumpkin spice lattes, scary movies, and ghoulish good times. However, this month you may also notice neighborhoods, landmarks, and businesses glowing purple. That’s because October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Throughout the St. Louis region, advocates, organizations, and businesses are coming together to create spaces of support…
Union Avenue Opera (UAO) is proud to present its first-ever One-Act Festival, October 10–12, featuring two compelling contemporary operas: As One and dwb (driving while black). Together, these works explore urgent themes of identity, justice, and resilience, brought to life on the UAO stage. As One, the most produced contemporary opera in the United States, follows the journey of…
University of Kansas women’s, gender, and sexuality studies professor Katie Batza claimed some of the terrain of research into LGBTQ healthcare infrastructures and socio-medical responses to LGBTQ patients with her 2018 book Before AIDS: Gay Health Politics in the 1970s, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She’s annexed more of the territory of health…
There’s only one thing Dent County, Missouri hates more than the free-thinking, outspoken Julie Heyn Strebe living among them, and that’s a bunch of St. Louis liberals opening their purses to move her here. They’re livid, vowing to harass every employer of hers going forward, and trying to get GoFundMe to pull the fundraiser. Now,…
The Grand Center Arts District pulsed with rhythm, soul, and community spirit as the annual Music at the Intersection (MATI) festival lit up St. Louis from September 12–14, 2025. What began as a beloved local music event has now grown into a major cultural cornerstone, celebrating the city’s deep musical roots with a dynamic lineup,…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with St. Louis’s own shadow cast, Erotic Nightmares! 🫦 This fabulously weird and wildly entertaining troupe will be hitting three local theaters for a string of unforgettable performances: Chase Park Plaza Cinema…
When a teen was kicked out for being gay, this progressive mom took him in. He destroyed her life over Charlie Kirk. “You gotta be fucking kidding me. Read this,” John Strebe said to his wife Julie Heyn Strebe as he passed the phone across the table last weekend. He had been scrolling Facebook when…
By Cubby T Fly, my pretties (and your little dog, too) to the Mr. Missouri Leather 2025 competition, a weekend-long celebration of leather, kink, and community at Bar:PM, September 26-28, 2025. Started in 1983 by the Gateway Motorcycle Club and since assumed by legendary leather Misters Chad Carroll and Terry Laupp (Mr Missouri Leather 2010),…
Since its rebirth in 2013, September’s Tower Grove Pride has been a dearly anticipated cap to STL’s summer Pride festivities. What started as a fête champêtre of neighbors and friends from Tower Grove Park’s surrounding villes sharing a meal and a dance and perusing a handful of artists’ tents has blossomed over the ensuing years.…
