Bonnie Blake, whose legal name is John Chaney, passed away this month at the age of 96. Blake has owned nearly every building along the 7100 block of South Broadway over the course of her life. The last building she parted with housed her antique store and several apartments, including one she long occupied. She…
Guide to Pride in and Around St. Louis
From Pride Month to Queer Year, your quintessential LGBTQ+ community event guide for 2025 Whether you’re seeking Family picnic vibes or an all-night prance-a-thon, summer love or a cuddle puddle, a drag bonanza or a rainbow-bedizened parade, St. Louis and its surrounding area has something queer brewing for all members of the LGBTQ+ community this…
HandleBar to Host 3rd Annual BandUp Showcase on June 1
Always wish you could form a band and perform on stage? HandleBar is hosting BandUp 2025 – your new band’s show! Form a band, sign up, learn three songs and perform them for a live audience. The event will take place on Sunday, June 1, at 4 p.m. There will be two stages with sound…
St. Louis LGBTQ History: MCC, Our World Too, Magnolia’s, and John D’Emilio
By Rodney Wilson I live in the past as much as I live in the present, and often I’m more comfortable in an imaginary conversation with the dead than when engaging with the living. In visiting the physical spaces that once sheltered people, dreams, movements, and institutions, I exchange the imagined, or the only read…
Tenacious Dustin Mitchell Victim-Turned-Sleuth Stephanie McMurry Dead at 38
Former St. Louis con Dustin Mitchell, who is currently incarcerated in Texas, has victimized many people over the years—but he must rue the day he messed with Stephanie McMurry. It was the night of June 28, 2017 when Mitchell steered McMurry and her then-husband to his Frisco, Texas townhome, where he drunkenly claimed to perform…
Hibearnation 28 is bringing Bears of the World to St. Louis for a Meat Market Like No Other
By Cubby T Gruff and ready gays have been earning their stripes at Hibearnation for the past twenty-seven years, and the legendary Show-Me Bears will make no exception of 2025. Spanning Halloween weekend from Thursday, October 30 through the wee hours of the morning on Monday, November 3, Hibearnation 28 will be stuffed with events…
Cara Spencer Makes Big LGBTQ+ Push in Campaign’s Final Weekend
Alderwoman Cara Spencer has made frequent appearances in LGBTQ+ spaces throughout the campaign. On Sunday, Bastille will host a meet and greet for her at 1:30 p.m. The bar will be serving pork carnitas and street corn. At 3:00, Just John will host a “Sashay to the Ballot Box” event for the candidate. Mayor Tishaura…
Cocktail Competition Benefiting PROMO to Be Held at Platypus April 13
PROMO is Missouri’s statewide LGBTQ+ public policy and advocacy organization, and a fun way to get acquainted with them and support their critical work is by attending their Merryvale Antigua Cocktail Competition at Platypus on Sunday, April 13 from 2-4 p.m. St. Louis’ finest bartenders will compete in a cocktail showdown that mixes sweet flavors…
St. Louis County Library’s 2025 Community Autism Expo is This Saturday
The new Clark Family Branch plays host to St. Louis County Library’s 2025 Community Autism Expo, Saturday, April 5th from 11:00-2:00 p.m. Now in its sixth year, the expo provides the St. Louis area with one of the largest gatherings of organizations and resources for families with loved ones on the spectrum. This year’s expo…
GREY FOX IS GETTING HOT! Reigning Miss Trans USA Beyonce St. James ADDED. Eve Versace OUT amid controversy. Tumara Tribute to Early Years. Max Transforms Stage With Stunning Inferno Set Design.
It seems the idea of a panel of entertainers riffing on our city’s oldest and most raggedy LGBTQ+ bar, while also exchanging scorching zingers about one another, is proving irresistible for many. Every ripped vinyl seat in the legendary cabaret is expected to be filled, because as of this morning, fewer than ten tickets remain…