Sandra Whitely, founder of San Antonio’s Thrive Youth Center, an emergency shelter that offers housing placement, counseling, and life-skills training for LGBTQ adults ages 18 to 24, is encouraged by…
Cornyation Looking for a break from the parades? Stop by the Empire Theatre for Cornyation, an adult-oriented satire of local current events. Tickets start at $15 per person, and proceeds…
This April, with the Texas Legislature deep into its session and with many controversial bills being debated on the floors of the Senate and House chambers, the show promises to…
Kameron Rhys may only be 26 years old, but he is changing the entire landscape of resources for San Antonio youth experiencing homelessness. “Back in 2018, I became homeless through…
Federal funding for the agency responsible for coordinating the programs and agencies that serve people experiencing homelessness in Bexar County grew by more than 20% over last year, officials announced Wednesday.…
As Texas heads into the 88th legislative session, we face a new round of proposed bills that target LGBTQ+ youth. This follows the confrontation between armed protesters and counterprotesters at “A Drag…
With every San Antonio FC goal Saturday, colorful smoke will billow out from the supporters section, drifting over Pride-themed corner flags and spectators holding rainbow fans. For the second straight…
It was just before midnight on Sept. 23 last year when the Big Give team logged on to kick off the annual 24-hour giving day with a Facebook live video. After…
…While Rhys is from San Antonio, he spent much of his childhood in Sabinal, a small Texas town about an hour’s drive west. He was placed in the foster care…
Sandra Whitley spent about a decade working as a paralegal before becoming an entrepreneur, running an auto detailing operation and later a mobile dental business. But if you’d asked her what…
A nonprofit that helps LGBTQ+ youth transition into the next phase of their lives is giving them more than just the tools they need to survive. Clarke Finney has the…
The Thrive Center, which provides emergency shelter and long-term housing for homeless LGBTQ+ people ages 18-24, just received nearly $910,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which…