Queer Skate Night See ya at the rink, skater-babes, for a night of drag from Louisianna Purchase and Leia Sakura Dior, a photo booth from Sean Peters, pop-ups from the Little Gay Shop, Pride Socks, and Double Scorpio, and on-site testing from Kind Clinic. Doc's Drive In Theatre, 1540 Satterwhite Rd., Buda. Friday's show is hosted by Celia Light, and Saturday's host is Jamie Perry. Pride Month at Mama Merlot's Drag Show Celebrate Pride Month at Doc's underground bar, Mama Merlot's, with two nights of live drag shows featuring Dee Gee Rey Whitney, Cheeki Khant, Alysha Pretty, and more. This tiny taste of aGLIFF's larger fest has four feature films, a host of short films, and a screening of the documentary Julia Scotti: Funny That Way with a post-film comedy set from the comedian herself. We're also starting June with a little lights! camera! aGLIFF! as the queer film festival hosts their Pride Mini Film-a-Thon from June 3-5. This'll be the same wonderfully wild and radically inclusive QB of pre-pandemic years, with an all-ages rally and march through Downtown to declare our queer pride at the top of our lungs. Stay past nightfall for their Pride After Dark, an event boasting a DJ, dancing, drag, and more.įor us Bat City babies, Pride starts with a bang – the in-person return of Queerbomb on Sat., June 4, at Native Hostel.
Galloping in on Sun., June 25, is the Pride of Dripping Springs 2022 Festival featuring the Texas Gay Rodeo Association – with food and drinks, vendor booths, and *ahem* lots of horses. Paris, multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Chazz Emile Bessette, and, on a stop on her first tour, Austin electronica empress p1nkstar.
Lockhart's first-ever Pride festival comes on Sun., June 19, after a full week of fun queer-focused events leading up to a festival at Luna Gardens bursting with talents like drag artists Kara Foxx Paris, Emerald Foxx Paris, Natalie Monaé Hole, Nathan C. Same day, different city: Marble Falls has its second Pride Fest, hosted by Highland Lakes Equality Center at Johnson Park Amphitheater, with daytime delights like food trucks and live entertainment as well the evening excitements of Haus of Fatale's drag show. Pflugerville has their Pfestival for Pride on Sat., June 18, with comedy from comedians Ky Krebs & Ava Smartt as well as headlining drag act Tammie Brown from RuPaul's. Next is Tyler's second annual Pride March through their downtown on Sun., June 5, which will have all proceeds go toward Tyler Transgender Support Group and Incite! Women, Gender Non-Conforming, and Trans People of Color Against Violence. First up is Round Rock Pride, the first-ever festival and parade for the town, on Sat., June 4, at Centennial Plaza. This year marks many first- and second-ever Central Texas Pride events happening outside those Austin city limits. Plus, it gives your Qmmunity editor leverage to get more space in the Chron – which is nice for my loquacious ass.
While it's true that being proud of your LGBTQIA community is a year-round activity, having a nationally recognized month reserved for the Big Celebrations is a lotta fun. Sentiments from Queerbomb 2019 (Photo by Jana Birchum)