Black Tie Dinner has added Peppermint to the guest list. If you’re still “thinking about going,” perhaps finish that thought. The Broadway star and RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 runner-up will receive the Vanguard Award at the 45th annual dinner on Saturday, November 14, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Tables and individual ticket sales close Monday, November 2. Yes, this […]
Twenty-seven years after becoming the youngest person ever to receive Black Tie Dinner’s Raymond Kuchling Humanitarian Award, Cece Cox is headed back to the stage for another honor. Black Tie Dinner announced that Cox, longtime CEO of Dallas’ Resource Center, will receive its 2026 Visibility Award at the 45th Annual Black Tie Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Sheraton […]
Black Tie Dinner has announced its latest honoree for this year’s 45th annual dinner, and if you’ve watched Overcompensating, you’re probably already paying attention. Writer, actor, comedian and objectively very attractive human Benito Skinner will receive the Black Tie Dinner Media Award at Renaissance, the organization’s 45th annual dinner, on Saturday, November 14 at the Sheraton Dallas. Yes, he’s talented. […]
Twenty-five years of fearless, fabulous theatre: That’s definitely something worth celebrating! Uptown Players has announced its 2026–2027 Silver Anniversary Season, and the lineup feels like a love letter to everything the company has become: bold, funny, heartfelt and unapologetically LGBTQ+. Since 2001, they’ve been giving North Texas audiences stories that entertain, challenge and inspire. This milestone season is pulling out […]
Dallas’ biggest LGBTQ+ fundraising event just dropped its 2026 theme, and she’s arriving with drama, purpose and a luxury car raffle. Black Tie Dinner officially kicked off its 45th season this week at Park Place Motorcars Dallas with the unveiling of this year’s theme: “Renaissance.” And yes, the symbolism is intentional. After more than four decades of raising millions for […]
If you love He Said Dallas columnist Craig McCartney’s “Well, Let Me Say This About That,” go ahead and set a reminder now for this Sunday at 1 p.m. Craig will appear on Lambda Weekly on KNON 89.3 FM, the legendary Dallas-based LGBTQ+ radio show that proudly holds the title of the longest-running LGBTQ+ radio program ever. Yes, ever. Icons […]
If you’ve spent any time navigating healthcare in Dallas, you already know the gaps…particularly for us queer folks. This week, Resource Center Health officially stepped in to help close them with its grand opening and ribbon cutting, drawing community leaders, supporters and plenty of familiar faces from around Oak Lawn. The vibe felt equal parts celebration and relief. Like, finally. […]
Dallas Pride has announced its 2026 Grand Marshals, highlighting two leaders whose work reflects this year’s theme, “Rainbows Don’t Wash Away.” The organization has selected Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison and Dallas City Council Member Chad West to lead the city’s Pride celebrations, including the inaugural Sunset Parade in downtown Dallas this June. Rev. Griffin-Allison serves as Senior Pastor at Oak Lawn […]
Big community money news this week. Black Tie Dinner officially distributed $1.38 million to LGBTQ+ organizations across North Texas, and it is a reminder of just how much impact one night can have when a community shows up year after year. The funds were announced at Black Tie Dinner’s annual Wrap Party, generously underwritten by Lexus, following the organization’s 44th […]
9/11. COVID-19 lockdown. The Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality. We remember the exactly where we were for these monumental events. Such life-changing events stick with us forever, and the same can be said of a breaking news story that hit our phones on June 4, 2025. Appropriately enough, we were standing naked in the Equinox locker room […]
