She is coming back home, and she is coming as her true, authentic self! Kerri Colby, who grew up in Dallas, transitioned after moving to Los Angeles and then competed in Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will be the special guest at the Texas Trans Pride celebration on Friday night, Sept. 30, starting at 7 p.m. in the Rose Room inside S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. The event is presented by Prism Health North Texas, Arttitude and Transgender Pride of Dallas. Read Dallas Voice’s interview with Kerri in our Sept. 16, 2022 issue, or online at
DallasVoice.com.
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KNOW YOUR HISTORY
The history of LGBTQ people and our community — especially LGBTQ Southerners — remains hidden from most people. But the truth is, LGBTQ people have made major contributions to society and culture overall, and we have a very rich, vibrant history all our own, beyond The Stonewall Riots, that is something to be proud of. The Queer History South conference is taking place all weekend long here in Dallas giving historians, librarians, educators, students and community members in general a chance to learn and love that history. Visit InvisibleHistory.org/qhs for all the details.
TEE UP SOME FUN
Fairway to Equality returns this weekend after a two-year, COVID-forced hiatus, and Dee Pennington and Deiadre Burns are teeming up as event co-chairs again to bring the charity golf tournament/Calcutta in grand style. The Calcutta — including a caddy auction and more — happens Friday night, Sept. 30, at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St., and the golf tournament gets underway with an 11 a.m. shotgun start Saturday, Oct. 1, at Indian Creek Golf Club, 1650 W. Frankford Road, Carrollton. See listings — and the interview with Dee and Deiadre in the Sept. 23 issue of Dallas Voice and online at DallasVoice.com — for details.
INTERVIEW SOME VAMPIRES
A lot of people probably don’t know that the Vampire Court of Dallas even exists. And those who have heard of it probably have some real misconceptions about what the group is and what it does (HINT: The court is a federally-recognized nonprofit, and charitable work benefitting the community is high on its list of priorities). If you want a chance to find out for yourself, then here’s your chance: Vampire Court of Dallas is holding a public meeting on Sunday, Oct,. 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Union Coffee, 3705 Cedar Springs Road, to “answer questions, build public support and update members on current goings-on.” See listings or the court’s website at VCDallasCharities.org for more.