Qmmunity: Answer the Call for Queerportunities

Time to whip out the laptop and apply to these upcoming queerportunities Credit: The Gender Spectrum Collection

Ring, ring: Pick up the phone! There’s a bunch of deadlines approaching for queer-portunities (queer opportunities) happening in the Austin area! 

Do YOU have a business, a creative project, or organization/event that’s trans-led or -friendly? Gender Unbound’s Trans Austin Pink Pages are seeking submissions for their upcoming phone-book-style second publication. Fill out the application – which includes free and paid listing options – at genderunbound.org/pinkpages before January ends.

You want to contribute to the one and only Glaze zine? Spring 2026 applications are open through Feb. 4. Artistic folks trained in hair, makeup, modeling, photography, writing, layout design, or various other production fields should make haste to glazemagazine.org/vol-xiv-application, lest they miss out on getting their name among the shiny volume’s contributors. 

Got a project that’s in need of a little financial boost? Consider dropping a line to Future Front as they’re now offering fiscal sponsorship applications on a rolling basis. Focused on supporting “community advocacy and cultural activities of independent artists, creatives, community-builders and organizers in Texas,” these sponsorships include accounting, admin, strategy sessions, and myriad other support services. Find more info at futurefronttexas.org/fiscalsponsorship. But what if you just need a little advice? Give ’em a ring at 512/234-3525 (or an email at [email protected]), where FFTX can give ya art, creative biz, and grant writing tips and tricks. 

OH ALSO: Be aware that a major ice storm’s on the Austin horizon for this weekend, so please plan your partying with a mind toward safety. I’d like y’all to be warm and in one piece rather than frozen solid. 

The Titty Tournament Thursday 22, Oilcan’s

Brigitte Bandit hosts this competitive open mic where winners can nab up to $100 if they can prove their titillating talents are worthy. 10pm.

Hill Country Ride for AIDS Kickoff Friday 23, Central Library

New year, new ride! Get ready for the 26th HCRA at this event featuring card & board games, a silent auction, and more. 7pm.

Futch Fetish: 2016 Haus Party Friday 23, Elysium

Return to the year of eyebrow blindness, skinny jeans, and a pretty devastating presidential election for this party presented by the joint sapphic forces Futch Fetish and TribRelations’ Dykechella weekend. 9:30pm.

Karaoke Night Friday 23, OutWellness

La-la-la! Work out those pipes at this karaoke spotlight with queer fitness folks OutWellness. 6pm.

Joya Friday 23, Nepantla

There’s a lot to celebrate at this party, from the official city of Austin La Güira de ATX proclamation to the alignment of talents like Trucha Soul, Claudia Gamundi, and Chorizo Funk. Plus, the event aligns with a fundraiser for Chorizo after his equipment got stolen. 7pm.

The Bimbo Bash Saturday 24, Traphouse Caribbean

Dykechella continues with a celebration of TribRelations’ Kanesha Huey, aka the Black Bimbo. Expect burlesque and go-go dancers Kitty McSparkles, Hurricane Short King, and Ethel Institution, and DJ sets by Xoy, Majesty, and Neptune Flesh. In collab with Austin Dyke March. 10pm.

Pour Choices Saturday 24, Drinks Backyard

Host Maxine LaQueene brings her talented crew including Simone Riviera, Cookie Harris, Devonna KaDavan St. James, Solangel Vergara, and Kelly Kline for this drag show. Also featuring an Austin Witches Market. 6pm. 

Club Chub Presents Disney Princess Night Saturday 24, the Iron Bear

Sometimes a princess is a bear! Dress as your fav of the Mouse House girlies at this night hosted by reigning Mr. Iron Bear, Big Mac – and remember! There will be a costume contest. 9pm.

BookWoman’s 50th Birthday Bash Saturday 24, Cheer Up Charlies

Slinging feminist lit and theory for 50 years means partying allllll night, so join the book women for a lineup featuring Nancy Scott, the Therapy Sisters, Amanda Johnston, a Girls in the Nose reunion, and more. Read all about it in this week’s featurette!

Viva La Queer Bar Saturday 24, OutWellness

Extend your imagination beyond time and space for this queer-bar LARP from OutWellness, where you can create characters, interact with other role-players, and together form a story. 2pm.

Coffee and Chat Saturday 24, LazyDaze

Join local social group Trans Guys Gather ATX for a THC-infused talk session at South Austin’s cannabis coffeehouse. 21 and over only, so wait for the next one, kids. 1pm.

Sunset Riders Saturday 24, the Austin Eagle

Help raise funds for the Texas Gay Rodeo Association’s Austin chapter at this retro gaming get-down produced by Mr. TGRA candidate Raul Garcia and hosted by Mx. Bluebonnet 2025 Ffire Stone. 7pm.

TGQ Social North Saturday 24, Nosh & Bevvy

This month’s gathering of trans and gender-diverse Austinites looking to make new friends and keep the old will be at a new location: English-style pub Nosh & Bevvy. 5pm.

Cruise Brunch Sunday 25, the Austin Eagle

Cheeki Khant hosts this Latin brunch with featured player Cynthia Lee Fontaine and cast members Lady Grackle and Justice MX, plus special guests. 12pm.

Fresh Meat Sunday 25, Highland Lounge

Eileen Dover returns with her competitive drag show where new talent from all over Texas gets ready to “meat” their moment. 7pm.

Queer Flea Sunday 25, the Little Gay Shop

Find a cool new item, a secondhand star, or even something on the TLGS clearance shelf this weekend at their vintage, flea, and reuse market. 11am.

100 Years of Dyke Sunday 25, Ani’s Day & Night

From Austin Dyke March, in collaboration with Futch Fetish and TribRelations, comes the final piece of Dykechella weekend: a panel on intersectionality and lesbianism, a variety show featuring local sapphic talent, and a big ol’ raffle – all hosted by Damiana Divine, Hurricane Short King, BeeBee Blvnt, and Venus Rising. Be there or be, gulp, straight. 4pm.

Game Changer Book Club Sunday 25, RSVP for Location

Wanna know why everybody’s talking about hockey lately? The Little Gay Book Club hosts this limited-run dive into the new queer romance series sensation, kicking off this Sunday with the first book in the series Game Changers. Join the book club via thelittlegayshop.com to get the location and times.

Austin Vendor Market & Drag Show Sunday 25, Highland Lounge

Shop and witness a death drop or two at this combo market and open-stage drag competition. 4pm.

The High Club Presents: Tangelo’s Trivia Takeover Tuesday 27, Oilcan’s

While Alexander the Great travels the country for his post-King of Drag tour, guest host Tangelo challenges your mind. Their reign over Oilcan’s THC-themed Tuesdays ends this week with a session on queer movie trivia. 9pm.

Boyz of Austin: Wildcard Wednesday 28, Elysium

What will happen? Who will be onstage? How will you be gagged at this annual free-for-all performance from Austin’s primo gender-diverse drag troupe? Guess you’ll have to go to find out! 10:30pm.

Y’all Means All Book Club: Before We Were Trans Wednesday 28, BookPeople Cafe

Join BookPeople’s LGBTQ-centric reading club to discuss nonfiction study of trans history Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Dr. Kit Heyam. 7pm.

Witchy Wednesday Social Wednesday 28, Tiny Minotaur Tavern

Make your own magic with other queer witchy folks at this weekly social gathering. Check the Austin Queer Coven Insta to see what this week’s theme is. 8pm.

I Saw the TV Glow Thursday 29, Hyperreal Film Club

Hosted by Remus Jackson, the East Austin micro-cinema screens this ode to Buffy and dysphoria horror from director Jane Schoenbrun. 7pm.

U-Haul Hoedown Thursday 29, Elysium

Neon Rainbows invites all the sapphic cowpokes out to a big ol’ dance featuring lessons from Country Fried Dance, DJ Ed West spinning, a queer vendor market, and hosting duties performed by Miss Steelya Girl and Kino Kino. 8pm.

In the Calendar I Scream Social  Friday 23, Alienated Majesty Books

Do you like ice cream? Looking to expand your social circle and your creative awareness? You’re in luck. The I Scream Social monthly feminist reading group is back with a new lineup of poets and writers. Wonder in the power of the spoken word through guest poets SG Huerta, Kayti Lahsaiezadeh, and Dominique Lilac, or share your own work in their open mic (reserved for historically marginalized community writers). Join in and celebrate a diversity of voices, perspectives, and experiences in this free and all-inclusive event. – Rachel N. Madison

My Own Private Idaho  Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28, Alamo Village, Lakeline, and Mueller

Gus Van Sant’s sweet, meandering, existential tale of narcoleptic drifter River Phoenix’s unrequited love for trust fund baby Keanu Reeves takes place in lonely landscapes. Alternately a comedy of errors, a social commentary of those living outside the traditional economy, and a dreamlike exploration of the longing for connection, Van Sant’s Shakespearean dialogue is grounded by the sheer visual beauty of Mike and Scott’s long motorcycle rides through American desolation. In a way, it’s sort of a sad, gay, surrealist Western. – Lina Fisher

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