Esperanza Center is uplifting stories and performances from the LGBTQ community with its 8th annual Queer Voices Pachanga. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Esperanza Center

The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center is hosting its 8th Annual Queer Voices Pachanga to foster community and uplift LGBTQ+ stories.

The event, scheduled for Sunday, June 22, will include a resource fair, clothing swap, mercado, performances, food, music and more. It will take place at the Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro Ave., and admission is free because, as its organizers put it, “pride should never come with a price tag.”

“In a time when LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly under attack across the country, San Antonio is standing tall — louder, prouder and more unified than ever,” Esperanza Center officials said in an emailed statement. “The 8th Annual Queer Voices Pachanga returns as both celebration and sanctuary: a day of joy, resilience and radical togetherness that reminds us we are not alone — we are a force.”

Attendees can find gender-affirming clothing at the free clothing swap or grab a plate of food and browse the market ahead of the night’s entertainment. The event will also feature a Cuir Blessing Ceremony from the Cuir Curanderas, who include local chef Rebel Mariposa, Erika Casasola and Sophia Velasquez.

Entertainment for the evening will include drag and burlesque performances, poetry and live music. The showcase is hosted and organized by queer performer Chibbi Orduña of Gem.In.Eyes Productions and lesbian author and speaker Anel I. Flores.

Author Anel I. Flores will be one of the hosts and performers for the evening. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Esperanza Center

Performers will include Erika A. Casasola, Norma E. Cantu, Raiz Infinita, Dee Lalo Garcia, Rat Qing Rios and more. The resource fair, a new feature of the this year’s installment of the Queer Voices Pachanga, will include booths for the KIND Clinic, Thrive Youth Center, Planned Parenthood South Texas, Equality Texas, TENT (Transgender Education Network of Texas), SA Repro and Alamo Area Resource Center/HIV Testing. Experts also will be on hand to offer know-your-rights legal updates. Free, 2-8 p.m. Sunday, June 22, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro Ave., (210) 228-0201, esperanzacenter.org
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This article appears in May 29 – Jun 11, 2025.

Stephanie Koithan is the Digital Content Editor of the San Antonio Current. In her role, she writes about politics, music, art, culture and food. Send her a tip at skoithan@sacurrent.com.