With Pride Month underway, District 1 City Councilwoman Sukh Kaur this week filed a proposal to rename a portion of North Main Avenue — the primary thoroughfare through the city’s Pride District — after the late drag performer Erica Andrews.
“This designation is about highlighting an important part of San Antonio’s history,” Kaur said in a statement. “Erica Andrews was not only a groundbreaking performer on the international stage; she was a mentor, a community builder, and a source of visibility and pride for generations of LGBTQ+ individuals in San Antonio and beyond.”
Andrews, who died in 2013 at age 43, lived in San Antonio between 1992 and 2012 and was a well-known figure in the city’s LGBTQ+ community. In 2006, the Mexico-born Andrews was named Miss International Drag Queen Thailand and was the “matriarch” of the Andrews drag family, which includes two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, Roxxxy Andrews.
The Kaur’s proposed designation wouldn’t change the official street name or its mailing addresses, her office said.
“While transgender rights are increasingly under scrutiny across the state and nation, San Antonio has an opportunity to affirm its values of inclusion and recognition,” Kaur said. “This memorial designation is a visible reminder that transgender people have helped shape our city and its culture.”
Kaur’s proposal comes months after the councilwoman helped lead the charge to paint the sidewalks in San Antonio’s Pride District rainbow. That move came after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas cities to remove “political” pavement markings from their roadways, including the rainbow colored crosswalks at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Evergreen Street.
San Antonio’s annual Pride Parade will take place Saturday, June 27.
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