Author: Laura
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Creep of the week
By D’Anne Witkowski I’d say, “Well, we survived the first year of the Trump Administration,†but the truth is not everyone did or will. Take this tax scam bill that the Republicans passed and Trump signed. By removing the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, they’ve essentially removed a fundamental structure of the program.…
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2017: A Year in Review… What the Celebs Said
Interviews by Chris Azzopardi Before we forever move on from the rankling crap-stain known as 2017, let’s revisit some memorable words of encouragement from a heap of A-listers who used their platforms for the greater good as they discussed important LGBTQ issues, their own sexuality, and more. Martha Stewart “I don’t differentiate a gay wedding…
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Galveston prepares for an early Mardi Gras
By Forest Riggs It’s hard to imagine, but with the winter holidays having passed, it is time to blow the dust off the beads and get ready for Mardi Gras 2018! Following the liturgical calendar, the highly anticipated festival comes very early this year and, with it, all the fun and festivities that have made…
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Houston Artist Brings Burlesque Circus to Town
The Bayou City Burlesque & Circus Arts Festival takes over Warehouse Live, January 20th Acrobats from San Fransisco! Burlesque from Montreal! Trapeze from Austin! And a chorus line of “H-Town Clownsâ€! You don’t have to be a jet setter with an unlimited budget to catch them all in one night, you just have to be…
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Creep of the Week: Republican Party
By D’Anne Witkowski I debated whether I should make Donald Trump or Roy Moore my Creep this week. Both are super creepy in so many ways. But ultimately Moore may or may not be elected by the people of Alabama to the god damn Senate by the time you read this, but Trump will, sadly, most definitely still be the president. And…
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5 Ways to Be a Better Queer in the New Year
By Mikey Rox Replace the traditional New Year’s resolutions that you probably won’t keep (I know how hard it is to stick to an everyday gym routine when it’s arctic degrees outside) with something more meaningful – like committing to ways to be a better queer. Here’s a shortlist to get you started. 1. Give…
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The Queer Eye reboot is right around the corner
By Romeo San Vicente The Queer Eye reboot is right around the corner Remember the old days, the early 2000s, when Queer Eye For The Straight Guy was on TV and you watched it and thought out loud, “I would never wear what Carson is pushing on that poor hetero man†and also, “Why does the…
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We Are All Allison Janney
‘I, Tonya’ actress on Tonya Harding’s queerness, girl crushes and her quest to play a ‘pioneering lesbian’ By Chris Azzopardi Allison Janney shares many of your concerns, like, what’s up with the president’s wild contradictions and flat-out lies? And what will happen to the LGBTQ community under his administration? And, of course, something we’ve all…
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People Will Talk: The 2017 Silver Lining Edition
By Nancy Ford JANUARY “We firmly declare that LGBTQIA Rights are Human Rights and that it is our obligation to uplift, expand and protect the rights of our gay, lesbian, bi, queer, trans or gender non-conforming brothers, sisters and siblings. We must have the power to control our bodies and be free from gender norms,…
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A new, exciting year begins
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre finishes its run of Houston’s seasonal favorite, A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas, through December 30. Also, the tumultuous beginning of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency was dramatized by Robert Schenlekkan in his Tony Award-winning All The Way, seen as a spectacular Alley Theatre production last season. The…