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Creep of the Week: Trump (again)
Trump on the image of himself as Jesus (Tresus) online: "It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better," he told a reporter. "And I do make people better. I make people a lot better."
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Americus K. Love
A couple of years ago at a drag show in Galveston, a discourteous man with no drag show etiquette, walked across the performing area on his way to the restroom.
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The Garden Theatre celebrates five years with Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’
Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical, 'Company', is a mature, intelligent, and wildly funny look at love, vulnerability, and what it truly means to be alive.
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It’s Talarico vs. right-wing dirty tricks
Cornyn, who will be 80 years old by the time he’d complete another term, and older than both Democratic candidates combined, has been busy licking Trump’s Florsheim shoes.
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A colon cancer tsunami
Katie Couric went on live TV and had a colonoscopy done in front of the world. She brought awareness to people that this cancer was extremely serious. Her husband died in 1998 at the age of forty-two from colon cancer.
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April is for birds and Spring breakers
The Spring Breakers, the doves and the grackles are all beautiful creatures just trying to have fun, to see and be seen, and hopefully find a new friend or two. Live it up, kids. You are only young once!
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More oil wars or more renewable energy?
Our “Defense,” now “Department of War,” blunders on acting monstrously to Mideast oil-rich countries and a few South American countries. Even though no country threatens us, our $143 billion (one-year defense budget of 1980) has increased by a factor of 15 times in 46 years.
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Zarna Garg didn’t grow up with Queer visibility – now she’shelping parents embrace it
After starring in the gay rom-com ‘A Nice Indian Boy,’ the Indian American comedian has become a powerful voice encouraging immigrant families to support their LGBTQ+ kidsqueer family and advice
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Tony’s Corner Pocket’s Gilbert Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez has had just three bartending jobs in 27 years, an indication that there must be something special about that bartender.
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Cryptocurrency—Real money? Santa Claus? Jack the Ripper?
Trust in God, but tie your camel… and crypto is a camel you can never tie. Bet on the weather, trust your fellow man… but not too much with your own cash. Let the buyer beware!
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The tender Queer story of ‘Pillion’
In the A24 film “Pillion,” kink is neither punchline nor provocation. Instead, writer-director Harry Lighton and stars Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling, craft something far rarer: a tender story about desire set within London’s gay biker dom/sub scene.
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PILLION – A Review: The double-edged sword of submission
Pillion, released in February 2026, provides a daring and often uncomfortable glance at one’s sexual preferences and the lengths one will go to keep their so-called “partner” satisfied.