|Comedian talks walkouts, Ellen’s interview with Kevin Hart, and the role her wife plays in her comedy career By Chris Azzopardi Because according to Trump’s America only white het men can exist, now would be a good time to reintroduce Wanda Sykes. She is a black person and a woman and a lesbian. And if
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Everyone knows the government was closed last month but not too many people realize something a little closer to home closed as well. There was no big announcement, no warning. Just a big “for lease” sign hanging on the side of the building suddenly appeared one day. One of Montrose’s dance
By Colby Etherton Tuesdays with Morrie is a play that strikes us to the very core. It’s about dealing with loss, coping with death and learning what it means to truly live. It’s a stark reminder that the time that we have is short, so we should live and love boldly every single day. To live
By Jim Ayres I can confirm that Houston socialite extraordinaire Becca Cason Thrash is stunning in person, taller than I had guessed, and looks great in Alexander McQueen. How did I get to rub shoulders with such a luminary? It’s simple, darling! I recently enjoyed an evening at Annie. Café Annie, that is. Opening in
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) STAR readers, we are off to a good start to 2019. I can’t believe the first month is gone, and we have already forgotten our new year’s resolutions, if we made any at all. Paula’s was to lose weight. In retrospect, I think it actually was to eat more. This time I
By Colby Etherton You know you’ve experienced great art when twenty-four hours after viewing a play, you’re still thinking about it. It still resonates inside you. Ensemble Theatre’s production of Too Heavy for Your Pocket did just that; I can say with zero hesitation that it’s one of the best plays that I’ve seen in a long
By Randall Jobe Queensbury Theatre presents Breaking Out of Sunset Place. Billed as a geriatric “Thelma and Louise plus one” comedy, it is the story of two best friends, Maudie and Emmy who decide to take back their independence, commandeer a car and escape Sunset Place. But when Emmy’s dreaded roommate Olivia learns of their
| Pastor Diane McGehee walks the walk By Randall Jobe Bering United Methodist Church Pastor Diana McGehee begins each service with the proclamation that assures all attendees that “you are not only welcome here, you are celebrated.” Her words apply to gay and straight, bisexual and transgendered along with all colors of the rainbow, native
By Forest Riggs February has quietly crept upon us this year and with it come two very special events: St. Valentine’s Day on February 14 and the beginning of Mardi Gras on the February 22. Due to the changing dates for Mardi Gras each year, the much-loved event comes very early this time around, just
By Janice Anderson If you attack one Texan, you attack all Texans. Lou Weaver, from Equality Texas, will be our guest speaker at PFLAG Houston monthly meeting, scheduled Sunday, February 10. Join us to learn about Equality Texas’s mission to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through political action, education,
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