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Celebrity Feature

Philemon Chambers

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for him  | Breakout star of Netflix’s ‘Single All the Way’ on being merry about his gay new rom-com role   By Chris Azzopardi  Philemon Chambers can’t believe he’s in a queer Christmas movie. It’s the kind Chambers, recently named “Next Big Thing” by the Hollywood Reporter, could

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HRH Report

HRH 2021 Person of the Year: Chachie Pedraza Van Wales

By Johnny Trlica  Commentary: In naming Elon Musk its Person of the Year, Time Magazine said, “Musk has spent a lifetime defying the haters; now, it seems, he’s finally in a position to put them in their place.”  The same can be said for our selection of Person of the Year, Chachie Pedraza Van Wales.

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Op–Ed

‘Build Back Better’ dead in the water? 

By Colby Etherton Lord, what a year 2021 was in the world of politics.  West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has effectively killed Biden’s Build Back Better plan, publicly announcing that he’s a “no” on the sweeping legislation that Democrats have been negotiating with each other on for months. It’s felt never-ending; a slow crawl toward

  • January 5, 2022
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Paula Dream

Resolution-breaking recipes for the New Year

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood)  Well, what a ride we took looking in the rearview mirror of the last year. Who would have ever thunk we made it through it? And for those who didn’t, they will remain in our thoughts and hearts.  Here’s wishing you a better New Year. If you are like me, one of

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Foodie Diaries

Rosie Cannonball explodes with flavor

| FROM GOODNIGHT HOSPITALITY  Experiencing Rosie Cannonball for the first time is… well, it’s like opening a restaurant. Everyone dreams about it, but you must be a little bit eccentric to make it happen.   The lunch menu at Rosie Cannonball certainly seems eccentric, even a little off-putting. You’ll see the cute Little Gem Lettuces being

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Positive Thoughts

I Don’t Want to Stop Saying ‘AIDS’

By Tim Murphy  Like many folks, I’m on a daily text thread with three of my closest Judys (as the young queers, perhaps in a sweet nod to the original gay icon Judy Garland, are calling their friends these days). It’s Mark, Kevin, John, and me. We’re all gay men in our 50s, and we’ve

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PFLAG News

PFLAG Houston welcomes Mahogany Project to January meeting

By Janice Anderson  January! A new year with new expectations and hopes. And, boy, do I hold tightly to a hope that 2022 will bring progress and acceptance for everyone. As a school librarian, I am disheartened and tired of seeing books with diverse protagonists and topics challenged by parents and politicians.   Representation within books

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IMJO

You’re a mean one COVID Grinch

By Randall Jobe  Facing another year of dicey family gatherings calls to remain masking, vaccines, and boosters that are not completely effective against a new COVID-19 variant and radio stations still playing The Chipmunks, I struggled — really struggled.   Is it just me or did anyone else have trouble wrapping a difficult year in a

  • January 5, 2022
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Spotlight

‘Coming Out Colton’ Bares Not All But A Lot

| And what’s up with that ridiculous montage?  By Lawrence Ferber  When the former star of “The Bachelor” and pro football player Colton Underwood came out on a “Good Morning America” interview in April 2021, there was one question interviewer Robin Roberts didn’t ask: What’s your type?   Fortunately, a fellow out athlete Gus Kenworthy presses

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