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Third Coast Pride holds first parade
By Johnny Trlica The streets of downtown Galveston were alive with rainbow flags, banners, and fabulousness as Third Coast Pride held its first Pride Parade on October 22. The Sunday
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GOP slow to coalesce around candidate for Speaker
By Colby Etherton For the first time in history, on October 3, 2023, the House of Representatives voted to remove a sitting Speaker. Eight Republicans joined all Democrats in attendance
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VISIT A FOREIGN COUNTRY WITHOUT LEAVING THE U.S.
Everyone Welcome in Historic San Juan By Bill Malcolm Beaches, great food, a friendly welcoming culture, and lots to see and do in a city founded five hundred years ago
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Leading Queer Kids to a Better Life
Wilson Cruz on his continued dedication to LGBTQ+ youth through his new role at GLSEN  By Chris Azzopardi Wilson Cruz doesn’t love thinking too much about his childhood in Michigan,
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Sharing a Life, a Diagnosis and a Future
Mark S. King covers every angle in ‘My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor’  By POZ Staff Writer and long-term HIV survivor Mark S. King has never shied away
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‘Leave it alone’ post works both ways
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: A viral post attributed to country music singer Hank Williams Jr. portends to encourage people to live and let live. Reading between the lines, it also
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Feel free to drag it up for Halloween
By Nancy Ford Don’t look now, but the highest of High LGBTQ Holy Days is already upon us. Happy Halloween! Time to look deep into your closet, push aside your
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National Coming Out Month is prime time for area Pride events
By Johnny Trlica While most communities across the United States celebrate Pride in June to coincide with the Stonewall Riots and the traditional observation of Pride, several cities across Texas
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Antonio’s Mexican Grille (oops, I mean ‘swill’)
By Jim Ayres Why am I writing this month’s Foodie Diary so far ahead of deadline? I’m having a moment over this evening’s restaurant and don’t want to forget the
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Republican infighting stifled government shutdown mitigation efforts
By Colby Etherton At this point, Congress being incapable of reaching consensus is the standard. Increased partisanship and polarization has pretty much meant that bipartisan agreement is a thing of