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A Reminder of Why We Must Protect Trans People
By Juan Michael Porter IIÂ We should fight for the rights of transgender people because it is the right thing to do and because trans rights, like Black rights, queer
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Read These 15 New Queer Titles Before the Homophobes Ban Them
| Support your local bookstore with must-read fiction, memoir, kids’ books, and more By D’Anne Witkowski In an era when books by or about LGBTQ+ people are being taken off
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South Africa
By Joey Amato I first visited South Africa six years ago with a group of friends. It was one of the most incredible journeys I had ever been on, and
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Pat Robertson is dead. Good
By Nancy Ford Showbiz legend has it that upon hearing the news of Joan Crawford’s death, rival Bette Davis had a tart retort: “You should never say bad things about
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Dancing Through the Heartbreak
| Jake Shears channeled joy on his second solo album, even if he wasn’t always feeling it By Chris Azzopardi Listening to his new album, you wouldn’t know Jake Shears
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Pride Gift Guide 2023: We’re Here and We’re Queer – With Loads of Fun Gear
Somewhere over the rainbow, there’s Pride swag galore By Mikey Rox Pride isn’t just a parade in June anymore. It’s a whole vibe in these 2020s – a full-blown aesthetic
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Pride: A brief history
By Nancy Ford Happy Pride Month, friends! As a MONTROSE STAR reader, you are likely well aware that most of the world considers June to be the month when LGBTQ+
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TANYA TUCKER
Country legend bringing sweet western sound to Heights Theatre By Johnny Trlica She’s been called country music’s wild child, the Texas tornado, country outlaw, Grammy winner, and, most recently, Country
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Summer yummiest
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, everyone! Paula is just returning back from a cruise and trying to get back in the swing of things. I’m already planning for the
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BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
Be prepared for the ’23 hurricane season By Forest Riggs It’s that time of year again. June has arrived and with it comes another dreaded Hurricane season and all the