A new organization addresses the needs of people living with HIV and long Covid By Sarah Hamilton JD Davids has long played an important and visible role in the HIV response. He continues to do so today, working at the center of many intersecting issues, including chronic illness, social justice and — as the founder
By Colby Etherton For months, Democrats and Republicans have clashed over raising the debt ceiling. It is estimated that the Treasury Department will have exhausted its means for the government to pay its bills on time by as early as July, and so far there is no compromise. Republicans seek to push Democrats to agree
By Romeo San Vicente Kit Connor’s had quite a year. The 19-year-old British actor experienced the darker side of internet fandom when he found himself coming out as bisexual after overly entitled internet “fans†with no boundaries demanded that he declare his sexuality or be denounced as baiting queer audiences. Silver lining: then he won
Why Madonna still matters to LGBTQ+ people By Matthew Rettenmund On January 17, Madonna announced her first retrospective hits tour, with the first tickets going on sale a whole three hours later. “Take my money!†gays often say when their divas pull up with fresh products. But nobody is happier to take it than Madonna,
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The Pride Festival has been canceled, according to Pride Houston 365, but are appearances in the Pride Parade by drag queens on the chopping block now? They are if Republicans in the Texas legislature have their way. According to the Texas Tribune, Republican Texas lawmakers have filed around three dozen bills
By Colby Etherton Last month, on February 7, 2023, President Joe Biden gave his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. His address largely centered on his accomplishments in his first two years in office, particularly bipartisan pieces of legislation such as the infrastructure package that was signed into law
By Johnny Trlica It’s a bright, loud, romantic, outrageous, and defiant celebration of living your life as you are, and not what others say you should be. And given today’s political climate, it is just as relevant at present as when it was first performed 50 years ago. ETC Theatre in Galveston is presenting La
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, hungry MONTROSE STAR readers. Well, Spring is almost upon us and I can’t wait. And what a year it has already been. We have just opened a shop, VooDoo Daddy, inside The Eagle and it has kept me running in between the two stores. Not much time for cooking. So this issue
Chewing gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case, and the segregated south—it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe. This World is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist’s world and her life spanning the 20th century. The film begins with her birthday on July 4, 1900, artist Nellie
By Nancy Ford Not sure what the deal is, but an onslaught of wadding is afflicting the panties of an inordinate number of Texas’s state legislators this year. Beyond attacking drag queens and bars that audaciously allow them to perform (see HRH Report in this issue), Republican lawmakers (surprise!) have introduced two more bills that
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