Exclusive insights from the President’s home for Pride  By Chris Azzopardi  One sentiment shared among some LGBTQ+ people at the White House on June 26 for its Pride picnic: My younger self wouldn’t believe I’d one day be here. To include Q Syndicate, an invitation that came directly from the White House in early June,

The Flannel Bear is thrilled to announce the launch of the Pride 365 candle, with proceeds benefiting Q+ Equality Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. This unique collaboration aims to celebrate and support the Q+ community every day of the year, not just during Pride Month.  The Pride 365 candle is a symbol of continuous pride, resilience

By Johnny Trlica  Pride celebrations no longer end in June with traditional Pride Month festivities and parades. LGBTQ+ Pride has become a yearlong commemoration, especially in areas surrounding Houston proper.  Galveston and Rosenberg will play host to local celebrations in August and early September as Pride Galveston and Fort Bend County Pride show off their

By Johnny Trlica  Pups and handlers from across Texas, the United States, and even Canada descended upon Galveston Island last month for the first annual Pup Weekend. The three-day event held May 17 through 19 was an enormous success, according to organizer Terry Fuller-Waymire and Pride Galveston.   “The event for its first year was amazing

By Johnny Trlica Throughout history, the LGBTQ+ community has been home to many subcultures. One need only look no further than the disco era band, The Village People. The YMCA singers represented the cowboy, leatherman, military, policeman, construction worker, and American Indian gay archetypes, popular at the time. Today’s gay subcultures are even more diverse.

April 5 through April 27 at MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theatre Center Houston) 3400 Main St. “LOVE ME OR KILL ME†Written by the most notorious playwright of the late 20th century, CLEANSED is perhaps the most ambitious, longing, redemptive play in Catastrophic history. In a former university, society’s “undesirables†are subjected to a series

By Jose Martinez In the wake of Colorado’s legalization of cannabis, Oscar Servin embarked on a bold venture, leaving behind college and a conventional job to pursue his passion. His journey took him through the trenches of the cannabis industry, where he juggled multiple jobs while absorbing every nuance of the trade.  The turning point

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) has announced the Bayou City Art Festival featured artist for the Spring Festival is Karina Llergo, a mixed media artist from Chicago that strives to capture the dynamic energy of the human body and its soulful essence of transforming figures into fluid entities, incorporating dance, air and water to

My name is Blair Fullerton, I work for a large engineering company in Houston. My husband Michael and I moved to Houston for work in mid-2006, and shortly after getting settled we found our way to the BRB, where we met the people that would become our chosen family. In 2009 I joined the Court,

The Montrose Center’s Board of Directors has selected seasoned LGBTQ+ advocate and non-profit leader, Avery Belyeu, as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organization following the retirement of Dr. Ann J. Robison. The selection of Belyeu comes after an extensive national executive search that began in August and was conducted by executive search firm