By Johnny Trlica A Celebration of Life Balloon Release was held at Tony’s Corner Pocket on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Friends of Dan Jacobson and Maury Mills gathered to share memories and a few drinks before releasing white balloons, many with personal messages written on them into a beautiful, blue Houston sky. Dan “Daddy Dan”

By Johnny Trlica Commentary: As we head to the polls this is a good time to take a look at what we, as a nation have lost since the last presidential election. Perhaps putting into perspective how things used to be before we turned our nation over to a man and party lacking in character

By Randall Jobe “I have always believed that acting is larger than life. You can sit on the street corner and see real people.” —Bette Davis In an ironic twist, I had stumbled across an interview with Bette Davis and this quote caught my attention. I posted it on Facebook and thought about the many

| Beloved serodiscordant couple, recently wed in Venice, share their love story By David Artavia In March 2013, David Lester-Massey (then Massey) gave an interview that would change his life forever. At the time, Atlanta-based marketing professional and producer Johnny Lester-Massey (then Lester) was casting a reality show and searching for potential talent. Following a

By Johnny Trlica Freedom of speech is an inherent right for all Americans. Along with rights come responsibilities and consequences. The owner of three Galveston restaurants is taking heat over racist and anti-gay posts on his social media page. Rudy Betancourt owns Black Pearl and Press Box in downtown Galveston. He is also the owner

| Rally switches to online event In light of the upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Texas, Pride Houston has cancelled a downtown march previously scheduled for Saturday, June 27. Plans for the accompanying rally will go forward online at 11 a.m. On Friday, June 26, Pride Houston released the following statement on its website: To

In May, leaders of Pride Houston announced that though they had previously stated the city’s annual LGBTQIA Pride Parade and Festival would be postponed until Fall 2020, due to the spread of COVID-19. On June 11, Pride Houston announced it would be holding a march through downtown on June 27, 9 a.m. ’til 3 p.m.

By Randall Jobe Intrigued after reading (and reviewing) a biography of Dina Jacobs’ life, I reached out to her to discuss some elements of the book. We had worked at F Bar at the same time; she performed in weekly drag shows and I was promotions director. I had seen my fair share of drag,

Global Pride, a worldwide LGBTQIA+ Pride event has announced the first wave of speakers and acts appearing at the online event on June 27. They include Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica — which on May 26 legalized equal marriage — Prime Ministers of Norway Erna Solberg and of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Crown Princess

By Joey Amato Fresh off drumming with Aerosmith at the 2020 Grammy Awards and performing at the prestigious MusicCares where Aerosmith was honored as the Person of the Year, Houston’s hometown drummer and artist John Douglas is kicking off his 2020 North American Art Tour. The extraordinary collection will be on exhibition and available for