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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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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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A one-year anniversary, six years in the making
By Johnny Trlica Lots of stories are written about the marriages of rich and famous gay celebrities or well-connected. When Ricky Martin was married in 2015, his wedding was plastered
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FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS | Texans win a title in 2023, Oilers go undefeated
By Johnny Trlica Opinion: Houston has become the football capital of the world with no less than three professional teams (*four if counting the Tennessee Titans masquerading as the Oilers
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Pride Galveston kicks off with a pageant, then a fun-packed Labor Day Weekend
By Johnny Trlica The end of summer, the start of a new school year, and the beginning of football season all mean it’s time for Galveston’s LGBTQ+ community to celebrate
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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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Montrose Center gala addresses LGBTQ youth homelessness
By Johnny Trlica You see them wandering the streets of Montrose or hanging out on street corners. Many are there through no choice of their own. Most of them are
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Houston/Galveston area bars receive mostly good reviews
By Johnny Trlica From mobile phones, restaurants and dental services, to bars, many people never frequent a business without checking its online reviews first. Having easy access to the web
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Surf’s up for new gay bar that’s ‘a place for all’
By Johnny Trlica Galveston’s LGBTQ+ community is excited about the opening of the island’s newest gay bar. Island Time Beach Bar promises to be “a place for all†with an
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Edgar Navarrete: Newly released single, ‘Despreciado Me Voy’
Up-and-Coming mariachi singer talks about his pursuits, family legacy By Rose Rader Edgar Navarrete gets candid about his personal journey and musical pursuits. Edgar expressed his passion to continue his
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ETC Theatre delivers a dazzling ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ with plenty of fabulousness
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
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Queer-ish Valentine’s Gifts for the Queers You Love-ish: 2023 Ed-ish
By Mikey Rox Spread the love this Valentine’s Day with these festive, fun and sometimes frisky gifts to fill all your special someones’ (hey, we don’t judge) hearts with happiness