| 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

By Colby Etherton It’s hard not to feel the intense gravity of everything going on around us right now. At times, it doesn’t feel as if the current state of our country is real. History is unfolding right before our eyes — we’re living through events that will, someday, be taught in classrooms around the

By Johnny Trlica Galveston has been called one of the most haunted cities in the country, and the stay at home orders only enhanced that image. The streets of the island city were deserted as inhabitants adhered to the precautionary measures enacted by the county and later by the governor. The streets along the Strand

How We Can Live Long and Prosper By Howard Barbanel On countless episodes of “Star Trek” (the original series), the crew of the Enterprise or the population of some distant and exotic planet would find themselves afflicted by some new and heretofore unknown virus or malady that threatens the lives of the crew or even

By Colby Etherton In a decision that has sparked a lot of skepticism, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has allowed businesses to partially reopen as of May 1. Many fear that a second wave of infections due to COVID-19 is coming due to the restrictions easing up. Businesses, movie theaters, retailers, and restaurants can only operate

Second of Five Houston and Harris County Census 2020 Art Installations Ready for Primetime Houston and Harris County’s local census drive “Yes! to Census 2020” will unleash its second of five murals in undercounted neighborhoods to build awareness of the upcoming Census 2020 and the importance of being counted. The dynamic, public-facing grassroots initiative comprises