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Trump’s Criminality Exposed: Does it even matter?
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It’s like screaming, “Red light! Red light! Red light!†and the driver floors the accelerator. With a riveting three days of testimony before the U.S. House
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An expected runoff and unexpected death
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Two of the biggest stories of the past couple of weeks involve a city election and the unexpected death of a trans activist. In a perfect
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The Night I Slapped a Monster: A Halloween short story
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Current events are pretty scary and frightening and deserve attention, but once in a while we like to step away from politics to share a funny story
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Top 10 must-see Halloween shows and movies
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Halloween is the great gay holiday. Long before June officially became Gay Pride Month and October became Coming Out Month for the LGBTQ community, Halloween was
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The cult of gay Trumpsters
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There are five definitive warning signs of a cult. 1. The leader is always right. 2. Criticism of the leader is characterized as “persecution.†3. No
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Houston’s LGBTQ bars as ranked by Google reviews
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Review! Reviews! Reviews! Businesses are all about the reviews they receive nowadays. Unfortunately, most people only take the time to write a review when they have
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Tight Ends and Wide Receivers
|Predictions for this football season By Johnny Trlica Football season has arrived and yes, there are lots of gays who know, love, and understand the gridiron game. We can talk
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We Are El Paso. With Love, Houston
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The LGBTQ community knows all too well what it’s like to be in the crosshairs of a deranged person filled with hate. When the killer (we
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Decency loses to quest for notoriety and shamelessness
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Licking ice cream and returning it to the store shelf, gargling with mouthwash and spitting it back in the bottle, and urinating on potatoes on a
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Our difference isn’t our politics, it’s our morals
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It’s a known fact that one never really knows a person until they have lived together. Some longtime friends become roommates only to find the other