October 11: National Coming Out Day | A personal decision that can be liberating
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: No matter how you identify, be proud of who you are. “Coming out — whether it is as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer — STILL
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: No matter how you identify, be proud of who you are. “Coming out — whether it is as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer — STILL
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: As summer winds down, our attention turns to ideations of cooler weather, men in skin-tight uniforms on the gridiron, and pumpkin spice. (Too soon?) Dunkin’ Donuts
By Johnny Trlica If “that which does not kill us makes us stronger,” there is a drag performer across the Galveston causeway who should have the strength of Superman and
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There was pride long before the first Pride parades. It showed up wherever LGBTQ+ people had the courage to gather as a group, most notably in bars and pubs.
Stay focused and united By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Parts of the past year have felt like living in an episode of Survivor. We’ve been isolated and had to provide food,
Bars and restaurants running short-staffed By Johnny Trlica Commentary: No industry was hit harder by the pandemic than the hospitality industry. Bars and restaurants were forcibly closed. Then allowed to open. Then
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: All too often people stay in their own little bubble, rarely venturing out to see what’s happening beyond their own comfort zone. Fox News viewers never
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: They knew it would happen sooner or later. They were betting on later. They lost and Texans paid with their lives. Back when George W. Bush
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: My mother taught me many life lessons. Haste makes waste. Be careful what you wish for. Wear clean underwear. If you screw it up, fix it.
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: “When we remember a time, we remember moments, a kaleidoscope of the sights, the sounds, the emotions that remind us of the way we were,” said