By Nancy Ford  Happy Pride Month, friends!  As a MONTROSE STAR reader, you are likely well aware that most of the world considers June to be the month when LGBTQ+ folks and those who love us take time to celebrate the strides for equality we have achieved. It’s a party!   But not just a party.

By Nancy Ford First things first: Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers out there. If you are among the lucky folks whose mom is still around, hug her neck right now. Or call her and tell her you want to hug her neck. You won’t be sorry.  Now on to other things.  Have

By Nancy Ford Thirty years ago, this month was a pivotal time not only in my own life, but also in the lives of millions of LGBTQ Americans and those who love them.   In April 1993, I was a clear-eyed, ambitious, hopeful, young(ish) lesbian on a mission, working full time in comedy for several years.  

By Nancy Ford Not sure what the deal is, but an onslaught of wadding is afflicting the panties of an inordinate number of Texas’s state legislators this year. Beyond attacking drag queens and bars that audaciously allow them to perform (see HRH Report in this issue), Republican lawmakers (surprise!) have introduced two more bills that

By Nancy Ford  There are several names throughout history that we’d prefer weren’t known as being gay: Andrew Cunanan. Milos Yannopolis. Lindsey Graham.   Recently joining this pantheon of losers is George Santos, the newly elected U.S. Representative from New York, who is elevating this gay badge of dishonor to dizzying new heights.  Santos, a first-termer

By Nancy Ford  I have a confession to make: I am a Pawn Stars junkie.   It’s true. I’ve watched the gang at the Las Vegas-based Gold & Silver Pawn Shop for most of its 14 years as a staple of the History Channel. I am powerless over the Harrisons and their antagonistic, snarky kind of

By Nancy Ford  When we last met, we took a look back at some of the best, worst, funniest, scariest and generally most noteworthy episodes of the first six months of the very bizarre year that was 2022. Though it doesn’t seem possible, the second six months were even more bizarre.  Bizarre is not the

By Nancy Ford  If you have been a frequent or even occasional What a World reader for the last 34+ years, you probably know that my relationship with relationships — the serious, long-term type — has been somewhat spotty.   First, thank you for reading. I appreciate and marvel at your dedication to this relationship more

By Nancy Ford  Sure has been a hot summer, right? As you and your sweat soaked waistband know, Texas clocked a record number of 100 degree-plus days in 2022. The globe, it seems, is a middle-aged woman who is experiencing serious hot flashes. No wonder she’s cranky.  And just because we made it to September,

By Nancy Ford  Well gang, it looks like the summer of 2022 will go down as the hottest in history ever, until next year.  But while average temperatures consistently top out at over 100 degrees throughout all the land, the scorching, unrelenting, drought-inducing weather is merely one of the hottest issues we have been struggling