By Nancy Ford So how are you feeling? Do you have a fever? Are you coughing? Experiencing shortness of breath? Welcome to the pollen season in Houston. Or, worst-case scenario, you might have coronavirus. It’s hard to get through a conversation these days without someone mentioning the word coronavirus. We’ve all heard the jokes: “I

By Nancy Ford It’s become apparent to me in recent years that the addition of letters with which our LGBTQQISSA+ community chooses to identify our multi-fractioned selves is nearly limitless. And that’s just fine, except for the sad but true fact that very, very few people know what all those letters stand for, which again

By Nancy Ford Normally the visage of a flying, diapered baby with a penchant for archery would be alarming. But not on Valentine’s Day! Yes, yes, those of us who have spent the Big Day of Love and Lust without either often dread V-Day. Nonetheless, my affection for Valentine’s Day was born early on. Join

By Nancy Ford OK, gang, we’ve had almost a month to get used to writing 2020 on our checks. But does anybody still write checks in this high-tech, low environmental impact days of online payment and direct deposit? More importantly, how are you doing with those resolutions? It’s an unfortunate fact that once we get

By Nancy Ford Happy New Year! As we launch into the third decade of the 21st century, in order to most happily and healthfully embrace our future, it’s essential to learn from the lessons of the past. What better way to do that than to indulge in a little pop quiz, looking back at the

By Nancy Ford Happy New Year! As we launch into the third decade of the 21st century, in order to most happily and healthfully embrace our future, it’s essential to learn from the lessons of the past. What better way to do that than to indulge in a little pop quiz, looking back at the

By Nancy Ford You no doubt noticed it’s almost the law that columnists compile an annual “Best of” list, revisiting the highest and lowest points of the preceding twelve months that caught our eyes and set our tongues to wagging. (Insert how much lesbians love wagging tongues joke here.) And, Lordy, there is a basketful

By Nancy Ford Dear Santa, How the heck are ya, Big Man? Long-time no write, right? Sorry, I’ve been busy being an adult. I’m trying to remember the last time I actually did write to you. I’m thinking I was four or five, back when the world wasn’t so touchy about children sitting on the

By Nancy Ford “The gay couple are looking after the egg very well and take turns in keeping it warm. ——Netherlands’ DierenPark Amersfoort zookeeper Marc Belt. A same-sex pair of African penguins living at a zoo stole an egg from another a heterosexual couple to raise as their own. A different same-sex penguin couple made

By Nancy Ford If ever I was a contestant on Jeopardy, and the category was “FLOTUS Facts”, and the clue was “The first lesbian First Lady of the United States,” I would squeeze my buzzer and confidently respond in the form of a question, “Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?” But I would be wrong. Long before