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Looking for a city
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
WHAT A WORLD
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Is it time to march again?
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
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Th-th-th-th-that’s all, folks!
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
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Giving gay a bad name
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
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It’s all just a little bit of history repeating
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
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2022: The Year in Review, Part 2
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
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The wrong stuff for the right person
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 —
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Lindsey Graham is right
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
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And it’s only getting hotter
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
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Been there
By Nancy Ford Search for just the tiniest dot of red on the tissue that would signal my oncoming period and remove the what if thoughts that had plagued
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Celebrate Pride, but continue the fight
By Nancy Ford Ukraine. Uvalde. Monkey pox. What a year 2022 has been already, and it’s not even halfway over. Is it really time for Pride? Before we start blowing
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Good god, Florida. What has happened to you?
By Nancy Ford Except for your alligators, hurricanes, and the unfortunate role you played in George W. Bush’s ascension to the White House (remember that? Such kinder, gentler times), we