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Jamie Lee Curtis RSVPs to your queer wedding
By Romeo San Vicente Unless she’s been to your wedding, you might not instantly know the name Sara Cunningham. But she’s the mother of a gay son, and she’s written
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People Will Talk: The wacky, weird and wise Valentine edition
By Nancy Ford “[We] made out for eight hours…. I wore my retainer the entire time.†—Emmy-winning comic and Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon talking to sister lesbian comic
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Former pro footballer comes out as pro-cannabis
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, everyone! The cannabis movement is growing by a larger and larger audience, day by day. I recently had the pleasure of spending time with a
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Give Margaret Cho a Hand
| Comedian talks new Asian-led kink series, queer sex and Hollywood homophobia By Chris Azzopardi Damn that bulging carpometacarpal joint. Without it, Margaret Cho’s kink play could’ve been trouble-free, but
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Attention, Gay Men: Your misogyny is showing
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Boys will be boys will be boys. Gillette is taking heat for a commercial that asks men to take a look at and behave themselves. In
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8 Ways I’m Snatching My Happiness Back in 2019
By Mikey Rox I’ll say it: The past few years have been a fucking nightmare. The climate in this country – and, arguably, the world – is so volatile that
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Krewe of Olympus gets Mardi Gras season started with “Twelfth Night”
By Johnny Trlica Let the parade roll! “Twelfth Night,†a fundraiser thrown by Krewe of Olympus drew a large crowd on Saturday, January 12. A Mardi Gras theme of “Laisser
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Looking ahead to Valentine’s dinner
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Full speed ahead, STAR readers! That’s how this New Year has taken off. January is almost gone and Valentine’s Day is near. I guess it
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Superica: New Tex-Mex in the Heights
By Jim Ayres Last fall, I had a lovely lunch at Chapultepec Lupita with my good friend Carlos. I hadn’t visited in a while, and we enjoyed the fun same-as-it-ever-was
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The ABC’s of Houston Theater: ABBA, baseball and carpentry
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre presents the world premier of The Carpenter, a new comedy of mistaken identities and family secrets. Dan is a self-made man from blue collar