By Linda Bratsen A panel of LGBTQIA immigrants addresses PFLAG Houston’s monthly public meeting on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Negative attitudes and policies directed at immigrants and LGBTQIA communities are
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre presents The Cake. Della’s cakes are the best! She’s going to compete on the “Great American Baking Show†— no big deal. And she
By Nancy Ford What a summer, what a summer. Children and babies being ripped from their parents’ arms. Trump disses Trudeau and kisses Kim Jong-un. Roseanne goes crazy. Rachel Maddow
By Romeo San Vicente Franchise alert! Ellen Degeneres’ A Very Good Production and Warner Bros. are teaming up to produce something that sounds very much like the template for a
By Forest Riggs Dust off your red, white and blue and get ready to celebrate Independence Day, Galveston style! With a hot summer in full swing, Galveston is preparing for
By Mikey Rox There are plenty of notable LGBTQ film festivals around the country, but the best and most overlooked by our community (in my opinion) is Miami’s OUTshine, which
By Desirée Guerrero How writing about people living with HIV inspired profound change in my own life About a year and a half ago, I was in a dark place.
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday! I hope today finds you doing fine. Since cannabis is pretty much considered mainstream these days, I thought that I would share with all of
By Randall Jobe | Ron Kerr’s personae Dessie Love-Blake high-heeled her way into drag in bowling league charity shows. He had no intention of turning it into a profession. A year
By Johnny Trlica | COMMENTARY: The recent deaths, apparently by suicide, of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, remind us that we can never know what is going on with another
By Chris Azzopardi | Unforgettable moments from Academy Award-winning gay faves, yours forever to stream Call Me By Your Name Oliver (Armie Hammer) is facedown on the bed, fully clothed.
By Randall Jobe | Main Street Theatre presents Daddy Long Legs, based on the novel by Jean Webster, with music and lyrics by Paul Gorden and book by John Caird.
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