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Oscars at Home
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.
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Love, weddings and ‘Cake’
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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Put a little Pride on your palate
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) | Guys and gals, it’s that time of year to let your hair or pants down, to celebrate our LGBT Pride! Looking back, the
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A Greater, Bigger, More Authentic World
By Chris Azzopardi | Duo’s Chad King on pressure to live up to ‘Say Something,’ forthcoming album (their ‘arrival moment’) and being gay in music today While you were crying,
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The Montrose Star 2019 Pride Dining Guide
By Jim Ayres | Happy Pride everyone, and if you’re visiting Houston, welcome! Let’s jump right in to see what’s new in Houston’s dining world. After all, while we’re celebrating,
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A ‘Cake’ of many layers
By Ron Jones | In The Cake, Rebecca Brunstetter has written a somewhat delicate story with serious overtones. As with any tasty confection, one must choose the perfect ingredients and
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10 Clothing-Upkeep Tools Every Gay Should Have in His Closet
By Mikey Rox | From suit bags and seam rippers to good ol’ needle and thread, here are 10 tools and accessories you should own (and use!) to help preserve
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People Will Talk: The Politics and Pride Edition
By Nancy Ford | “Pride Month is celebrated with parades and parties. Politicians, celebrities and corporate CEOs wave rainbow flags and stand with our community. But you and I know
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Get comfortable and discover yourself at Galveston’s 23rd Street Station Piano Bar
By Forest Riggs | For more than a decade, businessmen and bar owners Todd MacKenzie and Tom Fiero have been perfecting their formula for developing and operating successful businesses on
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A different rocky mountain high
By Rena McCain | Hello to all of you beautiful people! Happy Weedsday! This issue’s article concludes the story of how one man overcame his addiction to pharmaceutical pills. If
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John Cameron Mitchell’s latest “Anthem”
By Romeo San Vicente Here comes your next favorite podcast. Topic Studios, the people who produced Missing Richard Simmons, recently announced that they’re partnering with Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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Breaking the cycle with cannabis
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, ladies and gents! In the previous issue I shared the beginning section of a very good friend’s story. If you are just joining me and