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I wish you a Happy New Year
By Nancy Ford Well gang, here we are, less than a month into the new year, and what a year it’s been already. I hope everyone’s Lang Syne hasn’t been
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One Team, One Dream: Free Lance Gloor because freedom matters
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, all you beautiful people! I want to share with y’all today a story about a mother’s pain. A mother’s pain is a pain like no
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Getting over the mess
By Forest Riggs Finally the holidays are over! The turkeys that were stuffed have been eaten, the beautiful packages that were meticulously wrapped have been shredded and opened, and the
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The Human Spirit Strikes Back
It’s been another tumultuous year, but at least in 2018 we started talking about HIV again By Desirée Guerrero Let’s face it, it’s been a rough one. More senseless shootings,
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5 Tips to Becoming His Go-To Booty Call
By Mikey Rox We’ve all had a random hookup we hope comes back for more. Maybe they look yum naked or throw down the good-good like Thor’s magic hammer. Perhaps
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Saoirse Ronan Rules
| ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ star talks LGBTQ allyship,coming out scenes and naked men in movies By Chris Azzopardi Name a 24-year-old Oscar nominee more qualified to take the throne
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2018: The Year That Was (Part 2)
By Johnny Trlica In the last HRH Report we revisited some of the stories we covered in January through June. Now, as we enter 2019, let’s take a look at
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Don’t Commit These 6 New Year’s Eve No-Nos
By Mikey Rox New Year’s Eve is a time to reflect, cleanse and get pumped for starting anew, but that happy train could crash and burn if you don’t avoid
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Activist Anunnaki Ray Marquez presents an enlighting discussion
By Linda Bratsen Anunnaki Ray Marquez, a gender/intersex activist, writer and speaker will keynote PFLAG Houston’s Public Meeting scheduled January 13, 2019. Marquez will be presenting an enlightening discussion titled
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A few of my favorite things
By JimAyres Looking back at 2018, one thing became immediately clear. I ate really well. In between healthier everyday meals and RX Bars (the ones with the recipe on the