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People Will Talk: The 2018 Edition
By Nancy Ford JANUARY “For me Deanne’s always been my wife, always been the love of my life and today’s not going to change that. It’s just about equality really,
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Tasty New Year’s treats and eats
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Happy New Year! Did Santa put something special in your stockings? I was hoping he’d send me a little elf to help me take
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‘Tis the season
By Randall Jobe Although we are about to start a new year, the 2018-2019 theater season is in full swing and promising audiences delights, frights and innovations. The past year
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Numbers, Cocks, Pigsand Barbie Dolls: So long, 2018 and hello, 2019
By Forest Riggs What a year it has been. Thankfully, 2018 is coming to an end and a brand new, clean slate of a year awaits all! It seems 2018
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Jim Parsons delivers a Spoiler Alert
By Romeo San Vicente Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies isn’t really a happy story, but it’s a true one, and it’s about queer love in the face of the unthinkable.
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Michael Bublé Gets Into the Heavy Stuff
| Croonertalks plans for LGBTQ youth outreach, teaching his kids to be themselves andhis ‘sexist’Christmascover By Chris Azzopardi “You’re my first. Be gentle with me. Can we start with, like,
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Dear Island Diva: All eyes are ‘Misty’ for you
By Forest Riggs In Galveston you’d have to be an ostrich with your head in the sand if you are not aware of the original Island Diva, Misty Valdez. Well
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7 Not-To-Be-Missed LGBTQ Artists
| Looking tosupport the sounds of our community? To start, add these acts to your gaylist By Chris Azzopardi MNEK You’ve heard English singer, songwriter and producer MNEK behind the
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Recapturing the Magic: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ croons its way to Houston
By Colby Etherton A few nights ago, I had the pleasure of viewing the AD Players’ production of It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at the Jeanette & LM George
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Learn this name: Kiersey Clemons
By Romeo San Vicente Young, queer, up-and-comer Kiersey Clemons had a recurring role on Transparent. She also co-starred in the films Dope, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and Hearts Beat Loud.