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Military transgender ban Barred, Houston loses anti-gay court case, and other top stories
If you are not a news junkie you are missing so much. In the span of a week, we saw the President’s lawyer’s office raided by the FBI, a doorman
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How about a hand (up) for community icon Marsha Carlton?
How does a once (OK, four-times!) married, straight mother of three, grandmother of four, and great-grandmother of four more become an icon to Houston’s LGBTQ community? It begins with a
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BuffBurger: What’s in a name?
By Jim Ayres – BuffBurger. The name had me scratching my head. Does it have buffalo burgers? The giant steer on the rear wall kind of looks like one. But
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6 Household chores it’s time to farm out
By Mikey Rox – In my other life as a gay personal finance expert, I write a lot about saving money, but what about time? That’s worth something too, especially
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In ‘Gay Galveston’ it’s time to wind your pole
By Forest Riggs – Like the old saying states, April roared in like a lion (well, maybe a small one) and went out like a lamb. April was a fun
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LIFF 2018 Features Dozens of Q&A’s With Filmmakers
Unprecedented Number of Feature and Short Filmmakers Accompany their Films to Fest, Part in Mentor Sessions and Are Available for Interview The 6th Annual Louisiana Film Festival and Mentorship Program, taking place April
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Yo ho ho… and a bottle of rum! And more!
By Forest Riggs If you’ve ever had a fantasy of living a salty life on the high sea as a pirate, cabin boy, prostitute or stow-away (or just all of
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Sandra Bernhard still has her blunt af opinions
Comedian returns to a TV classic – and doesn’t mince words on Roseanne’s politics and Kathy Griffin’s activism By Chris Azzopardi Before unloading her frank thoughts on TV co-star Roseanne Barr’s
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5 Very Good Reasons Why Staying Friends With Your Ex(es) Is Beneficial
By Mikey Rox I have had some relationships, y’all. None of them went super great. Hence why we’re not still together. But I’ve managed to make friends out of all
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A Texas Governor, Queen of the Nile and Sally Bowles
By Randall Jobe Stages Repertory Theatre presents local favorite, actress Sally Edmundson returning in the highly acclaimed one-woman tour-de-force, Ann, based on the explosive life of former Texas Governor Ann
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Lesbian teacher suspended, shockers and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica Another Easter has come and gone and, with that, another successful Bunnies on the Bayou. A few friends and I had the pleasure of attending this year’s event (number 39),
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Creep of the Week: Mike Huckabee
By D’Anne Witkowski I don’t listen to a lot of country music. In fact, since Trump’s “election†I haven’t listened to anything other than heavy metal (it’s honestly the only