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Christina’s got talent
By Joey Amato Christina Wells is a former winner of Pride Idol and is a fixture with Houston audiences and now with a much broader audience. She recently became a
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WE ARE HAVING A PARTY! Celebrating Bering Memorial UMC’s 170th year
| ‘Heaven Can’t Wait’ and Bering Can’t Either. Bering is having a birthday… a big one! With a milestone birthday, Bering found a way to celebrate and underwrite its ministries:
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Galveston: Where the ‘haints’ go marching in…and out!
By Forest Riggs Boo! Finally, it is that time of year again. Halloween quickly approaches and Galveston Island turns black and orange. Like communities everywhere, the Galveston LGBTQ family loves
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Sandra Bernhard will regularly strike a Pose
By Romeo San Vicente Nurse Judy is back from her break and she’s still not having any of your nonsense. Oh, wait, sorry, have you caught up on the first
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Positive Thoughts: Stop Calling the Cops
When it comes to HIV disclosure, it’s time to stop involving the police By Kenyon Farrow When I see films or documentaries about the early days of the AIDS epidemic
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The wonders of terpenes
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, everyone! In previous articles we have touched on what is called the “Entourage Effect†and why it is useful for people who use cannabis. We
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October is our month
By Nancy Ford Ah, October. Month of falling leaves and falling temperatures (hopefully), all culminating in Halloween, the High Holy Day of self-respecting and glitter loving queers everywhere. But let’s
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Why I didn’t report, and dating app dangers
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Is our country so polarized that we cannot even agree that rape is a bad thing? One of the most disgusting things we have seen in
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Turkish Festival reflects Houston’s international flair
The 26th Houston Turkish Festival will celebrate all things Turkish, including authentic Turkish food, coffee, live music, traditional folk dancing including the famous whirling dervishes, a kids’ corner filled with
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6 Reasons Eating Alone at a Restaurant Is the Best Meal You’ll Ever Have
By Mikey Rox Being alone and being lonely are two different things. While I don’t prefer the latter, I embrace the former. I do a lot of things by myself,