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William, Will and ‘The Wiz’
By Randall Jobe The 2018-19 seasons in Houston theaters promises to be full of exciting productions, innovative presentations and classic favorites. Many theaters are offering great pricing on multiple shows,
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LGBTQ gun reform PAC makes key endorsements in VA, NJ, TX
Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC, America’s only national LGBTQ political organization focused solely on gun violence prevention, has announced its endorsement of candidate Elaine Luria (VA-2), Congressman Josh
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Heidi and Tim deliver a lot of look
By Romeo San Vicente Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are taking their act on the road. Amazon, in its quest to take over every last inch of Earth that isn’t
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SLOW COOKER: Cranberry and pork… or chicken
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, folks, fall has arrived and before you know it, Christmas will be here. The daylight savings time change coming up makes the change
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‘Classic’ doesn’t mean ‘old fashioned
By Jim Ayers I found a fun online discussion recently: “Which words and expressions from the past do you still like to use today?†I have some favorites and I’m
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Does the human body require cannabinoids to be healthy?
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, everyone! I hope today finds you doing well. So just about everyone on the planet knows what Cannabis is, right? Many people know that it
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October is full of PFLAG Houston celebration
By Linda Bratsen On October 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the National March on Washington, advocating for LGBTQ legal rights and protections. In 1988, the second march
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Galveston is tickling the ‘Hale’ out of the ivories
By Forest Riggs Galvestonians love music, especially live music and even more when it comes from a piano! Chances are, if you have sat in the Tremont House sipping the
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FIRST LGBTQ-AFFIRMING SENIOR HOUSING CENTER IN THE SOUTH
MONTROSE CENTER TO BREAK GROUND ON FIRST LGBTQ-AFFIRMING SENIOR HOUSING CENTER IN THE SOUTH The Montrose Center is excited to announce the groundbreaking of Houston’s LGBTQ-affirming senior housing center on
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Coming Out to Grandma
A granddaughter’s declaration that she is gay deepens a relationship Weeks before my firstborn grandchild, Lyn, went off to her freshman year of college, she called to say goodbye. “I’d