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Pride Journeys: Houston
By Joey Amato Throughout my career as a travel journalist thus far, I have been to Texas about a dozen times for both work and pleasure. However, the one city
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This summer’s strongest sisters
By Nancy Ford “She is a 20-year-old breeding age female and we need her.†Much as it sounds like it could be, that cringe-worthy quote did not come from the
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I Spy Justin Theroux
| When not fashioning crop tops for gay guys, the actor is the spy you wouldn’t mind being dumped by By Chris Azzopardi No straight man has ever offered to
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The Frivolist: 8 Tips For Dealing With Social Media Stress and Sadness
By Mikey Rox When social networks first gained popularity – back in the days of AOL chat rooms – it was exciting, fun, and a generally positive experience. For LGBT
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Houston Roundup: LGBTQ+ Recovery group presents ‘A Midsummer Night’s Drag’
Houston Roundup, a local 501(c)(3) in its 37th year, will stage an original drag production titled A Midsummer Night’s Drag: Feuds on Saturday, August 11, 8 p.m. at The Whitehall
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Island In Heat: The Dog Days of Summer
By Forest Riggs  There is a great deal that can be said about the summer’s intense heat and some of the descriptions can actually contain references to a female dog.
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If you build it, they will come
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, all you beautiful people! I hope today finds you doing fine! This year, July 29, was not like every other day. I would like to
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King of hearts Raph Solo breaks free in “Broken Hearts”
This is The 2nd release from his new album, word of love The Word of Love album is Raph Solo’s little notebook on relationships, a “what to do and what
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Creep of the Week: Trump Voters
By D’Anne Witkowski The other day I heard a self-proclaimed democrat who voted for Trump say he didn’t like Hillary. “Bernie would have won. We told them we wanted Bernie,â€