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Morality Wars, Liza and Warhol
By Johnny Trlica COMMENTARY: “This is not who we are.†That line has been uttered thousands of times over the past couple of weeks in response to the Trump administration’s
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Funny Boy
By Randall Jobe | An Interview with ‘Buyer and Cellar’ star, Doug Atkins Main Street Theater presents Buyer and Cellar, in which Alex More (Doug Atkins), a struggling L.A. actor
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LGBTQIA immigrants will share experiences and challenges
By Linda Bratsen A panel of LGBTQIA immigrants addresses PFLAG Houston’s monthly public meeting on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Negative attitudes and policies directed at immigrants and LGBTQIA communities are
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The Bard, the Bakery and Barbra
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre presents The Cake. Della’s cakes are the best! She’s going to compete on the “Great American Baking Show†— no big deal. And she
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Get swept away by ‘Ocean’s 8’
By Nancy Ford What a summer, what a summer. Children and babies being ripped from their parents’ arms. Trump disses Trudeau and kisses Kim Jong-un. Roseanne goes crazy. Rachel Maddow
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It girl Sophia Lillis cast as Ellen’s Nancy Drew
By Romeo San Vicente Franchise alert! Ellen Degeneres’ A Very Good Production and Warner Bros. are teaming up to produce something that sounds very much like the template for a
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Everybody loves a parade
By Forest Riggs Dust off your red, white and blue and get ready to celebrate Independence Day, Galveston style! With a hot summer in full swing, Galveston is preparing for
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6 Ways Miami’s OUTshine Is Raising the Bar on LGBTQ Film Festivals
By Mikey Rox There are plenty of notable LGBTQ film festivals around the country, but the best and most overlooked by our community (in my opinion) is Miami’s OUTshine, which
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My Poz Heroes
By Desirée Guerrero How writing about people living with HIV inspired profound change in my own life About a year and a half ago, I was in a dark place.
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Fun facts about a fun weed
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday! I hope today finds you doing fine. Since cannabis is pretty much considered mainstream these days, I thought that I would share with all of