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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
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Dessie Love–Blake: Entertainer Extraordinaire
By Randall Jobe | Ron Kerr’s personae Dessie Love-Blake high-heeled her way into drag in bowling league charity shows. He had no intention of turning it into a profession. A year
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SCOTUS rules in favor of discrimination, Stonewall’s spark and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica | COMMENTARY: The recent deaths, apparently by suicide, of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, remind us that we can never know what is going on with another
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Oscars at Home
By Chris Azzopardi | Unforgettable moments from Academy Award-winning gay faves, yours forever to stream Call Me By Your Name Oliver (Armie Hammer) is facedown on the bed, fully clothed.
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Love, weddings and ‘Cake’
By Randall Jobe | Main Street Theatre presents Daddy Long Legs, based on the novel by Jean Webster, with music and lyrics by Paul Gorden and book by John Caird.
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Put a little Pride on your palate
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) | Guys and gals, it’s that time of year to let your hair or pants down, to celebrate our LGBT Pride! Looking back, the