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My dinner with Doris
By Jim Ayres When I learned I’d be dining at Doris, I immediately popped in my Pillow Talk DVD. I saw myself as Rock Hudson in a killer black suit/skinny
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Saying Goodbye to 2017
By Forest Riggs “New Year, new blessings, new grace and new opportunities. Never allow the failures of the past year to rob you of the blessings in the New Year.â€
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Leslie Jordan is at the ‘Cool Kids’ table
By Romeo San Vicente The Golden Girls meets It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia in the pilot for Fox’s new retirement community comedy, Cool Kids. And we say Always Sunny because
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HOLIDAY IN STEREO(TYPE) – Gift ideas for 8 types of queers in your life
By Mikey Rox Holiday gift buying for LGBT people is difficult at best, anxiety-riddled at worst. What do you get the him, her or them who already have everything with
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‘OUT & ABOUT’ Expands Magazine and Website to Puerto Vallarta
A new magazine and website for the LGBT community of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has launched. Out & About Puerto Vallarta will publish its first issue in January 2018. The website
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Martha Stewart – Still your other mother
Lifestyle icon talks ‘1860s’ approach to equality, how gays ‘up their game’ in her midst and same-sex weddingsÂ
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Cooking with Paula Dream
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Sweet and savory snacks for the holidays Can you believe it? The year is almost gone and Christmas is knocking on our credit card’s door. Are
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‘What a World’ Women of the Year Awards
By Nancy Ford Here’s to the fearless girls One of my favorite movies is Woman of the Year. A Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy joint, it’s a rom com about a professional
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Beatles tribute, Miss Bennet and more bring ‘ho ho ho’ to Houston stages
By Randall Jobe Another offbeat holiday treat finds 4th Wall Theatre Company in, sadly, its final production before the theatre closes) performing Reckless. Written by Craig Lucas and directed by
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Annise Parker’s new gig, a run for governor and other top stories
By Johnny Trlica Houston is the most diverse city in the nation and perhaps the world. No, I’m not talking about its rich cultural mix or how over 100 languages