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Galveston comes alive for the holidays
By Forest Riggs As the little sand bar island readies for the holidays, try and make a visit across the causeway to enjoy some real southern hospitality as this year’s
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The Frivolist: 10 Reasons I’m Thankful I’m Gay
by Mikey Rox Like many of you, I was once confused about my sexual orientation. There were times as a teenager that I would stand in front of my bathroom
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A (legal) matter of Pride
By Nancy Ford As Chechnya rounds up queers into detention camps, Isis beheads and throws gay men from rooftops, and yet another mass shooting right here in the good ol’
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Let the holidays begin!
By Randall Jobe The Holidays are upon us and several Houston theatres are willing to put the Scrooge among us in the best of spirits with a variety of options.
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Transgender candidates win election, while accusations of others’ sexual misconduct run rampant
By Johnny Trlica It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Just as Houston sports fans were enjoying the euphoria of the Astros World Series Championship
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Austin tacos take Houston by storm
By Jim Ayres There’s a lot to love about Austin: The smell of cedar in the Hill Country air. Relaxing Barton Springs, amped up 6th Street. An affinity for blue.
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Make ‘gobble-gobble’ time queer this year
By Forest Riggs Like it or not, Thanksgiving is here and if ever there is a special day to bring out all the dysfunction in a family (a “traditional†family,
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9 acts to see during the next year’s very gay concert lineup
By Chris Azzopardi Welcome to the gayest concert year of your life. For instance, if all you want for Christmas is a healthy dose of divadom wrapped in high notes
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Jane Lynch walks in Ellen’s shoes, sort of
By Romeo San Vicente Hey, all you Madam Secretary fans: Did Bebe Neuwirth shake your Sunday night to the core when her character left the show? Did you think it
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CREEP OF THE WEEK
By D’Anne Witkowski When the Trump era is written about in history books, assuming we survive that long, if there are any heroes in this sordid story those heroes will