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Third Coast Pride holds first parade
By Johnny Trlica The streets of downtown Galveston were alive with rainbow flags, banners, and fabulousness as Third C...
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GOP slow to coalesce around candidate for Speaker
By Colby Etherton For the first time in history, on October 3, 2023, the House of Representatives voted to remove a si...
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VISIT A FOREIGN COUNTRY WITHOUT LEAVING THE U.S.
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Leading Queer Kids to a Better Life
Wilson Cruz on his continued dedication to LGBTQ+ youth through his new role at GLSENÂ Â By Chr...
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Sharing a Life, a Diagnosis and a Future
Mark S. King covers every angle in ‘My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivorâ€&...
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‘Leave it alone’ post works both ways
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: A viral post attributed to country music singer Hank Williams Jr. portends to encourage p...
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Feel free to drag it up for Halloween
By Nancy Ford Don’t look now, but the highest of High LGBTQ Holy Days is already upon us. Happy Hal...
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National Coming Out Month is prime time for area Pride events
By Johnny Trlica While most communities across the United States celebrate Pride in June to coincide with the Stonewal...
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Antonio’s Mexican Grille (oops, I mean ‘swill’)
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Republican infighting stifled government shutdown mitigation efforts
By Colby Etherton At this point, Congress being incapable of reaching consensus is the standard. Increased partisanshi...
