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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 people to live and let live. Reading between the lines, it also
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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 Halloween! Time to look deep into your closet, push aside your
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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 Stonewall Riots and the traditional observation of Pride, several cities across Texas
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Antonio’s Mexican Grille (oops, I mean ‘swill’)
By Jim Ayres Why am I writing this month’s Foodie Diary so far ahead of deadline? I’m having a moment over this evening’s restaurant and don’t want to forget the
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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 partisanship and polarization has pretty much meant that bipartisan agreement is a thing of
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You’ll fall for these recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, folks, fall has arrived and before you know it, Christmas will be here. The daylight savings time change coming up makes the change of
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Look what you made her do
How this ‘Bible Belt baby’ became the first drag queen to top the iTunes Christian music charts By Chris Azzopardi In this year’s Republican war against drag, the plot twist
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Just How Gay Is ‘Barbie’? It Depends on Who You Ask
| Apparently, It’s At Least Queer Enough to Piss Off Conservatives By Chris Azzopardi Let’s face it: “Barbie†was going to be gay. Maybe not gay enough, according to some
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A one-year anniversary, six years in the making
By Johnny Trlica Lots of stories are written about the marriages of rich and famous gay celebrities or well-connected. When Ricky Martin was married in 2015, his wedding was plastered
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RELIVE THE ’80s | Are you hungry like a wolf?
By Jim Ayres I had a most triumphant Sunday “brunch†recently at a place called Hungry Like the Wolf. If you suddenly hear Duran Duran playing their biggest hit from