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A24’s ‘Problemista’ delivers more Swinton
By Romeo San Vicente The cultural imperative of 2023 is recognizing the weird excellence of gay writer-director Julio Torres, a man whose name might still be new to you. If
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Houston/Galveston area bars receive mostly good reviews
By Johnny Trlica From mobile phones, restaurants and dental services, to bars, many people never frequent a business without checking its online reviews first. Having easy access to the web
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Surf’s up for new gay bar that’s ‘a place for all’
By Johnny Trlica Galveston’s LGBTQ+ community is excited about the opening of the island’s newest gay bar. Island Time Beach Bar promises to be “a place for all†with an
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Cara Delevingne Can Finally Be Her Queer Self
‘Planet Sex’ host is unlearning queer shame and, with her new show, helping others do the same By Chris Azzopardi On Zoom, where I recently met with Cara Delevingne, my
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Edgar Navarrete: Newly released single, ‘Despreciado Me Voy’
Up-and-Coming mariachi singer talks about his pursuits, family legacy By Rose Rader Edgar Navarrete gets candid about his personal journey and musical pursuits. Edgar expressed his passion to continue his
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Dissing on annoying, irritating local celebrity pitch people
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Business owners who hawk their own products are taking risks. Often, the owner is not the best person to sell a product, especially if they are
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Trump Indicted: It’s about damn time
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: On Thursday, March 30, four words echoed across the country, from sea to shining sea: “It’s about damn time.†It wasn’t a mass sing-along to a
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Galveston’s biggest best friend
By Forest Riggs Did you ever know a person whom everybody knows and loves — a good friend to one and all?  Galveston is full of characters, and they come
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Is it time to march again?
By Nancy Ford Thirty years ago, this month was a pivotal time not only in my own life, but also in the lives of millions of LGBTQ Americans and those
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Comfort food heavenly enough for a church social
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello again, everyone! Hoping everyone has a good and safe Easter holiday.   In my family, it was just understood that we would be in