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When Christmas was a drag
By Forest Riggs As one holiday song laments someone wanting only their two front teeth for Christmas, I personally want a good, old-fashioned Christmas drag show! It seems the more
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A Christmas memory or two
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Christmas has never been the same since my mother left us in 2006. Our family still gathers together on Christmas Eve just as we always did.
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2022: The Year in Review, Part 2
By Nancy Ford When we last met, we took a look back at some of the best, worst, funniest, scariest and generally most noteworthy episodes of the first six months
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A Midterms Recap | So much for the red… droplet
By Colby Etherton For months, the narrative on the midterms was that Democrats were facing an inevitable shellacking. Not just because of historical precedent (which points to how rare it
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Respect for Marriage Act will protect married LGBTQ+ Americans
By Johnny Trlica By a vote of 61-36, the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act on November 29. The bill now goes to the House for approval later this
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New favorites for your holiday buffet
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Holiday, holiday, holidays! Where has the year gone? In trying to think what recipes to give you for this issue, the usual holiday recipes seemed so boring. However,
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How I Ended My Disability Benefits and Navigated the Frustrating System
By Charles Sanchez A couple of years ago, a friend of mine called me a deadbeat. Not directly, but she worked at the time for a city health insurance company,
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‘Euphoria’ Star Hunter Schafer has two films coming next year
By Romeo San Vicente Hunter Schafer is a bright light among the troubled and trouble-making teens in the world of “Euphoria,†And the trans actress is just getting started. In
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Creep of the Week: Guns, Still
By D’Anne Witkowski We are all been to a place like Club Q. An unassuming place tucked into a strip mall that doesn’t look like much from the outside, but
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It’s Time for a Queer Host on ‘The Daily Show’
5 LGBTQ+ comedians qualified to take Trevor Noah’s seat By Sarah Bricker Hunt Trevor Noah, longtime host of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,†says he will leave the show
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On Election Day, the Choices and Differences Are Clear
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There is a lengthy list of issues on the ballot this month. Abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, the Texas electrical grid, school safety, the FBI, the DOJ, GOP
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Midterm season is here
By Colby Etherton After a slow march toward midterm season, the midterm elections have finally arrived. In mere days, the nation will turn out and vote on hundreds of races