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You get what you pay for
Bars and restaurants running short-staffed  By Johnny Trlica Commentary: No industry was hit ...
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Larry Kramer: Remembering a leader
By Anthony T. Eaton May 27 will mark two years since Larry Kramer’s passing and our loss of on...
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The merry month of May
By Forest Riggs “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All thi...
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FRENCH CUISINE | Will Maison Pucha succeed where others failed?
By Jim Ayres When my friend Bill suggested we have dinner at Maison Pucha, I jumped at the chance. Even t...
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Doing battle on Lesbian Visibility Day
By Nancy Ford  Hey, everyone! Did you have a nice lesbian Visibility Day on April 26? I sure ...
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Local author Phillip Johnson debuts ‘Die Fotografie’
By Jim Ayres Many people in Houston’s LGBT community know Phillip Johnson through soci...
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Black AIDS Institute Founder Phill Wilson on Living Through Dual Pandemics
By Ashley Innes We’re coming off a historic year in 2020. A year that devastated us and ...
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Netflix’s ‘Single All the Way’ turns a queer eye to Christmas
By Romeo San Vicente A Christmas-themed rom-com going where Hallmark still hasn’t,&Acir...
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Meet the meat
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) In this issue, it’s all about how you handle your me...
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Dominique Jackson Won’t Stop Surviving
The ‘Pose’ star on the gender fluidity of her latest role, pushing through the p...
