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PRIDE GALVESTON | Highlights Beach Bash, pageants, pool party
By Johnny Trlica Labor Day Weekend is the unofficial end of summer, except on Galveston Island where it is Pride Galveston Weekend. It’s three days to celebrate all things queer
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GALVESTON’S ARTHUR KENNEDY | 93 never looked better
By Forest Riggs Galveston Island is known for being full of “treasures†and it is no secret that island resident Arthur Kennedy, who recently celebrated his 93rd birthday, is truly
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MONKEY POX | Let’s bring the monkey out of the closet
By Dr. Cynthia Sambataro The Orth poxvirus is the umbrella where monkey pox is found. This includes many variants including small pox, skunk pox, cowpox and other contagious viruses. Scientists
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Log Cabin Republicans are the definition of insanity
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There is considerable debate about the origins of the phrase, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
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Savory, sweet and spicy summer snacks
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Howdy, guys and gals. Anyone ready to fry eggs on the hood of your car? Man, oh man, I spit on the sidewalk and
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And it’s only getting hotter
By Nancy Ford Well gang, it looks like the summer of 2022 will go down as the hottest in history ever, until next year. But while average temperatures consistently top
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The state of HIV and aging
By Jeff Berry By now we’ve all heard the statistics: 50% of people living with HIV (PLWH) are over the age of 50, and by 2030 it will be 70%.
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WHEN IT’S HOT | Four summer salads to cool you
By Jim Ayres If you work from home (as I do), you may only have a fleeting knowledge that the height of summer is upon us. It’s hot and humid
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Same-sex marriage has potential to be codified into law
By Colby Etherton In light of Roe v. Wade being overturned in June and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion he wrote for the case insinuating that previously settled
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Ben Whishaw and Jennifer Connelly act out in ‘Bad Behaviour’
By Romeo San Vicente When the always underrated Jennifer Connelly and the very cool Ben Whishaw — the slyest queer actor of his generation, taking on villainous characters and Paddington