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Been there
By Nancy Ford Search for just the tiniest dot of red on the tissue that would signal my oncoming period and remove the what if thoughts that had plagued
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Supreme Court Overturns ‘Roe v Wade’
By Colby Etherton On June 24, the Supreme Court undid fifty years of precedent and ruled that women do not have a constitutional right to an abortion. Immediately, bans went
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We have the meats, too
Can you believe the year has already half past us? Just how much vodka did we consume? I think I did my part. By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) I
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A Queer Slate, In Focus
The studio that brought us ‘Brokeback Mountain’ turns 20 By George Elkind ‘Far From Heaven’ (2002) For 20 years now, Focus Features has been distributing and funding queer-focused movies, marketing
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Wild(e) about Galveston
Galveston, set like a jewel in a crystal sea, was beautiful. It’s fine beach, its shady avenues of oleander and its delightful sea breezes were something to be enjoyed. —Oscar
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Here’s Johnny!
With ‘Queer as Folk’ and ‘Hacks,’ Johnny Sibilly keeps ascending to new career heights By Chris Azzopardi If you think you’ve heard the name Johnny Sibilly, you have. Or at
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Houston’s Pride festival and parade are back!
By Johnny Trlica The beat goes on! The streets of downtown Houston will be fabulous once more. After two years of Covid-induced cancellations and restrictions, the Bayou City’s Pride Parade
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Celebrate Pride, but continue the fight
By Nancy Ford Ukraine. Uvalde. Monkey pox. What a year 2022 has been already, and it’s not even halfway over. Is it really time for Pride? Before we start blowing
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There’s no place like home
By Forest Riggs Recently I hosted houseguests, a BOI (born on island) brother and sister team. The siblings (now living in Phoenix, Arizona) grew up in Galveston and from all
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‘Roe v. Wade’ expected to be overturned
By Colby Etherton A leaked Politico report recently revealed that five of the nine sitting Supreme Court justices (Amy Coney Barrett, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Cavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch) privately