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Normalizing Queerness, One Gay Kiss at a Time
‘Love, Victor’ stars Michael Cimino and George Sear on bringing gay sex to their YA series and impacting LGBTQ+ youth By Chris Azzopardi “Love, Victor,†now in its second season, refuses to
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Pride parades have lost their purpose, no longer relevant
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: There was pride long before the first Pride parades. It showed up wherever LGBTQ+ people had the courage to gather as a group, most notably in bars and pubs.
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Charming love story of disabled gay man and service dog
By David-Elijah Nahmod In his new book A Golden Retriever and His Two Dads, author Dan Perdios, a gay man with limited hearing, remembers his late service dog Willy. For many
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A visit to the tenderloin
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Are you in a grillin’ mood? I ran across these fast and easy marinated pork and beef recipe in my wonderfully organized stack. They’re so good, you’ll want
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This and That: Summer 2021 Edition
By Jim Ayres It’s been an oddly rainy summer so far, but that hasn’t stopped me from getting out and about — slowly but surely. And getting delivery when work
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Chase the Rainbow: Pride Gifts and Goodies That Give Back
Sparkle, shimmer and shine with these charitable-component Pride products that support near-and-dear LGBTQ+ causes By Mikey Rox Pride-inspired products are popping up everywhere these days, with businesses big and small
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Raging against the lengthening of the light
By Nancy Ford So how is everybody? Doing OK despite these 100°+ temperatures that make Texans feel like they’ve taken jobs as Hollywood stuntwomen wrapped in fire suit? You’re not
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Galveston goes PC (post Covid-19)
By Forest Riggs With some trepidation, the masks are coming off and the little bar island in the Gulf is coming alive again! After many long months of social distancing,
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All about GSAs at July PFLAG Houston meeting
By Janice Anderson I am so looking forward to this next school year. Last year was so weird with its hybrid classes, social distancing and no club meetings. I’m the
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Spirit grounded
By Randall Jobe “My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.â€â€”Stephen W. HawkingOn a recent trip to Puerto Morales, Mexico I
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In Full Bloom
This Trans Actress and Sports Illustrated Model Is Changing the Game for Trans Women of Color By Chris Azzopardi Ley a Bloom made a splash this year for being the
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From ‘Survivor’ to ‘The Twilight Zone’
Stay focused and united By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Parts of the past year have felt like living in an episode of Survivor. We’ve been isolated and had to provide food,