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Pride Houston Cancels March
| Rally switches to online event In light of the upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Texas, Pride Houston has cancelled a dow...
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Pride Houston announces June 27 Pride March and Rally
In May, leaders of Pride Houston announced that though they had previously stated the city’s annual...
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Judy Garland: Gay icon and world’s greatest entertainer
By Johnny Trlica This year’s Pride month is different from previous years in many ways. There are n...
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Janelle Monáe Doesn’t Know Time Either
The queer icon talks ‘too on the nose’ pandemic, LGBTQ representation and Pride ...
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The Facts of Island Life: You take the good, you take the bad
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Last month marked one year of my living in Galveston, and what an eventful year it has be...
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Dina Jacobs: Her mother’s son and her own person
By Randall Jobe Intrigued after reading (and reviewing) a biography of Dina Jacobs’ life, I reached...
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Quarantine quickies
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, guys and gals, if we were not already alcoholics after this stay at home manda...
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‘Global Pride’ announces a stellar online event
Global Pride, a worldwide LGBTQIA+ Pride event has announced the first wave of speakers and acts appearing at the onli...
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Pop goes the Pride quiz
By Nancy Ford Hey, gay gang! Happy Pride Month! OK, perhaps it’s not the happiest Pride Month we&ac...
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PART THREE: ‘Are you talkin’ to me? Are you talkin’ to me?!’
By Randall Jobe Long before a hookup was possible from a naked Grnder photo sent via Smart phone, guys (and girls) act...
