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Concrete steps
The Biden-Harris administration must make the first 100 days count to end the HIV epidemic By AIDS United The first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration mark a unique opportunity
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The good ol’ salad days
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Seems like everyone is on a diet these days. I know I am.Speaking of junk in the truck, here are some really great salads that
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Elvis Would Approve | Preslee’s satisfies in The Heights
By Jim Ayres Once upon a time in Shady Acres, where 18th and 19th streets fork away, there sat a forlorn, decaying Chinese restaurant. Who knows if the food was
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Finally, it’s time to return to ‘normal’
By Nancy Ford Ah Covid, you rat bastard. Here we are, more than a year after you wormed your way into our lives, wreaking havoc and breaking hearts. You’ve done
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Part 13: The final episode | “Just because it’s over doesn’t mean it didn’t happen”
By Randall Jobe Here we are. The end of our journey — the final episode (lucky 13!) of our Throwback Thursdays, Memorable Mondays, F@#king Fridays, and all the weeks, years,
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Love Don’t Need A Reason | Remembering Michael Callen
By David-Elijah Nahmod Michael Callen (1955-1993) is not as well-remembered today as he deserves to be. But during the peak years of the AIDS crisis, Callen has known the world
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Sharing the tales of Galveston
By Forest Riggs It is no secret that I love to tell stories and tall tales. Often while doing so I will say, “…to make a long story short…†This
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Laverne Cox gets a “Clean Slate”
Romeo San Vicente Legendary TV creator Norman Lear, who’ll be 99 years old this July, has a new project in the works with Amazon’s IMDbTV, a new premium free streaming
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Meeting to recognize Autism Awareness Month
By Janice Anderson One year at the Gender Infinity conference, I attended a panel discussion on being nonbinary. One of my children had recently explained to my husband and me
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Stanley Tucci Is the Gayest Straight Actor You Know
The beloved actor talks about playing gay since 1996, people thinking he’s gay, and texting Cher By Chris Azzopardi Stanley Tucci has survived the icy death stare of Meryl Streep’s
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Texans left to freeze in the dark, demand answers
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: They knew it would happen sooner or later. They were betting on later. They lost and Texans paid with their lives. Back when George W. Bush
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Will Texas leaders learn from February 2021 deep freeze?
By Colby Etherton As extremely cold temperatures hit Texas in February, Texans all around the state experienced blackouts and a water crisis. Being privy to other parts of the country