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Let the conversation flow
By Janice Anderson Yesterday, a student told me they wanted to be called another name. They didn’t like their name. I asked what name they would choose for themself. After
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Star Trek’s first trans and non-binary characters
By Romeo San Vicente The CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery will continue to fulfill the franchise’s progressive ideals and for the upcoming third season include the show’s first
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Balloon release celebrates lives of Dan Jacobson and Maury Mills
By Johnny Trlica A Celebration of Life Balloon Release was held at Tony’s Corner Pocket on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Friends of Dan Jacobson and Maury Mills gathered to share
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Lamenting Our Loses: Our mojo, our fun, our happiness
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: As we head to the polls this is a good time to take a look at what we, as a nation have lost since the last
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Politics in the time of coronavirus
By Colby Etherton On Sept. 29, the first of three presidential debates took place between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The debate was largely deemed a shit
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Annual NFL Predictions
Notwithstanding reduced crowds, COVID-19, and boycotts, Texans and Cowboys are playoff bound By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Some may ask, “What’s a gay publication know about professional football? They should stick
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Billy Porter: Black, Gay, and Out of F*cks
| Pose powerhouse on his Black queer experience, upcoming memoir and finally feeling like he’s made it By Chris Azzopardi “Now that I have a massive platform, and now that
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No Epiphany on the Horizon for Trump Supporters
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Calling all bartenders! Will the one who slept with Governor Greg Abbott’s wife please just apologize. I need a drink made by someone who knows what
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Vote as if your life depends on it
By Colby Etherton The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention was like its following three nights: The lies were peddled out like crazy. Several speakers sought to cast
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Pies worth their weight in cream cheese
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, everyone. Let’s start by asking how much extra weight have you gained during this pandemic shut down? I won’t tell, but Paula gets bored,
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Restaurants are opening. Should you go?
By Jim Ayres Hello, MONTROSE STAR readers! I’ve missed you. A month in the hospital took me out of the loop, but COVID-19 has taken everyone else out of it,
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Galveston: One island, two storms
By Forest Riggs On September 8, 1900, the terrible hurricane known as The Great Storm struck Galveston and, by all accounts, leveled the island. The Playground of the South had