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You get what you pay for
Bars and restaurants running short-staffed  By Johnny Trlica Commentary: No industry was hit harder by the pandemic than the hospitality industry. Bars and restaurants were forcibly closed. Then allowed to open. Then
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Larry Kramer: Remembering a leader
By Anthony T. Eaton May 27 will mark two years since Larry Kramer’s passing and our loss of one of the most influential leaders in the LGBTQ+ community. With the coming
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The merry month of May
By Forest Riggs “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.â€Â —Harriet Ann Jacobs When it comes to months that are most celebrated in thoughts, songs, poems and
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FRENCH CUISINE | Will Maison Pucha succeed where others failed?
By Jim Ayres When my friend Bill suggested we have dinner at Maison Pucha, I jumped at the chance. Even though I wasn’t sure what Maison Pucha was. I learned
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Doing battle on Lesbian Visibility Day
By Nancy Ford  Hey, everyone! Did you have a nice lesbian Visibility Day on April 26? I sure did! To celebrate, I went shopping at Costco and bought one of
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Local author Phillip Johnson debuts ‘Die Fotografie’
By Jim Ayres Many people in Houston’s LGBT community know Phillip Johnson through social events. But now, Johnson can add “author†to his legacy with the release of his first
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Black AIDS Institute Founder Phill Wilson on Living Through Dual Pandemics
By Ashley Innes We’re coming off a historic year in 2020. A year that devastated us and empowered us. A year that tested us and made us stronger. A year that
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Netflix’s ‘Single All the Way’ turns a queer eye to Christmas
By Romeo San Vicente A Christmas-themed rom-com going where Hallmark still hasn’t, “Single All the Wayâ€Â promises to turn Netflix into a queer Santa’s Village. Michael Mayer, the Tony Award-winning director of “Spring
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Meet the meat
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) In this issue, it’s all about how you handle your meat. Here are three easy recipes that will make you look like you slaved over
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Dominique Jackson Won’t Stop Surviving
The ‘Pose’ star on the gender fluidity of her latest role, pushing through the pandemic and how ‘X-Men’ saved her By Chris Azzopardi Model and actress Dominique Jackson can’t say