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PART FOUR: A tale as old as time. The beauty was a beast
By Randall Jobe I’ll call the drag queen in this piece “Homo Siedel†for reasons that will become apparent. Homo was a beauty, a popular club emcee best known for
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‘MAGNOLIAS’ AND ‘GARDENIAS’
| Galveston’s Carly Davin Nation does it again By Forest Riggs No matter where you travel or what community you visit, everyone loves the play and movie Steel Magnolias. First
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ACLU reps ‘Zoom’ into July meeting
By Janice Anderson and Greg Lambert While most of us have been disappointed by what 2020 has brought to us so far, the Supreme Court of the United States brought
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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 downtown march previously scheduled for Saturday, June 27. Plans
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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 LGBTQIA Pride Parade and Festival would be postponed until Fall 2020, due to the
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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 no parades, no festivals and no beach parties. This June will be a
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Janelle Monáe Doesn’t Know Time Either
The queer icon talks ‘too on the nose’ pandemic, LGBTQ representation and Pride plans By Chris Azzopardi I really hadn’t planned on telling queer powerhouse singer-actress-activist Janelle Monáe that I
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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 been. I’ve met lots of new friends and discovered
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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 out to her to discuss some elements of the book. We had worked at
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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 mandate, we surely are now. Also, if we were not
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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 online event on June 27. They include Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President
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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’ve ever experienced. As most of you likely already know, the wise and