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A holiday wish come true
By Forest Riggs This year, perhaps more than any other, a majority of Americans wished for more than their two front teeth for Christmas! After four years of a failed
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New single from Morena Roas
Houston-based artist Morena Roas is rolling out of 2020 with the release of new music, starting with her latest single, “Next To Ya,†for which she also has released a
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Did God Die on His Way to Houston? A Queer Tale
By Alan Little, Guest Columnist In David B. Myers’ book, Did God Die on The Way to Houston? A Queer Tale, the reader is asked to “keep an open mindâ€
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‘Falling’ finds Viggo Mortensen behind the camera
By Romeo San Vicente The queer child having to deal with conservative parents is, at this point, a cliché in LGBTQ+ dramas about family conflict, but Viggo Mortensen’s new film,
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A Different Side of Jim Parsons
Boys in the Band actor on reviving the gay classic, his personal takeaway and playing bitchy queens By Chris Azzopardi A lot has happened this year, and that’s aside from
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Taking time to gloat and let scars heal
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It’s the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. And when the contest is over, we meet at midfield, shake hands and go to happy hour
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Massive voter turnout brings victory to Joe Biden
By Colby Etherton As soon as early voting started on October 13, Texas saw record numbers of people coming out to vote. By October 30, Texas had exceeded 100 percent
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AROUND TOWN | When it comes to dining, this city never sleeps
By Jim Ayres Happy Thanksgiving, MONTROSE STAR readers! I’m writing this at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. That means shortly afterward, we’ll either still have much to be thankful
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‘The Horror! The Horror!’ A recollection of Halloweens past
By Randall Job In our gay world of “throw on a costume at the chipping of a manicured nail†or “I saw this bed sheet and had to turn it
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Let us all give thanks
By Forest Riggs The election is over! After many long months of mud-slinging, vitriol-infused speeches and ideologies that shock the very core of most folks’ understanding of democracy and how