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Wendy Love Edge on the trap of cannabis legalization
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, everyone! Here is to hoping y’all are as well as can be. The time is now to get involved if you care about your health
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The New target indicates a shift in Democratic primaries
By Colby Etherton On October 15, we witnessed the largest debate stage ever, filled with twelve candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. Twelve people taking the debate stage in a
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The Unicorn Magic of Kristin Chenoweth
| Gay icon talks new tribute album, LGBTQ visibility and gay cruising By Chris Azzopardi Kristin Chenoweth likes to say that if it can’t be explained, it must be the
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6 Changes to Make When Your Stubborn Love Handles Keep On Stickin’
By Mikey Rox You work hard at the gym, and it can be frustrating when all that exercise and effort isn’t providing the results you want – like melting away
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Top 10 must-see Halloween shows and movies
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Halloween is the great gay holiday. Long before June officially became Gay Pride Month and October became Coming Out Month for the LGBTQ community, Halloween was
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An island full of Halloween spirits
By Forest Riggs Gosh, it is that time of year again, when most folks dust off old ghost stories and share new ones. Galveston, long known as a “Ghost Capitalâ€
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Warm dishes for cooler weather
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Greetings to everyone on this cooler time of year. It makes me feel a lot “friskier.†In this issue I bring you some good, very
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Candente, New Ninfa’s Back in the Treacherous Tex-Mex Vortex
By Jim Ayres Of course, it wasn’t my fault. Dinner invites happen, and I’m never one to decline simply because of venue. A few columns back, I mentioned that I
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How I Contracted HIV Is None of Your Damn Business
By Toraje Heyward How I contracted HIV is none of your damn business. I’m going to tell you what happened, but not because I owe you an explanation. Here goes.
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The ’70s, the ’80s, and other time warps
By Randall Jobe The Music Box Theater presents Keep It Brassy 3, featuring songs by Chicago, Bruno Mars, and the Temptations. 2623 Colquitt. Through Oct. 19. The Music Box Theater also presents ‘Back
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Cynthia Nixon joins cast of ‘The Gilded Age’
By Romeo San Vicente Now that you’ve seen the Downton Abbey movie are you ready for the prequel? Because DA creator Julian Fellowes is moving to HBO to tell the
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Celebrate Halloween with these truly ghastly costumes
By Nancy Ford Don’t look now, but the highest of High LGBTQ Holy Days is already upon us. Happy Halloween! Time to look deep into your closet, push aside your