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  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Driftwood, Texas -- Not A Gay Mecca, But Maybe An Inspiration

    Photo courtesy Imfromdriftwood.comNathan ManskeImfromdriftwood.com, a blog devoted to posting true stories about gay people, by gay people, caught our eye when Patrick from Galveston posted an entertaining story last week. Apparently, high school teachers in Galveston can't tell the difference betwe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Drinking Pepsi Means You Support Gay Orgies, Totally Reasonable Texan Asserts

    Is Pepsi in bed with the gays? That's what former Texas Republican Party Treasurer and General Counsel Gina Parker Ford believes. Hair Balls knows this because Ford sent us a commentary detailing her outrage over a recent episode of Family Guy that "promote[d] homosexuality, gay orgies and also slan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    A Small Colorado Town Becomes "Capital of Transsexuals" And Houston Hears About It

    Photo by Olivia Flores AlvarezMore than three years ago cinematographer/director PJ Raval heard about a small town in Colorado that was "the sex change capital of America." Intrigued, he contacted the doctor, herself a transsexual woman, and began a conversation that resulted in a two-and-a-half yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Peace Befalls The Gay Guerrilla War

    Photo by Ava LoweryThe Great Gay Guerrilla War appears to be over...for now.As we reported last week, gay Houstonians were banding together to target one "straight" bar and flood it, part of a phenomenon that's happened in LA and New York. The picked out the Union Bar in Midtown, and results were co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Guerrilla Gay Bar: In And Out At The Union

    Illustration courtesy wikipediaAs we told you last week, the "guerrilla gay bar" concept was coming to Houston. It did this weekend, and caused a ruckus.The GGB phenomenon simply consists of a big group of gay people going to a straight bar for the night. Friday night, the lucky bar was the Union Ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Even Transsexuals Need To Pee Somewhere

    If you're a transsexual and you gotta pee, there are at least 21 locations in Houston where you won't run into any problems - at least according to safe2pee.org, a website that lists 1,848 transsexual-friendly bathrooms in 476 cities. Hair Balls tried to get in touch with the person who started the ... More >>

  • News

    February 5, 2009
  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Local Gays Marching For Obama On Inauguration Day

    The gays haven't exactly been pleased by Barack Obama since he chose Christian conservative Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. But Obama's inauguration parade will be the first to have an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group -- the Lesbian and Gay Band Association ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Art Rock: Gay Marriage, Black Congress and the Assholes at Rudyard's

    The gays haven't exactly been pleased by Barack Obama since he chose Christian conservative Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. But Obama's inauguration parade will be the first to have an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group -- the Lesbian and Gay Band Association ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    The Osteens Dare To Face Larry King Again

    Once again, Joel and Victoria Osteen have entered the lion's den, the vicious place where only the brave come out unscathed -- The Larry King Show.As difficult as it may be to believe, they had some merchandise to hawk Monday night. In this case, a new book by Victoria.Under the relentless questioni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    I'm Pretty Sure Balki Was Supposed to be Gay

    Is it, like, horrible of me to say that I think Balki on Perfect Strangers was supposed to be gay? I mean, did you buy the straight part? Larry Appleton, okay. He was a straight guy who couldn't get women. That I could understand seeing as he was a total tool. But Balki straight? Balki "Dance ... More >>

  • Film

    November 27, 2008

    Proposition Hate: Milk

    Gus Van Sant's recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    The Rally at City Hall to Protest Proposition 8

    Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of Houston City Hall this afternoon to protest the passing of Proposition 8, California's constitutional amendment taking away the right to marry for same-sex couples. Along with the passing of other anti-gay measures across the nation, Prop. 8 made Novembe ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 30, 2008

    Mexican Homophobia

    Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of Houston City Hall this afternoon to protest the passing of Proposition 8, California's constitutional amendment taking away the right to marry for same-sex couples. Along with the passing of other anti-gay measures across the nation, Prop. 8 made Novembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Get Lit: Gay Travels in the Muslim World

    Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of Houston City Hall this afternoon to protest the passing of Proposition 8, California's constitutional amendment taking away the right to marry for same-sex couples. Along with the passing of other anti-gay measures across the nation, Prop. 8 made Novembe ... More >>

  • Film

    October 2, 2008

    Opposites Attract in Chris & Don

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Culture

    September 18, 2008

    SPECIAL CATHOLIC EDITION

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    Texas's First (Openly) Gay Lutheran Pastor Speaks Out

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Boycott McDonalds -- Unless You're Gay

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    Family Matters: Joel Osteen Meets with Activist Jay Bakker

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Strange Wikipedia Searches I Have Done

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Joe Lally, Edie Sedgwich

    Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one)

  • Culture

    February 7, 2008

    Special Sexy Edition

    Dick size, muff diving and dry humping

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Lance Bass’s Gay Odyssey

    Dick size, muff diving and dry humping

  • Film

    October 11, 2007

    The Bubble

    Twentysomething Tel Aviv hipsters live life, have sex, befriend the enemy in The Bubble

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2007

    We Got It Covered: Last Night's GLBT Forum for Democratic Presidential Candidates

    Twentysomething Tel Aviv hipsters live life, have sex, befriend the enemy in The Bubble

  • Culture

    May 17, 2007

    Noël, Noël

    It's a veritable Coward festival - out of the closet and onto the stage!

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2007

    Ich bin ein BFF

    It's a veritable Coward festival - out of the closet and onto the stage!

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007

    We Assume Cocktails Will Follow

    It's a veritable Coward festival - out of the closet and onto the stage!

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Tret Fure

    Tret Fure performs Thursday, April 12, at Anderson Fair, 2007 Grant Street, 713-528-8576. Jen Rathbun also performs.

  • News

    October 12, 2006

    Tears of a Klown

    A fight over signs gets nasty

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2006

    Come On Out

    A fight over signs gets nasty

  • Culture

    September 7, 2006

    Heart Stopper

    Theatre New West presents Larry Kramer's revenge -- and his testament

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Changes in Attitude

    When voters elected Martha Wong, they thought they were sending a moderate Republican to Austin. Critics say once there, she took a right turn. Now her district is rethinking its representation.

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Hand Balls

    The highs and lows of a World Cup day and a gay pride evening

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Das Boot

    A gay German rower feels left out once his sexuality surfaces

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    En la Calle

    Houston joins the revolución

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    Bois and Grrls

    Genderqueer: Straight or gay, these kids refuse to play dress-up by the rules

  • Music

    January 26, 2006

    Gay-Unit

    Twisted G is most definitely not trapped in the closet

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Don't Ask, Don't Be

    A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military

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