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LGBT Issues

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Vet Claims City Jailer Sodomized Him with Billy Club

    A man who told Houston city jailers he was gay says one of them then beat him, called him "faggot" and sodomized him with his billy club, according to a lawsuit. The man said another jailer laughed while this was happening, and that the first jailer later apologized after learning the man was an Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    A GAY ISLAND??: The Best & Worst Facebook Responses To Bun B Supporting Gay Marriage

    When President Barack Obama said in an interview last week that he supported same-sex marriage, it lit up the Internet with discussion. The dialogue split between those championing the president's words, and his detractors damning him (again) for going against what they saw as biblical and social no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Dynamo Colin Clark Calls Ball Boy "Faggot" On Live TV

    These are the kind of tweets you madly send out after being caught on camera calling a ball boy a "fucking faggot." The Dynamo's Colin Clark has become the latest Houston athlete to get in trouble for using a homophobic slur, joining the Aeros' Justin Fontaine and the Texans' Rashad Butler. (Rocket ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2012

    Confessions of a Mormon Boy

    These are the kind of tweets you madly send out after being caught on camera calling a ball boy a "fucking faggot." The Dynamo's Colin Clark has become the latest Houston athlete to get in trouble for using a homophobic slur, joining the Aeros' Justin Fontaine and the Texans' Rashad Butler. (Rocket ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    What HISD Trustee Manuel Rodriguez Considers An Apology For An Anti-Gay Flyer

    Sorry, sorta​Houston school board member Manuel Rodriguez barely eeked out a re-election victory this week, despite -- or maybe because -- putting out an anti-gay flyer at the end of the campaign. As we noted: Under reasons to "vote no for my opponent," Rodriguez listed: Program manager of m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Magazine Publisher: LGBT Caucus Prez Threatened Me

    A disagreement over Ellen Cohen​The publisher of abOUT magazine, which targets Houston's gay community, has accused the president of the GLBT Political Caucus of making threats against his safety. So who are the players? The publisher is Michael Lance Williams, better known as Cade Michals. H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    RIP Gay Montrose? Community Members Say Yes, No and Maybe So

    According to some, Montrose is seeing fewer rainbows these days.​Montrose's "gayborhood" status is officially over. Or it's just like it has been for the past five to ten years. It depends on who you ask. Hair Balls recently spoke with various movers and shakers of the neighborhood's GLBT co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    The Top Ten Greatest Gays of Texas

    Here in Texas, we lay claim to some of the most interesting and influential GLBT men and women of our time. Admittedly, they generally get out as fast as they can, but to us, they'll always be Texans. Here are ten GLBT men and women we're proudest to call Texans, especially during this season of Pri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Rick Perry's Prayerapalooza: Protests Start To Simmer

    But SpongeBob is evil, my son​Rick Perry's courageously craven call for the nation's 50 governors to come to Houston to pray isn't exactly being met with unanimous hosannas. There's already a Facebook page up organizing protests of the August 6 event at Reliant Stadium, and other groups have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Aggies Not Hospitable to Transgender Conference, So It's Coming to UH

    UH seems more welcoming, group says.​The third annual Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit had been scheduled to take place at Texas A&M this summer, but organizers now say, "In the interest of safety for the participants" it will be moved to the University of Houston. A conservative gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Wanna Date Nikki Araguz? AND Be on a Reality Show?

    Nikki Araguz: Reality star​If you've been dying for the chance to date Nikki Araguz, transgender widow of a fallen Wharton firefighter, wait no longer: Local filmmaker Cressandra Thibodeaux is working on a reality series called Being Nikki that will include Araguz's quest for a new man. "We a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Texas Repubs Say Allowing Transgender Marriages Was a Terrible Oversight And They Promise Never To Do It Again

    Lois Kolkhorst wants to take it all back​Republican state legislators are seeking to correct a historic mistake they say should never, ever have happened: Allowing Texans who are transgendered to marry, like they can in almost every other state in the union. How this diabolical heresy first g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Freedom to Marry Marchers: No More Mr. Nice Gay

    Photos by Bradley Basker​See pics from yesterday's "Big Gay Wedding," the largest and longest-running commitment ceremony in Houston, also organized by the Foundation for Family and Marriage Equality. Members of the Foundation for Family and Marriage Equality, along with a crowd of protesters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Annise Parker Talks About Her First Love

    I'm From Driftwood, a Web site dedicated to real-life stories from gays and lesbians, has posted an interview with Mayor Annise Parker talking about her first love and a college romance. Parker remains quietly analytical, of course, but still, in recounting how heartsick she was when her girlfriend ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    A Queer Carol

    I'm From Driftwood, a Web site dedicated to real-life stories from gays and lesbians, has posted an interview with Mayor Annise Parker talking about her first love and a college romance. Parker remains quietly analytical, of course, but still, in recounting how heartsick she was when her girlfriend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Gay Houstonians: Go Apply For The Armed Forces, You Can't Be Rejected

    Don't ask, don't tell -- but let us know what happens​The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder is reporting that the Pentagon's legal office has given guidance to recruiters saying that, thanks to a federal judge staying "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," gay applicants cannot be rejected."As of today, one can walk int ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Come As You Are: HOUSTON!

    Ready or not, queer we come

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Nikki Araguz: Lawyer Representing Her Husband's Ex-Wife Faces State Bar Investigation

    Nikki Araguz's former lawyer publicized her history​The case of whether a fallen Wharton firefighter's benefits should go to his transgender widow< just gets exponentially weirder: Frank Mann, the lawyer representing Thomas Araguz's ex-wife, is facing investigation by the State Bar of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Wanda Adams Tearfully Defends Herself To Gays At Council Meeting

    Wanda Adams gets angry with critics​There were tears at today's city council meeting when Wanda Adams defended herself against charges she had abandoned her Montrose constituents in a vote on a proposed home for HIV/AIDS.Here's the video: fast-forward to the 16-minute mark. Kris Banks, a former Ad ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 11, 2010

    SPECIAL SEXY EDITION

    Wanda Adams gets angry with critics​There were tears at today's city council meeting when Wanda Adams defended herself against charges she had abandoned her Montrose constituents in a vote on a proposed home for HIV/AIDS.Here's the video: fast-forward to the 16-minute mark. Kris Banks, a former Ad ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2010

    Soldier's Girl

    Don't ask, don't tell, don't kill

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Boycott Houston, Because We Are So Depraved

    Photo by Daniel Kramer​If you think the folks in Haiti are having a rough time, just wait until Houstonians feel the economic effects of Pastor David Grisham's boycott against our city of sin. Launched just a few days ago, www.boycotthouston.com is Grisham's way of giving righteous Texans a chance ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2010

    Community Center Reading Series: Rick Elliott

    The GLBT Community Center starts its new literary series

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    Gay-Basher Denied Parole Again

    Plus: Houston's past, all boxed up and nowhere to go.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Last Of The Incarcerated Gay-Bashing Woodlands Ten To Stay In Prison At Least One More Year

    ​The parole of Jon Buice, the last incarcerated member of the so-called Woodlands 10, was denied earlier this month. Buice is currently serving a 45-year sentence for his role in the Montrose murder of 27-year-old banker Paul Broussard on the Fourth of July in 1991.In a nationally notorious precur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Radnofsky's Claim About Texas Marriages Is Quite A Stretch

    ​Houston lawyer Barbara Ann Radnofsky, who plans to challenge Greg Abbott as a Democratic candidate in next year's Attorney General race, must feel that the spotlight isn't shining bright enough from her speaking gig at tonight's Tarrant County Young Democrats Gubernatorial Forum at Texas Christia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Chron Leaves Out Key Detail From Story On Sailor's Death

    A Houston sailor was killed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego Tuesday.Here, verbatim, is the version of the AP report the Houston Chronicle is running on it: Houston sailor killed at Camp PendletonCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Navy officials say the death of a 29-year-old Camp Pendleton sailor is being inv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Ask Not

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Montrose Does Its Part To Protest California's Prop 8 Decision

    Photo by Melanie PangAfter waiting in anticipation to hold either a party or a protest, the LGBT community can take another collective exasperated sigh. It's back to the grind after Tuesday's California Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition 8, but also maintain the validity of approximately 18, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2005

    Hey, Jade

    Meet Sappho, Wilde and even Ellen in the one-man show ICONS

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Danburg: Montrose's Davy

    Debra Danburg

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Not Over the Hill

    Friends salute the man who still rails against the silence

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Rant

    Ray Hill

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Gay Role Model

    Gene Mikulenka

  • Film

    July 27, 2000

    No Laughing Matter

    Cheerleader proves that gay "recovery" therapy is still too controversial a subject for comedy

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Correct-a-mundo

    Fumbling towards reality

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    Political Sex Change

    Guess who's embracing GOP family values?

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    Coming Out

    Gay domestic violence is a dirty little secret that traps victims with nowhere to turn

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Here Come the Brides

    Wedding gowns? Check. Priest? Check. TV crews? Check. Linda and Elli strike a blow for Gay Rights!

  • Film

    August 26, 1999

    Vanilla Chocolate

    Wheeler's lesbian effort comes up lite

  • Culture

    October 15, 1998

    Gay-Theater Gains

    Alternative productions have an expanded presence

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Letters

    Alternative productions have an expanded presence

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    Insider

    Alternative productions have an expanded presence

  • Film

    October 9, 1997

    Killer

    The bracing Licensed to Kill reveals the minds of hate criminals

  • Film

    May 22, 1997

    Gay Old Time

    The bracing Licensed to Kill reveals the minds of hate criminals

  • Culture

    January 26, 1995

    Fresh Milk

    A gay martyr gets a breath of life from Houston Grand Opera

  • News

    October 27, 1994

    Letters

    A gay martyr gets a breath of life from Houston Grand Opera

  • News

    October 13, 1994

    Letters

    A gay martyr gets a breath of life from Houston Grand Opera

  • News

    August 4, 1994

    Hotze In the Media Fun House

    Rest easy: he doesn't want the state to kill gays

  • News

    February 3, 1994

    Coming Out Aloft

    A new Houston skydiving team finds liberation in free-fall

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