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WEBJun 2, 2024 — The Houston Transgender Unity Banquet is an annual event that celebrates the history and culture of Houston's trans community. August 22, 2024. Jools Lebron's TikTok videos poke fun at gender norms and womanhood, using 'demure' to describe her trivial daily habits.
Michael Robinson – OutSmart Magazine
WEBSep 25, 2024 — Michael Robinson is an independent film and video curator based in Houston, specializing in experimental and documentary short films. He previously worked as the Associate Creative Director at Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) from 2018 to 2022. He is a co-founder and current curator for HCAS’ regional short film …
Whoopi Goldberg: Setting the Record Straight – OutSmart Magazine
WEBJun 4, 2014 — by Blase DiStefano. Photo by Timothy White/HBO. Director’s cut: Whoopi Goldberg’s latest achievement is directing a documentary about a black lesbian comic— Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley. Whoopi Goldberg was born in 1955 (or 1949, depending on the source) and has accomplished so much since then that space doesn’t allow a proper ...
Breathtaking: An interview with Berlin’s Terri Nunn.
WEBAug 22, 2019 — A couple of years later, Berlin would have its greatest triumph with the track “Take My Breath Away” from the 1986 Tom Cruise movie Top Gun. Lead vocalist Terri Nunn, who has been there throughout Berlin’s nearly 40-year existence, was kind enough to answer a few questions before the band embarked on a summer concert tour.
Baytown Woman’s Murder Case Is Solved - OutSmart Magazine
WEBAug 22, 2019 — A disappointingly light prison sentence for their loved one’s killer seems like a drop in the bucket to the family of Crystal Seratte McDowell, a bisexual blonde beauty whose ex-husband caused her to vanish on the morning of August 25, 2017, as Hurricane Harvey barreled toward Houston. Steven McDowell was convicted this summer of …
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Houston’s Queer Art Collective Uplifting Creators
WEBAug 1, 2024 — 43. Sophia Silueta, Coextensive Collective’s founder, fosters community and creativity among gender-expansive artists in Houston. (Photo by Alex Rosa) O n a mission to uplift queer artists of color, Coextensive is a queer experimental art collective based in Houston that hosts bi-monthly events such as markets, concerts, fashion shows, and ...
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WEBSep 5, 2024 — Houston's Premier LGBTQ+ Media Source Since 1994. July 30, 2014 Greg Abbott: Gay-marriage ban in state’s interest; April 1, 2014
Pride Brunch 2024 – Page 3 – OutSmart Magazine
WEBJune 23, 2024. Always a highlight on Houston’s Pride Month calendar, the 6th Annual Pride Brunch, benefitting the Montrose Center with the support of Houston’s New Faces of Pride, welcomed hundreds of guests to Heights Social. Guests enjoyed a selection of craft cocktails and mocktails, brunch by Chef Cameron Caine, music by DJ Chad Guidry ...
Queer: From homophobic insult to empowering term for LGBTQ …
WEBJun 11, 2024 — By Scottie Andrew, CNN. (CNN) — For most of its early history, the word “queer” meant unusual or out of the ordinary. Then it was co-opted as a homophobic insult for much of the 20th century before people from LGBT communities reclaimed the term. Then, LGBTQ activists who identified as queer showed that they were proud to be different.