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Out & Equal to honor Parker, Welts

Posted on January 20, 2012 by David Taffet

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates will honor Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Golden State Warriors President Rick Welts at its Leadership Celebration on March 14 in San Francisco. In October, Out & Equal held its week-long Workplace Summit at the … Continue reading →

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Araguz booking raises questions about Harris County jail’s treatment of transgender inmates

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin

According to the Houston Chronicle, Nikki Araguz has been booked into the Harris County Jain after arriving 40 minutes late for a scheduled court appearance on Friday. The court date was to allow Araguz to plead guilty to charges that … Continue reading →

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“Head Figure Head” more about journalism than about Gov. Rick Perry’s sex life

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

Head Figure Head, the new e-book from Glen Maxey, details the author’s arduous and frustrating six-month effort to investigate rumors of Gov. Rick Perry’s gay sex life. Maxey served as executive director of the Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (now … Continue reading →

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Book investigates Rick Perry gay rumors

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Glen Maxey, the only out LGBT person to serve in the Texas Legislature, has just released a new book “Head Figure Head: The Search for the Hidden Life of Rick Perry” investigating rumors that Texas governor and Republican presidential hopeful … Continue reading →

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A Formal Affair

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

Solmonese fears 2012 setback Outgoing HRC president says community must fight for Obama JOHN WRIGHT | Senior Political Writer wright@dallasvoice.com Joe Solmonese admits he’s “very concerned” about President Barack Obama’s prospects for re-election. But Solmonese says he’s equally concerned about … Continue reading →

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Drawing Dallas • Rick Phillips

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Michael Stephens

With the holiday upon us, floral designing is a labor of love for Dallas’ Rick Phillips MARK STOKES | Illustrator mark@markdrawsfunny.com Name: Rick Phillips Occupation: Floral designer Spotted at: Dog park on Swiss Avenue Tanned, fit Aquarian Rick Phillips was … Continue reading →

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A senior GLBT reflects on a life cross-dressed

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Arnold Wayne Jones

From our friend Rick Vanderslice, who continues to host his daily radio program via Skype while living in Buenos Aires, comes this article in an English-language newspaper in Argentina, profiling “90-year-old transvestite Malva,” who has recently published a memoir. The … Continue reading →

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PHOTOS: Response to ‘The Response’ begins

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

Riki Miller, Zombie McZee and Britney Miranda. The responses to “The Response” are under way in Houston. First out of the gate was Friday night’s LGBT Texans Against Hate Rally. Despite temperatures that had barely come down from the triple … Continue reading →

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Texas: A not-so-great state

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

As Perry eyes the presidency and Dewhurst makes a bid for the Senate, let’s look at the story the numbers really tell Phyllis Guest | Taking Note It seems that while David Dewhurst is running for the U.S. Senate, Rick … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry boasts personal experience to claim success of Texas abstinence-only sex ed programs

Posted on February 17, 2011 by David Taffet

In what has to be one of the most moronic answers to a basic and serious question about the effectiveness of abstinence-only sex ed in a state that ranks #3 in the number of teen pregnancies and No. 1 in … Continue reading →

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