Businesses in the Community that Support the Community
Catwalk, Houston PetSet, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, Diagnostic Eye Center Bellaire merges with Houston Eye Associates, real estate agents for Camp Hope, upcoming antique shows.
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. is the National AIDS Fund partner for this region of Texas.
Michael Moore’s documentary Sicko has started a new round of thinking about reforming America’s healthcare system. For gay Americans, especially gay men, the stakes in this debate are unusually high and the answers are not obvious.
The controversial nomination of James W. Holsinger for surgeon general never made much sense. The last thing George W. Bush’s shattered presidency needed was another battle on Capitol Hill at a time when support for the war in Iraq was eroding among key senators. However, after Bush’s former surgeon general, Richard H. Carmona, blasted the administration in July for politicizing the office, the logic behind the Holsinger pick has become crystal clear.
If you travel around the world watching GLBT Pride events, you’ll probably come away with a distinct impression about the cities, their GLBT communities, and the relationship between them.
Good news, good news! Things in Queerville are going great, especially north of the California border where I live. If you’re not tuned in to the Pacific Northwest homo info stream, or if your news source is all Fox-y “Fair and Balanced,” don’t despair. Here’s your update from Oregon, a.k.a. The Beaver State. (Go Beavs!)
We know how it is when a dear friend reaches the end of his or her life. It sucks. Hard.
Once strong and vibrant, now broken and weak, she’s a shell of her former self. He’s barely recognizable.
Kindred Spirit sets record, KPFT shooting, 2008 parade In Montrose In June, Rupaul headlines Black Tie and more.
Just read your article, “Nothing to Clap About” in this month’s OutSmart magazine ["AIDS Watch," by Kelly McCann, August 2007]. Great article… We need to see more of these types of articles in the media that touches the lives of our community on a daily basis.
Writer and entertainer A.C. Coleman (on the right) welcomes poet Billie Simone at his “Jazz, Poetry & Art” event on September 28, 7-9 p.m., at Bering & James gallery. The Houston GLBT Community Center presents Coleman’s evening of spoken-word and music artistry, the third in a series. Coleman, who is completing a second music CD with his producing partner David Eduardo Flores Perez for their 2Osos label (Perez, a visual artist, also took this picture), is inviting other talent to perform. Interested persons may contact Coleman — who is also an occasional contributor to this magazine — at aaronssongs@yahoo.com. Donations accepted at the event will support the community center and its programming.
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