Barry Mandel Honored as a “B” Boy
Discovery Green’s park director all of whose first names coincidentally begin with a “B,” honored at an event recognizing their contributions to the Houston community.
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Niki Haris, Madonna’s Backup Singer, Headlines HRC Houston Gala
In addition to providing vocal support for Madonna, her voice can also be heard behind the hits of Ray Charles, David Sanborn, Patrice Rushen, Michael Sembello, Jazz Crusaders’ Wilton Felder, Stanley Turrentine, the Righteous Brothers, Julian Lennon, Anita Baker, Mick Jagger, and Whitney Houston.
Houston Episcopalians Hope to Offer Same-Sex Rite
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Houston will be among the first to offer gay and lesbian couples a liturgy blessing same-sex relationships if the denomination approves such rites at its summer convention.
Tom Fricke Appointed New Associate Publisher of ‘OutSmart’ Magazine
Share and Enjoy TweetTom Fricke has been promoted to associate publisher of OutSmart. Fricke began working at OutSmart in 2004 in the capacity as business manager. His new position will now also include the oversight of all departments, including the editorial and production departments, as well as supervise the day-to-day operation of the publication. “Tom [...]
Milestones
Bettie Naylor, a major influencer of feminist and LGBT politics in the 1970s and ‘80s and beyond.
Business News — May
Sorrel Urban Bistro, South Beach community job fair, Anthony Upton Properties, Tila’s, Houston Gym.
LookOut May
Share and Enjoy Tweet Victorious Venom Manuel Puig’s novel, Kiss of the Spider Woman, lauded for its homoerotic tenderness balanced against the harshness of its prison setting, stunned and inspired audiences when it was adapted as a stage play in the early 1980s. At that time, AIDS was a developing threat, and interpretation of a [...]
Houston Area Events – May
Film • Performing Arts • Performing Arts for Young People • Radio • Art/Photography • May Day-By-Day • Weekly • Monthly • HIV Testing. Plus Hot Ticket: ‘In the Family’ scores big for first-time Houston director.
Candidate Sean Hammerle
Can a gay Democrat win a county seat that the Dems couldn’t even win when the incumbent Republican was under investigation by the FBI?
