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    ‘SEND A GOOD BOY TO CONGRESS’: How Chris Gallant Turned a Scandal Into Strategy

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    October 29, 2026

    La Bola Negra Digs Up Lorca’s Unfinished Queer Legacy

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    45th Annual Halloween Fantasy Ball at South Beach

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    October 21, 2026

    False Pamphlets Causing Backlash and Confusion, Texas Transgender Rights Group Says

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    October 7, 2026

    Christina Wells Makes Waves as Ursula

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    October 7, 2026

    The Fruit Jar Unearths a Lost Chapter of Galveston’s Queer History

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    October 7, 2026

    Out for Change: Six LGBTQ Candidates Make Their Case

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    Montrose Pride Banners Return to Westheimer

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