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THE GRADUATES

We all know that the throngs of high school seniors clutching diplomas this month include scores of queer youth. We recently caught up with three, who are all involved in H.A.T.C.H., the program for GLBT and questioning young people. Tom Jurewicz (standing, l) will graduate from Clear Lake High School, and in the fall he will enter the Valparaiso University pre-seminary program. Rowdy Tidwell (standing, r) and Matt Hudson (seated) will graduate from Westside High School. Tidwell plans to study psychology at the University of Texas San Antonio. Hudson is looking forward to a post-graduation trip to New York City this summer. Photographed by Yvonne Feece at a H.A.T.C.H. meeting in April.

DEAR MOTHERS

With same-gender marriage and gay/lesbian families so much in the news, this year we will especially honor two-mom households on Mother’s Day, May 9. Brianna Burchette will celebrate with her two mommies, Christy Burchette (in the center) and Sherrie Davis. When they aren’t working to keep up with their 18-month-old daughter, Burchette teaches first grade and Davis teaches pre-kindergarten. They are new members of Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents, the active group for families in our community, which plans a horseback-riding excursion for May 15. Photographed by John Conroy at West University Elementary.

ON THE ROAD

On May 8, Kirsten Brueggerhoff (r) and Betsy Odom will ride in the Art Car Parade in their own creation, El Pollo in the Desert. Odom will enter the parade—the annual event presented by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art—for the first time. Brueggerhoff is a second-year veteran. Internet provider Everyones Internet sponsors the parade on Allen Parkway. At the photo shoot last month, Brueggerhoff stressed that El Pollo was a work in progress. But you can look for the iguana. Photographed by Yvonne Feece.

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