PROM AND PROPER

On June 4, Colleen Herndon (r) and Yvan Ramires will attend the prom with the dates of their choice. Herndon will take her girlfriend, Layla Alvandi, and Ramires will go with his boyfriend, Nick Nicolas. For the eleventh year, the H.A.T.C.H. Alternative Prom will welcome all GLBT and questioning youth between 13 and 20 as well as adults looking for a better big-dance experience than they may have endured in high school. The 7 p.m.-midnight event at the Magnolia Ballroom is free to youth, $25 at the door for adults.

Photographed by Yvonne Feece

DEAR OLD DADS

On Father’s Day, June 20, we particularly celebrate two-dad households at this moment of controversy over same-gender marriage and gay/lesbian families. Eight-year-old Stacy Robinson (c) will enjoy the day with her dads Chuck Robinson (r) and Andy Mock. Along with fathering an active mostly-A student, Robinson—who also has an 18-year-old son—works in the insurance business, and Mock is a sales rep for a ribbon company. The whole family belongs to Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents, which will embark on a five-day Caribbean cruise from Galveston on June 14.

Photographed by John Conroy

DRESS UNIFORMS

Pattrick Schaad (l) and Gerald Ennis will doll up and perform on June 19 as part of the annual Jocks in Dresses benefit show presented by the Montrose Softball League. Dubbed “Drag as Big As Texas,” the event at Rich’s Houston promises lots of burly guys in frocks—and some cross-dressing gals this year too. The renowned Atlanta diva Bubba D. Licious—a drag queen with her own bobble-head figurine—will host the party. Proceeds will support the league and the Houston GLBT Community Center.

Photographed by John Conroy

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