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Music
Houston Cellist Nathaniel Cook Joins Recording Academy
Houston-based cellist Nathaniel Cook joins the Recording Academy's Class of 2026, bringing a queer voice — and a genre-spanning career — to the table shaping the Grammy Awards.
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Arts & Entertainment
Meet Ruby Ortiz, Founder of the Houston Pride Orchestra
Houston Pride Orchestra founder Ruby Ortiz on stumbling into music, being bullied out of a classroom, and building a space where queer musicians can finally feel safe.
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Arts & Entertainment
Houston Pride Orchestra Brings LGBTQ Musicians Together Through Classical Music
A new ensemble is giving Houston's LGBTQIA+ string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians a place to belong — and a stage to be celebrated, not just tolerated.
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Wedding Guide
Seth and Avery Brown-Hickman’s Small-Town Texas Love Story
East Texas car salesman Seth Brown-Hickman built a social media following on the showroom floor — but his real story is the decade-long romance with husband Avery that led to…
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Featured
Sara Van Buskirk Is Ready for Her Next Chapter
Ahead of her long-awaited sophomore album, Houston singer-songwriter Sara Van Buskirk headlines the sixth Annual Miller Summer Mixtape — blending Americana and folk influences with radical, queer-forward honesty.
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Stage
The Shared Stage
Fifteen years after meeting at Texas A&M, actor Brock Hatton and scenic artist Lee Barker share the stage at the Houston Shakespeare Festival — one performing, one building the world…
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Featured
Tom Griffiths Centers Connection in Galveston HIV Prevention
Tom Griffiths doesn't lead with statistics. The ACCT outreach coordinator leads with connection. And for the people he serves across Galveston's Gulf Coast, that makes all the difference.
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Wedding Guide
Darnell and Jamar Williamson-Fennell Turn a Decade of Love Into a Celebration
A rose garden in Berkeley. A rooftop in Houston. A decade of partnership. Darnell and Jamar Williamson-Fennell designed every moment of their celebration to be unapologetically theirs.
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Community News
Galveston’s LGBTQ Community Builds Support Beyond the Beach
Galveston may be a small town, but GIFT president Christina Weaver says its LGBTQ+ community punches well above its weight. And she's working to make sure no one gets left…
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2026 FIFA World Cup
Love Is the Goal: What Dr. Nas Mohamed Wants Houston to Carry Forward
Throughout Pride Month and the World Cup, Dr. Nasser "Nas" Mohamed's Love Is the Goal campaign has encouraged people to see LGBTQ+ visibility not as a political statement, but as…
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