Don Maines

Donalevan Maines is a regular contributor to OutSmart Magazine.
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New LGBT Political Caucus Formed in Fort Bend County

On September 12, the inaugural membership drive was held in Sugar Land of Fort Bend County’s first political caucus dedicated…

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Columns

4 Years Ago in ‘OutSmart’

“The best advocate for change in this country has been MTV,” said Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins....

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Arts & Entertainment

Rediscovering ‘Mame’

Going into this,” director Kenn McLaughlin says of Stages’ upcoming revival of the 1957 Broadway smash Auntie Mame, “I thought…

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Arts & Entertainment

Texans and Tiaras

One historic homecoming deserves another for Johnny Maddox, who caps his 35-year career as female impersonator Jill Jordan at the…

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Features

Short and Sweet: Three out playwrights showcase works in ‘10×10’

Gay playwrights Aaron Alon, Fernando Dovalina, and Eric James have written up a storm. All three Houstonians’ short plays about…

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Features

‘Blondes’ Ambition

This year’s song and dance extravaganza from Bayou City Concert Musicals, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” is the 1949 musical that launched…

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Features

‘Modern Family’ or ‘Glee’ for the Emmys?

This year’s Emmy Awards are an embarrassment of riches for LGBT television fans. Leading the big parade with a high-kicking…

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Columns

15 Years ago in ‘OutSmart’

“Being queer is really fun because the rules are up to us!” was among the “gratitude list-starters” in A Few…

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Arts & Entertainment

Tom Flynn returns to Houston in ‘Wicked’

The first time we see dashing Tom Flynn in Wicked, he’s a resident of Oz singing “Good news! She’s dead!…

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Columns

12 Years Ago in ‘OutSmart’

Hot Fun in the Summertime” kicked off with freshly bleached blond Rob Nash portraying some 26 characters in Freshman Year…

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