Black Voices

Black Like That Community Festival returned to Houston for its fifth year, centering Black queer culture, history, music, and belonging in an expansive Pride Month celebration. Held June 27 at The Hall at Ironworks, the…

For Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Pride looks different this year. Not because the stakes are any lower. Not because the political climate has suddenly become less hostile for LGBTQ people, drag artists, or trans communities. And…

Broadway stage manager and producer Cody Renard Richard reflects on his Houston roots, Queer visibility, and creating opportunities for the next generation of theater professionals.

The Black Like That Community Festival returns to Houston, centering Black LGBTQ voices through culture, performance, and community while addressing the layered realities of race, identity, and belonging.

Pride Houston 2026 Trendsetter Grand Marshal D’Trique Fitzgerald advocates for LGBTQ inclusion and access, supporting peers through campus leadership, community resources, and a focus on equity and well-being.

Ashley Barnes brings more than two decades of HIV advocacy to her work, centering health equity, accessibility, and community care across Houston’s Black, LGBTQ, and deaf communities.

Pride Houston 2026 Organization Grand Marshal Heavy Hitters Pride uplifts urban queer men of size through advocacy, events, and community-building, creating space for visibility, leadership, and belonging.

Pride Houston 2026 Gender Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Grand Marshal Flawless Oz, also known as Jonathan Demond Barnett, brings decades of drag, comedy, and advocacy to uplift Houston’s LGBTQ community.

Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre stages FAT HAM, a reimagining of Hamlet that centers Black identity, family, and self-determination through humor, heart, and a radically hopeful ending.

Houston hydroponic farmer C.C. Brooks is using innovative growing methods to address food access, support marginalized communities, and build systems rooted in equity, education, and sustainability.