Black Voices

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.

Photographer Andre Ramos-Woodard discusses his work in Project Row Houses’ Round 60, exploring queer identity, Black masculinity, and self-definition through newly commissioned images.

Bunnies on the Bayou returns April 5 with music, community, and fundraising, as organizers highlight LGBTQ resilience and support local nonprofits amid ongoing political challenges.

Reality TV stars are taking their platforms to Capitol Hill as cuts to HIV drug assistance programs threaten access to lifesaving care for thousands of low-income Americans.

Bliss Mayon and Kaamil Al-Hassan are building more than parties with Bliss Sundays. Their Houston initiative creates consistent community spaces for queer women, lesbians, and sapphics.