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Historical Record (Maker): Celebrated Professor and Author Dr. George Chauncey Doesn’t Just Teach Gay History, He Makes It

Chauncey spent 10 years researching gay male life in New York at the turn of the century and up through…

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The Whale: Joseph Moore Plays a 600-pound Gay Man in Theatre Southwest’s New Production

Charlie, the dying 600-pound leading man of the acclaimed tragicomedy The Whale, briefly masturbates onstage to a gay porn video…

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Out of the Closet and on the Gridiron: A Short History of Gay Figures in Professional Football

As Houston prepares to host Super Bowl LI, we look to the progress that has been made in transforming the…

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‘Moonlight’ Becomes Him: Gay Playwright Tarell McCraney’s Short Play Turns Feature Film

It’s no exaggeration to say that you haven’t seen anything like Moonlight. Written and directed by Miami native Barry Jenkins,…

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Hotter Than Ever: An interview with Ty Herndon

House on Fire (BFD/Red), the first full-length album by gay country music artist Ty Herndon since he came out publicly…

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Designing the Future: Out for Education Hosts Fashion Show to Fund Scholarships for LGBT Youth

On December 9, Out for Education, which recently won Best Philanthropic Organization at OutSmart’s Gayest & Greatest awards event, is…

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The Texas Rover Company: Gay-owned Furniture and Leather Shop Creates Texas-sourced Products for the Modern Adventurer

When John Humphreys, openly gay founder of the Texas Rover Company, was a child growing up in the small Texas…

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The Least of Us in the Fight for Most of Us

As a black gay male there wasn’t much worse you could be. Black gay men are nearly at the bottom…

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Houston’s Forgotten Gay Power-Couple: The Mid 20th-century Love Affair of Author Royal Dixon and Painter Chester Snowden

OutSmart is pleased to be able to expand our community’s story with this special report focusing on Houston’s gay power-couple…

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Spoken Like a True Texan: Author Marianne Williamson On Politics, Gay America, and Growing Up in Houston

“I don’t think gay people deserve to be married because they’re gay. They deserve to be married because they’re American.…

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