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Nation’s largest one night LGBTQ fundraiser announces 2021 beneficiaries.

After months without much practice, Joe Hoselton was worried he wouldn’t get his mug on right. Backstage at the Winspear Opera House, Hoselton was transforming into his stage persona, Jenna Skyy, for only his second live performance since the pandemic began. Jenna’s makeup — the contoured cheekbones, the arched eyebrows, the mauve lipstick — are key to bringing her character to life on stage

The bar owners were accused of homophobia in October. It reopens in mid-December and will be operated by a member of the LGBT community.

  Voting for the board of directors of the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce ended Monday, Nov. 16, and President and CEO Tony Vedda has announced the names of new and returning board members. New board members are Ethan Avanzino with Southwest Airlines, Jake Krysiak with Polsinelli PC, Stephen Lewis with Toyota North America, […]

Bill spends most of his days in front of the TV. He has few family members, fewer friends, and is content to watch sitcoms and eat meals alone. Bill (not his real name) is gay and is part of a rising number of elderly LGBTQ North Texans.

Dallas Voice is among 17 newspapers in Texas — and one of only three LGBTQ newspapers we know of nationwide — to have been included in the latest round of grants handed out by the Facebook Journalism Project, the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Local Media Association. Dallas Voice was …

Round-Up Saloon bartender Kelly Zimmerman claimed the title of Gold winner and champion in the North Texas round of the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic, and will represent Dallas in the 2020 Pride Week Finale of the annual bartending competition June 1-8 in Key West June 1-8 up to $15,000 for AIDS Interfaith Network. The …

Three panels and several keynote speakers highlighted the Dallas LGBTQ+ Global Symposium hosted by Southern Methodist University. SMU President Gerald Turner welcomed attendees on behalf of himself and eight campus LGBT groups. Fabrice Houdart, managing director for global equality initiatives at Out Leadership, said homophobia costs countries up to $100 billion a year. When people …

Uptown Players’ Gay History Month Series offers up two one-act plays with very different takes on the gay exqueerience. The bright spot, fittingly enough, is Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, a solo piece starring Paul J. Williams as Gary, a middle-aged Angeleno on a weekend trip to Palm Springs for the wedding of one member …

This year's Dallas Pride Parade was held in the beautiful setting at Fair Park. Photos by Melissa Hennings

It’s a dim day in Dallas when Niecee X turns off the rain-swept streets into the parking lot of Desta, an East Dallas Ethiopian restaurant. The eatery is a typical haunt for the 29-year-old Niecee X, an artist, poet and queer community organizer whose vegan palate is right at home with the restaurant's mix of bold, flavorful options.

What made you decide to Say Yes to Dallas?  In essence, my public relations and advertising agency could operate from any major metropolis in the country. I chose to launch J. Waylon & Associates here – and have remained here – because Dallas is a great market for young LGBT business owners. We have thriving LGBT community members and allies that consistently support gay-owned businesses. Diverse demographics and inclusive policies enable us to do business without interference that we may experience in other locations.

Coalition for Aging LGBT is set to release its first report on LGBT-friendly senior housing in North Texas. The report includes ratings on 17 senior facilities in the area’s four largest counties. This project was …

Courtney Sherman said she’s a women’s health practitioner by trade specializing in sexual health. She holds a doctor of nursing practice degree. And the day we spoke she had passed her American Academy of HIV Medicine credentialing […]

Despite moving online, Black Tie Dinner, the nation’s largest LGBTQ fundraising dinner, generated an impressive amount of donations.

Joel Burns, a former Fort Worth councilman, recalls his 2010 speech about being bullied as an LGBTQ youth. The viral video was included in It Gets Better.

Although the Dallas neighborhoods Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs are technically part of Uptown, the potential “uptowning” of the gayborhood is imminent. Mike Ablon of real estate development giant PegasusAblon is looking to take The Strip to the next level by building two residential high rise buildings. One o

Texas does not have an explicit statewide law protecting people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing and public spaces.

Turtle Creek Chorale and Uptown Players in Dallas and Q Cinema in Fort Worth showcase the works of predominantly LGBTQ arts groups.

Work is underway Tuesday to bring new color to a Dallas neighborhood. Crews were installing rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn — the heart of Dallas’ LGBTQ community. “Finally!” wrote Adam Medrano, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem and chair of the city’s LGBT task force. “Today is a day of celebration and it would not have been possible…

Ricardo Martinez hasn’t done lobbying work before, but his efforts helped repeal Arizona’s No Promo Homo law. Born in Mexico City, Martinez grew up in New York and has lived in Phoenix for the last five years. But when the chance came along to lead Equality Texas, he knew he couldn’t let that opportunity pass him by.

Even as church members forged a renewed sense of community, a hint of dread haunted those gathered at Dallas' Cathedral of Hope this wee

Hunky’s, with its cheeky name and delicious burgers, was one of the first gay hangouts in Dallas that wasn’t a bar or club.

Dallas' gogo boy hotspot gets a sexy lightshow facelift and the Dallas queens are living for it.

...the LGBTQ community migrated to the Cedar Springs area after their downtown Dallas clubs and bars continued to be raided by Dallas police. Gay bars emerged in the area at what is known as The Crossroads -- the intersection at Throckmorton Street and Cedar Springs Road.