Can I be butch and a bottom? How about femme and a domme? In this month's episode of Asking for a Friend, Dr. Laura McGuire breaks down gender roles in the bedroom.…
Asking For A Friend: Exploring Gender Roles in the Bedroom
Posted on April 26, 2019
Farm to Bedroom: James Stevens’ Holistic Sex Work
Posted on April 25, 2019
Blue skies and warm light surround me, as the rich, delightful smells of a homemade breakfast fill the high-rise apartment. Across from me sits James Stevens, his warm, rugged mouth smiling as he talks. The only sign that we’re in the middle of downtown Houston is the low hum of the city below us. He tells me about the architectural and developmental differences between East and West Berlin, his European home for the past three years. Stevens is passionate about…
Let’s Set The Record Straight—Abuse Doesn’t Make You Gay
Posted on April 23, 2019
To this day, one of the most common misconceptions I hear in both my classes and from my well-educated non-queer colleagues (one that I actually addressed in my 2015 doctoral dissertation) is that being LGBTQ is not always a normal, naturally occurring identity. Instead, it is the result of abuse. I am both terrified and frustrated to no end that this myth—that abuse can “make you gay”—is still very much alive and well. I am in awe of how many…
Veer Queer Episode 26: QWOC in HTX Music
Posted on April 18, 2019
In this episode, queer Black musician Rechatter Brady sits down with the Veer Queer crew to talk local music and artistry, her involvement with the T.R.U.T.H. Project, and her New Orleans roots.…
Episode 26: QWOC in HTX Music
Posted on April 18, 2019 Singer and Louisiana native Rechatter Brady joins Veer Queer to talk about her role as a singer and musician with Houston's T.R.U.T.H. Project.…
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Sara Ramirez, Activist Bamby Salcedo to Judge Miss & Mr. Trans OLTT Fundraiser
Posted on April 17, 2019
Organización Latina de Trans en Texas, better known as OLTT, is a Houston-based non-profit organization that provides life-saving resources to the trans Latinx community. The organization was founded by Ana Andrea Molina, an undocumented trans Latina, who currently serves as the organization’s executive director. One of the main services OLTT provides is housing for Latina trans women at the organization’s shelter, Casa Anandrea. In 2018 alone, the organization was able to provide housing to 120 trans Latinas throughout the course…
Slew of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Scheduled to Hit Texas Capitol This Week
Posted on April 15, 2019
The livelihoods of LGBTQ Texans are on the line at the Texas Capitol this week. A slew of anti-LGBTQ bills are scheduled to be heard at the Texas legislature starting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, each posing a dire threat to the day-to-day existence of LGBTQ residents in the state—but it’s not too late to fight for justice.…
Welcome to the ‘Gay Shame Parade’: An HTX Queer Comedy Show
Posted on April 12, 2019
After the spotlight locks onto the mic and the door to the back room shuts, host Bob Morrissey steps to the front of the jet black room with a Lone Star in his hand and a relaxed grip on the microphone. The lone disco ball spins in the dark above his almost impressively unkempt hair. Within five minutes, Morrissey introduces the show with a story about how he managed to be more impressed with the Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train…
QTFriendsHTX: Find Your New Queer Bestie Using This Instagram Page
Posted on April 10, 2019
In Houston, a city that over two million people call home, finding new friends can be quite the overwhelming task. And of course when you’re queer, it feels as if your odds of meeting that special platonic someone are even smaller. Marissa Ramos, a graduate student at the University of Houston, has made the search to find a local queer bestie a little bit easier with “Queer Friends Houston,” an Instagram page where queer people can meet new fellow queer friends…
OUTsider Fest 2019 Review: A Collection of Queeriosities
Posted on April 9, 2019
This year, OUTsider Fest celebrated its fifth year with enthusiasm, collaborative spirit, and queer BIPOC avant-garde delights. Artistic director Curran Nault and president PJ Raval opened their home to morning Conferences on the Couch, casual round-table panel discussions of the previous night’s performances and exhibitions, and created a space for the different artists to discuss their views and work through the lenses of different academically salient topics. In the afternoon and on into the evening, performative works ranging from theatre…
