Photos from HTX Pride, held in downtown Houston on June 24, 2017.…
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Breaking The Norm: Defying Tradition to Find Truth
Posted on June 30, 2017
When you come from a conventional place dominated by conventional people, it can be hard to break the mold. It almost becomes second nature to want to graduate high school, get married (to a man), have children, vote Republican, and run to Wal-Mart. Tempting, I know. But I powered through, and when it came time for college, I happily went on my way.…
From Bus to Brick: TOMO Mags Builds Community Through Independent Print Magazines
Posted on June 28, 2017
Walking into TOMO Mags on West Alabama Street in Houston’s Montrose district, you encounter the city’s only magazine shop that is both an artistic incubator and community sanctuary at once. Co-founded by husbands Vico Tadeo and Keiwing Chong, TOMO Mags offers a range of niche magazines—including local publications on architecture, photography, and design—that you cannot typically find in corporate hubs like Barnes & Noble.…
A Seat at The Table: Justifying Queer Femme Identity
Posted on June 25, 2017
I often say that femmes are—to quote Garbage—the queerest of the queer. We walk a lonely line between passing in, but not belonging to the straight world, and belonging to, but being invisible in the queer world. …
Personal Truth: Overcoming Fear to Find Self-Love
Posted on June 22, 2017
I graduated high school at 17, and by the time I was 18, the fear of what was to come was overwhelming. I craved assurance that I was going lead a fulfilling life, and it became obvious that to do so, I had to stand up for myself.…
Gone to Texas: New York Native Finds Pride and Acceptance in The Queer South
Posted on June 12, 2017
In the Northeast, we’re raised to believe that the region is the most liberal, open-minded, accepting place in the country (outside of California, at least). I thought to myself—if this whitewashed, racist, homophobic, heteronormative place is supposed to be liberal, then what is the South considered? Hell? …
