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The Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer will make a special appearance at the University of Houston’s Cullen Hall on Friday, September 14

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HRH Report

Keys to success and a life of integrity e By

Johnny Trlica

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long with presenting news highlights of the past couple of weeks, the HRH Reports strives to inspire others from time to time.

The first segment, “Success in Sales is not Complicated. It’s Simple but Not Easy,” was written by a colleague of this writer, Juan D. Ortega who is also a business advisor at JDO Consulting. It is reprinted here with his permission.

While it is directed at sales people, everyone can garner life-improving information from it.

JIM AYRES by day is an employee benefits and human resources writer. By night he turns his creativity toward the local food and restaurant scene. Do you know of a restaurant that needs a review? Info@montrose-star.com JOHN BUCHANAN is originally from Florida but now calls Houston home for 20+ years. “Proud to be Gay and part of the Community – Your Gay Realtor of Choice!” johnwb214@aol.com

NANCY FORD has enjoyed a front row seat to the most remarkable and sparkly Cultural Revolution in the history of mankind. “What a world!” She reflects appropriately. After moving to Houston from Ohio in 1981, Ford became a highly visible player in Texas’ LGBT publishing circles as an editor and contributor to myriad other local and statewide LGBT magazines and newspapers.

RANDALL JOBE has been a fixture in the Houston LGBT Community for several decades in marketing and promotions for top nightclubs, as an actor/director/writer for dozens of theatrical productions, and is also known for his whimsical art pieces. He is the author of the 12-part series “This Old Queen”, which summarized his many experiences living in the gay Mecca, Montrose.

MARK KARIEL is from Marshall, Texas, but has called Houston home for almost 40 years. An accounting supervisor by day, he can be found working most Saturday nights at South Beach’s RuPaul’s Drag Race events. His RuPaul obsession began 6 years ago in Palm Springs. It will all be in his book, plus much more. Stay tuned! mark@sobehouston.com FOREST RIGGS is no stranger to the adventures of life, he bills himself as a “raconteur with a gypsy spirit.” A former educator, public speaker, hospital administrator, counselor and gay B&B owner, he was instrumental in the formation of OutSmart Magazine in the early 1990s. He has written for several newspapers, magazines and other publications.

Recently he completed a collection of short stories about his beloved Galveston and is working on a novel. He currently resides on the island where he can be found wasting bait and searching for the meaning of life.

JOHNNY TRLICA has called the Houston area home all of his life. Four years ago he founded and still edits the Houston Rainbow Herald and has worked in the apartment leasing industry for the past two years. His passion is keeping the battle for LGBT rights at the forefront of today’s headlines and fighting omplacency in the LGBT community.

Success in Sales is Not Complicated.

It’s Simple but Not Easy From one sales person to another: The key to success in sales is doing what you are supposed to do. Success always follows the best prepared, self-believers, self-taught masters of their craft, risk-takers of opportunity, responsible people. Unfortunately, success is an illusion to many, especially talented, lazy people who refuse to listen, learn and change. I am constantly amazed, but not surprised to see “Average” individuals emerge victorious. These folks consistently execute a simple but effective set of daily disciplines.

They combine them with dedication and cap it off with desire. The result is most always “Success.”

They recognize change as a constant. They learned if you don’t change, you have not learned at all.

For those of you willing to take a step towards success, I encourage you to look at the simple list below. If you are content where you are, it’s time to delete this message like all the other ones you ignore.

A life of integrity The death of Senator John McCain seems to have brought out the best and, in one particular person’s case, the worst in people. For this space we will focus on the best. The Arizona senator is well remembered for correcting an elderly woman who, in a 2008 town hall meeting, asked if candidate Barack Obama was an Arab. The image of candidate McCain taking the microphone from the lady, cutting her off and explaining, “No, ma’am.

He’s a decent family man and citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what the campaign’s all about.

He’s not an Arab,” is as vivid today as it was then.

President Barack Obama was asked by McCain himself to deliver the eulogy, reported Vox.com.

The two men were polar opposites but that did not prevent them from having mutual respect. The 44th President lauded McCain as a courageous patriot,

Photo via Politico.com

T H E S TA R C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R S

TAKE ACTION! Stop thinking, dreaming, planning.

Have a successful day.

Disciplines of Success Believe you can.

Yes, you can. It starts with a habit of self-encouragement.

Opportunity. Recognize it and take advantage of it. If you need more opportunities, create them.

Take risks. Take a chance and press for one more “No.” Ask for the sale one more time.

Allow for mistakes. So what if you blow it? Mistakes are just an opportunity to do it again, only this time with more information.

Take responsibility. Two words: “Personal accountability.”

Surround yourself with winners. Avoid negative, life-sucking individuals. They are usually the ones that complain about messages like this one.

Plan your day. Daily. Write your goals out. Put them in front of you. Most of all, remind yourself of your “purpose.”

Respond appropriately to your prospects. Aggressively listen to them.

Offer persuasive dialogue. Make it possible for them to business with you.

Keep your eyes on the target. Don’t avoid it.

Don’t lower it. Keep it high. Let it stretch you.

Hang on. Don’t quit. You never fail until you quit.

Sen. John McCain in a 2008 town hall.

able to find common ground with those vastly different from himself and as an exemplification of what Americans should strive to embody.

A few excerpts of Obama’s tribute: “So much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse can seem small and mean and petty, trafficking in bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage,” Obama said. “It’s a politics that pretends to be brave and tough but in fact is born of fear. John called upon us to be bigger than that. He called upon us to be better than that.”

“John believed in honest argument and hearing other views,” he said. “He understood that if we get in the habit of bending the truth to suit political expediency or party orthodoxy, our democracy will not work. That’s why he was willing to buck his own party at times.”

He called the late senator “an extraordinary man,” and added, “We were on the same page when all was said and done. We never doubted we were on the same team.” e

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OP-ED

Creep of the Week: Cardinal Raymond Burke e By

D’Anne Witkowski

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elp, child sex abuse in the Catholic Church is in really needs to be examined more closely and would be the news again and, gosh, wouldn’t you know it, the examined more closely if the church stopped trying to Catholic Church is trying to blame it on the gays. Again. cover up its sexual abuse epidemic. But, of course, that’s A recent Pennsylvania grand jury report found sex abuse not what Burke is doing here. He’s basically saying, “If rampant in the church, something everyone who has ever we just get rid of all the gays who are mucking up each delved into it has also found to be true. According to the level of the hierarchy everything will be just fine.” report some 300 priests preyed on children for decades But, of course, it won’t. Rather than spend a second while church leaders turned a blind eye to the literal hell examining the institution to stop abuse, the church once again on earth they were letting fester. seeks to change the subject.

It seems clear in light of these recent There’s a reason why in every Look, all organized religion Hollywood depiction of prison requires a great deal of terrible scandals that indeed there is a there’s a child abuser, usually a suspended disbelief and magical homosexual culture, not only among sexual abuser, who gets shanked thinking, a.k.a. “faith,” in order in the showers. After all, it’s easy to the clergy but even within the hierarchy, to work. Critical thinking is hate that guy. I’m not condoning pretty much the antithesis which needs to be purified at the root. violence, just pointing out that as to religious doctrine. Which a society we pretty much agree is why the church is seeking that child abusers are THE WORST. to capitalize on the gross mischaracterization that gay Unless they wear a black robe and a white collar. Then people are pedophiles in order to absolve its own sins. instead of going to prison, you just get transferred to a “I think it has been considerably aggravated by the antinew parish with brand-new parishioners to terrorize. life culture in which we live, namely the contraceptive culture There are many reasons why this is such a bad practice, that separates the sexual act from the conjugal union,” Burke but I would like to point out that by moving the priest away tells McKenna. “The sexual act has no meaning whatsoever from his victim(s) the church is essentially saying that the except between a man and a woman in marriage since victims are the problem. The priest is the innocent here, the conjugal act is by its very nature for procreation.” seduced by the tender flesh of wicked children, as opposed Got that? Gays are a problem, but the whole thing to a very sick person guilty of the worst kind of abuse. has been made even worse by all of these whores And if you feel like you’re experiencing déjà vu, on birth control having sex without making babies. well, you are in the sense that, yes, this has happened Thank you for attending this TED Talk about sex before. And it keeps happening. All over the world. But by a man who supposedly has never had sex. the Catholic Church knows just who to blame.

Burke calls homosexuality “disordered” and he’s not the In an Aug. 16 interview with Thomas McKenna, the only conservative Catholic calling for a purge of gays from president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family, Cardinal the priesthood. However, Burke and the others are not making Raymond Burke says, “It seems clear in light of these any distinction between “gay” and “pedophile,” a distinction recent terrible scandals that indeed there is a homosexual that is, uh, really important because they are not one in the culture, not only among the clergy but even within the same. Unless, of course, your goal isn’t to keep kids safe hierarchy, which needs to be purified at the root.” from abuse, but is actually to CYF (cover your frock). e Now, it may sound like Burke is shining a spotlight D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. on problems within the church itself, something that Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

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COOKING WITH PAULA DREAM A Cajun twist on burgers and fries

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ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY 118 years ago, the storm of storms hit Galveston

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Contents HRH Report.......................................................... 2 OP-ED.....................................................................3 Out at the Theater.............................................. 4 A Conversation with Kristin Chenoweth.... 11 Cooking with Paula Dream............................ 12 Foodie Diaries.................................................... 13 Across the Causeway........................................17 Crossword Queeries......................................... 21 What a World.....................................................22 Corrections Amplifications Jan2018_Layout 1 10/9/17 12:50 PM Page 1 ©2018 MONTROSE STAR All Rights Reserved.

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Out at the Theater

Crazy, zany and brassy offerings e By

Randall Jobe

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tages presents the return of extremely popular and talented Denise Fennell in Sister’s Summer School Catechism: God Never Takes A Vacation. The diocese has decided to offer summer school for those who need additional classroom time. Sister leads hysterical discussions about whether Jesus had to go to summer school and appropriate summer vacations for practicing Catholics. Classroom participation is a must, but being Catholic is not! Through September 9. 3201Allen Parkway. Tickets: StagesTheatre.com or 713-527-0123.

Alley Theatre presents Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau. In 2008 at the start of the Great Recession, and in the break room of one of Detroit’s last auto stamping plants, a makeshift family of co-workers swap stories, shares dreams and takes pride in their work. When faced with the lifealtering choices they must face if the factory closes, dynamics shift and each is pushed to the limits of survival.

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Loyalties are tested and boundaries are crossed in this “deeply American play” (The New York Times). Suitable for high school-age audiences and older. September 7 through October 7.

Alley Theatre’s Neuhaus Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue. Tickets: 713-220-5700 or AlleyTheatre.org.

The Music Box Theater presents Keep it Brassy 2, adding horns to their usual four-piece band headed by musical director Glenn Sharp and featuring the resident cast of talented performers Rebekah Dahl, Brad Scarborough, Cay Taylor, Kristina Sullivan and Luke Wrobel. The production features a variety of musical genres with lots of well-crafted tunes and a little comedy thrown in for good measure. September 8 through October 13. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. 2623 Colquitt. Tickets: 713-522-7722.

A.D. Players presents Around the World in 80 Days. Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race.

Phileas Fogg, a fearless adventurer who has accepted a wager to circle the globe in an unheard of 80 days takes us on an adventure full of danger, romance and comic surprises in this whirlwind show which features five actors playing 39 characters who traverse seven continents. Wednesday through Sunday, September 12 through 30, The George Theater, 5420 Westheimer Road. Tickets: 713-590-0825. e

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AMERICA’S REIGNING DRAG SUPERSTAR

Takes center stage at Werq The World

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Shane Gallagher

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s the reigning queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Aquaria is leading a new revolution in drag that has no limits, pushes envelopes, and combines multi-sensory expressions of visual and performance art. What the 22 yearold social networking phenomenon — she has over 1 million followers on Instagram — loves most about drag is that it is all an illusion and everything a queen does is fake.

“Drag queens can get away with so much because of the superficiality of it all,” she explains. “If you’re not the prettiest person, you can become it with makeup. If you aren’t the best dancer, throw on an exciting fringe costume and shimmy around. Lip syncing frequently takes the place of singing and a queen can create any fantasy possible with fashion. Drag allows me to become whomever I chose to be each night and I can live in it for however long I see fit.”

Aquaria performs the Wortham Center/Cullen Theater in Houston on Saturday, October 13 as part of the RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq the World tour.

We spoke to her from her home in NYC.

that. I know things that people don’t expect some 22-year-old to know. I went into the competition determined to convince people that I knew what I was talking about and that I could do this.

You’ve been traveling the country, performing shows with Asia O’Hara, Kameron Michaels, and Eureka. How different is your relationship now with them from what we saw on the show?

I love them. They truly are the most talented group of queens I’ve ever seen. I sometimes watch their acts in amazement.

What are your responsibilities as the reigning queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race?

My main responsibility is to make my mark on the world of fashion, drag, even music, because - why the fuck not?

What advice do you have for the next generation of drag queens?

Don’t follow anyone’s footsteps.

Make your own. I’ve been friends with Sharon Needles for a while now. She would come to visit my shows, hang out, and from there we became good friends.

She’s been along with me for the ride but has never once told me how I should look or act. She’s shared suggestions on things, but more about life rather than how to put on an eyelash. The point is, no two queens are alike and what works for one will not necessarily work for another.

How is life as the newly crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar?

I’ve been traveling around a lot.

I mean: a lot! Always out of town and shows are never, ever near each other.

But who am I to complain, right? I’ve seen plenty of new places that I never thought I’d have the opportunity to see and have met so many fun people.

Half my job is meeting fans and that’s probably the best part of the job. I like getting to know who all the kids are at my meet and greets.

We can’t wait to see you at Werq the World on October 13! Any final message?

We love seeing your fashions! Where does your love for fashion stem from?

I’ve loved fashion for as long as I can remember. I would probably count Thierry Mugler, Madonna, and Michele Lamy among my top influencers. A large part of drag is about doing your research, honoring fashion icons throughout history, and carrying on their legacy. I think what helped me to win my season was knowing what’s come before me, whether that’s drag or fashion, and just really reinterpreting

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Thanks! I can’t wait to see Houston! And yes, as a matter of fact, I do have something I want to say. Listen any queen reading this, we need to fully support our queer artists because there are so many talented people in our community who don’t have large budgets or major labels or studios backing them to make their visions happen. Queer artists are some of the most important voices of the LGBTQ community. We need them so please, show them some love and respect.

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(bik-TAR-vee) MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BIKTARVY BIKTARVY may cause serious side effects, including: • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking BIKTARVY. Do not stop taking BIKTARVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.

ABOUT BIKTARVY BIKTARVY is a complete, 1-pill, once-a-day prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults. It can either be used in people who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before, or people who are replacing their current HIV-1 medicines and whose healthcare provider determines they meet certain requirements.

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• Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain.

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BRILLIANT LECTURES PRESENTS

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rilliant Lectures, a 501(c)(3) charitable performing arts organization based in Houston, is proud to announce that Kristin Chenoweth, the Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer, will make a special appearance at the University of Houston’s Cullen Hall on Friday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. Guests can expect an intimate evening of dynamic conversation and a surprise selection of fan-favorite, show-stopping songs.

Best known for originating the role of “Glinda” in the Broadway smash, Wicked, Chenoweth has enjoyed a fruitful Broadway and television career, complete with starring roles in Glee, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Pushing Daisies and more.

In 1999, she won a Tony Award for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and she was also nominated for her original role in Wicked in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on Glee.

In 2009, she wrote an uplifting, candid and comedic chronicle of her life titled A Little Bit Wicked, which debuted on the New York Times’ Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller List.

She currently stars in the new season of Trial and Error, an NBC sitcom which spoofs truecrime documentaries and reality legal shows.

Emmy-winning Houston producer, anchor and television host Ernie Manouse has been selected to interview Kristin Chenoweth. A fixture at Houston Public Media for over 20 years, Manouse brings his passion for people and their stories to bear upon both the programs he creates and the causes to which he donates his time. With interests ranging from theater, dance, and the arts to equality, human rights and politics, Manouse and his irrepressible curiosity is the perfect person to conduct this interview.

“Ms. Chenoweth is a modern icon of stage, screen and music,” declared Manouse. “I am rather excited to speak with her in this next installment of the Brilliant Lectures series, as I know she will amuse and inspire the audience with her enthusiasm, wit and passion.”

“Kristin is a one-of-a-kind talent, and she’s had such an impressive career and life,” said Scott Brogan, founder of Brilliant Lectures. “She’s a role model for so many young, aspiring artists, and we can’t wait to be as inspired by her story as we’ve been blown away by her award-winning performances.”

Since its founding in 2005, Brilliant Lectures has reached more than 100,000 patrons of the Houston community with a diverse array of programming, serving as a forum for education, entertainment and inspiration. High-caliber alumni presenters include Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and President Mikhail Gorbachev along with Sidney Poitier, George Clooney, Maya Angelou, Robert Duvall and more.

The Brilliant Lecture Series provides transformational experiences and a forum for generating new ideas through lectures, direct in-school programs and cross-cultural opportunities.

The mission of the Brilliant Lecture Series is to educate, inspire and entertain by presenting national and international leaders, role models, philanthropists, artists, humanitarians, performers authors, and entrepreneurs to the great city of Houston.

“We are passionate about taking these extraordinary, internationally known people and bringing them down to the local level, making them real, human and vulnerable,” said Brogan. “One my favorite moments in Brilliant Lectures history was a powerful exchange between George Clooney and local Sudanese refugees.

Knowing he was very involved in helping resolve the genocide in Sudan, we were able to

provide free tickets to all Sudanese refugees and their families living in the Houston area.”

A Conversation with Kristen Chenoweth marks one of the first presentations Brilliant Lectures has been able to hold since the devastation of Hurricane Harvey caused the organization to lose its home theater and cancel several big events. The organization is grateful to resume its mission of providing meaningful programming to the Houston community.

Tickets for A Conversation with Kristin Chenoweth start at $75 and can be purchased through the University of Houston website.

For more information, visit OfficialKristinChenoweth.com and BrilliantLectures.org. e

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Cooking with Paula Dream

A Cajun twist on burgers and fries e ­ By Paula Dream (A K A K AL E HAYGO O D)

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ell folks, another summer has come and gone, so let’s start with a couple of recipes that are easy enough to “fall” into.

How about a good (nonbeef) burger with some good fries to go along with it?

The final recipe is a bonus. It is different and great to make for a gathering or just for home. I can’t remember where I got it from, but everyone always raves about it. It’s quick and easy, too (sort of like me).

Thank you for all your questions and comments. Paula loves ‘em. And please remember to support our advertisers who help make this publication possible.

non-stick spray and cook. Cook patties on each side about five minutes each side until golden brown and firm. Remove patties from skillet. Serve burgers on toasted buns, with the remoulade sauce.

Garnished with red leaf lettuce.

CAJUN OVEN FRIES

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1 large russet potato (about 12-to-14 ounces) cut into 1/4” sticks 1 tablespoon olive oil Non-stick cooking spray CREOLE SHRIMP BURGERS

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For the burgers: 4 scallions, chopped 1 rib of celery, chopped 1 lemon, zested 12-to-16 ounces large to medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning 1/4 teaspoons Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon olive oil (preferably organic) Non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Mix all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, toss potato stick in oil, then transfer to seasoning bowl coat well.

Place potato sticks in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and crisp, turning after 15 minutes.

For the remoulade sauce:

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1/2 cup mayo 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon shallot, minced 1 tablespoon dill pickle, minced 2 teaspoons capers, chopped Black pepper, to taste Hot sauce, to taste

Burgers:

Pulse scallions, celery, and lemon zest in food processor or blender, then add shrimp until you get a coarse chopped texture. Place in a large mixing bowl, then add panko, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, Old Bay and 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce. Mix well. stirring. Form into two 3/4” thick patties, or desired size. Chill patties in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Remoulade:

Stir together mayo, mustard, shallots, pickle, and capers. Season to taste with black pepper and hot sauce, then chill.

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NON-DESSERT SAUSAGE BROWNIES

6 ounces cream cheese 1 10-ounce can Rotel tomatoes, drained 1 roll breakfast sausage 2 cans crescent rolls Non-stick cooking spray Brown sausage in large skillet or frying pan, breaking into small pieces; drain. Add cheese and mix well until cheese is melted, then add tomatoes.

Roll out one whole can of crescent dough. Spray a 9” x 13” baking dish coasted with non-stick cooking spray.

Spread one can of dough evenly on bottom of dish. Spread sausage mixture evenly over dough. Spread the other can of dough on top of mixture.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes until dough is browned. Cut into squares and serve. e Paula Dream, AKA Kale Haygood, owns Beyond Service, a Montrose-based, home-cooking catering company. For more information, call 713-805-4106 or email barrykale@yahoo.com.

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Sophisticated, but where’s the wow factor? e By Jim Ayres

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read service in American ornery vegetable. Not much more to restaurants is different than say about that. elsewhere in the world. Here, the Choosing a cocktail to go along bread basket entices famished diners was easy. When I saw the Key Lime to butter up and chow down before Pie Martini, I had to have it. It took ordering anything else. forever, but when my personable server But in Paris, your server will cut a brought it, he praised Poitin’s “house few slices from a baguette and bring made whipped cream.” Umm, it was them, unadorned, with your meal. The frothy egg whites, but an A for effort premise is that you’ll use the bread to and it did taste like a key lime pie. I sop up sauce from your main course. I wish the glass held more than three don’t know if America’s over-portioned sips. patrons would like that.

I almost loved Elote, the Mexican Lately some restaurants have grilled corn dish. All the ingredients started charging for bread service. In — queso fresco, bacon, cilantro — were most cases, a few dollars will bring there. So was corn, straight from the you an artisan creation with dips and cob (fibers abounded, so that’s how compound butters to match. It’s worth I know). Grilling gave the kernels a the small investment. slight toughness, but the dish itself It should be that way at Poitin, too, a had great flavor. new restaurant in Sawyer Yards. Here, Things got even better with the a House Sourdough is $6, accompanied 72-Hour Texas Short Rib. Four chunks by cultured sorrel butter. Order it, and of meat were charred outside but a beautiful warm round will arrive. But delightfully tender within. A sauce of tear into it, and you’ll find something peanut butter, eggplant and kimchi akin to plain white bread, with butter sounded odd, but worked spicy magic so salty it can hardly be eaten. with the beef.

This was one of a few surprises at But at these prices, I expected Poitin that night. The restaurant isn’t more of a “wow” factor at Poitin. The a total dud, but there was enough décor is like an upscale chain — not awkwardness to put me on the fence overdone, but not special either. about recommending it.

Chain link fencing on the ceiling is The menu is divided into small and questionable, though light shimmering large plates. If you want to commit to through a wall of wine bottle bottoms an entrée, you can choose from several lends drama. Poitin seems a bit paint protein and sides offerings in the $25by numbers now, but hopefully its 40 range. personality will blossom with time. e More intriguing are the small plates.

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Troye Sivan’s queerness in full bloom The out pop star on his uninhibited second album, finding power in femininity and his journey to empowerment e By

Chris Azzopardi

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obody is stopping Troye Sivan except for maybe Troye Sivan. No queer-averse label bosses, no identitystifling pressure to be anything but who he is: the LGBTQ community’s precious paradigm of unapologetic, unicornian queerness.

But even with the YouTube-launched pop fixture’s steady mainstream rise, with assists from Ariana Grande on a single featured on his sophomore album, Bloom, and a live duet at a recent Taylor Swift concert, the 23-year-old’s followup to 2015’s Blue Neighborhood refuses to sacrifice self for commercialism.

And he won’t stop there this time, not during this album cycle (or ever): In the seductive video for the album’s first single, “My My My!,” Sivan works a room doused in the carnal grit and flashing lights of a gay bar’s seedy backroom – and also an entire street – in a blistering heat as hot as the shirtless guys feeding his desire.

He’s coy about its subject matter, but Sivan wrote an entire song about bottoming too.

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Please note: Events, dates and times subject to change without notice. More events available at MontroseStar.com

Ġ Wed › September 5

Ġ Thu › September 13

Q Alley Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s The Mouse

Q Discovery Green: Avenida Houston kicks off

Trap, 7:30p (Extended thru 9/16) alleytheatre.org Q Museum of Fine Arts, Houston features the exibition Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age (Thru 9/16) mfah.org Q Stages Repertory Theatre presents Sister’s Summer School Catechism: God Never Takes A Vacation, Sundays, 2:30p (Thru 9/9) stagestheatre.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket hosts 5-4-3-2-1 Wednesdays with Duckie & An’Marie, 8:30p, plus Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

National Hispanic Heritage Month with Party On the Plaza, feat. live performances by GRAMMYnominated Los Amigos Invisibles and Grupo Fantasma, 6p, avenidahouston.com/party Q Matchbox 2: Houston Fringe Festival presents Jhon R. Stronks’ Naming Rainbows, and evening of song, dance, drag and gender bending performance, 7p, houstonfringefestival.org

Q Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosts the Houston stop on the state-wide tour of Run Like the Devil, a new documentary that chronicles the 2018 race for the US Senate between Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O’Rourke, 7p, runlikethedevil2018.com

Ġ Thu › September 6

Q Matchbox 1: Houston Fringe Festival and QFest present Willie Napier’s Guadalajara, 10p, houstonfringefestival.org Q Rumors Beach Bar, Galveston hosts Thirsty Thursdays with Karaoke and Trivia, 8p, rumorsbeachbar.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket features Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

Q Toyota Center, Houston presents Yurida en concierto

Ġ Fri › September 14

Ġ Fri › September 7

Q Cullen Performance Hall (U of H): Brilliant

Q Miller Outdoor Theatre: Stages Repertory Theatre

presents A Conversation with Kristin Chenoweth, 7:30p, brilliantlectures.org Q Tony’s Corner Pocket features Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p Q Toyota Center, Houston presents Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias’ One Show Fits All, 7p, houstontoyotacenter.com Q Warehouse Live hosts Kiki Maroon’s Burly Q Lounge, a night of Burlesque, Standup Comedy & Live Music, burlyqlounge.com

presents the 30th Anniversary Production of Always…

Patsy Cline, 8p (Thru 9/8) milleroutdoortheatre.com Q Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti, 3p (Thru 9/9) mfah.org Q Rich’s Nightclub welcomes guest DJ Twisted Dee Martello & Rocco Steele, 10p, richsnightclub.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket hosts Turn It Out Turnabout, a charity event for ERSICSS’ Monarch’s Night, 7p, followed by Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers, 10p Ġ Sat › September 8

Ġ Sat › September 15

Q Arena Theatre presenta a Yurida en concierto,

Q Club Houston hosts the Naked

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Pool Party, 2p, theclubs.com

Q Matchbox 1: Houston Fringe Festival

Q Discovery Green: The Coalition of Hispanics

presents Sara Ornelas’ one-woman show Gorda, 3:30p, houstonfringefestival.org Q Matchbox 1: Houston Fringe Festival and QFest present Willie Napier’s Guadalajara, 9:30p, houstonfringefestival.org Q Neon Boots presents the Queer Queens of Comedy Show, 5:30p, neonbootsclub.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket features Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

Miller Outdoor Theatre celebrates Mexican Independence Day

Airport: Houston Transgender Unity Committee (HTUC) presents their 2018 Banquet, 6:30 - 11p, unitybanquet.com Q Matchbox 2: Houston Fringe Festival presents Jhon R. Stronks’ Naming Rainbows, and evening of song, dance, drag and gender performance, 9:30p, houstonfringefestival.org Q Tony’s Corner Pocket features Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

Q 23rd Street Station, Galveston hosts Island Idol Season 4 with Carly Nation, every Sunday, 7p (Thru 11/11) 23rdstreetstation.com Q Matchbox 1: Houston Fringe Festival presents Sara Ornelas’ one-woman show Gorda, 3:30p, houstonfringefestival.org Q Rich’s Nightclub presents Dessie’s Drag Race All Stars 3, 6p, richsnightclub.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket features Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

Ġ Sun › September 16

Q 23rd Street Station, Galveston hosts Island Idol Season 4 with Carly Nation, every Sunday, 7p (Thru 11/11) 23rdstreetstation.com Q Arena Theatre presenta a Doña Margara y Sus Vecinos, el show de Lalo España, arenahouston.com Q Miller Outdoor Theatre celebrates Mexican Independence Day featuring El Grito ceremony followed by a performance by Los Ligaditos, 7:30p, milleroutdoortheatre.com Q Rich’s Nightclub presents Dessie’s Drag Race All Stars 3, 6p, richsnightclub.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket features live music on the patio by Smooth Operator, 7p, followed by Houston’s Hottest Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

Ġ Tue › September 11

Q Rumors Beach Bar - Galveston hosts Tequila Tuesday with Karaoke and Lip Sync Battles, 8p rumorsbeachbar.com Q Tony’s Corner Pocket presents Twisted Tuesdays variety show hosted by Amanda, Ashleey and Alexis Nicole, 9p, followed

by Amateur Male Dance Contest, 10p

Ġ Tue › September 18

Ġ Wed › September 12

Wednesdays with Duckie & An’Marie, 9p, plus Hot Male Dancers 6 Nights A Week, 10p

for Excellence In Technology & Art presents the 4th Annual Texas Taco Music Fest, 12-9p, texastacomusicfest.com

Q Doubletree, Houston Intercontinental

Ġ Sun › September 9

Q Tony’s Corner Pocket hosts 5-4-3-2-1

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LEST WE FORGET:

118 years ago, the storm of storms hit Galveston e By

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Across the Causeway

eautiful September has finally arrived. The crowded beaches have thinned, traffic along the Seawall is back to some degree of normalcy, the long lines in restaurants have dwindled and though tourism remains active, hotel reservations have slowed. With most schools having resumed in late August and early September, the crowds of young folks circling in trucks and fancy cars have hugely decreased.

September is a great time to be on the Island, but it has not always been so great. Generally, Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast have concerns about storms and hurricanes that historically have been at their worst during September and October. It is fair to say that locals take a deep breath during these storm activity months and anxiously await the coming end of the Hurricane season. Just a year ago, Harvey lingered in the warm waters of the Gulf long enough to soak up enough water, only to come ashore and begin a three-day onslaught of wind, rain, flooding and devastation.

A year out and many homes and areas are still in a state of catastrophe after the beating from Harvey.

For a long time, Galveston has been linked with hurricanes and the destructive lore that surrounds them.

Over the years, there have been many storms, too numerous to name. The very mention of names such as Alicia, Carla, Beulah, Andrew, Rita and many others, conjures sad and unpleasant memories for many Islanders and Southeast Texas residents. Back before storms had names, the mother of them all roared ashore on the bustling Island and forever changed the Island and its place in the world.

September 8, 1900 is day that

lives in infamy. What began as a typical Saturday morning on the Island quickly turned into the largest natural disaster ever on American soil. The Great Storm, as it has since been called, engulfed the tiny island, destroying most all structures and taking with it, (depending on which reports and versions you read), over 5 thousand lives; some estimates even go as high as 12,000 deaths. No one will ever know the exact amount, but it is monumental. Men, women, children and animals perished in a hell of wind, water and flying debris.

Although we have since gotten a taste of the damage great storms can do, 118 years later it is almost impossible to fully grasp the devastation the Great Storm brought. Time and technology have moved the human race so far along, most cannot recall life before cell phones, radios, internet and television with weather tracking and so on. Being caught in the storm with no way to know what is happening must have been a horrible nightmare.

The storm and its impact has been chronicled in numerous books, documentaries and research projects: from ghastly stories of piles of burning bodies to a handful of nuns lashing little children together with bed sheets in order to survive only to be found in

the sand and rubble after the tempest blew, still connected with tattered sheets. Even the great Thomas Edison sent a film crew that made a short film showing the world just what had transpired on the tiny island.

The stories of heroism, loss and devastation are haunting and to read of them stirs at one’s soul and heart.

The Island has never forgotten that day and, though no survivors are alive today, there are many recorded tapes, transcripts and photos housed in the famous Rosenberg Libraries’ special collections. As you listen to survivors recount that Saturday in September, it sends chills up your spine.

Even today there are still books and movies produced retelling the story of the Great Storm. Erik Larson wrote perhaps the best descriptive work with Isaac’s Storm, a national bestseller that vividly tells the story of Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist with the U.S. Weather Bureau. Living in Galveston and realizing a horrible monster of a storm was on the way, Cline tried to warn people and make plans for evacuations and escape, but all in vain.

Isaac’s Storm is a must-read for anyone interested in Galveston and the Great Storm, especially during September and storm season. Former mayor, now deceased and beloved Galveston daughter Lyda Ann

Thomas said of the book, “It really is one the greatest things I have read regarding that day in September.”

No doubt the Great Storm left its mark on the tiny bar island. To walk the Seawall, a great architectural feat, is to walk along the very spine of history where man’s resilient spirit rose to forever fight the wind and waters that come with great hurricanes. Galvestonians are saddened but proud of their great history and the story of the storm that devastated the island. They are sad for the loss of life, beautiful buildings, animals and a genteel way of living, but they are proud of their courage and strength to rebuild, a pride and strength that continues to this day.

A detailed telling of the storm story can be viewed at the Pier 21 Theatre. The Great Storm is an excellent visual and auditory lesson about the storm that forever changed Galveston Island. 2100 Harborside Drive. Adults, $6. Students 6 to 18, $5. Children under 6, free.

Whatever this September brings — hopefully only sunshine and happiness — let us all take a few minutes to remember the thousands of people and animals that perished on that September day in 1900. e Forest Riggs, a resident of Galveston, is no stranger to the adventures of life. A former educator and business owner, he enjoys Island life and all that comes with it.

He says he is a “raconteur with a Quixotic, gypsy spirit.”

He has written for several newspapers and magazines as well as other writing pursuits, including a novel and collection of short stories.

PAGE 18 | MontroseStar.com e | Wednesday September 5, 2018 S 14 I tell the South African-born, Australian-reared Sivan that “Bloom,” notably an official single, is the perfect Monday song to crank on your way to work, or at a family gathering. Its gay-sex specificity perhaps lost on heterosexuals, the anthemic send-up is concurrently a love song and the most liberating of queer secrets. Giggling, he tells me, “That was the goal.”

Elsewhere, the celebratory, spirited and brazenly gay Bloom turns the page on Sivan’s youth, which was cast with wistfulness and, admittedly, tentativeness on Blue Neighborhood, his first Capitol Records album. That same sentimental lilt – but now, with winks – also marks his burgeoning adult years captured on Bloom: losing his virginity to an older man during a Grindr hookup (the dreamlike, fraughtwith-realness “Seventeen”); recognizing he’s failed his better half (the tender and winsome “The Good Side”); and a strutting, newfound sexual liberation, with “Bloom” and “My My My!” Sivan’s transparency is hardwired: He truly can’t be anything but himself. This is clear on Bloom, but holds true during conversation, as Sivan talks about deriving power from femininity, working through residual queer issues, and dealing with the fear of shooting “My My My!” with a crew of dudes bigger than him.

Did you imagine you’d be answering all these questions about sex after “Bloom” was unleashed into the world?

No way. Honestly, I never would’ve thought I would have written that song.

That song came out of a session that I felt wasn’t going too well. It was me and my best friend (and producer) Leland, us being like, “OK, well how do we make the most of this day? Let’s just start messing around and having fun.”

And we wrote it that night – never, ever thought that it would see the light of day. We ended up with something that I thought was really, really cool and interesting and real.

Mainstream culture has come around to same-sex love, but gay sex is still taboo.

Does your frankness about gay sex on this album feel radical or political?

Not really. I wanted to make music for people like me. The first album I was conscious of trying to keep things really digestible for as many people as possible. This time around I had a different set of goals, which were to really, actually, accurately represent where I feel like I am in my life. And if it’s talking about going out and partying, or if it’s talking about staying at home and cooking in the kitchen – or if it’s talking about sex – whatever it is, I wanted a 20-year-old queer person to hear this and be like, “Oh yeah, this is, like, legit.”

What influenced you to deliver something more queer-specific?

It was having all of these really inspiring experiences and meeting all of these really inspiring people. You know, whenever I start writing music, my number one goal, always, is to keep things honest and real, because I think

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it’s the only way to stay relevant and stay true over a long career. I wanna be doing this for the rest of my life, and I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to be thinking about cool concepts and things like that for the rest of my life. But I’ll always be able to speak about where I am in my life, that’s always gonna be there. So I fall back on that, and I wanted to not hold anything back. It’s so cool to me to be able to celebrate all of those things I was celebrating in my real life. So, why not go for it and talk about tha t on the album?

When did the album’s more defiantly queer narrative begin to take shape artistically?

It was probably just the moment where I had immersed myself in the LGBTQ community. When I think about my real life, I have almost exclusively queer people around me in L.A. I’m living in this little bubble right now where I forget sometimes that it’s a thing and that there are, like, straight people in the world (laughs).

I’m sure that you’re reminded when you perform in small towns that aren’t like West Hollywood.

Right, exactly. And then I travel to somewhere like that or I’ll go home to Australia – or I’ll just read the news – and very quickly get reminded just how lucky I am and how specific my experience is. But my hope is that it’s an experience of hope for people, that they hear this and feel like, “Oh, that’s possible and I can go and live this happy and healthy and fulfilled, fun life.” And see that there is, 100 percent, another side to the world.

What has been the most challenging part of navigating the music industry as an unapologetically out gay man?

Normal music industry stuff. I came into the industry at the perfect time for me, a time where people were willing to let me be who I am and say what I want and do what I want, so that’s been the biggest blessing. All that really leaves is just personal challenges of like, what do I want from my career?

Am I making sure that I’m releasing the very best thing that I possibly can?

And what’s inspiring to me? And do I want this to be a radio smash, and if I do, how am I gonna get there? Or do I just want this to be something that means something to people, and how am I gonna get there? It’s been fairly typical music industry stuff, which I feel really

thankful for, because I think 10 years ago, it would’ve been a whole separate set of worries and issues that now feel much more intense than dire.

Is your goal to make gay radio smashes?

I actually don’t know. For me, I’ve walked this line between having a really young, active online audience – a similar audience that you would see at an Ariana Grande or Justin Bieber show – and then also wanting to do these really subversive queer pop songs. I think my approach to it is not thinking too much about what I want commercially, just letting things happen, making stuff that I like. Hopefully if I like it, somebody else is gonna like it.

For some gay people, coming out doesn’t mean the personal battle has been won – there’s still overcoming sexual repression. I feel like you work through some of that on this album.

Probably, yeah. Totally. And I think just in general a lot of the residual issues that queer people deal with have also completely followed me into my older life, just internalized homophobia that I’ve held onto without meaning to from when I was, like, 13 or whatever. It’s like, “Oh no, you can’t talk about that or you can’t sing about that.” I’m doing my very, very best to actively throw all that away.

It’s been really empowering.

When you performed “The Good Side” on SNL in January, I got lost in you getting lost in the song. For a performance like that, are you in the moment? Or does your mind tend to wander beyond the performance?

I’m mostly just in the moment.

Sometimes I think about the lyrics. I try not to think about them too much because, like “Good Side,” it’s one of the most personal songs on the album and that can get kind of weird, being that vulnerable, so I try not to let myself go too deep into the hole. But in general, I’m just thinking about doing the song justice.

You have a role in the forthcoming film Boy Erased, starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe as parents who send their child to a conversion-therapy camp. What about the film resonated with you?

The script. I just couldn’t put the script down. It really tore at me. Then I read the book and started immersing myself as much as I possibly could in that world. My coming out experience – and the moment where I accepted my sexuality as something that I couldn’t

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change – was a weight off of my chest.

This wasn’t for me to deal with; it was more for everyone else. I had come to the point where I had accepted it within myself, and then it was about navigating through the rest of the world: my family, my friends.

So, the thought of going to a program like the one in the film at that crucial, vulnerable moment and being told, “No, this is 100 percent back on you, and you’re filling a God-shaped hole in your life with these tendencies” was one of the most harmful and hurtful things that I can imagine. It’s been proven to be ineffective and extremely dangerous, and you’re signing these kids up for an impossible task. It really hit home and struck a chord with me, and I haven’t wanted anything as bad as I wanted this role in this movie, so I just auditioned and thankfully got the part.

Your sister once caught you in a vulnerable state, dancing to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”

When did you become comfortable with that kind of vulnerability on stage?

It’s still really new to me. I think the “My My My!” video was a huge step for me personally; that was a moment where I really had to actively pep talk myself into it. I knew that was the way I naturally wanted to move to the song, and that was the way the song made me feel, but that didn’t make it any easier to do in a big group of people – especially with burly cameramen! (Laughs) It was scary! But when I pushed through, I felt how amazing it felt. It felt so right, and now I have to retrain my brain a little bit to be able to do that on stage and to be able to do that in front of other people.

How do you get into that mental space?

It’s a really active decision that I have to make. I have to actually think about it and push through a lot of nerves and vulnerability. And, again, the only reason I do it is because it’s what feels right to me. That’s what I would do in private. So, why the hell not do it publicly, and celebrate that?

You were scared of your feminine attributes as a child. Can you tell me about your journey to embracing femininity? And when you do embrace it now, how it makes you feel?

I was really scared of it in my childhood, and it was something that I definitely tried to shy away from. Now, I celebrate it as such a source of power for myself. I feel so liberated and free, and I’m having fun. And femininity is magical. Who wouldn’t want to be feminine?

It took me a second to get to that point, but now that I’m here it’s so fun to be able to push through all of those worries. On the other side of that is such a liberated existence where you can just do whatever you want, and it’s just been a pleasure.

How would you compare where you were to where you are now?

It’s like night and day. It feels really artistically inspiring to me, really personally inspiring. And I’m just much happier. e As editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBTQ wire service, Chris Azzopardi has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Reach him via his website at www.chris-azzopardi.com and on Twitter (@chrisazzopardi).

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PFLAG Houston News

PFLAG Houston meeting to highlight community’s political goals e By

Linda Bratsen

M

ike Webb and Maria Ivonne from Houston’s GLBT Political Caucus addresses PFLAG Houston’s monthly public meeting on Sunday, September 9, 2018.

As dedicated supporters of the LGBTQ community, they will share an enlightening, non-partisan presentation highlighting Caucus goals, the endorsement process, and what we might expect during Texas’s 86th legislative session, scheduled to convene January 8, 2019.

The meeting begins at 2 p.m. in the Jones building at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main Street; doors open at 1:45 p.m. Parking is available between Fannin and San Jacinto. Small groups, where members and visitors can confidentially share their individual journeys, follow the program. A small group is dedicated to families of transgender loved ones.

Houston Transgender Unity Banquet. The Houston Transgender Unity Banquet is presented by the Houston Transgender Unity Committee (HTUC) and has become the largest Transgender Community event held in Houston each year.

The 2018 banquet is scheduled Saturday, September 15, 6:30 ’til 11 p.m. at Doubletree by Hilton Houston Intercontinental Airport (15747 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 77032).

The banquet raises money for scholarships, Houston Pride activities, Houston DOR, annual recognition awards, and small grants.

The Unity Committee operates within the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) and is a 501(c)3 public charity. For more information, please visit UnityBanquet.com.

PFLAG Houston turns 40.

On October 13 at 7 p.m., PFLAG Houston cordially invites all to join in celebrating the group’s 40th anniversary at Resurrection MCC. Co-chaired by former Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker and wife Kathy Hubbard, the event offers a great opportunity to reminisce, enjoy delicious food and fellowship and learn more about PFLAG HOUSTON. Attendees are encouraged to share a story or recount an amusing incident. Mark your calendar, and tell your friends and family.

More PFLAG Houston meetings.

PFLAG Houston is committed to supporting families and educating the public about LGBT issues, and invites all to consider the group’s numerous volunteer opportunities.

PFLAG Houston is also passionate about advocacy to ensure equal human rights and end discrimination. PFLAG Houston invites all family members,

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Mike Webb

parents and/or youth who are having problems with coming out issues, and welcomes everyone, regardless of religious affiliation, ethnicity or political persuasion. The group is proud of its rich history and the continued contributions of members, and invites all to learn more about the organization and join in efforts to create a more diverse, accepting society. Find a home in PFLAG! PFLAG Houston’s Mid-Month Sharing Meeting meets on the third Thursday of each month, beginning at 7 p.m. The meeting is located at Bering United Methodist Church, 1440 Harold Street in Houston. Enter under the teal awning. The meeting is in the first room on the left.

PFLAG Houston’s Clear Lake Sharing Meeting meets the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church in the fellowship hall.

The church is located at 17503 El Camino Real Drive in Clear Lake.

PFLAG Houston’s Katy Sharing Meeting meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7 ’til 8 p.m. at First Christian Church, located at 22101 Morton Ranch Road. Please enter the main building through the front doors and follow the signs. PFLAG Houston is excited to bring support, education and advocacy to the west side.

PFLAG Houston’s Yahoo Group subscription list is confidential, and all members can immediately post messages to all other members of the network. Subscribers may search PFLAG Houston’s archives to look at all previous listings.

For information about support, upcoming events and meetings, as well as up-to-date news relevant to PFLAG Houston’s family and friends, visit PFLAGHouston.org, email PFLAG Houston’s hotline at helpline@

pflaghouston.org or call 713-467-3524. e

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1 Homeland of the

embraces, perhaps

25 No zip

Singing Nun (abbr.)

47 Leaves quietly, with “out”

26 Fruit in a slot machine

5 Cockeyed

49 Saloon seat

27 Tried to hit a pitch

10 Madonna’s “

52 Aretha song that won a

28 Election fixer for the

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Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Homophobe-in-Chief

14 A strong one found

58 Albee’s Three

29 Trojan hero

Women

in the gym

30 Active partner

61 Stallion’s sound

31 Michelangelo’s David, e.g.

62 Stonewall memory

33 San Francisco event of 1906

16 Apple that isn’t a fruit

63 Baby Doll director Kazan

34 By word of mouth

17 Super’s apartment, maybe

64 Rita Mae Brown output

35 Mommie Dearest

18 Look at someone

65 Cinder suffix in a fairy tale

star Dunaway

using hate speech

66 “It

36 Risk with careless sex

19 A pound of Rupert Everett

67 Place atop

40 Got on one’s knees

20 Aretha song featured

68 One of Cary’s exes

and begged

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in the movie Goodfellas

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23 Crawled out of bed

1 Tube opening?

43 Dating from

24 Laughter at a

2 Barry Humphries’ Dame

48 Dazzling success

Margaret Cho routine

3 Leopold’s partner

49 Some stick it where

28 Avis adjective

4 The South, in Gone

it doesn’t belong

30 Hereditary chain

with the Wind?

50 Trunk of Charles Atlas photos

5 Like the Jets, in

51 “I have

33 “Title” for Aretha Franklin

West Side Story

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37 Bird from down under

6 Missile housing

53 Venom sources

38 Annapolis sch.

7 Thief of the tarts of

54 With respect to

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the Queen of Hearts

55 Ready to be rubbed

with the Stars, e.g.

8 To be, in Brest

the right way

40 “It’s showtime!”

9 Milk component

56 Damn Yankees girl

41 NASDAQ rival

10 Prick

57 Trey does his voice

42 Aretha song from the

11 The Simpsons storekeeper

on South Park

“Young, Gifted and Black” album

12 Polynesian paste

58 Drink with jam and bread

44 Hyundai rival

13 Word on a dipstick

59 Hillary’s Wellesley

45 Pub offering

21 Caspian Sea land

classmate MacGraw

22 Lesbian character in

60 Memorial designer Maya

32 Orange Is the

Black

42 Sprint at the Gay Games

walked

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What a World

PEOPLE WILL TALK: The Gastro, Grundles and GOP Edition e By

Nancy Ford

We believe in self-sufficient families, founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and “a natural woman … the official position of the Texas schools with respect to transgenderism is that there are only two genders: male and female…. We oppose all efforts to validate transgender identity…. We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin, and we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.… Transgendered persons should not serve in the military as a special class; no special considerations or medical treatment shall be required or offered.… We affirm God’s biblical design for marriage and sexual behavior between one biological man and one biological woman, which has proven to be the foundation for all great nations in Western civilization. We oppose homosexual marriage, regardless of state of origin. We urge the Texas Legislature to pass religious liberty protections for individuals, businesses, and government officials who believe marriage is between one man and one woman. We oppose the granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin. We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.

We support the definition of marriage as a God-ordained, legal, and moral commitment only between one natural man and one natural woman. We believe this (Supreme Court of the United States) decision, overturning the Texas law prohibiting same-sex marriage in Texas, has no basis in the Constitution and should be reversed, returning jurisdiction over the definition of marriage to the states. The Governor and other elected officials of the State of Texas should assert our Tenth Amendment right and reject the Supreme Court ruling.

”

—2018 Platform of the Republican Party of Texas. Via TexasGOP.org

think that is why evangelicals remain committed to this president and they are not going to turn away from him soon.

”

“

Actually, do you mind if we don’t? I have a lot of “ queer and Mexican fans, and I don’t want them to think that I support your views.”

—Singer/songwriter Sia to Donald Trump, who refused to have her photo taken with Trump when they both appeared in an 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live. Sia reported having a bout of “crazy diarrhea” following the encounter. Via DailyMail.co.uk

“I know a lot of people are still

perplexed — why are Christians so supportive of Donald Trump? Well, it’s really not that hard to figure out when

you realize he is the most pro-life, pro-religious liberty, pro-conservative judiciary in history and that includes either Bush or Ronald Reagan. I

—Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, who characterizes homosexuality as perverse, and a “degradation of a person’s mind.” Via Fox.com

You talk to some of these people that have had grundles of sex partners and the self-loathing and basically the unhappiness and the self-hatred level is tremendously high. The gay community really needs to start having some conversations within their community, saying how is our lifestyle affecting our mental health.”

—Salt Lake County Republican Party communication director (and gay man) Dave Robinson. Robinson says he knows people within the LGBTQ community who have had “over 2,000 sex partners,” and feels that this high number of partners may lead to “some of the self-loathing to the point of suicide” within the community. Via LGBTQNation.com

“

My son was nervous to tell me he was gay. He told me at 9. I was driving, I looked back at him and said, ‘I still love you, son.’ He is my sunshine. He is my baby.”

—Leia Pierce, mother of a Colorado boy who had just begun fourth grade, who killed himself. Pierce said her son was bullied for coming out as gay. Via ABCNews.com

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Marsha Wetzel

“

This is a tremendous victory for Marsha. She, just like all people living in rental housing, whether LGBT or not, should be assured that they will at least be safe from discriminatory harassment in their own homes. What happened to Marsha was illegal and unconscionable, and the court has now put all landlords on notice that they have an obligation to take action to stop known harassment.”

—Karen Loewy of Lambda Legal, which represents Marsha Wetzel who sued the retirement home she lived in for 15 months, the Glen St. Andrew Living Community (GSALC) in Illinois, for failing to do anything about anti-lesbian harassment and violence perpetrated against her by fellow residents. Via Advocate.com

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Star Buds

Antiquated cannabis laws create ‘medical refugees’ e By

Rena McCain

H

appy Weedsday! I hope today finds all of you doing fine. If you’re not, keep your chin up and change perspective…you may find your outlook clearer!

Today I want to tell you of my young hero. Her name is Alexis Bortell. Alexis was born in Rowlett, Texas in 2005 to her parents Dean and Analiza Bortell, who are both disabled veterans. She also has a beautiful younger sister named Avery. In July of 2013, Alexis had her first epileptic seizure. Alexis was diagnosed with lifethreatening epileptic seizures, which is a disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain of unknown origins. This is generalized epilepsy.

To treat the epilepsy, the doctors gave her a regimen of the drug Carbatrol extended release 200mg tablets to be given twice a day. In Dean’s own words, “It was like throwing gasoline on a fire.” With the introduction of this drug, Alexis’s seizures increased in frequency. Obviously, there needed to be a change of some sort with the medication. At the request of the parents, the medication was evaluated. After evaluation the doctors then decided to increase the dosage for the Carbatrol.

This caused some catastrophic results.

With the increase of the medication, Alexis began having even more seizures.

Additionally, she was having more than one type of seizure. Although the symptoms of the epilepsy were worse and the seizures were worse, they were advised to stay the course and let the medication do its work.

After about a month of “letting the medication” work into her system, Dean and Analiza took Alexis to their primary care provider for a second opinion. The primary care provider immediately recommends a new neurologist whose first action was to put Alexis back in the hospital for monitoring. After this evaluation, the doctors then put Alexis on 250mg of Depakote twice a day and returned her back to the original dose of Carbatrol, 200mg twice a day.

With these medication changes, this is what her family had to say: “We have also seen drastic changes in Alexis’s personality. Every day at about the time of each medicating, she goes through periods of euphoria or depression. It is as if we have traded the problems of epilepsy for the problems of the drugs given to combat it. Either way, this quality of life is not satisfactory or sustainable.”

Now, I don’t know about a lot of things, but I do know that Depakote is not recommended for children under the age of 18. Have you ever looked at the side effects of Depakote? Some of these include (but are certainly not limited to) hepatic failure, birth defects, pancreatitis hyperammonemic

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encephalopathy, suicidal behavior and ideation, bleeding and other hematopoietic disorders, hypothermia, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), multiorgan hypersensitivity reactions and many, many other side effects.

As a parent, I can understand the desperation of wanting your child to not have to go through so much of this. I would try anything to make things better!

So, one night Dean and his wife found Dr. Sanjay Gupta on a CNN special about medical marijuana.

Learning how cannabis might help their daughter, they took her to a neurologist in Colorado where the plant is legal.

There, they were told that it was the best medication for their daughter. Alexis obtained her “red card” in Colorado and now is a legal cannabis patient.

But that is in Colorado. In Texas, where she lives, cannabis is still illegal. This is how Alexis and her family became medical refugees. Alexis and her family had to literally move their entire life to another state so that Alexis could get the medical treatment she deserves.

No child or family should have to pack up everything they know — their whole life — because there is a plant that heals people that is not legal in one area or another. Since Alexis and her family moved to Colorado from Texas, Alexis has actually been seizure-free for a good amount of time now. She has adjusted to Colorado life. I am sure however, I know she would love to see her grandparents who are too elderly to travel. How can she, though? If she comes to Texas, her medicine is not legal here. Child Protective Services or officers of the law would surely take her. It’s a real shame and heartbreaker when there is this forced divide between families.

It’s one that should never happen.

It personally makes me angry that there is this plant out here that does so much good, but laws are in place to benefit the ones that make money off sicknesses.

In February 2018, Alexis sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding the constitutionality of her right to medicate with cannabis. In this particular interaction with the federal courts, a federal judge admitted that cannabis has medicinal properties.

This is historic in every way.

Make sure to tune in to Alexis as she has a new date with the courts in her Cannabis fight (Washington v.

Sessions) on October 29, 2018. It will be at 40 Foley Square (2nd Circuit) Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, in New York City. Thank you, Alexis Bortell. You are my hero. #FreeTheWeed e Rena McCain is a co-founder of the Cannabis Open Carry Walks.

Find her on Facebook at Rena McCain, or via Twitter @sassikatt24 and Instagram at ganja_grrl420.

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Guide to the Clubs HOUSTON

n MONTROSE - MIDTOWN Moon Tower Inn 3004 Canal St, 77003 (832) 969-1934 • damngoodfoodcoldassbeer.com Hot Dogs | Beer Gardens

Crocker Bar 2312 Crocker St, Houston (713) 529-3355 Large Deck | Karaoke George’s Country Sports Bar 617 Fairview Ave, Houston (713) 528-8102 Sports Bar | Pool & Darts | Patio Guava Lamp 570 Waugh Dr, Houston (713) 524-3359 • guavalamphouston.com Video Lounge | Karaoke | Mixed JR’s Bar and Grill & Santa Fe 808 Pacific St, Houston (713) 521-2519 • jrsbarandgrill.com Videos | Patio | Karaoke | Shows

Tout Suite 2001 Commerce, 77002 713-227-8688 • toutsuitetx.com Bakery | Cafe | Pub Voodoo Queen 322 Milby St, 77003 713-555-5666 • damngoodfoodcoldassbeer.com Casual | Po’ Boys | Games

Michael’s Outpost Piano Bar 1419 Richmond Ave, Houston (713) 520-8446 Neighborhood Bar | Pub | Piano

n DOWNTOWN / WARDS 1-4 Tony’s Corner Pocket 817 West Dallas Street, Houston (713) 571-7870 • tonyscornerpocket.com Neighborhood Bar | Pool | Dancers

Rich's Houston 2401 San Jacinto (281) 846-6685 RichsNightclub.com

n HOUSTON - NORTH SIDE Ranch Hill Saloon 24704 Interstate 45, Spring (281) 298-9035 • ranchhill.com Country | Cowgirl | Neighborhood Bar

Barcode Houston 817 Fairview Ave, Houston (713) 526-2625 • facebook.com/barcode77006

Shows | Neighborhood Bar | CD/Trans The Ripcord 715 Fairview St, Houston (713) 521-2792 • facebook.com/ripcordhouston Leather | Uniform | Fetish | Men n DOWNTOWN / EADO Lucky’s Pub - Downtown 801 St Emanuel St, 77003 (713) 522-2010 • Luckyspub.com Sports Bar | Food

Neil’s Bahr 2006 Walker St, 77003 (281) 352-7456 • NeilsBahr.com Premier Nerd | Gamer | Intellectual hangout

The Room Bar 4915 FM 2920 Rd, Spring (281) 907-6866 • roombarspring.com Neighborhood Bar | Shows | Dance | Mixed n NW HOUSTON Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon 11410 Hempstead Highway Houston, TX 77092 (713) 677-0828 • neonbootsclub.com

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Viviana’s Night Club 4624 Dacoma St, Houston (713) 681-4101 • vivianasniteclub.com Latino | Tejano | Dance n HOUSTON - SW Crystal Night Club 6684 SW Fwy, Houston (713) 278- 2582 • crystaltheclub.com Latin Dance | Salsa n HEIGHTS / WASHINGTON CORRIDOR Pearl Lounge 4216 Washington, Houston 832-740-4933 • pearlhouston.com Neighborhood Art Bar | Live Music | Women

GALVESTON

23rd Street Station 1706 23rd St, Galveston (409) 443-5678 • 23rdstreetstation.com Piano Bar | Pub | Live Entertainment Robert’s Lafitte 2501 Ave Q, Galveston (409) 765-9092 • galveston.com/robertslafitte Neighborhood Bar | Pub | Cruise | Shows Rumors Beach Bar 3102 Seawall Blvd., Galveston (409) 497-4617 • RumorsBeachBar.com Beach bar | Shows

SOLUTION FROM p21

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