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National GOP Women’s Group Denies Involvement in Transgender Youth Texts
A deposition from messaging company Infobip names the Republican Women Caucus Fund as a sender of texts referencing resources for trans youth. The group says it had “absolutely no involvement.”
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Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber Hosts Halloween Mixer
The Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce brought a Halloween twist to its OUT & About Mixer on October 22 at Eureka Heights Brew Co. in the Heights. Held during LGBTQ+ History Month, the gathering combined informal networking with a costume contest celebrating LGBTQ+ icons…
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Out@TUTS Celebrates ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ at the Hobby Center
Theatre Under the Stars hosted its Out@TUTS celebration on October 15, bringing LGBTQ+ theatergoers and allies to the Hobby Center for a performance of Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical and a post-show gathering. Following the 7:30 p.m. performance, the festivities moved to Diana…
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Houston Area L.O.V.E. Survey Reveals Challenges Facing Greater Houston’s LGBTQ+ Residents
The Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and the Montrose Center gathered on October 29 to release the findings of the Houston Area L.O.V.E. Survey, the region’s first comprehensive effort to document the experiences,…
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From Juilliard to Stand-Up: Gay Asian Comedian Jonah Nigh Finds His Punchline
The former arts executive brings his unapologetically queer comedy to Punch Line Houston November 19–21, opening for Josh Blue.
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‘SEND A GOOD BOY TO CONGRESS’: How Chris Gallant Turned a Scandal Into Strategy
When The New York Post published his leather modeling photos, Chris Gallant’s team first talked about dropping out. Instead, the gay Democrat running in New York’s 1st District owned it and adopted a new slogan: “Make Politics Sexy Again.”
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From Winchell to Trump: The Long History of Calling Opponents Trans
As James Talarico and Annie Andrews run competitive races in deep-red states, the president and top White House officials are calling them gay or trans. The tactic goes back decades, to 1956, when a columnist turned the world’s most famous trans woman into a campaign insult.
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Queer Things to Do in Houston, Oct. 29–Nov. 3
OutSmart and The Big Queer Picture Show bring La Bola Negra to the River Oaks Theatre. The Woodlands Pride goes full Halloween, and Houston gets its first LGBTQ+ community survey report. Then watch the midterm results come in with community at Play.
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La Bola Negra Digs Up Lorca’s Unfinished Queer Legacy
Built from four surviving pages of Federico García Lorca’s final play, Los Javis’ La Bola Negra links three generations of gay men across a century of Spanish history. A feat, Michael D. Robinson writes, but one fixed on the past.
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45th Annual Halloween Fantasy Ball at South Beach
Houston’s Halloween crowd brought elaborate costumes, high camp, and plenty of creativity to South Beach for the 45th Annual Halloween Fantasy Ball on October 24, 2026.
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United Airlines Unveils New Terminal B North Concourse at IAH
United Airlines has opened its new Terminal B North Concourse at Bush Intercontinental, adding 22 gates, a sensory room for travelers with autism, and a 54,000-square-foot United Club. OutSmart readers also voted United Best Airline in the 29th annual Gayest & Greatest Awards.
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MET Queerla Brings LGBTQ+ Voters to the Polls in Houston
Houston LGBTQ+ organizations came together October 24 for MET Queerla, a voter mobilization event held at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on West Gray Street. The event brought a Pride-inspired atmosphere to the polling location, encouraging LGBTQ+ Houstonians to cast…
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Who Sent the TENT Mailers? A West Texas DA Wants to Know
District Attorney Sarah Stogner says her office is investigating pamphlets mailed to Texas homes as a potential forgery. The Transgender Education Network of Texas says it had nothing to do with them.
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Queer Things to Do in Houston, Oct. 22-25
Halloween weekend starts early: drag with a side of voter education at Pearl, Tituss Burgess at the Hobby Center, Families with Pride at Discovery Green, and a silent Phantom of the Opera scored live by ROCO.
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How Anti-Trans Attacks on James Talarico Went Viral in 26 Hours
Within minutes of James Talarico winning the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Republican operatives began pushing years-old clips of him on trans issues. Uncloseted Media and The 19th traced how those posts moved from X to Fox News, Newsmax and beyond, likely reaching more…
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SEAT’s Party at the Polls at the University of Houston
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) brought its “Party at the Polls” to the University of Houston’s main campus on October 20, combining voter engagement with live entertainment as early voting continued across Texas. The event, presented as part of SEAT’s statewide…
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False Pamphlets Causing Backlash and Confusion, Texas Transgender Rights Group Says
Pamphlets claiming to come from a "Texas Transgender Student Union" were traced to a Wyoming company formed last month. TENT denies any involvement and says it has faced threats of violence.
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Queer Things to Do in Houston, Oct 15-18, 2026
Mrs. Doubtfire gets an Out@TUTS afterparty, Pride Chorus Houston proves the classical canon was gay all along, and the BeyHive takes over Casa Verde. Then head to Galveston for Third Coast PrideFest’s “Pride Through Time” parade.
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Briones Takes Precinct 4 Flock Cameras Offline
Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones took 48 security cameras and 13 license plate readers offline across Precinct 4 parks and facilities and is pulling out of the Flock contract.
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Meta Is Paying Anti-LGBTQ Influencers
An Uncloseted Media investigation found 29 accounts with histories of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric enrolled in Meta’s invite-only payout program, despite policies that bar monetizing hateful and inflammatory content.