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An all-star cast evaluates the final episode of Rupaul's Drag Race

"...we're at the end of the road. Sad, but true. Especially sad because most in the room felt Nina..."

March 25, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Gay Place: Trendz

Hug it out, queer community, hug it out

"...cabaret. Sat., May 18, 7pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth. $10. www.spiderhousecafe.com...."

May 17, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Austin at Large: New Year, Same Old Stories

I-35 deal nearly done, Nate Paul’s new enemy, Chip Roy ready for his close-up

"...minute. I left the country just before the Council run-off, and much has happened since, so let's get caught..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Gay Place

Welcome to Hell ... Halloween, Austin queer-style

"...Do it. Thu., Oct. 24, 8pm. North Door, 502 Brushy. $20. www.facebook.com/darkparadiseball...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Use Your Words Wisely

"...of Health and Human Services and human wad of Fruit Roll-Ups, declared a finalization of the Trump administration's attempted..."

June 19, 2020 Column by James Scott

SXSW Music Keynote: Nile Rodgers

Don’t be afraid of the Top 40

"...a series of chance meetings. Two prime encounters included running into Timothy Leary, who turned him on to LSD,..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Becoming Johellen, Part 2

A young queen dives wig-first into the pool of Austin drag divas

"...she says, “I mean who's vocation is that except Ru Paul?”..."

Dec. 25, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton

Becoming Johellen, Part 1

A young queen dives wig-first into the pool of Austin drag divas

"...A pair of 5-inch heels strut their way through a cool November night in downtown..."

Dec. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton

Gay Place

Holiday apparel ain't the only thing gay in the gAyTX: Check out some annual traditions.

"...12. Thu., Dec. 19, 8-10:30pm. The North Door, 502 Brushy. $10. www.bedpostconfessions.com...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

The non-Pride rest of what's happening this week

"...The AGLCC in collaboration with The Austin Chronicle (yours truly, plus some characters from the Gay Place blog) present..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Men of Color are the essence of Essex

"...allies, admirers, and pals may join. Spider House, 2908 Fruth. femmeatx@gmail.com...."

Aug. 2, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Bomb together or bomb separately: It's Queerbomb weekend

"...the party continues all weekend long, to boot, including brunch and the in-progress screening of San Antonio Four (see..."

May 31, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Liberace Was Gay???

Adelina Anthony comes back to town, and Liberace on the radio

"...PANDORA BOXX Ru Paul Drag Racer will join the cast of the..."

May 10, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...body of Fuller was found barely hidden beneath some brush outside the entrance to the Tokyo Electron Corporation in..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"..."Performance Anxiety," the headline and tone of your February 17 story, does not accurately reflect the attitude of..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...the Islamic State) will be back; plus, there's Texas true-crime specialist Skip Hollandsworth (The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Christmas Carol

Zach Theatre's musical version abounds in great voices, but it may drown out Dickens with songs

"...Molly Brown. There's the ethereal altar boy tenor of Paul Sanchez (Bob Cratchit) and his operatic "O Holy Night."..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

County Judge Sarah Eckhardt on Greg Abbott's Texas Hammer

“Local control had been a darling of the state for years, and now it has become the enemy”

"...justice state grant funds back from Austin coffers this Feb­ru­ary in retaliation against Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez's immigration..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Gay Place

How could we not get behind a fun run that features thong, thong, thong, thong, thongs?

"...BUSINESS SUPPORTS JIMMY Recent AGLCC prez Jimmy Flannigan is running for Austin City Council, District 6. We know he's..."

May 9, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Come Sail Away

Queer Black Women Alliance sets sail for a Juneteenth boat party, plus Pride-themed provisions

"...their July 2 Sapphics at Sea boat party and brunch. Profits from both boat outings go to QBWA's microgrants,..."

June 16, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...yet. Highlights include 83-year-old country pioneer Loretta Lynn, reunited grunge heroines L7, and UK goth rockers the Cult. The..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: All Thumbs

HavenCon launches this weekend

"...Super Sunday Divas w/ Trixie Mattel Ru queen Trixie joins the gang at Super Sunday Divas...."

April 3, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Top 5 Soundtracks and Original Scores of 2014

Awesome Mix, No. 2: Tehran punk, Cave, and Carpenter

"...(Scarlett Johansson) is to humanity itself. Levi employs self-made instruments, electronic loops, and a discordant, unsettling leitmotif that perfectly..."

Dec. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin and elsewhere

"...ad featuring police video of incumbent Gonzalo Barrientos' 2001 drunken-driving arrest (see Low Road at High Speed)...."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Press Bush on Wiccans

"..."ban" on abortions at military facilities. The officers get RU-486 for wives, family, and mistresses -- no medical officer..."

June 18, 1999 Column