Tag Archives: Houston

Afternoon View – Houston Ape Rebellion

I wasn’t really expecting cowboys and oil wells, but I didn’t think the view from my Houston hotel room would evoke the climactic rebellion scene from Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes. Amirite? #dorkattack

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Houston Meet-Up Reminder

A reminder for this Saturday: After going back and forth with Twitter, Facebook, and meatspace pals, the consensus is that JR’s Houston will be the best spot for next Saturday’s meet-up. I’ll be in Texas for the Haas LGBT Journalists Convening, which this year is sponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Hosting the whole shebang is NLGJA …

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JMG Meet-Up In Houston Next Saturday

The first JMG readers meet-up for 2012 will take place next Saturday, March 24th, in Houston. I’ll be there for the same LGBT journalists event that last brought me to San Francisco, where our meet-up sort of overcrowded the small Castro bar we’d chosen, causing me to spend much of the night on the sidewalk outside chatting with the likes …

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HOUSTON: Wingnut Radio Host Michael Berry Found On Gay Bar Security Videos

Conservative Houston radio host Michael Berry has been identified on the security videos of a local drag bar shortly before he fled a hit-and-run incident in the club’s parking lot. As I reported yesterday, Berry is known for fiery condemnations of minorities, with “crackheads and welfare queens” his most commonly-used expression to describe Houston’s poor. Berry claims that his employers …

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TEXAS: Anti-Gay Radio Host Accused Of Hit & Run After Leaving Houston Drag Show

Conservative talk radio host Michael Berry has been accused of leaving the scene of a fender bender after departing a drag show he attended at a popular Houston gay bar. Berry is known for ranting against same-sex marriage and related LGBT issues. Local 2 Investigates e-mailed Berry for his response to the hit-and-run allegations and the videotape showing him inside …

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Troubled By Witchcraft? Mermaid Spirits? Financial Impotence? Jesus Can Cure You!

Nigeria’s “witch hunter” and Holy Appointee of Jesus is coming to Houston for a “12 day marathon of deliverance” where she’ll cure you of mermaids, voodoo, spells, and ALL those chronic and incurable diseases. Praise! Glory! Donate!

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HOUSTON: Openly Lesbian Mayor Annise Parker Narrowly Avoids Runoff

Openly lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker has won re-election by a margin that narrowly avoids a runoff with the far distant second place finisher. While all precincts have not reported at this writing, the Houston Chronicle is calling her the winner with 50.8% of the vote. Her top three challengers all only garnered about 15% of the vote each.

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Houston’s Scary Lesbian Mayor Is Advancing Her E-Ville Homo Agenda!

And the Exorcist-y music makes her scarier!(Via – Towleroad)

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Local News Covers Perry’s Rally

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Photo Of The Day

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Population Concentration

If all the people in the world had to live in one city, here’s how big that city would be based on the population densities of six examples.

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Continental Tests Self-Boarding

Already in use in some part in Europe (as seen above), Continental Airlines has begun testing self-boarding procedures in Houston. Boarding a plane without an agent to inspect or take your pass has arrived in the USA. Continental Airlines has confirmed it’s testing the procedure at a gate at its hub in Houston Intercontinental. It’s the first experiment at what’s …

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HOUSTON: Arson Destroys Gay Church

The Houston Fire Department has determined that the fire that destroyed a small gay-friendly church on Friday was deliberately set. The intense blaze was spotted a little after 11 p.m. The church, a small wooden building near Beltway 8 and I-45 South, was immediately engulfed. The remnants have since been torn down. The church’s website says “We welcome people of …

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Houston Pastors Want Mayor Annise Parker’s Non-Bias Order Rescinded

Last month openly lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker issued a sweeping non-bias order granting employment protections to LGBT workers “at every level of municipal government.” Predictably, the city’s Christianists are screaming about men in dresses. “Forcing women in particular using city facilities to be subjected to cross-dressing men invading their privacy is beyond the pale and offensive to every standard …

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Pastor Launches Boycott Of Houston Over Lesbian Mayor Annise Parker

Pastor David Grisham has launched a website calling for the boycott of Houston because of its openly lesbian Mayor Annise Parker. Via Houston Press: “The main reason for the boycott is simply because it’s about the only way that people in the rest of the state of Texas — outside of Houston — can actually take a stand for righteousness …

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Houston: Annise Parker Sworn In

During a private ceremony with her partner holding the family Bible, Annise Parker was sworn in on Saturday as the mayor of Houston. Parker will be sworn in again today in a public ceremony at City Hall. Houston is now the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor. New York, of course, has had at least one closeted gay …

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Annise Parker’s Victory Speech

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Annise Parker Wins, Houston Becomes Largest U.S. City With Openly Gay Mayor

Annise Parker won her runoff election tonight, making Houston the largest American city with an openly gay mayor. The Houston Chronicle is calling the mayoral election for City Controller Annise Parker. With 89 percent of precincts counted, Parker holds a lead of nearly 8,000 voters, a divide that former City Attorney Gene Locke cannot make up with the relatively small …

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Salvation Army: Want Xmas Toys For Your Kids? Show Us Your Green Card

Talk about the “Christmas spirit.” In Houston the Salvation Army wants proof of legal U.S. residency before giving out Xmas presents to needy kids. In a year when more families than ever have asked for help, several programs providing Christmas gifts for needy children require at least one member of the household to be a U.S. citizen. Others ask for …

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Houston: Wingnut Mails Anti-Gay Annise Parker Flier To 35,000 Voters

The right wing is stepping up their anti-gay campaign against openly lesbian Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker. Via Towleroad: Dave Wilson, an electrician who has spent years pestering incumbent politicians of both parties, has turned his sights on Houston Controller Annise Parker. He says that Parker should not be mayor because ‘homosexual behavior leads to extinction.’ Wilson says he is …

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