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Texas Politician Targets LGBT Community with Anti-Gay Flier

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 16, 2013
A failed Dallas City Council candidate targeted the LGBT community by defacing a cover story by the Dallas Voice with anti-gay rhetoric.

Dallas Artist Raises Funds for Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund

By Drew Jackson | Monday Mar 18, 2013
A local gallery owner and artist in residence have teamed up to raise funds for Dallas’ Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund, a charity that acts as an umbrella when other ASOs have exhausted their resources.

Texas Lesbian Beaten For Defending Son From Bullies

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Mar 4, 2013
A lesbian from Texas says she was beaten by a man because she is gay after she tried to defend her girlfriend’s four-year-old son against a group of bullies.

National LGBT Bar Recognizes Advocates for Equality

By Angela Kolter | Saturday Feb 16, 2013
On Feb. 7, the Dallas community came together to honor American Airlines with the National LGBT Bar Association’s Out & Proud Corporate Counsel Award.

Terminal Bliss: Airport Layovers Get a Makeover

By Jason Keyser | Saturday Jan 12, 2013
Getting stranded at an airport once meant enduring hours of boredom in a kind of travel purgatory with nothing to eat but fast food. These days, it can seem more like passing through the gates of Shangri-la.

Dallas Couple Settles For Dismissal in Marriage Equality Sit-In

By Winnie McCroy | Friday Dec 14, 2012
After being arrested in Dallas this July for their sit-in for marriage equality, Beau Chandler and Mark "Major" Jiminez went to court where Chandler accepted a dismissal in exchange for community service.

AIN Takes Over Main Street on World AIDS Day

By Drew Jackson | Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Dallas nonprofit AIDS Interfaith Network will observe World AIDS Day at Main Street Garden in downtown Dallas, featuring community leaders and AIDS activist speakers, entertainers, a Healthy Living Expo, and six panels from the AIDS Memorial quilt.

Hair Stylist Tells All About Fort Worth Salon

Tuesday Nov 27, 2012
"Hairspray, High Heels, and Second Hand Smoke" by Frank Meyner gives readers an intimate look at the relationship between cosmetologist and client.

Meredith Baxter Keynotes Black Tie Dinner

By Jenny Block | Tuesday Nov 13, 2012
Out actress Meredith Baxter was the keynote speaker for Affair of the Heart, Dallas’ 31st Black Tie Dinner, raising charity funds for the Human Rights Campaign and 18 local charities.

Dallas County OKs Medical Benefits for Domestic Partners

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Nov 5, 2012
A committee in Dallas County, Texas, which includes the City of Dallas approved giving the domestic partners of unmarried couples medical benefits when one partner works for the county.