Equality Texas CEO Ricardo Martinez, with megaphone, addresses the crowd at the April 2023 Queer March on the Capitol. (Photo by Tammye Nash) Marsha Dimes, Dallas Voice will receive awards at the regional Love Equality gala DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Equality Texas will present Marsha Dimes with the 2024 Legacy Award and Dallas Voice with the Equality Texas 2024 Business Leadership Award at the Love Equality event set for May 4 at the Dallas Contemporary Museum. Equality Texas supporters in each major Texas city work year-round to raise funds for the statewide ad ..read more

Cody Dry Cody Dry readies for his first Broadway Our Way as conductor and music director RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer rich@dallasvoice.com In the Dallas Voice Readers Voice Awards issue, we bragged about Cody Dry’s talents. The musician has served a number of area theaters providing music direction and accompaniment, and his resumé features numerous shows at Theatre Three, Stage West, WaterTower Theatre and others. But there are still new theater experiences ahead for Dry who, next month, will music direct and conduct his first ever Broadway Our Way revue for Uptown Players. This will be the firs ..read more

Clark Williams Criminologist heads to Dallas to investigate gay Ennis man’s 1994 murder CAROLINE SAVOIE | Contributing Writer CaroSavoWrites@gmail.com A retired social worker turned criminologist is on his way to Dallas this month to find answers for a family whose relative, a gay Ennis man, was found bound and slashed to death in an Irving field in June 1994. Clark Williams, a gay Wisconsin native who now lives in Los Angeles, said he never intended on working in criminology — at least, not until his daughter moved off to college, and he found himself with ample time on his hands. He learned ..read more

An LGBTQ Pride reading list for 2024 GREGG SHAPIRO | Contributing Writer GreggShapiro@aol.com Each year, more and more visually graphic books geared towards the LGBTQ community can be found on physical and virtual bookshelves, and this year is no exception. Gay writer and illustrator Maurice Vellekoop got 2024 off to a fabulous start with his wonderful and visually stunning graphic memoir I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together, setting the bar high for the other illustrated books that would follow. Leela Corman demonstrates that she was more than up to the task with Victory Parade&nbs ..read more

America is enriched by its immigrants Too many Americans are afraid of the wrong people, and it endangers our republic. I think of this on a spring evening as I text Fatima, a trans woman in Nairobi. She needs to go to a hospital; I send her transport money as I hear shouts from the soccer field around the corner. Health issues often accompany the poverty of someone like Fatima, who fled from Burundi to Kenya due to hatred and violence fueled in part by right-wing American evangelicals. I sent her a little money a few days earlier to celebrate breaking the fast on Eid al-Fitr, the end of the h ..read more

Introducing Cali, a domestic shorthair queen who is 7 years young and weighs a dainty 10 pounds. While she may need some time to adjust to her new surroundings, once Cali feels safe and secure, you’ll find that she is a loyal and devoted companion. Cali needs a calm and quiet environment to thrive, and while she would shine as the sole feline queen of her domain, she’s also open to sharing her kingdom with a friendly and confident cat companion. She’s open to children over the age of 15 who can respect her need for space. Cali is available at our Dallas Animal Care Center, 2400 Lone Star Drive ..read more

..read more

Get ready for a masterclass in drag excellence when Maddelynn Hatter, Vander Von Odd, Evah Destruction, Louisianna Purchase, Salem Moon and Mulan Alexander present Banshee Fort Worth, a multimedia drag experience, at Red Goose Saloon in Fort Worth. ………………. North Texas favorite Liz Mikal has been performing on Broadway for the last year. But she is back in Dallas now to star in Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer opening May 2 at Bishop Arts Theatre. Best Bets • 04-26-24 was first posted on April 25, 2024 at 11:10 pm. ©2021 "Dallas Voice". Use of this feed is for personal non-commer ..read more

Click to download this week’s PUZZLE  Click to download this week’s SOLUTION Crossword Puzzle • 04-26-24 was first posted on April 25, 2024 at 11:05 pm. ©2021 "Dallas Voice". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at nash@dallasvoice.com ..read more

Editorial Cartoon • 04-26-24 was first posted on April 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm. ©2021 "Dallas Voice". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at nash@dallasvoice.com ..read more