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This #GivingTuesday, Spectrum South would greatly

This #GivingTuesday, Spectrum South would greatly appreciate your support! Your generous donations will help us to produce more quality articles, videos, and podcasts, invest in our talented LGBTQ writers and photographers, allocate funds for maintenance and operations costs, and to continue to reach and inspire queer folks and allies just like you across Texas and the greater South! DONATE LINK IN BIO ✨🌈

When @marcelthemovie hit theaters in the summer of

When @marcelthemovie hit theaters in the summer of 2022, millennials flocked to see the sentient one-inch seashell we had all come to know and love from the viral YouTube video of the same name. Marcel is charming and humorously witty and leaves viewers with that comforting tingle one can only experience following a healthy dose of nostalgia. The media frenzy surrounding Marcel’s release was more than filmmaker @biancaclinedp was used to, but it offered her the opportunity to not only discuss the brilliant cinematography that went into bringing the seashell to life, but to also address the notion that, this film you love? A trans woman made it.
Read our full interview with Cline—link in bio. ✍️ by @barrett.png

A huge thank you to @outsmartmagazine’s readers

A huge thank you to @outsmartmagazine’s readers for voting us the Gayest & Greatest in the following categories! We're so proud of our hardworking team's continued dedication to covering LGBTQ identity and culture across the South. 🏳️‍🌈
Best Local LGBTQ News Source: Finalist, Spectrum South
Favorite Local LGBTQ Podcast: Finalist, Asking for a Friend, a Spectrum South podcast hosted by @drlauramcguire
Favorite Female Community Photographer: Winner, @danibenoitmedia, Spectrum South's Lead Photographer and Videographer

The new film 'Loving Highsmith,' premiering this w

The new film 'Loving Highsmith,' premiering this weekend at @mfahouston, takes a deep dive into the previously unexplored queer love life of Patricia Highsmith, the Texas-born author of 'Carol.' Spectrum South's @barrett.png spoke with MFAH film curator @marianjluntz ahead of tonight's screening. Read the full preview—link in bio.

"Take time to sit in your moment of exploration an

"Take time to sit in your moment of exploration and know it is perfectly normal. The thrill of life centers around discovery. At some point, exploration brings clarity. Venture until you have it." Spectrum South’s @drlauramcguire sat down with Kollyn Conrad, Executive Director of @pblclyprvt, to discuss the evolution of identity and his personal experience of finding his way as a queer person in the South. Read the full interview—link in bio.

🎉 NEW EPISODE: In the season two finale of the

🎉 NEW EPISODE: In the season two finale of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Mickie Woods, founder of Intimacy Games (@intimacygames), to chat about entrepreneurship in sexological spaces, approaching conversations about love and sex with a new or long-term partner, and how the metaphysical and spiritual realms play into her sexology work and business. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and link in bio. 🎧

The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to get creative—

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 On the 🏳️‍🌈

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 On the 🏳️‍🌈 Pride 🏳️‍⚧️ episode of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host @drlauramcguire chats with sex educator, influencer, and content creator @juicywithjake about queerness and sex education in rural America, their experiences in entrepreneurship, HIV outreach and prevention, and fighting stigma. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and link in bio.

Between the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion, horr

Between the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion, horrific attacks on trans kids from the state’s legislature, and the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texans have experienced immeasurable trauma these past few months. The Houston-based, women-led organization I'll Have What She's Having (@ihwsh_tx)—composed of women chefs, hospitality professionals, entrepreneurs, physicians, scientists, artists, and other professionals united in social activism—is turning pain into action.
On Sunday, June 5, I’ll Have What She’s Having will host its first annual Rock and Roll Picnic to raise money for the organization’s sub-project, The 1973 Project, which specifically fundraises for legal abortion funds in Texas. Spectrum South's Addie Tsai (@bluejuniper) sat down with founding member Lori Choi to discuss abortion access in Texas and how we can all join in the fight—link in bio.

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨On this month’s Asking for

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨On this month’s Asking for a Friend podcast, host @drlauramcguire sits down with birth worker and educator @rollingthroughmotherhood to discuss the full spectrum of birth work, including support with birth, abortion, fertility, and postpartum; navigating the medical landscape as a queer person; and being a non-binary, polyamorous parent. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and link in bio.

This weekend, Blackness and queerness will be at t

This weekend, Blackness and queerness will be at the center of Houston’s music scene. On Saturday, April 30, Black and queer people from all over the nation will gather in Space City for the Black Queer AF Music Festival, an unforgettable night of celebration, empowerment, and community. Read Spectrum South writer @crimsonlovescomics’s sneak peek of this weekend's fest—link in bio.

"I am non-binary. I am also someone who is interes

"I am non-binary. I am also someone who is interested in reclaiming the term 'modesty' from a feminist perspective. Finding progressive and empowering conceptualizations around dressing and behaving in ways that protect my energy—how I would define modesty—is a challenge. Bringing those resources into a fold that includes non-binary fashion, however, can feel even harder—and super limiting." @drlauramcguire examines how to express tznius (Jewish modesty) in their non-binary body—link in bio.

OUTsider 2022 artists of color Felix III, mirrored

OUTsider 2022 artists of color Felix III, mirrored fatality, and Kalup Linzy joined Spectrum South’s @bluejuniper to reflect on this year’s festival and the radical, liberating effects of boundary-pushing queer performance art. Read more—link in bio.

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨This month on the Asking for

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨This month on the Asking for a Friend podcast, host @drlauramcguire sits down with sex educator, Ph.D. candidate, and disease intervention specialist @_jaythemaster to discuss being a Black LGBTQ researcher, sexual satisfaction and communication among partners, healing generational trauma, and how to meet communities where they’re at when it comes to sex education. 🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and link in bio.

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 On this month’s #Ask

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨 On this month’s #AskingForAFriend podcast, host @drlauramcguire chats with David Hayward, AKA the @nakedpastor, about moving past the “love the sinner, hate the sin” narrative, blending art with spirituality, and making change through cartoons. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and link in bio 🎧

Because Texans could use some #TransJoy this week

Because Texans could use some #TransJoy this week 🏳️‍⚧️ Congratulations to @themahoganyprojectinc on the upcoming grand opening of Houston's first Black trans-led community center! Get the full scoop on this groundbreaking venture—link in bio.

Season Two of the Asking for a Friend Podcast has

Season Two of the Asking for a Friend Podcast has officially arrived! 🎉 In the season premiere, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Susan Wright, executive director for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, to discuss defining kink and consent, eliminating fears around our sexual fantasies, and the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and link in bio. 🎧

"If I could, I would have seen it every day. I ima

"If I could, I would have seen it every day. I imagine that some would only have been able to see it once—it is harrowing and devastating, but beautiful and heartbreaking in the best ways. It is for those of us who know what it means to 'sing without hope on the boundary.'"
Spectrum South’s Addie Tsai sits down in conversation with director Jason Nodler and interdisciplinary and genderqueer artist T Lavois Thiebaud to discuss bringing Sarah Kane’s final masterpiece, ‘4.48 Psychosis’ to life at Houston's Catastrophic Theatre. Link in bio.

“I began looking more into ancestral veneration

“I began looking more into ancestral veneration and reconnection and came across an article on Italian Jewish ancestry and common surnames in that community. As I scanned those pages, almost all of my mother’s familial names stared back at me. This led me to do more in-depth DNA testing that specifically looked at different forms of Jewish ancestry and to work with a rabbi who specializes in the genealogy of those forced to convert during the inquisition. After much intensive research . . . I found that I did, in fact, have a Jewish matrilineal line!” Dr. Laura McGuire discusses her journey to discovering her Jewish roots—link in bio.

“I love my transness and trans Texans. Hopefully

“I love my transness and trans Texans. Hopefully, one day, Texas will too.” Guest writer KB Brookins calls to dismantle the transphobia deeply rooted in the people, culture, traditions, and politics of the Lone Star State—link in bio.

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