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Postgender Pride: Pride Houston Town Hall to Discuss Non-binary Grand Marshals

Posted on February 19, 2019
A photo of Pride Houston's non-binary Grand Marshal category.

This year, Pride Houston is expanding its mission of inclusivity ahead of its celebration, themed “Summer of ’69,” by adding a “Gender Non-binary” Grand Marshal category alongside its traditional “Male” and “Female” classifications. Lo Roberts, board president of Pride Houston, notes that this change marks the beginning of an ongoing dialogue to move away from gender-related options. “We’re trying to take the organization back to the people, back into the community,” Roberts says.…

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Activist and Pioneer Ray Hill Recounts Houston’s Dynamic LGBTQ History

Posted on October 12, 2018
A photo of LGBTQ activist Ray Hill.

When large activist movements take the national stage, we tend to think of places like Washington, D.C., Berkeley, California, or, in terms of the LGBTQ equality movement, Stonewall in New York. More than likely, Houston, Texas isn’t the first city you think of as being on the front lines of activism. While a healthy 22,000 protesters took to the streets of Space City during the 2017 Women’s March following Donald Trump’s election, this number paled in comparison to New York…

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