By R. Lee Ingalls Twenty-eight years ago today, a young man named Matthew Shepard left this world following one of the most horrific acts of violence against a member of…
Full disclosure, the details below were provided by AI. I did not write these overviews. This week's LGBTQ+ news is heavily concentrated around transgender rights and health care, with federal…
By R. Lee Ingalls Today we remember.There are so many heroes whose names deserve to be spoken on this day, but I want to focus on one in particular: Mark…
By R. Lee Ingalls I can hardly believe it has been 29 years.At this point 29 years ago, my dance partner, Bob Pavey, and I were deep into rehearsals for…
By R. Lee Ingalls Time is a very odd thing.To borrow an old cliché, when you’re young, time seems to move at a snail’s pace. Birthdays take forever to arrive,…
By R. Lee Ingalls What began as Saturday night parties at the mansion eventually had to change.Our friend Ron Jenkins sold the mansion and moved to Florida. It was a…
By R. Lee Ingalls I'm excited to be participating in the Houston LGBTQ+ Independent Author Fair at the Montrose Center, here in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, August 1, from 10:00…
By R. Lee Ingalls This small bronze sculpture came into my life during the height of the AIDS epidemic. My boyfriend at the time had tested positive for HIV earlier…
By R. Lee Ingalls On July 5, 1991, 27-year-old Paul Broussard lost his life after a brutal anti-gay attack that began the night before in Houston's Montrose neighborhood. His death…
By R. Lee Ingalls So, this is where we are as a country?This morning I watched the interview between George Stephanopoulos and Pete Buttigieg on Good Morning America. All I…