" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Arlingtons-Rainbow-Star.jpg?fit=300%2C176&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Arlingtons-Rainbow-Star.jpg?fit=780%2C458&ssl=1" />On Friday, Oct. 10, the Help Center for LGBTQ+ Health responded to the recent suspension of anti-discrimination policies by the City of Arlington in September. Later in the month, Arlington’s City Attorney Molly Shortall proposed a revised anti-discrimination ordinance that could exclude protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. After objections to the proposal by […]

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dallas-City-Councilman-Paul-Ridley.jpg?fit=300%2C229&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dallas-City-Councilman-Paul-Ridley.jpg?fit=780%2C594&ssl=1" />Dallas City Council Member Paul Ridley represents District 14, which encompasses much of the Gayborhood, including the Cedar Springs Strip where the city’s 10 rainbow crosswalks are located. Today (Friday, Oct. 10) Ridley issued the following statement regarding Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to the city to remove the rainbow crosswalks or risk losing federal funds: […]

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Johnson-and-Crockett.jpg?fit=300%2C229&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Johnson-and-Crockett.jpg?fit=780%2C594&ssl=1" />Officials with the Black Tie Dinner announced today (Friday, Oct. 10), that Congresswomen Jasmine Crockett and Julie Johnson have just been added as featured speakers for the event. “Their addition brings two barrier-breaking Texas voices to a night that celebrates leadership, visibility and unity across the LGBTQ+ community,” according to a press release about the […]

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in 2024, Frisco Pride was held at Toyota Stadium. With 2025 as a rebuilding year, Pride at the Patch – Frisco returns to the event’s roots at Grace United Methodist Church DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff [email protected] After Frisco Pride founders Jon and Justin Culpepper moved to New York last spring for Jon to become […]

Jenny Block’s new book, Badass Manifesting, is all about coupling positive thinking with taking action to reach your goals (Photo by Terry Glanger) Author Jenny Block’s new book says its ok to believe in magic, but you have to take action to make the magic happen TAMMYE NASH | Managing [email protected] Author Jenny Block says […]

Forest of Shadows offers scares without the jump scares and gore (Photo by Rich Lopez) RICH LOPEZ | Staff [email protected] Queer Christmas season — or what most people call Halloween — is here. The weather wants to get a little more autumnal but seems to be making up its mind still. But a walk through […]

Bex Taylor-Klaus, left, and filmmaker Adam Saunders star in Re-election Filmmaker’s inclusive and empathic comedy ‘Re-election’ puts a stamp on North Texas RICH LOPEZ | Staff [email protected] For many queer individuals of a certain age, high school was a challenging, uncomfortable or simply unenjoyable experience. Perhaps it was even filled with envy for crunchy perms […]

Looking for a calm, classy companion who knows how to make every moment feel peaceful? Meet Charlie, a 3-year-old domestic shorthair with the looks of a movie star and the heart of a homebody who is pure elegance wrapped in purrs. At just 6 pounds, this mellow gentleman might be small, but he has a […]

As proud, tax-paying Texans, we appreciate the concern for over the use of taxpayer dollars for certain projects. But it’s important to clarify that the rainbow crosswalks in Dallas’ Oak Lawn neighborhood were not paid for with public funds. They were made possible entirely through private donations, local fundraising, and community volunteerism. No taxpayer dollars […]

Hey howdy beautiful people. This week I have a few things I want to discuss. First and foremost, it is my husband Jamie’s birthday. (Well, it is his birthday as I write this on Oct. 3.) So happy birthday, you beautiful man! For Jamie’s birthday I got pregnant, and we are expecting. Our four-legged bundle […]

Dallas LGBTQ+ legends Candy Marcum, Lory Masters, Louise Young and Jeanne Rubin will be featured speakers at The Dallas Way’s Outrageous Oral Vol. 34, Trailblazing Women Leaders, on Thursday, Oct. 16. See listings for details. ……………… October: LGBTQ+ History Month Oct. 10: History and Practice of PhotographyThe Meadows Museum at SMU, 5900 Bishop Blvd., in […]

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" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dallas-City-Copouncilman-Adam-Bazaldua.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dallas-City-Copouncilman-Adam-Bazaldua.jpg?fit=576%2C432&ssl=1" />Dallas City Council Member Adam Bazaldua, who represents Dallas’ District 7 which lies south and east of downtown, on Thursday night, Oct. 9, issued the following statement in response to orders from Gov. Greg Abbott that could force the removal of the rainbow crosswalks on Cedar Springs Road: “Governor Abbott’s recent order demanding that cities […]

A comic musical about breast implants should sound like the latest Mel Brooks project – but from an actual plastic surgeon? OK, color me intrigued.  There is much about Dr. Ron Friedman’s new original production cleaVage that is clever and funny. Co-written with Laura Goodenow, the show weaves in history and science into an upbeat […]

The uproar in the community over Greg Abbott’s demand that any non-standard crosswalks anywhere in Texas — read that as the rainbow crosswalks on Cedar Springs Road in the heart of the Dallas Gayborhood — or risk losing millions in federal funds continues to grow. And several local organizations have issued statements addressing the situation. […]

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Crosswalk-photo-for-page-4.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Crosswalk-photo-for-page-4.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1" />The Oak Lawn Gayborhood’s recently restored rainbow crosswalks could be destroyed any day now thanks to a 2013 Federal Highway Administration and a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott, according to reports by CBS News and other media outlets. Cities that fail to remove rainbow crosswalks and any other crosswalk art stand to lose millions in […]

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SPCA-expansion.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SPCA-expansion.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" />The SPCA of Texas this week announced the launch of a $31 million capital campaign, Care Unleashed, to fund a major campus expansion and facility reimagining. The announcement came Thursday morning, Oct. 9, at a “Cornerstone Unveiling” event at the SPCA’s facilities at 2400 Lone Star Drive. According to a press release about the announcement, […]

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HEADER.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HEADER.jpg?fit=694%2C521&ssl=1" />More than 1,500 people showed up for the first-ever Kel-So Pride event held Oct. 4 at St. Martin in the Field Episcopal Church, which is in Southlake but has a Keller address, according to organizers April and Shaina Dreyson. They described the event as a huge success, despite statements from Keller Mayor Armin Mizani condemning […]

LISA KEEN | Keen News [email protected] The argument before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, Oct. 7 revisited the days between the 1950s and 1970s when the psychiatric profession considered homosexuality to be a mental disorder. CNN News’ headline boldly declared afterwards that the “Supreme Court [was] prepared to rule against conversion therapy ban.” […]

Oak Lawn Band is celebrating its 45th anniversary on Oct. 11 with special concert at Moody Performance Hall benefitting Resource Center, OLB officials have announced. “In a time when LGBTQIA+ visibility and rights remain at the center of cultural conversation, … Dallas’ vibrant symphonic band for the LGBTQIA+ and ally community — is stepping boldly […]

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texas-Attorney-General-Ken-Paxton-stepped-up-his-attacks-on-transgender-Texans-especially-trans-youth-in-2024.jpg?fit=300%2C207&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texas-Attorney-General-Ken-Paxton-stepped-up-his-attacks-on-transgender-Texans-especially-trans-youth-in-2024.jpg?fit=400%2C276&ssl=1" />As the right-wing continues to try and make political hay out of the murder of Charlie Kirk, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is snatching the chance to fluff up his own political aspirations for the Senate by “launch[ing] undercover investigations into various groups affiliated with left-wing political violence known to be operating in Texas.” The […]