A. J. Mistretta
A Healing Touch
Some people struggle with professional decisions well in to adult life. Kate Oliver has had it all figured out since she was five.
You see,...
A Mother’s Work
For parents learning that their teenager is gay, there is no rulebook. Emotions and reactions can run the gamut from immediate acceptance to complete...
‘Cued to Perfection
Ask Lou Lambert what’s unique about his downtown restaurant and he’ll tell you – well, not much.
And that’s really the point. In a city...
A Place of Their Own
A few years ago, with a loss of leadership threatening to permanently close down the organization known as Out Youth, a number of young...
A Rude Awakening
"We've come a long way since 'Pale Idiot."
It’s a momentarily jarring comment from Madge Darlington. Sipping a cocktail in an Eastside dive bar on...
The Ride of a Lifetime
Dale Atkinson had something to prove- not to anyone else – but to himself. Diagnosed with HIV in 1996, Atkinson was determined that the...
Fighting For Our Rights
Effectively lobbying Congress for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and an expansion of hate-crimes legislation to protect GLBT individuals, and hosting a well-publicized...
Parties with a Purpose
On a sultry Wednesday evening last August, hundreds gathered at Mercury Hall in South Austin for an event 19 years in the making. That...
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