Porscha Brown has been appointed Executive Director of Harris County’s Managed Assigned Counsel Program, advancing fair and ...

OutSmart contributor Ian L. Haddock has been named to Out magazine’s 2025 Out100 list, recognizing leaders shaping LGBTQ ...

Queer Cabaret at Barcode Houston Barcode Houston presents Queer Cabaret, hosted by Preston Steamed with performances by Miss ...

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our long-time friend and colleague, Lilly Roddy, who died yesterday at ...

Houston’s rainbow crosswalks were created to honor a life lost, not to make a political statement. Now, after Governor Abbott ...

Gracy, a Stonewall veteran and champion for Black trans women, has died at 78. Her lifelong fight for justice transformed ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion “therapy” for minors is ...

Pansexual trans advocate Gianna Christina Ramirez wins multiple 2025 Gayest & Greatest honors, celebrating decades of ...

From puppets to poets to medicine/art mashups, The Happening at the Orange Show delivers unpredictable creativity each month ...

Read the October 2025 issue, here. OutSmart magazine is thrilled to celebrate Houston’s best and brightest in our 28th annual ...

On Oct. 11, the University of Houston LGBTQ Alumni Network hosts Coming Out Monologues and Stories, a National Coming Out Day ...

Over the weekend, members of Houston’s LGBTQ community and allies gathered at the intersection of Taft and Westheimer to ...