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Gloria Gloria is a precious 5-month-old black kitten with a most unusual marking — a white band around her middle, which gives her a distinct and unique look. Gloria has other great attributes, too. She’s super-friendly, playful and full of fun. This cutie will make a great addition to any family. Gloria and many other dogs, puppies, cats [...]

Wade Petrik, 52, aka “Dixie Normous” of Dallas died peacefully at his home on Newton Avenue in Oak Lawn on Feb. 3, 2012. Petrik was born Sept. 8, 1959 in Burlington, N.J., to Marianne and Bill Petrik. He grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. He loved his co-workers at Kroger on Cedar Springs, where Wade [...]

Minister at iconic black Methodist church in Dallas steps down amid allegations he coerced young men DAVID WEBB  |  Contributing Writer davidwaynewebb@hotmail.com A lawsuit filed against St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas and its former senior pastor, the Rev. Tyrone D. Gordon, portrays the pastoral office of the predominantly African-American church in Southeast [...]

Gay 23-year Air Force vet became North Texas’ pre-eminent advocate for the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ DAVID TAFFET  |  Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com American flags lined the walk in front of Cathedral of Hope for the funeral of Dave Guy-Gainer on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The 63-year-old gay Air Force veteran who served for 23 [...]

N. Texas CEO Ken Lambrecht says he hopes to convince Nancy Brinker to rejoin group’s advisory council DAVID TAFFET  |  Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Ken Lambrecht said he often has to come out twice — first when he tells people he’s gay, and next when he tells them he’s the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of [...]

John McClelland serves on water board, founded chapters of Drinking Liberally and Stonewall Democrats DANIEL VILLARREAL  |  Contributing Writer editor@dallasvoice.com DENTON — When he got elected to the district board of the Denton County Fresh Water Supply in March 2010, John McClelland says he became the first openly gay elected official in the county’s history. [...]

9th Circuit panel crafts its decision striking down California amendment narrowly, avoids question of whether other states can ban marriage LISA LEFF  |  Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional has its decisions overturned by the [...]

DANIEL VILLARREAL  |  Contributing Writer DENTON — “Every time LGBT bullying kills a kid, Tony Perkins gets up from his desk and dances a jig,” sex-advice-columnist-turned-LGBT youth advocate Dan Savage said of the anti-gay Family Research Council president during Savage’s keynote speech at the 12th Annual University of North Texas Equity and Diversity Conference on [...]

OUTreach Denton hosts  dinner OUTreach Denton will hold a Valentine’s dinner and fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. “We are excited about having an LGBTQA event in Denton for once,” said the Rev. Pam Wat of the Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. OUTreach Denton and Seven Mile Cafe are partnering to create a romantic, fun [...]

Founder of It Gets Better Project says higher visibility combined with anti-gay forces can make growing up gay as hard as ever DAVID TAFFET  |  Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Sex-advice columnist Dan Savage, known for his It Gets Better Project, will keynote the University of North Texas Equity and Diversity Conference next week. “I’ll talk about [...]