Alejandra Salinas, a Houston attorney and longtime advocate, is running for City Council At-Large Position 4, bringing her ...

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 ...

In just three years, Nora Dayton has become a vital documentarian of Houston’s LGBTQ community, capturing Pride, protests, ...

Cleo Roasting Co. and sister café Cavo Coffee are OutSmart’s 2025 favorites, celebrated for queer visibility, women-led ...

Southern brunch boards to skyline views, City Cellars HTX is OutSmart readers’ 2025 pick for Favorite New Restaurant and ...

Openly gay attorney Eric Kirkpatrick, OutSmart’s 2025 Favorite Male Personal Injury Attorney, champions clients with ...

ACLU of Texas senior staff attorney Brian Klosterboer blends deep knowledge of LGBTQ history with fierce courtroom advocacy, ...

For over five decades, Houston’s Krewe of Olympus has dazzled with rhinestones, feathers, and flamboyance—all while raising ...

From curating cocktails for weekly drag-king nights to serving community with pride, Chanel Chowdhury has become a heartbeat ...

Benjamin Leger is a marketing professional and freelance writer. After more than a decade as a magazine editor and journalist ...

Harris County’s “Fab Five” LGBTQ judges face constant scrutiny and higher expectations. Their record of fairness, reform, and leadership shows how representation and excellence go hand in hand.