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Henry’s Majestic hosting Bow Wow Luau

Henry’s Majestic, a bar and eatery located at 2303 Pittman St. in Dallas, is hosting the Bow Wow Luau Puppy Costume Party on Sunday, May 19, from 4-7 p.m., and the first place winners will get tickets to see the MLB World Champion Texas Rangers play! There will be prizes for the second and third place finishers, too, and the first 20 pooches to arrive get a special gift. There will be cocktail and “pup-tail” drink specials, along with hot dogs, corn dogs, music by DJ Big J, a...

Dallas Wings sign multi-year agreement with Lyft

The Dallas Wings today (Tuesday, May 14) announced a partnership with rideshare company Lyft in a multi-year agreement that makes Lyft a partner of the Dallas Wings. Included in the agreement is “Lyft-Off with the Dallas Wings” since Lyft will be the title sponsor of game presentations leading up to tipoff for each home game during the regular season. In-game elements include “Rider of the Game,” with Lyft choosing one fan at each home game during the regular season to receive a $50 Lyft gift...

Henry’s Majestic hosting Bow Wow Luau

Henry’s Majestic, a bar and eatery located at 2303 Pittman St. in Dallas, is hosting the Bow Wow Luau Puppy Costume Party on Sunday, May 19, from 4-7 p.m., and the first place winners will get tickets to see the MLB World Champion Texas Rangers play! There will be prizes for the second and third place finishers, too, and the first 20 pooches to arrive get a special gift. There will be cocktail and “pup-tail” drink specials, along with hot dogs, corn dogs, music by DJ Big J, a...

To the class of 2024

Follow your heart and remain stubborn Last month, I delivered the commencement address at the University of Texas at Arlington’s Lavender Graduation, a ceremony celebrating the LGBTQ and ally class of 2024. Returning to my alma mater is always an honor, but this time felt different. In the last year, regressive legislators, led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have banned Diversity, Education and Inclusive initiatives at public universities like UT Arlington. Filed and approved last spring, Texas...

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A new day in the United Methodist Church

The Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison The denomination’s General Convention approved language changes allowing same-sex weddings, LGBTQ clergy DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Delegates to the United Methodist Church 2024 General Conference voted overwhelmingly last month to remove its 40-year old ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving as clergy. Also, clergy may no longer be penalized for performing same-sex weddings. Although lesbians and gays had officially...

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Tin roof! B-52s cover band led by Todd Camp headlines Club Reflection this weekend

There may be glitter on the highway to Fort Worth this Saturday. Covering The B-52s music, The Bikini Whales will headline its second appearance at Club Reflection. Among its founders is Fort Worth notable Todd Camp who works in preserving queer history in North Texas. But on Saturday, he and band co-founder Dan Gordon will serve up their inner rock lobster. “I think people are starved for fun,” Camp said in a press release. “And what’s more fun than leaving the gloomy grind of the Lone Star...

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