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Visual Arts

‘Silence Has Never Served Us,’ New LGBTQ+ Advocacy Mural Unveiled in Oak Lawn

By Alyssa FieldsJanuary 9, 2026

A new mural in Oak Lawn honors the lives of local queer advocates.

airport male and female bathroom sign
Politics & Government

Ken Paxton Wants Bathroom Pics. No, We’re Not Sh*tting You

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 19, 2025

Texas women’s restrooms are BYOC, bring your own camera, according to Paxton’s New tipline.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Politics & Government

Paxton Levels ‘First-of-Their-Kind’ Accusations Against 2 Dallas Pediatricians

By Kelly DearmoreDecember 10, 2025

The attorney general’s war against a pair of Dallas doctors over gender-affirming care has been intensified.

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Education

Texas A&M System ‘Muzzles’ Faculty on Race, Gender Ideology Lessons

By Emma RubyNovember 14, 2025

The new policy passed unanimously despite one historian warning that it would prevent her from teaching lessons on the Holocaust.

Politics & Government

Federal Court Clears Way for Texas to Enforce Drag Ban, Advocates Not Done Fighting

By Kelly DearmoreNovember 7, 2025

The ruling vacates a lower court’s 2023 ruling that the Texas drag ban was unconstitutional.

Courts & Lawsuits

Maybe Love Hasn’t Won In Texas: Judges Can Now Refuse To Marry Gay Couples

By Alyssa FieldsOctober 31, 2025

For ten years, gay marriage has been constitutionally protected. That’s being challenged now.

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Dallas Life

Andy Cohen Praises a Dallas Church for its Reponse to Gov. Abbott’s War on Crosswalks

By Alec SpicerOctober 28, 2025

The Bravo talk show host called the governor’s order to remove rainbow crosswalks ‘stupid.’

Transgender teen Nex Benedict was murdered in Oklahoma in February.
Health

Dallas Doctor Flees to Oregon, Ken Paxton Claims a Victory He Didn’t Earn

By Emma RubyOctober 28, 2025

The attorney general sued the doctor last year for providing hormone treatments to minors who hoped to change their biological sex

Dallas Life

See the Best Costumes From This Year’s Annual Halloween Block Party in Oak Lawn

By Samantha ThornfeltOctober 27, 2025

We saw angels, demons, sexy Patrick Star and yes, furries.

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Politics & Government

Buried on the Ballot, Prop 15 Sparks Fears Over Censorship and Trans Youth Care

By Alyssa FieldsOctober 24, 2025

It’s not often Texas voters get a say in how the state governs social issues but ‘parental rights’ are on the ballot this year.

Politics & Government

‘Offensive on an Emotional Level’: LGBTQ+ Groups Dissolved Amid Resource Center Cuts

By Emma RubyOctober 15, 2025

Resource Center, a community-based organization for queer Dallasites, announced programming changes that have shocked some.

dallas rainbow crosswalk
Opinion | Reader Response

Every Problem In Texas Has Been Solved, Except for Colorful Crosswalks, Apparently

By Dallas Observer ReadersOctober 11, 2025

You sure about that, Greg? You sure?

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rainbow crosswalk in Oak Lawn
Politics & Government

Dallas Wants to Hear From Abbott Before Removing Rainbow Crosswalks

By Emma RubyOctober 9, 2025

The governor announced Wednesday that any cities sporting “political ideologies” on the roads could lose state and federal funds.

Performing Arts

RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner Sasha Colby is Stripping Down at House of Blues

By Alex GonzalezOctober 2, 2025

Move over, Taylor Swift — another showgirl is taking over Dallas on Friday.

Cassie Nova at story time
Books

Best of Dallas 2025: A Once-Upon-a-Time Storyteller Who Faced the Dragons Herself

By Patrick WilliamsSeptember 25, 2025

Cassie Nova never expected to lead a children’s story time, but she and the kids loved it. Conservatives didn’t.

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Education

New Law Turns Teachers Into ‘Foot Soldiers’ For ‘Anti-Inclusion Crusade’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 25, 2025

A new law bans teachers from observing pronouns that differ from the ones assigned at birth. It also bans DEI extracurriculars.

Dallas Life

Double the Fun: Scenes from Pride in Dallas

By Charles FarmerSeptember 22, 2025

Why have one annual Pride celebration when you can have two?

Transgender teen Nex Benedict was murdered in Oklahoma in February.
Politics & Government

Denton County Rep. Wants to Institutionalize Transgender People

By Emma RubySeptember 19, 2025

“[Transgender women] have an underlying level of aggressiveness,” said Republican Ronny Jackson in an interview this week.

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Dallas Life

Where to Meet the Queer Partner of Your Dreams (Stereotypes Only) in Dallas

By Charles Farmer and OthersSeptember 18, 2025

If you’re looking for a certain type of person, here’s a handy guide to Dallas’ queer stereotypes.

Opinion | Editorial Voice

The Dallas Morning News’ City Pride Flag Criticism Is Flat Out Wrong

By Emma RubyJuly 2, 2025

The article argues that specialty flags could cause division and alienation amongst a diverse city.

Critic's Notebook

Starck Reality: Reappraising Dallas’ most controversial nightclub, 30 years later

By Jeff GageJune 12, 2019

Opened in May 1984 and closed in July 1989, the Starck Club has gone down in local lore as a glimmering temple of excess.

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Organizer and Artist Niecee X Plans to Open Dallas’ First Cafe and Bookstore for QTPOC
Books

Organizer and Artist Niecee X Plans to Open Dallas’ First Cafe and Bookstore for QTPOC

By Tyler HicksJune 3, 2019

It’s a dim day in Dallas when Niecee X turns off the rain-swept streets into the parking lot of Desta, an East Dallas Ethiopian restaurant. The eatery is a typical haunt for the 29-year-old Niecee X, an artist, poet and queer community organizer whose vegan palate is right at home…

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