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

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 ...

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

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

Houston’s drag star Delulu wins OutSmart’s 2025 Best New Drag Queen, bringing a playful mix of comedy, dance, and emotion ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.