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DallasVoice.com/Category/Instant-Tea More than 11,000 asylum work with people in the LGBTQ community. Among
Highlights from the Dallas Voice website them are Human Rights Initiative, St. Luke’s United
seekers have been LGBTQ Methodist Church and Promise House.
Between 2012 and 2017, about 11,400 ap-
Among the agencies receiving funds in the first
plications for asylum based on LGBT status
round of grants were Senior Source and The Fam-
were filed in the U.S.
ily Place, both of which provide services to or work
Three out of four LGBT asylum seekers
with other agencies in the LGBTQ community.
were male, and more than half were from El
— David Taffet
Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. A large
number also came from Ghana and Mexico.
People claiming asylum came from about 90 CFPB clarifies rule banning
countries, including one each from unlikely anti-LGBTQ discrimination
countries such as Canada and Australia.
Of all reasonable fear interviews conduct- in credit practices
ed between 2012 and 2017, 1.7 percent The Consumer Financial Protection
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positive determinations for fear of torture rule clarifying that the prohibition against
and/or persecution. sex discrimination under the Equal Credit
The number of credible fear interviews Opportunity Act includes discrimination
based on LGBT status has generally risen based on sexual orientation and gender
throughout the years. identity. The agency’s non-discrimination
— David Taffet protections also apply to actual or perceived
Brandon Power non-conformity to sex- and gender-based
stereotypes.
McKinney man killed McKinney Fire Department, who kicked down Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund — Tammye Nash
the apartment door and found him dead. awards $540K in grants
by stray bullet Dailey Thibeaux, Powers’ boyfriend, told UnitedHealthCare offers
Brandon Power, 26, was killed last Friday, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced
March 5, when a neighbor in his McKinney
WFAA Power’s death “has been the most the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund will award vaccine locator tool online
painful thing that I’ve ever experienced in my $540,000 in grants to 27 local nonprofits that UnitedHealthcare has launched an online
apartment complex fired a bullet that went
life. The world has lost an absolute amazing are helping people recover from the February COVID-19 vaccine resource locator tool, avail-
through the wall and hit Power.
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Power wore an Apple Watch with his parents
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cy contacts. So when he was struck and fell,
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the watch automatically texted his emergen-
and charged with manslaughter. recipients. cvcl to find FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine
cy contacts, telling them it had detected “a
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hard fall.” His parents then contacted the
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students from discrimination on the basis of federal workforce and military and to combat
sex, including sexual orientation and gender gender-based violence.
identity. The order directs the Secretary of — Tammye Nash
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From daily to
monthly
that include Caspid Inhibitors, Broadly
Neutralizing Antibodies — bnAbs —
nience and personal preference,” not to
mention diminished possibility of miss-
G
g
and other new concept medications that ing doses.
are administered by injection or IV infu- “Many patients have expressed their
sion up to every six weeks.” enthusiasm for the convenience of an
Some of these trials, King said, are dou- injectable medication. It is one less thing
ble-blinded, but “in HIV trials we never that they have to think about in their
have a placebo-only arm. All subjects day,” he said. “Finally, many patients
have reflected upon the fact that there
still is somewhat of a stigma associated
Once-a-month injectable with HIV infection, which can lead to
Cabenuva is the next big uncomfortable feeling when they have to
thing in HIV treatment go to their pharmacy to refill their med-
ications. And on a personal note, some
patients tell us that they do not want
TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor the daily reminder of having HIV which
nash@dallasvoice.com comes with the act of taking medication
each day.
n recent years, through ongo- “In the end, an injectable medication
ing research, medications for does away with many of the real world
people with HIV has advanced obstacles to medication compliance.”
to the point where, although it Lauren Dunt, HIV specialty pharma-
remains incurable, those living cist for NTIDC, said that while the cost
with HIV can keep the virus per month for Cabenuva is “significant-
suppressed to the point where ly greater than the cost of one month of
it is undetectable in their sys- traditional oral anti-retroviral therapy,”
tem. And when it is undetectable, it can- there are programs available to help a
not be transmitted. patient cover the cost. “In fact,” she said,
Advances in medication have given “most patients should not have to pay
people who once would have been liv- But with all of these treatment regi- will always receive an active treatment, anything out of pocket for the long-act-
ing under a death sentence the ability to mens, consistency is the key to success. but they might be blinded to whether ing injectable.”
live basically “normal” lives by taking a Someone who, for some reason, breaks they are taking the new experimental ViiV, the pharmaceutical company that
single pill, once a day. the regimen risks losing all the progress medication or the comparator standard makes Cabenuva, has a Bridge Program
they have made. of care medication.” that covers 100 percent of the cost for up
Seeking SOLAR trial Now, the latest advancement in HIV Dr. Bettacchi explained Cabenuva is to a year while the patient’s own insur-
participants treatment aims to make maintaining intended to “replace the current oral ance conducts a formulary review.
Prism Health North Texas is seek- the necessary consistency easier by re- anti-retroviral regimen of a person liv- “Once the patient’s insurance adopts
ing participants for a clinical trial for placing the once-daily pill with a once a ing with HIV who is ‘virologically sup- Cabenuva to their formulary, ViiV’s co-
SOLAR (Switch Onto Long Acting month injection. pressed,’ which means they have an HIV pay card is front loaded with $13,000 to
Regimen), a new HIV medication The FDA has already approved ‘viral load’ that is undetectable by routine help cover the out-of-pocket expense,”
that will move patients from a single
tablet daily to longer-lasting injec- Cabenuva, an HIV medication admin- blood testing. Also, the patient should Dunt said.
tions administered twice monthly. istered once a month by injection. But have no history of HIV treatment failures There are also charitable grants based
Eligible study participants will research continues toward the goal of due to resistance and no resistance to ei- on the patient’s annual income.
be assigned at random to one of lengthening the time between injections ther component of the medication.” Dunt continued, “Cabenuva will be re-
two options, either continuing their from one month to two — and maybe He said that Cabenuva is a combina- viewed by Texas ADAP later this spring.
current HIV medications (about 33
percent of participants) or switching even longer. tion of Cabotegravir, an integrase inhib- And, given its unique dosage form and
to the investigational medications North Texas Infectious Disease Con- itor, and Rilpivirine, a non-nucleoside potential for patients to achieve perfect
(about 67 percent of participants). sultants in Dallas is just one of the loca- reverse transcriptase inhibitor, both of adherence — thus potentially eliminat-
Investigational medications and tions which has been conducting trials which have been well-studied and have ing the development of resistance — I
study-related tests will be provided for the once-a-month Cabenuva treat- been shown to be highly effective. Each am confident that ADAP will choose to
at no cost, and study participants
will receive compensation for their ments. Bryan King, vice president of clin- component, on its own, has proven to be add Cabenuva to their formulary.”
time, effort and travel expenses. ical research and business development “very safe and effective,” the doctor said. King said NTIDC is looking for clini-
“UNAIDS has set the goal of ‘End- at NTIDC, said, “Our research depart- To create the injectible medication, cal trial participants who are either new-
ing the Epidemic 90-90-90’,” said Dr. ment has participated in all the Cabenu- these two components are formulated ly-diagnosed with HIV and have never
Gary Sinclair, principal investigator va trials over the past 10 years. We actu- into “nanoparticles,” which essentially taken HIV medications, or participants
for SOLAR. “If 90 percent of all peo-
ple living with HIV knew their status, ally gave one of the first injections here dissolve slowly and steadily over time who are on a current stable regimen and
and if 90 percent of those who know in the U.S.” to release the medication. “This is what undetectable for greater than 12 months.
their status were on treatment, and Dr. Chris Bettacchi is NTIDC’s princi- allows dosing on a monthly basis,” Bet- King said that NTIDC expects to ad-
if 90 percent of those on treatment ple investigator for all of its Cabenuva tacchi explained. minister its first Cabenuva to a commer-
had complete viral suppression, the studies, King said, adding that NTIDC is The advantages of a monthly injection cial patient through its own HIV special-
HIV epidemic would end.”
For more information visit phntx. “currently working with multiple spon- over a daily pill, Bettacchi said, include ty pharmacy within the next couple of
org/research. sors, looking at long-acting medications “increased adherence, increased conve- weeks. █
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Good
grief
Grief groups help people
through difficult times
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
taffet@dallasvoice.com
ast weekend marked
the fourth anniversa-
ry of the death of my
husband, Brian. We
had been together sev-
en years and had been
married just under
nine months when he
died.
Dallas librarian Ray Sablack had lost There were lots of tears while we told who had recently become widows, I’ve be dealing with additional issues of fam-
his husband a week earlier. and retold our stories and lots of laughs learned that while any loss hurts, losing ily rejection. For instance, how do you
As Ray and I both returned to work, as well. And lots of hugs. And the first your spouse is unlike losing a parent, a grieve for a parent who rejected you be-
we each kept a chat window open on our normal socializing any of us had done child, a sibling or friend. cause of your sexual orientation? Usual-
computers to check in on each other reg- since the deaths of our husbands or When you lose a spouse, your daily ly grief is something to share with family
ularly and generally comment on every- wives, as we usually went out together routine is broken. The rent that you used members, but what if you lost a friend
thing and everyone bothering us. And to get something to eat after our meet- to split is now fully yours. So are the or spouse that your family refused to ac-
there was a lot of bothering going on. ings. chores. For those that had been caring for knowledge?
As days became weeks and then Not being professional counselors, we their spouse through a long-term illness, The group may include someone who
months, we knew others must be going kept the phone numbers for several gay the enormous amount of time suddenly lost an LGBTQ friend or relative. Klar
through what we were, and we looked and lesbian therapists handy for peo- available weighs heavy. said a straight person dealing with the
for a grief group for people who had lost ple who seemed beyond what we could loss of an LGBTQ friend or relative may
a same-sex spouse. We couldn’t find one. offer. One person attended the group a A group for others not be accepted the same way in a gener-
We could join a group for people who couple of times. We knew he needed al grief group, and this may be the first
had lost a spouse, but we weren’t in the professional counseling. But rather than We try to keep our group positive and time that person has had to deal with re-
mood to join a group and then have to make that call, he committed suicide. help each other work through our grief. jection because the loved one they have
come out. And we didn’t want to put He was the exception, though. Mem- We know we’ve helped some people. lost was gay.
anyone in such a group into an uncom- bers have helped each other through Others haven’t cared for our casual style. “We accept people wherever they are,”
fortable position: serious medical emergencies. We’ve got- Some have attended once. Others have Klar said, adding that her goal is to al-
“When did you lose your wife?” we ten each other through tough days, and become regulars. We hope anyone who ways provide compassionate care.
imagined a group member asking us. we’ve learned that there’s not one partic- attends learns they’re not alone. Her organization is reaching out to
“It was my husband,” we’d correct. ularly right way to grieve. Certain things Grief is a normal part of life. We grieve underserved populations and, in the
“Oh, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean …,” can trigger one person but mean nothing when we lose a relative or a friend. near future, hopes to offer grief groups
they’d answer apologetically. to another. Talking with others who understand be- to young adults and Spanish speakers.
Although well meaning, they were Brian and I were married exactly eight cause they are going through the same Unlike in the group Ray and I run for
dealing with their grief, too, and we months and 27 days. After his death, thing is helpful. people who’ve lost a same-sex spouse,
didn’t want to put anyone else into a I passed his birthday without much While our group is specific, Commu- Klar’s sessions will be structured.
funny position. And then there could be thought — he was never big on birth- nity Healthcare of Texas Grief Care Ser- The CHT Grief Care Services group
those who may have been non-accept- days. And two of my cousins spent the vices is now running a six-week LGBTQ runs online from from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
ing, and Ray didn’t want to put those weekend with me on what should have grief support group for anyone who has from March 11 through April 15. To reg-
people in a position of listening to what been my first anniversary. experienced the loss of a loved one. ister, call 800-958-5014 or email grief-
would have come out of my mouth. The day that was the toughest for me The Rev. Liz Klar, who’s been running care@chot.org. █
So we started our own group. At first was Dec. 3; that was the day I became grief groups for five years, is facilitating For information on the group for someone
we met in a small room at the Oak Lawn Brian’s widow longer than I had been his the group for people in the LGBTQ com- who’s experienced the death of a same-sex
library, but as the group grew, we moved husband. munity including allies. She said she’s spouse, contact Ray at raymond.sablack@
to Resource Center. After talking to dozens of people especially aware that some people will gmail.com.
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A dangerous shortfall
Texas’ ADAP program comes “To those on the outside, it won’t make apy due to job loss or loss of insurance,
sense because it is all so complicated. But and we will exhaust all avenues, such as
up short, leaving HIV patients there is no reason for that $52 million pharmaceutical patient assistance pro-
in a lurch shortfall.” grams or even bridging the patient with
An “easy” result, Carlo said, would be samples, to ensure this does not hap-
TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor a patient expecting to receive their medi- pen.”
nash@dallasvoice.com cation as usual and then suddenly being Dunnet added, “On the front end, we
told they are no longer eligible for the work with patients through our adher-
n unexpected budget program. If that happens, he said, “the ence programs to help build a safety net
shortfall announced in clock is ticking” as the service organiza- of medication to plan for the unexpect-
December by the Texas tion has to go back through its records ed.”
Department of State and send in paperwork all over again, Carlo said that a “late-breaking report”
Health Services has trying to get the patient re-qualified for on Wednesday, March 10, indicated that
left some Texas ADAP or for some other assistance pro- funds from the federal COVID relief bill
HIV patients in a gram before they run out of their medi- approved earlier that day by Congress
precarious posi- cations. could be directed to allow DSHS to “bail
tion, faced with the possibility of getting “It could result in a significant delay in out” ADAP.
their medications late — or not at all. Dr. John Carlo them getting their prescriptions refilled. There is also talk about revamping
The Texas HIV Medication Program, The problem there is that ADAP won’t the process by which ADAP operates in
operated through DSHS, is the official “I don’t think we really know what dispense more than a month’s supply at Texas. Instead of buying drugs directly,
AIDS Drug Assistance for the state. It happened,” Carlo said. “We had heard a time, and staying on schedule is an ab- the system would support the patient in
also operates the Texas HIV State Phar- there were unexpectedly higher num- solute necessity. You cannot miss doses. going on a marketplace plan and subsi-
maceutical Assistance Program, which bers of people [enrolling in the program] Even if you can get them re-qualified, it dizing an insurance policy for the patient
helps those who are HIV-positive who due to economic losses, people who lost means that they have to make a second that would cover other aspects of their
don’t qualify for the full extra help with their jobs and their insurance because of trip to the pharmacy, and that can be a health care, not just their HIV medica-
out-of-pocket costs associated with their COVID-19.” real hardship for some people. tions.
health care. Still, he said, “some of these losses “It’s really risky to make people have While that would have its advantages,
Over the December holiday season, didn’t make sense to me,” Carlo said, to jump through a bunch of hoops,” Car- it would have drawbacks, too. “It would
DSHS announced it was changing the because of the complicated processes in- lo said. “We don’t want to have more be beneficial in that the patient would
eligibility requirements for THMP and volved that involve pharmacies, service roadblocks around this. We have to make have insurance coverage. But at the same
ADAP, “effectively eliminating thou- organizations and the state, each with it accessible as possible.” time, “I worry that people won’t stay in-
sands of previously eligible Texans liv- their own role to play. That is if the patient can get re-quali- sured, and if they lose their insurance,
ing with HIV from its program,” accord- “The system has been stable, and over fied for ADAP or another assistance pro- they have nothing.”
ing to a press release from Prism Health the last five years they have been run- gram. Worst-case scenario: The patient While a bailout of ADAP and chang-
North Texas. “At this moment, the ADAP ning with a sort of budgetary surplus. can’t qualify for assistance at all. ing the system could help in the long
program is unable to support all partici- … They have been very comfortable Lauren Dunnet with North Texas In- term, in the short term patients remain at
pants currently enrolled in the program, in terms of their ability to dispense the fectious Disease Consultants said that risk, and it doesn’t answer “the question
leaving a deficit of $52 million.” medications. Then all of a sudden it just a large part of the problem is that the of how this shortfall happened in the
The shortfall came as a surprise to stopped,” Carlo continued. “They said COVID-19 pandemic “has taxed an al- first place,” Carlo said. “I am concerned
many because there had been no hint some of it was because of the costs relat- ready fragile healthcare system here in that the right decisions were not made at
earlier that there was a problem, ac- ed to single tablet a day regimens. But the United States.” NTIDC, though, is some point, or that there was some bad
cording to Dr. John Carlo, CEO at Prism those are not new. We’ve been following determined that “no patient should have planning. We are still in the dark about
Health. those regimens for years. to miss doses of their anti-retroviral ther- what really happened.” █
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threat
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(again)
David Taffet Senior Staff Writer 125 █
How they, espe- safety out the period of desired eligibility.
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cially the girls, during So, how’d we do after those changes?
Contributors: Chris Azzopardi, Gary Bellomy, Jenny Block,
J. Denton Bricker, Joey Cassiano, Jesus Chairez, Alicia Chang, needed to be pregnan- • Rio: 2016: Zero
D’Anne Witowski, Lawrence Ferber, Hardy Haberman, “protected” from cy. But • Pyeong Chang 2018: Zero
Scott Huffman, Lisa Keen, Mark Lowry, Steven Monacelli, predators? And how, apparently, the best nope. No We’ve seen eight Olympic Games
Cassie Nova, Josh Robbins, Mikey Rox, Howard Lewis Russell, way to do that was to ban transgender concern where trans athletes were eligible to
James Russell, Terri Schlichenmeyer, Leslie McMurray,
Mathew Shaw, Brandi Amara Skyy, Mark Stokes, Jef Tingley,
women from public restrooms? there. compete, and trans athletes have won
Casey Williams Never mind that this wasn’t actually a How about continued sex discrimi- zero medals. Ever.
problem then, any more than it is now. nation and social injustice. No, not that Deep down inside, I think there isn’t as
advertising This was so “important” that it merited either. much worry about us competing as there
Chad Mantooth Advertising Director 131 █
Stephen Mobley MarketPlace Sales 123 █ a special session of the Texas Legislature. What about pay equity? Ask the U.S.A. is us about us “winning.”
National Advertising Representative Thank goodness more than 3,000 Texas Women’s Soccer team — you know, the But you knew that this bullshit has
Rivendell Media Inc. 908-232-2021 businesses rallied to sanity’s defense and U.S.A. soccer team that wins World Cup nothing to do with actually “protecting
art discouraged passage of this damaging
— yet potentially hilarious — piece of
titles? The one where women are often
paid half or less of what their male coun-
women’s sports,” right?
It actually has everything to do with
Kevin Thomas Art Director █
119
legislation from passing. terparts earn, even when the men don’t once again violating the rights of trans
multimedia It’s been four years since the last men- win championships? No? people or, worse, legislating us out of
Stephen Mobley Social Media Director █
123
Brian Kennedy Video Producer tion of this, and what’s happened? Noth- Well what, then, is this big threat to existence.
Israel Luna Video Producer/DVtv host ing. Trans people still use the bathroom women’s athletics? The Minnesota Legislature is consid-
Brad Pritchett DVtv Host without assaulting anyone, and kids are Trans women. ering a bill that would make it a crime
Brandi Amara Skyy DVtv Host still in peril — mostly from their parents. Yep. The same demonized, margin- for a trans female to even try out for a
Regina Lyn DVtv Host
There was an Amber Alert sent out on alized group of people who have done girls team. There haven’t been problems
circulation Wednesday, March 3, about a 10-year- nothing to deserve the vitriol aimed at in Minnesota that I’m aware of, but there
Linda Depriter Circulation Director 120 █
old girl in Carrollton who was thought to them are evidently causing such a prob- is a Christian law firm called the ADF —
founders have been taken by her father. Her moth- lem in women’s sports that it must be Alliance Defending Freedom — which is
Robert Moore Don Ritz
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er was found dead earlier that morning. dealt with. Again. also known as a hate group by the SPLC.
affiliations/memberships So yes, kids are still in peril, just not According to a notoriously unreliable ADF is drafting these ridiculous bills and
Associated Press - Associate Member from trans people. But the legislature has source — former President Trump — re- emailing them to right-wing legislators
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association moved on. cords are being smashed by trans ath- in hope they will get passed, or even just
Certified LGBT Business Enterprise (In case anyone cares, the little girl was letes. Only no, they aren’t. discussed, because even that discussion
Founding Member - North Texas LGBT Chamber
Founding Member - National LGBT Media Association
found safe, and her dad was taken into Check the medal stands at the Olym- can be damaging to the trans communi-
custody.) pics. How many trans women? Actually, ty. And those bills have absolutely zero
But now, right-wing nuts have some- zero. Ever. to do with defending anyone’s freedom.
thing else that urgently needs “protect- In 2003 the International Olympic More than 20 different states have
ing” at the expense of trans women: Committee arrived at the Stockholm had taken this boiler plate sent to them,
“women’s sports.” Consensus which laid down the guide- and they have run with it. The party of
What? lines for participation in Olympic sports. “small government” is worried about
None of these idiots gave two shits And here’s the tote board for trans what is in the pants of every female ath-
about women’s sports until now. OK, I Olympians: lete? That’s just creepy.
agree there are some things that are ur- • Athens in 2004: Total medals (any The final word goes to Layshia Clar-
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Super Queen
Plastique Tiara ready to first
stage
and what I’ve been able to incorporate
Dallas show since ‘Drag Race’ from all over the world into my perfor-
mances.”
RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer He adds that drag has changed his
richlopezwrites@gmail.com life — especially since he was on the
award-winning reality show. “I’m very
T
his weekend, Plastique Tiara is proud of myself,” he proclaimed.
part of a super team that intends Additionally, he’s just happy to be
to turn this already-shitty year onstage again, which meant time spent
into a fabulous one. The drag queen preparing for this months-long tour that
is part of the roster of “Drive ’N Drag began in February and runs through
Saves 2021” — along with RuPaul’s April.
Drag Race alum Asia O’Hara of Dallas, “So I’m basically not eating to get
Naomi Smalls, season seven winner ready [laughs],” he said. “But seriously,
Violet Chachki and headliner Bianca I had to get new choreography and new
Del Rio, the season six champion — outfits for me and the dancers. I put in
that comes to save the day on March 12 all the theatrics I could think of.”
and 13. For Nguyen, and perhaps the other
Drive ’N Drag Saves 2021 Not bad queens, this tour has some additional
7 and 9:30 p.m., March 12 and 13 for 23-year- meaning: New year, new president, new
Irving Mall, 3880 Irving Mall old Dallas vaccinations have maybe allowed for
$75 general admission native Duc some hope, and the queens want to add
vossevents.com/drive-n-drag
Tran Nguy- to that.
en, who credits the Rose Room as an “It feels like the stakes of this tour
early step in her blossoming drag career. are higher than normal. We all have not
“I had my start at Station 4, and it performed in so long. Drag is still here,
is still the best stage I performed at, especially for the fans,” Nguyen said.
club-wise,” Nguyen said by phone from Being at home had some pluses for
California. “That’s where I got my start. Nguyen. He admitted that it was nice
They were always kind and amazing. to have a break after barely being at his
Cassie [Nova, Rose Room show direc- home for a whole year. It was good —
tor] was the first queen to book me. until it wasn’t.
“I have very heartfelt warm feelings Ultimately, he said, he got the pan-
when I think about the place.” demic blues.
Nguyen’s roots run deep in Dallas as “I found myself stuck at home doing
well as with Drag Race. nothing. The excitement, the audiences
Plastique’s drag mother is Dallas drag were gone. So that just fueled my fire to
star Alyssa Edwards (from Season Five do and be better for this show.”
of Drag Race and the second Drag Race And Nguyen knows he has to step it
All Stars), and she shares the Haus of a theater,” Nguyen said. “My show now formed in Dallas in about two or three up for this particular Dallas audience:
Edwards with Shangela, Laganja Es- is something I do for people to see. I’ll years. I’m very excited and very grateful “Dallas drag is so good, and it’s the city
tranja, Gia Gunn and Vivienne Pinay, all look at the cars and the people, but ide- for Dallas fans to see how I have grown I’m from!” █
who have competed on the show. ally, I’ll look at the lights. But I try not
After a disastrous 2020, with 2021 not to squint because that’s not the prettiest
far behind, thanks to a certain pandem- thing.”
ic, Nguyen hasn’t been on stage all that Originally from Vietnam, Nguyen
much. Voss Events last did their Drive went to high school in Southlake and
’N Drag series in October but canceled has lived in Richardson and Deep
the holiday tour. Ellum. He relocated to Los Angeles
The promoters are giving it a shot in October. This upcoming show will
again with live shows this spring — al- be his first trip back home to perform
beit not your usual type of drag shows. since kicking off his career with Drag
Drive ’N Drag keeps the audience at Race Season 11, where he came in
their vehicles while the queens’ lip eighth.
syncs and death drops slay the stage. Nguyen declared that those who
So how does Plastique relate to her knew him in those early Dallas days will
audiences in this (for now) new normal? see an altogether different performer.
“With the exception of being in a club, “I am a completely different Plas-
I always perform for the lights. Like it’s tique,” he said. “Gosh, I haven’t per-
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Fashions from ‘Dynasty:’ Red velvet ball gown worn by Joan Collins; Dress and cape trimmed in
fox worn by Diahann Carroll, and dress and cape with fur hat worn by Joan Collins.
(David Taffet/Dallas Voice)
‘Dynasty’ set trends, to hawk her new fragrance, Passion,
but so did the Galleria and a British hair salon called Toni &
Guy opened its first U.S. location in the
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Galleria.
taffet@dallasvoice.com Now the Galleria has opened an
exhibit featuring actual gowns worn on
M
ore than a decade before we Dynasty, hairstyles created by Toni &
had Karen Walker and Jack Guy and a variety of hand bags, jewelry
on Will & Grace, we had Joan and other accessories from the 1980s.
Collins as Alexis Carrington and Al Cor- Among the designers represented in
ley as one of TV’s first out gay charac- the exhibit are Bob Mackie (who created
ters, Steven Carrington, on Dynasty. gowns for Carol Burnett and Cher), Val-
But Dynasty isn’t remembered as entino, Gianni Versace and Oscar de la
much for its pioneering place in LGBTQ Renta. Add in Yves St. Laurent, Halston,
history as it is for setting the trend in Emanuel Ungaro and Geoffrey Beene
fashion for the 1980s. No one would for a true display of Dallas elegance in
tangle with Linda Evans, Diahann the ’80s.
Carroll or Collins. They were bold and Other tastemakers on display are
brash and wore gowns festooned with fashions from Charlie’s Angels and a
major shoulder pads that accentuated sweatshirt from Michael Jackson’s 1984
their toughness. “Victory Tour.”
In Dallas in the 1980s, people were The exhibit features more than 50
moving north. Construction began to dresses from the period and is located
push the Tollway past LBJ, and the on the first floor in a former storefront
city’s new center of fashion — the Galle- toward the south end of the mall. Entry
ria mall — opened. is free. The exhibit is open noon-6
Among the fashions you’d find were p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (closed
those showcased each week on Dynas- Monday) and will remain on display
ty. Elizabeth Taylor stopped by once through April 3. █
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Gay magician Michael
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present his family-friendly
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show. 7 p.m. on Friday
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Tickets are $25, available
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FRI-SAT 03.12-13
Here they come to save the day! Bianca Del Rio and the super queens of
RuPaul’s Drag Race are bringing their mission to save the world from 2020
(and the first few months of 2021) to North Texas with Drive ’N Drag, a live
show with Jumbotron LED screens, a concert-quality light show, gourmet
food trucks and more, and featuring Asia O’Hara, Plastique Tiara, Aquaria, FRI 03.12
Kameron Michaels, Naomi Smalls, Violet Chachki and, of course, Bianca Teatro Dallas begins its three-part outdoor performance series, DESmodernidad, with CONTROL,
Del Rio. (Read our interview with Plastique Tiara in this week’s Dallas a short film depicting the Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas during the summer of 2020. The
Voice, and pick up your copy at the show.) 7 p.m. both nights at Irving screening will be followed by a percussive electronica performance by HDAD, and Elaine’s Jamaican
Mall, 3880 Irving Mall. For information and tickets visit Facebook.com/ Kitchen will provide refreshments. 8 p.m. at Ash Studios, 3203 Ash Lane; tickets and information at
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Cassie Nova
Vaccinations and foreign films
Hi all. How tha’ hell have ya been? Did
you get your shot? Your Fauchi ouchie? Are
you vaccinated yet?
That seems to be all anyone can talk
about lately. I know I was obsessively check-
ing my email, waiting for my turn to come
up. Luckily, I got my first one the other day,
and I exhaled a years’ worth of pent-up “OH
GOD! If I get it Ima die!” anxiety. Thank you
to CVS for making the vaccination happen
for me.
Back in early January, I signed up myself
and my husband the same day in every
county I could think of. Tarrant County con-
tacted him weeks ago to get his shot, and
I just waited patiently. So, when I saw that
CVS was taking appointments, I jumped on
it and got in.
I swear it felt like I had won the lottery.
I’ve only had the first shot, but I have had
no side effects at all; my arm wasn’t even
sore. I hope the same goes for the second
shot — which CVS scheduled along with the
first dose. I had to wait in line for a little over
an hour, but the time went by quickly since
I was able to shop and surf the interwebs.
(What did we do before smart phones? Talk
to each other? Gross! No thank you!)
And before any of you keyboard police
ask how I got the shot because I am clearly
not 65 or older, I say to you: Mind your own
business! At this point, even if I weren’t eli-
gible for the shot, I’d probably lie just to get
the shot. My pre-existing condition is Greg
Abbott opening everything and dropping the
know that now thanks to subtitles. great foreign films, send me your list. I take none of your fucking business.
mask mandate. There is your pre-existing
Okay so back to my Korean movie worm- my movie watching very seriously. I do not Oooh sorry; I went a little dark there.
condition. We need a vaccination against
hole. We watched what is possibly one of look at my phone during movies. If I ever find Anywho … Remember to always love more,
stupidity.
the best action movies ever made, Train to myself looking at my phone, then the movie bitch less and be fabulous. XOXO, Cassie
Y’all, I have recently been on a Kore-
Busan. It is awesome. Yes, it is a zombie must really suck. It is a huge pet peeve of Nova
an movie kick. We as Americans are so
movie, but it has some of the best acting mine, and it annoys me knowing that people
stubborn and think that if the movie is not in
from a child that I have ever seen. The movie out there are only half-ass watching great
English, then we have no time for it. Bullshit.
There are some amazing movies made in
is a rollercoaster. Plus, y’all know fast zom- television shows or movies. this week’s solution
bies are my biggest fear next to sharks and I know; I’m stupid.
other countries; some are dubbed over in
doing taxes. But that ending … that ending! You know, one of the hardest lessons I
English, but most are subtitled. I don’t mind
I came awfully close to full on bawling. It is have ever had to learn was that not everyone
subtitles. As a matter of fact, I keep subtitles
just so good. is going to like what you like. You know how
on most movies I watch — partially from
Train to Busan led us to watch the sequel, — when you find something that you fall in
a lifetime of working in loud ass clubs and
Peninsula. It was okay but nowhere near as love with, a musical, movie, song or book —
partially for my own comprehension.
good as its predecessor. Peninsula led me and you want your friends to fall in love with
I absolutely loved all of the Lord of the
to The Host. It’s about a creature that comes it, too? But then you end up being the only
Rings/Hobbit movies, but I understood so
from a chemical-tainted river and attacks one obsessed with it, and you kinda get sad
many subtleties of the films with the subtitles
people. It is funny, suspenseful, weird and that you are on this love island by yourself.
on. Those fucking names of characters and
heartfelt — great special effects, great acting Then one day someone randomly mentions
places can be a little much if you haven’t
and a lot of fun to watch. something you love, and you have an instant
read the books — not to mention all of the
The Host led me to Parasite. Yes, I am late connection with them. I love that.
times some actor has whispered a line for
to the party on this one. It won best picture I absolutely hate — I mean HATE — when
dramatic effect, or the music and sound
last year. It is so well-made and just a really someone poo-poos on something you love. I
were so loud that I missed what they were
good movie. Next on the list is one my friend fucking hate when someone will act like you
saying.
Brandon told me about, The Taxi Driver. I’m are trash for liking Whataburger over In and
Remember the Never-ending Story?
so excited. It feels like I have suddenly found Out. Or when they say, “Oh my God, you still
The scene where Bastian has to give the
an entire new bunch of movies to watch! watch The Walking Dead?” Like it is the sad-
Childlike Empress a name at the end of the
With this lull in American movies being dest news they have ever heard. I don’t care
story? I was an adult before I knew what
name he gave her. He shouted it, and I didn’t
released because of COVID, I feel I don’t if you like My Little Pony, Pokemon, comic █ browse █ submit
have to limit my movie watching to subpar books, Dungeon & Dragons or whatever. You
understand what the hell he said, and as a For a more complete Community To submit an item for inclusion in
crap movies. do you! Like what you like unashamed. Quit
kid I felt too stupid to ask anyone what he Calendar online, visit the Community Calendar, visit
If you have any other suggestions on really shaming people for liking what they like; it is
said. By the way, it was Moon-Child. I only Tinyurl.com/dvevents. Tinyurl.com/dvevents.
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