2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1304+ words) It's always been a big dream of mine to connect people. So when I came out of a relationship last year and realized I didn't have a strong lesbian community, I decided to change that. I took over a 500-member…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (712+ words) Out in STL On most nights, game night at Hummel's is lowkey and familiar. You see all the tables joined together, the Uno cards worn soft at the edges, and someone inevitably accusing a friend of cheating. Hummel's might be…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (296+ words) Jeena Yi's Jesa, directed by Mei Ann Teo and now running at The Public Theater, is anchored by sharply observed characters but hampered by a structure that repeats more than it builds, stretches where it should tighten, and resolves with…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (270+ words) Public Charge, a new play by Julissa Reynoso and Michael J. Chepiga, directed by Doug Hughes at the Public Theater, arrives with strong material and a capable production. The staging is clear, the direction disciplined, and the acting consistently solid. It…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (770+ words) Tai Davis in the pages of Out In STL Through his pain, Myers urged people to seek help for depression, and to do what they must to maintain their mental health. Tai, too, was a mental health advocate. He played…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (522+ words) Dawn and Mel Hummel. With no social media and no cell phones, we relied on word of mouth and whatever gay literature we could find. We waited for the new month to see what events or establishments might open so…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) The new nonfiction debut by poet, critic and Washington University writing professor Eileen G'Sell, Lipstick, gets beyond the gloss. Through rigorous research and candid conversations with lipstick fans and haters alike, the book moves past what you've already read about…...