Dallas Voice

Jan 16, 2025 | editorandpublisher.com | Dallas Voice

Dallas Voice, the premier media source for the LGBTQ community in North Texas, proudly announces the promotion of Chad Mantooth to the role of associate publisher. Mantooth, who has served as the advertising director since 2018, has been a driving force in the company's continued growth and community impact. His leadership has strengthened partnerships with local businesses and organizations, ensuring that Dallas Voice remains a trusted platform for LGBTQ voices and issues.

Oct 5, 2023 | outsfl.com | David Taffet |Dallas Voice

When George Harris and Jack Evans became the first couple to legally marry in Dallas County, they had already been together 54 years. That day in 2015, Dallas was the largest metropolitan area in the country to gain marriage equality, and a photo of the couple applying for their marriage license in the County Records Building was printed in newspapers around the world.

Sep 15, 2023 | sgn.org | Sean Hamilton |Dallas Voice

Part 2: What happened when I traveled to Mexico with my FTM son for his gender-affirming surgery It's January 2023. My son (FTM) sends me a text, just an aside in the middle of a conversation about movies or philosophy or something: "Also!! Top surgery on June 27th."I open my calendar to start making plans. It's something he's been working on for more than a year.

Sep 15, 2023 | sgn.org | Sean Hamilton |Dallas Voice

Part 1: The how-to My son (FTM) has been transitioning for several years and completely passes as male. His hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatments started before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Republicans scared off or shut down a lot of gender-affirming clinics and have continued in the gray area, in which they can continue treatment but not take on new patients.

Sep 11, 2023 | outsfl.com | Sean Hamilton |Dallas Voice

It’s January, 2023. My son (FTM) sends me a text — just an aside in the middle of a conversation about movies or philosophy or something: “Also!! Top surgery on June 27.” I open my calendar to start making plans. It’s something he’s been working on for more than a year. We tried going through my insurance, and while the insurance promised to cover the procedure, we were unable to find anyone willing to do the procedure under insurance. They all wanted no insurance, payment in full up front.