Dear Friend,
Welcome to Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏, where we cover queer life in Texas.
I’m Olivia Messer, the editor-in-chief of The Barbed Wire, and I’d like to introduce you to our newest, glittering corner of the internet.
We’re cooking up in-the-moment cultural coverage of what’s happening both online and irl — like reviews of Khalid’s new album and dives into the history of gay cowboys. We won’t shy away from hardships — like when Libs of TikTok convinced Gov. Greg Abbott to threaten every city’s funding if they don’t erase rainbow crosswalks — but that’s only part of the narrative. Because to be queer in Texas is to be enraged, gleeful, desperately frustrated, emboldened by solidarity, sometimes scared for yourself and your friends, and other times grateful for a thoughtful, sparkling community.
We’ll be writing about the good, the bad, the joyful, and delivering it right to your inboxes every two weeks.
A special thanks to Kind Clinic and Texas Health Action for underwriting what will be our first sponsored vertical and our newsletter. All essays, reporting, and analysis will remain, as always, editorially independent.
So please enjoy, and if you do, buy our pride merch, become a member, or send us your absolute gayest Texas stories.
We’re thrilled to have you onboard this new Big & Bright era in Texas.
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