Front page of the Montrose Star |
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| Type | Bi-Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | GLYP Media, LLC |
| Publisher | Laura Villagran |
| Founded | 1974 & 2009 |
| Circulation | 5,000 bi-weekly |
| ISSN | "2163-050X" "2163-050X" |
| Official website | montrose-star.com |
| Type | Bi-Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Houston Voice Media |
| Publisher | Justin Galloway & Steven Tilotta |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Circulation | 5,000 bi-weekly |
| ISSN | "2164-9243" "2164-9243" |
| Official website | www.pro-vo.info |
The Houston Voice originally known as the The Montrose Star was a bi-weekly newspaper published on alternating Wednesdays in Houston, Texas. A subsequent newspaper (not by the original owners) is now known as Montrose Star ISSN (2163-050X). The newspaper is targeted to the GLBT (Gay & Lesbian) community in southeast Texas as well as Austin and San Antonio.
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The Montrose Star is the oldest GLBT publication in Houston. The newspaper was started by GLBT Community activist Henry McClure in 1974 as the Montrose Star. The newspaper went through several incarnations and in the late 1970s the paper became the Houston Voice.[1] As the Houston Voice, the paper was a weekly publication through the 1980s and 1990s. It was purchased by Window Media, LLC, a national GLBT newspaper chain that also owned the Washington Blade. In 2009 Window Media shut down its operations and ceased publication of the Houston Voice.[2]
McClure who had no longer been with the Voice for sometime had started a new publication called The Montrose G.E.M. (Gay Entertainment Magazine), but when the Voice shut down McClure took back the former name of the Montrose Star and published under that name. In Fall of 2009, the publication was purchased by GLYP Media, publishers of the nationwide Gay Yellow Pages. It continues as a "gay entertainment" tabloid. In November 2011 members of the the Montrose Star broke off to revive the Houston Voice as the The Houston Progressive Voice (Print) ISSN 2164-9243 (Online) ISSN 2164-9251.[3]
The current Montrose Star is distributed throughout the Houston, Galveston, Austin & San Antonio areas, and covers GLBT arts, entertainment, music and a local southeast Texas gay bar and club guide.
The Houston Progressive Voice is a bi-weekly GLBT newspaper published every other Friday in Houston, Texas. The newspaper is also known as The Progressive Voice, Pro-Vo and Houston Voice. The newspaper is distributed in the Houston area. The newspaper runs as a non-profit.[4]