This Michigan Playwright Has Some Important Things to Say About Race, Queerness, God and Tupac. He’s Finally Saying Them.
Emilio Rodriguez thought nothing of it when he handed a cache of unproduced scripts to an Ann Arbor artistic director four years ago. Rodriguez isn’t new to Michigan’s theater scene...
J. Santino’s New Single ‘Gemini’ a Catchy Nod to Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’
Detroit-based pop sensation J. Santino is back with a new single. “Gemini,” a self-penned tune. Santino announced the release on TikTok. Santino, 23, said he wrote “Gemini” as a release....
Lil Nas X to Kick Off Tour in Detroit, Snubs Texas
The one and only Lil Nas X has announced his first tour. The “Long Live Montero” tour will kick off Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Detroit at The Fillmore. Tickets are...
Meet Reginald Hawkins: Wayne State Student By Day, Pop Artist By Night
Ferndale Pride performer and Detroit-based Reginald Hawkins is living a double life. By day, they’re a college student worrying about a looming lab deadline. By night, they’re becoming a pop and...
Queer Things to Do: Rock Out With Melissa Etheridge, Attend Queer Prom, Get Immersed in Van Gogh
There are two types of summer babies: those who live to soak up the sun and those who do all they can to escape the heat. Whichever camp you’re in,...
Queer Things To Do: See a (Very) Gay Play, Build a Sex Room, Attend a Gender Embodiment Workshop
Ah, summer. So hot. So fast. Before you can blink, we’ll be cruising right into fall. For now, there’s plenty of time to dive into one (or all) of these...
Pop That Cork! The Ringwald Theatre’s First Season at Affirmations Just Might Be Their Queerest Yet
The Ringwald Theatre has announced its much-anticipated 2021-2022 season, the first in their new performance space at Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center. While the physical location of the theater has changed,...
The State of Local Theater Amidst COVID-19
While it will be impossible to tell the full impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the arts until it is over, it has been almost a year since most...
Michigan Opera Theatre Reconfigures Seating, Gears Up to Host Live Shows
As novel coronavirus pandemic restrictions are becoming something of a new normal around the state, venues like Michigan Opera Theatre are having to make do with virtual performances and online...
Out NFL Bisexual Ryan Russell Just Wants to Play
LOS ANGELES — It was a long two days. NFL free agent Ryan Russell came out twice in a personal column on ESPN on Aug. 29 and during the subsequent whirlwind...
Out of ‘The OutField’
More than 10 years ago, I wrote my first “OutField” column. The goal was to offer a mix of stories: national events and trends; profiles of athletes, from high profile...
The OutField: It’s a Big LGBT Sports World Out There
In the beginning, there was nothing. If you were an LGBT athlete, coach or fan, you were on your own. You had no idea there were others like you anywhere...