The Bi Wonkette
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Christian Nationalists - they're not just after queers anymore But then, they never were... Remember the Pledge of Allegiance? Some day soon, if we're not all really careful and vote Democratic, [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Christian Nationalists - they're not just after queers anymore But then, they never were... Remember the Pledge of Allegiance? Some day soon, if we're not all really careful and vote Democratic, [...]
By Leslie Robinson A museum in Norway is teaching people about gay birds and bees . . . and whales. The Oslo Natural History Museum offers documentation of homosexuality among dozens of creatures in a [...]
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith A few weeks ago, I saw that Loren Cameron, a transman, author, and photographer, was producing a new project focussing on gay and bisexual FTMs. In hearing about it - once [...]
I had many dress code changes during my young gay life. Box-toed loafers, peg pants, flair-collar Mr. B shirts - copied from black singer Billy Eckstein - and narrow knit ties were "hip" in high [...]
By John Corvino The recent scandal involving Rep. Mark Foley sending sexually explicit text messages to 16- and 17-year-old former congressional pages has resurrected the ugly stereotype of gays as pedophiles. I am no longer [...]
Q: I'm pissed. Ever since the Mark Foley news came out, people in my family have been asking if I've hooked up with any 16-year-olds lately. I don't know whether to be mad at Mark [...]
By Jim Provenzano If you're looking for an example of a driven and motivated athlete, look no further than Juliet Draper. Already the second-highest ranked female competitor in the United States, Draper is aiming to [...]
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Fall Behind the Scenes tours include "Staff Life on the Estate," "The Secrets Behind the Paintings" and "Cotswold Architecture." Open Tue.-Sun. $10 fee applies to these tours; reservations [...]
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Antony and Cleopatra A tempestuous love affair tears two great leaders of ancient Rome and Egypt apart. UMS presents the Royal Shakespeare Company at Power Center, Ann Arbor. Performed in repertory Oct. 24-Nov. [...]
This is what several of us solemnly repeated, while solidarity clad in all black to symbolize the occasion, as we silently protested on what will now be the inaugural protest against what almost all who [...]
I am writing because of the fallout I am seeing in print aver the "departure" of two members of the Affirmations staff, not in judgment, rather as an "outside viewer." I spent 26 years in [...]
The anti-equality movement is working to prevent a Human Rights Ordinance from passing in the city of Ferndale. It is imperative that you take a stand and vote! Your vote does count. Your democracy is [...]
Dear Editor: As a white Detroiter who has spent my entire adult life in the city, I take exception to the rant of Terry Howcott ("Maladjusted bigotry is not a job description," Oct. 12-18) and [...]
By Robert Bethune PREVIEW: Royal Shakespeare Company 2006 A Festival of Shakespeare's Classics Ann Arbor is the only city in America to play host to "Antony & Cleopatra," "Julius Caesar" and "The Tempest" during the [...]
Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra 7 p.m. Oct. 29 (248)-645-2276 http://www.bbso.org A bass solo concerto performed on a historic instrument once owned by the composer will highlight the Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the season on [...]
REVIEW: 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck. Thu.-Sun., through Nov. 18. Tickets: $15. For information: 313-365-4948 or http://www.planetant.com After a couple of very entertaining seasons producing original comedies and works [...]
REVIEW: 'Frankenstein' Meadow Brook Theatre, on the campus of Oakland University, Rochester. Wed.-Sun., through Nov. 5. Tickets: $22-$38. For information: 248-377-3300 or http://www.mbtheatre.com There's nothing wrong with scientists being passionate about their work. But what [...]
Professional Theater News from Around Town: Water Works' Edward M. Nahhat honored by State Bar of Michigan BIRMINGHAM - The Arts, Communication, Entertainment and Sports Section of the State Bar of Michigan proudly announces that [...]
ANN ARBOR - Over the past two decades both avid and casual readers of Alison Bechdel's syndicated comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" have likely picked up the latest installment and asked themselves the [...]
DETROIT - Move over Louis Carroll, and make way for Michelle Brown. The longtime and well-respected community activist has added a new line item to her resume with the release of her children's story, "Jack [...]
Casey Stratton 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 The Intersection, Grand Rapids http://www.caseystratton.com Casey Stratton used to purchase a rental car when touring and turn the receipt into his record company. "Those days are over," says Stratton, [...]
"Pippin" Through Oct. 22 Wharton Center Tickets: $25-58 Online: http://www.whartoncenter.com Phone: 800-942-7866 EAST LANSING - The new production of "Pippin" by Stephen Schwartz, composer of "Wicked" and three-time Oscar-winner, will play through Oct. 22 at [...]
"Shortbus" Oct. 20 Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak http://www.shortbusthemovie.com When Paul Dawson blew himself in the sexually overt film "Shortbus," keeping an erection wasn't the hard part. Coming multiple times wasn't, either. "It was hard [...]
"Honey, I'm indestructible." Or so says Truman Capote, the subject of the new biopic "Infamous," early on in the film. But anyone who knows anything about the literary celebrity knows that it was the book [...]
By Lady Bunny In her first-ever gay press interview, Marie Antoinette star Kirsten Dunst gabs with drag's glamour gal Lady Bunny about men, myth and misogyny in 18th century France--and modern-day America. Mile-high coiffes, couture [...]
Introducing Bear, a very handsome 1-1/2-year-old shorthair tabby cat. His striking green eyes engage everyone he meets — and theyÕre sure to engage you. HeÕs a social fellow, making friends with everyone he meets. Cuddling [...]
An Evening with Kathy Griffin 8 p.m. Oct. 20 Eastern Michigan's Convocation Center Tickets: $35-$40 Online: http://www.emich.edu/convocation If there's one downfall to being a D-lister, it's getting hassled while waiting for a dip-top ice cream [...]
Kathy Griffin sounds off Somehow the saying, "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all," didn't bleed into Kathy Griffin's brain. That would explain a lot. Like the banning of Hollywood's [...]
By Cornelius Fortune and Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FERNDALE - Local activists staged numerous protests last week after two former employees at Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center said racism played a part in their departure. [...]
{ITAL 17th Annual HRC Gala Dinner 5:30 p.m. Oct. 21 The Royal Park Hotel, Rochester (800) 494-8497} An evening of music, fine dining and award presentations will attract nearly 500 community members to the Human [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LIVONIA - Because the interview is taking place over tea, Derek Smiertka begins by talking about tea. In under 10 minutes, he has explained how monkeys are used in China to [...]
Finally, Gary Glenn and I are in agreement about something. Well, sort of. In an Oct. 14 article in the Kalamazoo Gazette, Glenn, who was identified as "chairman of the Campaign for Michigan Families, a [...]
By Imani Williams DETROIT - The Between Sistahs conference on Black Women facing the challenges of HIV/AIDS took place Oct. 7 at Marygrove College. The conference was sponsored by AIDS Partnership Michigan, and YWCA Interim [...]
Law Supreme Court won't review Boy Scouts case WASHINGTON - A Boy Scouts sailing group that lost free use of a public boat slip because of the Scouts' discriminatory policies failed to persuade the Supreme [...]
ANN ARBOR - A workshop geared toward same-sex parents looking to improve their parenting skills will be at 3 p.m. Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 at WRAP Resource Center in Ann Arbor. "My personal goal [...]
Deb Price, an author and award-winning Detroit News columnist, spoke last week in Saginaw outlining her 10-year plan to repeal the state's gay marriage ban. About 70 people attended the talk at Saginaw Valley State [...]
By Imani Williams A two-day workshop focusing on social justice work took place Oct. 10-11 at the Leaven Center for Social Justice. The workshop and retreat, "Feeding Our Souls for Compassionate Social Justice Work," followed [...]
By Bob Roehr Gerry Studds, the first openly gay member of Congress, died at the age of 69 in Boston, on October 14. For 24 years, until he retired in 1997, he represented a district [...]
Lots of people juggle multiple roles in their lives. Roles as children, parents, workers, activists, teachers and students of life and of each other. Here at BTL we have two primary roles. The first, of [...]