Trans community angered over Detroit News coverage of murder
DETROIT - A series of stories in The Detroit News has angered members of the trans community and has them calling for greater sensitivity from the mainstream media. The stories, which ran April 19-20, reported [...]
Dear Jody on Out of Sight Out of Mind
He only loves me when he's with me Q: I am writing you for advice as I am so confused and I'm not sure what I should do. Let me see if I can quickly [...]
Creep of the Week: Rep. Dennis Richardson
Okay, let's do a quick exercise in association. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear Virginia Tech shooting? If you said "gay rights" then you might be Oregon Rep. Dennis Richardson [...]
Tip o’ the Obligation!
Parting Glances It's been decades since I sat on a tiny stool at Primary Sunday School; but I do recall hearing there -- with a six-year-old's vivid, but untutored, imagination -- the Old Testament story [...]
Guatemalan gals won’t you come out tonight!
By R.J. Beaumia Even when they're greased up and naked with a boner while lying on a massage table, Republican men are still champions of laissez-faire economics. Deputy Secretary of State Randall L. Tobias abruptly [...]
The Gay Moralist: Wedding Bells
by John Corvino This past weekend I went to a big Italian wedding in New York. I grew up on Long Island, in a family where big Italian weddings are a staple. This one had [...]
Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra presents season-ending show
The Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra will finish their 32nd season "With a Not-So-Stiff Upper Lip" Pops Concert on May 6. Held at the Temple Beth El at the intersection of 14 Mile and Telegraph roads in [...]
80,000 expected at Birmingham Fine Art Festival
 Birmingham Fine Art Festival 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 12 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13 Shain Park, Birmingham BIRMINGHAM - With temperatures dipping and gray skies the norm, it is welcome news that spring and [...]
Carlile’s ‘Story’ shines
Brandi Carlile The Story A- Live 8 p.m. May 9 The Ark, Ann Arbor (Sold out) Once upon a time Brandi Carlile surged through to an onslaught of folk fanatics - courtesy of some doctors [...]
Fuzzy folkie
Catie Curtis' memory of Ann Arbor is fuzzy. The Boston-based folkie, who spent two years in the quaint town 14 years ago, blames being incoherent (in other words, totally wasted) when she sauntered into a [...]
Gay ‘Spider-Man’ artist sees new worldview for comics
By Cornelius A. Fortune Phil Jimenez, whose work as an artist on such critically praised projects as DC Comics' "Infinite Crisis," "Otherworld," and "Wonder Woman," was once a stand-in for actor Toby Maguire. Remember the [...]
Sixth Annual Free Comic Book Day trades for charity
By Cornelius A. Fortune Free Comic Book Day 10 a.m.-8 p.m. May 5 Green Brain Comics, Dearborn DEARBORN - This weekend, as Hollywood crosses its fingers for a huge box office return with "Spider-Man 3," [...]
Burn, baby, burn
By Jessica Carreras Have a few dollar bills lying around? Bring them to the Michigan International Women's Show at 7 p.m. May 4 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, where a dozen firemen from [...]
Gay darlings
Hellogoodbye have been causing quite a stir in the gay community lately. Their video for their New Order-meets-Daft Punk single "Here (In Your Arms)" was an immediate add on Logo, and interviews with band leader [...]
An ultra fly Spidey
By Cornelius A. Fortune "Spider-Man 3" is the first of a stream of blockbuster movies that will invade the theaters this summer, and is not only the best of the franchise, but stands as the [...]
Q Scopes: Doodle, Capricorn
by Jack Fertig April 30, 2007 Mercury aligned with the Sun in Taurus makes us stubbornly attached to our ideas. Both orbs clashing with Pluto bring those ideas under harsh scrutiny. Arguments are inevitable but [...]
The OutField: Cheering an End to Homophobia
by Dan Woog April 30, 2007 Pity the poor football player. In high school, he's The Man. Guys look up to him, girls want him, and he's got the world by the...you know. But, according [...]
Q Puzzle: Yep, I’m Gay
April 30, 2007 Across 1 Support Metropolitan Community Church, e.g. 6 Like a Badgley Mischka ensemble 10 " ___ Trip" (2002 gay-themed comedy) 14 Rehoboth Beach setting 15 Rock's partner 16 Shakespeare's Hathaway 17 New [...]
Pet of the Week: Sammie
Simply striking! Meet Sammie, a one-year-old Siamese mix kitty with the most beautiful markings and gorgeous blue eyes! This gal loves nothing more than playing with toys and her favorite folks! Once the day's play [...]
Thanks for Battle Cry coverage
I am deeply grateful that these two journalists are willing and so able to keep an eye on such events and report out into the world what is going on. You know that people of [...]
Liberation Day event highlights global warming, marijuana use
DETROIT - This year, the annual Liberation Day event is going all out. With 5,000 flyers and 600 posters hitting the streets, a dedicated Web site and a small army of volunteers to spread the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
by Bob Roehr The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA) was reintroduced in the House on April 24 after a hiatus of two years. It would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or [...]
Gay leaders converge in Philadelphia for National Memorial ceremony honoring gay rights pioneer Barbara Gittings
PHILADELPHIA - A national memorial ceremony honoring the gay rights pioneer, Barbara Gittings took place at Independence Hall on Saturday. Speakers at the memorial included directors of national LGBT organizations Joe Somonese, executive director of [...]
Fifth annual health fair a huge success
FERNDALE - The fifth annual Health Fair at Affirmations was a huge hit last Saturday. Sponsored by Project Healthy Living, the fair gave participants an opportunity to receive an array of free or very low [...]
International News
by Rex Wockner Former Singapore PM favors legalization of gay sex Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the nation's founding leader, suggested April 23 that if people are born gay, then gay sex should [...]
Leadership training for LGBT Issues
MIDLAND - This coming Saturday, PFLAG Tri-Cities will be sponsoring a leadership training on LGBT issues from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland, located at 6220 Jefferson Ave. You [...]
Michigan Equality expands board of directors
LANSING - Michigan Equality has expanded its Board of Directors by appointing 8 new members. Among the new members are Brandon Berry, a Constitutional Law Professor at Lansing's Cooley Law School; Toni Young from the [...]
Michigan Equality aims to educate, mobilize community about Domestic Partnership benefits
Capitol Correspondent LANSING - Michigan Equality, with partners the ACLU of Michigan and Triangle Foundation, are teaming up with a dozen local organizations to raise awareness about the recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling about [...]
OUTSpoken trainings turns stories Into tools for change
By Sarah Mieras GRAND RAPIDS - A national training aimed at changing the image of LGBT families one story at a time swept through Michigan last week. Notably the smallest of the trainings, nine people [...]
Learning to speak out
FERNDALE - Her name is Denise. She is a transgendered woman with three grown daughters, ranging in age from 21-25, from a heterosexual marriage before she began transitioning. Being and becoming who she is and [...]
Community gears up for second parent adoption lobby day
Capitol Correspondent LANSING - With their families under attack, many LBGT and ally families are telling the state legislature, "enough is enough." At the CARES Second Parent Adoption Lobby Day, held May 1, dozens of [...]
Victories in the states
By Lisa Keen Gay civil rights activists scored two major victories in the states last week, passing non-discrimination legislation in Iowa and a civil unions bill in New Hampshire. Iowa Governor Chet Culver, a Democrat [...]
Trans community angered over Detroit News coverage of murder
DETROIT - A series of stories in The Detroit News has angered members of the trans community and has them calling for greater sensitivity from the mainstream media. The stories, which ran April 19-20, reported [...]
No ‘gay exception’
By Lisa Keen WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the appeal of an ex-lesbian who had hoped to pit Vermont and Virginia's disparate laws on gay relationships against each other. [...]
It’s time for Michigan to turn back bigotry
Despite the constant drumbeat of bigotry and small minded meanness from Gary Glenn of the Amernican Family Association and his small band of vocal groupies, LGBT organizers, allies and activists across the state have been [...]
Art & Around for the period May 3-12
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
A memorable season finale at Meadow Brook
They sure don't make music like THAT anymore - and by "that" I mean music that defined a nation. Sure, rock and hip hop have played major roles in shaping our culture, but it was [...]
‘Wonder of the World’ lacks awe, laughs
By D. A. Blackburn In his program notes, director Kevin Young calls his production of "Wonder of the World" the "red-headed step-child" of Breathe Art's 2006/2007 season. While his intent seems to be to declare [...]
Theater Events for the period May 3-12
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: The Abduction from the Seraglio To celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday, MOT stages this classic romantic drama for the very first time. Michigan Opera Theatre at the Detroit Opera House, Detroit. May 12, 13, [...]
Community gears up for second parent adoption lobby day
Capitol Correspondent LANSING - With their families under attack, many LBGT and ally families are telling the state legislature, "enough is enough." At the CARES Second Parent Adoption Lobby Day, held May 1, dozens of [...]
Veto looms over hate crimes bill passage
By Lisa Keen WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a telephone press conference Thursday, following passage in the U.S. House of a bill to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the federal hate crimes law, Rep. [...]
MOT presents Mozart’s passionate ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio’
DETROIT - Michigan Opera Theatre continues its 2007 Spring Opera Season with the highly-anticipated company premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," May 12-19. The opera will be presented in English. The [...]
How to get tickets to “WICKED” at Wharton Center
EAST LANSING - Tickets to "WICKED,' "Broadway's biggest blockbuster," go on sale Friday, May 4 for a limited two week run (July 11 ? 22) at Wharton Center for Performing Arts. Due to the unprecedented [...]
Mosaic conjures infamous Red Dwarf at DIA
DETROIT - His sightings are few, but the disasters he sets in motion are legendary! This spring, Mosaic Youth Theatre will call forth Detroit's most notorious baddie, The Red Dwarf, in their new production, "City [...]
A2CT announces winners of playwriting contest
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre announces the winning entries from its 2007 playwriting contest. The contest drew 15 entries that were judged by area playwright and director Jan Radcliff. The top honors went [...]
‘Civic Does Cinema’ May 9-10
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre and the Firefly Club present a benefit show, "Steppin' Out 4: Civic Does Cinema" Wednesday and Thursday, May 9 and 10 at the Firefly Club, 207 S. Ashley [...]
Tickets on sale for Disney’s ‘High School Musical’
DETROIT - Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway in Detroit announced recently that tickets for the new touring stage version of the phenomenally popular Disney's "High School Musical" are now on sale. Detroit's most eagerly awaited [...]
Tickets on sale for Disney’s ‘High School Musical’
DETROIT - Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway in Detroit announced recently that tickets for the new touring stage version of the phenomenally popular Disney's "High School Musical" are now on sale. Detroit's most eagerly awaited [...]
UMS announces 129th season
CCO8 [no art] ANN ARBOR - The University Musical Society announces its 07/08 season, which runs from Friday, September 28 through Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The season features 57 performances of 47 events, ranging from [...]