Dear Jody: On rich and unhappy
Everyone wants something now that I have money Q: I have had something happen to me that most people would feel grateful for, but for me, it is a nightmare. I inherited money from my [...]
The Dating Diet: Too big to go in here
By Anthony Paull "If you want to pee with the big boys, you better be able to move rocks with it." This is what a dear old friend once told me. So last month, having [...]
Creep of the Week: Larry Craig
You've got to give it to Larry Craig... er, wait. Let me rephrase that. You've got to hand it to Larry Craig... Shoot, that doesn't sound right either. Hmm... So, how 'bout that Larry Craig? [...]
Parting Glances: Three for Oscar pt.1
This is the story of Dorian Lavender, who has vanished from the party scene of music, stimulants, delightful sensuality, and is now -- so sad to say -- beyond the saving grace of friends and [...]
She/He Said this week
"Coming out is not a one-time happening, but involves a lifelong process of coming out over and over again at home, in school, at work and in the community. There are gays present in all [...]
It’s only right
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Viewpoint Due to concerns about a lack of votes, Democrats -- led by Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Nancy Pelosi of California -- made motions to separate protections specific to transgender [...]
Questioning queer fear of Hillary
By Mark Segal Mark My Words There's nothing I dislike more than a queer who hates women, and that is exactly what the flamboyant Andrew Sullivan seems to be. A senior editor at The Atlantic [...]
‘Pariah’ is no loser
Who do you become when you can't be yourself? This is the question director Dee Rees explores in the film "Pariah." Make no mistake: It doesn't offer a definitive answer. It's far too complex an [...]
Visionary choreographer draws from real life to explore intercultural gay relationships
By Judith Cookis Rubens BROOKLYN, N.Y. - If Christopher Williams moves even one audience member to seek out a deeper emotional connection after seeing his new work, he'll be satisfied. "I love the idea that [...]
Reel Pride Michigan: LGBT Film Festival
Into bears? Or do you dig the all-American boy look? Maybe an underage lesbian who joins Clits in Action? We won't advocate playing hookey, but there's a whole lotta flicks to choose from at the [...]
Almost like a ‘Rock’
'Rock Haven' 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak Reel Pride Film Festival B- If ever there was a way to conquer homosexuality, "Rock Haven" has it: Washing the hell out of it. [...]
Everyone’s a winner in ‘Spelling Bee’
One of the rituals of growing up - at least back when a certain cranky critic was young - was participating in the annual spelling bees held at most schools throughout America. While most of [...]
You don’t bring me flowers
Picture this: A young Asian girl purrs and struts before a video camera. She gyrates and poses seductively, running her manicured hands up and down her body. Are we at a strip club? A peep [...]
The Dating Diet: Too big to go in here
By Anthony Paull "If you want to pee with the big boys, you better be able to move rocks with it." This is what a dear old friend once told me. So last month, having [...]
Billy Masters: ‘Strange Bedfellows’
Oct. 11, 2007 "It was probably bad for my career. I ended up in an unfortunate crosshair position where I was in a relationship and (the media) mostly lied and inflated a bunch of salacious [...]
Book Marks
by Richard Labonte October 8, 2007 "Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life," by Elliot Tiber, with Tom Monte, Square One Publishers, 220 pages, $24.95 hardcover. At last: a [...]
Q Scopes: Don’t shop, Leo
By Jack Fertig October 11, 2007 Sun in Libra is clashing with Saturn and Venus in Virgo, so resist the impulse to offer good advice. If you can't wait until your clever insight is asked [...]
Dear Jody: On rich and unhappy
Everyone wants something now that I have money Q: I have had something happen to me that most people would feel grateful for, but for me, it is a nightmare. I inherited money from my [...]
Q Puzzle: Salon Winner
October 8, 2007 Across 1 McDermid's " ___ in the Blood" 5 Almodovar's mister 10 Adam, created by a woman named George 14 Is unlike Dorian Gray 15 Writer Dykewomon 16 "Brothers & Sisters" producer [...]
Disappointed in HRC
I'm deeply dissappointed in the position that HRC decided in regards that the transgender members of the LGB be left behind. Donna Rose, the only transgender member of HRC Board of Directors, has resigned because [...]
An open letter to HRC
Dear HRC: I waited. I waited until the anger and the hurt was past. I waited until the full descriptions of how and why had been said. I remembered. I remembered sitting in the audience [...]
Rally to bring attention to violence
FERNDALE - The Day of Rememberance planning committee along with MCCD, TransGender Michigan, Transgender Detroit and Affirmations Community Center are having an anti-transgender violence rally on Oct. 19th. This coincides with the Midwest Transgender youth [...]
Zerafa and Covey receive national endorsement
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund in Washington D.C. announced it has endorsed a dozen new candidates for races in 2007 and 2008 including two from Michigan. The Michigan endorsements are Thomas Zerafa for Mayor [...]
Butterfly Ball will raise funds to fight lung cancer
OAK PARK- Reservations are still available for the American Lung Association of Michigan's (ALAM) black tie fund raiser, The Butterfly Ball, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m. to midnight at the Detroit Marriott at [...]
Craig Loses in Court, Stays in Senate
by Bob Roehr Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) lost the attempt to withdraw his guilty plea to lewd conduct in June 11 Minneapolis airport restroom sex sting. He also has withdrawn his announcement to resign from [...]
Saying no to hate
by Todd A. Heywood Capitol Correspondent EAST LANSING -- About 100 students gathered at the Rock on the banks of the Red Cedar River Monday to say no to hate speech on MSU,Aeos campus. The [...]
Lansing Area Human Rights looks for new direction
Capitol Correspondent LANSING - At 66, Penny Gardner has done a lot. She has organized the lesbian community, served as a gubernatorial appointee, and completed her doctorate. Now she is heading up the Lansing Association [...]
Flint comes out strong
by BTL Staff FLINT - The OUT 'N ABOUT collaborative is coming out strong this month. With a bold mission dedicated to the advancement of civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgendered, queer, questioning, and intersexed [...]
House party for Peters campaign
OAKLAND - Gary Peters is running for U.S. Congress from the 9th congressional district in Oakland County. Peters is a long time ally of the LGBT community. On Oct. 21 you can meet Peters and [...]
Leaning toward justice
By Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Gay History Month Project October 2007 In the 1960s, while confronting segregation, discrimination, obstruction of voting rights and physical violence, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. often borrowed the words of another [...]
Trans leaders express outrage over HRC response to ENDA alterations
"A non-inclusive ENDA is not ENDA at all" Leaders in the trans community continue to lambaste the nation's largest lgbt organization for failing to decry a divided ENDA. While on their web site HRC has [...]
20 years after March on Washington we still must come out
It was a heady, historic day in October 1987 when close to a million people marched on the nation's capital demanding equal rights for LGBT people in America. For almost everyone, it was the largest [...]
Art & Around for the period Oct. 11-20
FALL ARTS FESTIVALS: Harvest Celebration Start an autumn day with the Third Annual Harvest Hustle 5K Run/Walk, followed by the Harvest Arts and Crafts and Flat River Antique Show, the Lowell Area Farmer's Market, a [...]
Sharp script, performances at Planet Ant
Since its initial publication in 1897, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" has served as the template upon which most modern-day vampire stories have been built. But what if the novel was based on a set of real [...]
Certifiable lunacy in Shakespeare-land
By Robert W. Bethune First of all, right off the top, there are some spoilers in what follows. Don't worry. There's a great deal more that remains quite perfectly unspoiled. Imagine the Rude Mechanicals from [...]
Play offers hope for peace
'My Name is Rachel Corrie' 8 p.m. Oct. 18-20, Oct. 25-27 2 p.m. Oct. 21 and Oct. 28. Peace Education Center, Lansing http://www.peaceedcenter.org LANSING - The Peace Education Center of Greater Lansing will anchor its [...]
Wharton Center announces new series
EAST LANSING - Wharton Center for Performing Arts is pleased to announce a unique new series - Christman Live At State Concerts. Sponsored in part by the Christman Company, a Lansing-based construction management company, Live [...]
Local playwright’s satire premieres on Baldwin Theatre’s 2nd Stage
'Working Stiffs' Oct. 12-21 Baldwin Theatre, Royal Oak www.stragecrafters.org ROYAL OAK - It's an ordinary day in the lives of some ordinary folks, such as the Sandman, Mother Nature, Life, Death, and Father Time. They're [...]
Theater Events for the period Oct. 11-20
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Annie Leapin' lizards! America's most beloved musical is back in its 30th anniversary tour. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19-20. $45-$55. 586-286-2222. http://www.macombcenter.com Betty Shamieh, One-Woman Show The [...]
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’: a production far more than skin deep
By Robert W. Bethune In Barton Bund's production of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Blackbird Theatre, a clock chimes. Time is passing, Big Daddy is dying. Brick is absorbing an [...]
ENDA out of committee
By Lisa Keen The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed a House committee today by a 27 to 21 vote, with four Republicans voting for it and four Democrats voting against it. The "No" votes among Democrats [...]
ENDA out of committee
By Lisa Keen The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed a House committee today by a 27 to 21 vote, with four Republicans voting for it and four Democrats voting against it. The "No" votes among Democrats [...]