Creep of the Week: Mitt Romney
For those of you who may have seen a Mitt Romney campaign ad on http://Gay.com, rest assured, it was a mistake. The New York Times reported last week that Team Mitt ads cropped up on [...]
For those of you who may have seen a Mitt Romney campaign ad on http://Gay.com, rest assured, it was a mistake. The New York Times reported last week that Team Mitt ads cropped up on [...]
TEPID SPRINGS (GA): SEXodus, an ex-gay outreach sponsored by It's Not A Choice Ministries and Moms Against Wide Stance Politicians, today announced it's expanding its reparative therapy (RT) programs to include one of America's long [...]
by Imani Williams Voices from an Urban Bush Sistah! I'd like to dedicate this month's column to mothers. Yes, I know its November and not May, but sometimes you just have to take a moment [...]
By R.J. Beaumia Viewpoint There is a trait endemic to all human beings that I call the "Pheewww!" reflex. It's not exactly schadenfreude, where you're glad when misfortune befalls some hypocrite or jerk, like when [...]
ANN ARBOR - The Eleventh Annual Evening of Sacred Song, a seasonal celebration of peace, community, and spirit, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Temple Beth Emeth/St. Clare's Episcopal Church on Packard [...]
"I met him in a hotel lobby in New York City and he came in just from the gym. I was sitting there and I was, like, wow. And I pretty much saw everything - [...]
By Michael H. Margolin DETROIT - "It's been a long six and one half years," Graham W. J. Beal, director, president and CEO of the Detroit Institute of Arts, told the audience of press that [...]
By Trevor Hoppe I can't deny it: I heart NYC. I took the weekend over Fall Break to spend a few days with my friends there, and generally distract myself from my graduate studies at [...]
: Beowulf In this motion-capture version of the classic tale, warrior Beowulf (voice of Ray Winstone, body of an anonymous underwear model) lives in a kingdom terrorized by the hideous giant monster Grendel (Crispin Glover). [...]
Something sealed the lesbian-dating deal for Tegan Quin: It was her identical twin, Sara. Save for music, the alt-rock duo - known for their quirky arrangements, ear-appealing melodies and crushes on chicks - hardly share [...]
By Richard Labonte "Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love, and Musical Theatre," by Seth Rudetsky. Alyson Books, 342 pages, $15.95 paper. For whatever genetic reason, many queer boys have an affinity for show tunes [...]
By Jack Fertig With Venus in a hard aspect to the Sun, sweetness and light take on proportions that can induce diabetes and sunburn. Venus is already strong in her own sign, Libra, while the [...]
by Bob Roehr The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there were 19 million new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the US in 2006, a modest increase from the previous year. Yet [...]
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By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE- Looking forward to pushing your way through crowds at the mall, only to spend too much money on that "perfect" gift that will soon be shoved in the closet and forgotten? [...]
First, in response to the Between the Lines editorial (November 15, 2007) titled "HRC abandons principles on ENDA": Good message! Many thanks! Second, inspired by that editorial, I wish to share with you the letter [...]
Shame on Rep. Barney Frank and the rest of congress who decided to vote on the non-inclusive ENDA bill.Shame on HRC who claims that they represent the whole TLGB community, but in reality they do [...]
Arcus matches national grant to support project DETROIT - The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has received two grants totaling $150,000 to launch an initiative focusing on racial equity issues within the LGBT community. The [...]
Capitol Correspondent The FBI has released the hate crimes statistics for 2006, and those statistics show an 8 percent increase nationally. Michigan reported 739 hate crimes during 2006. The majority of those reported crimes were [...]
The lights have dimmed. The golden curtain has descended. The musicians have gone. There will be no more Mimi. No more Aida. No more Turandot. Sadly, no more heartbroken Butterfly. Here then, the final brava! [...]
Capitol Correspondent Brett Masters of Charlotte, Michigan is off for a year of study at Oxford University thanks to the Rhodes Scholarship. Masters was one of 32 students selected from 750 applicants by the Rhodes [...]
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, DC - No increase in federal funding for AIDS programs is one of the many consequences of President Bush's Nov. 13 veto of the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. The $606 billion measure [...]
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, DC - They say that politics makes strange bedfellows, and that certainly is the case with the letter that the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force sent to the Senate Ethics [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen on the Trail EVALUATING LEADS: To watch or read most national discussions of the presidential horse race, Hillary Clinton is so many lengths ahead of the rest of her field, nobody [...]
by Rex Wockner Daughter: Raul Castro supports gays in the military Raul Castro, who is leading Cuba during his brother Fidel's lengthy illness, supports gays serving openly in the military, says his daughter, Mariela Castro [...]
Being gay, lesbian bisexual or transgender in today's world is to be at the center of social dialogue and political change. Each week the events, traumas, victories and latest news of our colorful, fun and [...]
HOLIDAY FAIRS/FESTIVALS: Art in the Village A holiday show and sale featuring original fine art by local artists and art demonstrations, plus shopping at the downtown Holiday Open House. Dec. 1-2 in the Old Town [...]
A grainy photo. An ex-girlfriend with an ax to grind. A Koran. A book about guns. And a porn magazine featuring a naked woman posing with a cow. Could such items be proof that an [...]
By D. A. Blackburn The Hilberry Theatre marched out an exceptional production of Neil Simon's quintessential coming-of-age tale "Biloxi Blues" last Friday night, and in the light of America's current military entanglements, the work has [...]
There's something to be said about consistency. Although it's often fun to throw a new ingredient into the mix to see how that affects the recipe, director Mark Levenson has wisely kept The Second City's [...]
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Back of the Throat A chilling tale that explores the tools our government uses to interrogate suspects. UDM Theatre Company at Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit. Fri.-Sun., through Dec. 2. $15. 313-993-3270. http://theatre.udmercy.edu/ The [...]
by Tana Michaels Community Profile SAGINAW - Leo Romo, 56, a Perceptions board member and activist, who won Triangle's Catalyst Award in 2004 "for being out in the community," is currently active in over ten [...]
The List Stumped? We asked the experts - local retailers and service providers - to tell us about their most unique, special items. So if you want to really surprise and please that special person [...]