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Michigan billionaire Elsa Prince singled out in fight against Prop. 8
by Jessica Carreras The fight to eliminate marriage equality in California rages on, and one of the largest donors? Michigan's own Elsa Prince. Prince donated $200,000 on Aug. 8 and $250,000 on Aug. 14 for [...]
Creep of the Week: Focus On the Family Action
Did you know when Barack Obama gets elected "porn will be available practically everywhere with no restrictions?" I didn't. That is, until I got schooled by Focus On the Family Action. "Porn for one and [...]
iPhone on Sarah’s steps
Parting Glances I'm really, really quite taken with my iPhone. As a person of refined tastes (few of which my retirement budget actually permits, however), it gives me modest pleasure when my unit, costing 300 [...]
Making the marriage case
by John Corvino I've been doing a lot of same-sex marriage debates lately, and thus interacting with opponents - not just my debate partner, but also audience members, some of whom will soon be voting [...]
Ellen fights California’s Prop 8
Billy Masters "I am so distressed about this election. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the new stories are about the election. All the commercials are for Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection. [...]
Kink to the rescue
If a cowboy is hanging with some leather daddies at Exotica 4, it's a triumph in Vena's eyes - and the start to solving larger social issues? "I always thought that if the rest of [...]
LaBelle rolls out reunion album
Hear Me Out LaBelle, "Back to Now" Even with modern brush strokes, the feisty soulful triad - Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendrix and Sarah Dash - is more back to then versus now, resuscitating the classic [...]
Gorefest or borefest?
Gay or straight, horror fans can agree on a couple of things. We like seeing severed heads bounce on the pavement like a basketball. And we never mind seeing zombies make out by munching on [...]
Sassy-Me Street
By Taras Berezowsky Even with yapping puppets, "Avenue Q" is no "Sesame Street." The Broadway musical, which opens Nov. 5 at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, is tailor-made for an adult audience. It explores a range of [...]
Bi, ‘L Word.’ Hi, future.
Leisha Hailey, the sweet-as-sugar actress on "The L Word," can pretty much do it all - act, play guitar, sing, sell breakfast food and be hot. She's also a journalist, albeit on a lesbian soap [...]
Now Playing
NEW THIS WEEK High School Musical 3: Senior Year Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and his girlfriend Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) are about to graduate from East High, but they've got conflicts. Troy doesn't know if [...]
“Rethink your premises, Capricorn!”
By Jack Fertig Horoscopes Mercury is aspecting most of the outer planets, triggering new ideas for opportunities (Jupiter) - tackling limits (Saturn), innovation (Uranus), competition (Eris), and inspiration (Neptune). Nurture those ideas for a few [...]
Cheering for Charity and Pride
By Dan Woog The Outfield Cheerleading developed in the early 20th century, when males began chanting at football games. During World War II, females took over - many men were in the military, while women [...]
“Frida’s Ayes”
Q Puzzle Across 1 Line of Rupert Everett 6 "A Boy Named Sue" writer Silverstein 10 The bottom line 14 Cara of "Fame" 15 Roz portrayer on "Frasier" 16 "The African Queen author 17 Mary, [...]
Tension grows over latest round of same-sex marriage ballots
By Lisa Keen Imagine being on an airplane that's making an emergency landing and watching, via the plane's seat-back television, as CNN broadcast the landing live. That's a little like what it feels like watching [...]
Gay couple arrested in Mexico for kissing and hugging
by Rex Wockner International News Two male U.S. citizens were arrested in Playa del Carmen, in Mexico's Quintana Roo state, for kissing and hugging in public, the Mexico City daily El Universal reported Oct. 22. [...]
Australian de facto couples who split to be treated as divorced
by Rex Wockner International News Australia's Senate passed a bill Oct. 16 to treat unmarried couples who break up the same as married couples who divorce. The measure, which was returned to the lower house [...]
Former UK soccer star cites 12 gay current players
by Rex Wockner International News Former UK professional soccer player Paul Elliott, who was the Scottish Player of the Year in 1990-1991, said Oct. 16 that he knows 12 current top players who are gay [...]
Haider’s male deputy says they had a relationship
by Rex Wockner International News The top deputy to the late Austrian rightist leader Joerg Haider created speculation Oct. 22 that he and Haider had been lovers. Haider crashed his car and died Oct. 11 [...]
Jerusalem gay center in financial crisis
by Rex Wockner International News Jerusalem's GLBT community center, Jerusalem Open House, is in "financial crisis," the board of directors said in an open letter to the community Oct. 22. "As an organization that a [...]
UK to give lesbians equal access to fertility treatment
by Rex Wockner International News A controversial bill that passed Britain's House of Commons Oct. 22, authorizing stem-cell research that implants human cells into animal eggs creating human-animal hybrids, also cleared the way for lesbians [...]
Where the Presidential candidates stand
An analysis of the candidates' positions on issues of concern to the GLBT community Employment Non-Discrimination Barack Obama: * Supports ending employment discrimination against the entire GLBT community John McCain: * Cast a deciding vote [...]
Key race could go to Dems
OAKLAND COUNTY - One could hardly attend any LGBT event this past year without running into Gary Peters - at events hosted by Triangle Foundation, Affirmations, the HOPE Fund, Pride - he was everywhere, and [...]
Mayor, supporters urge Hamtramck residents to vote ‘yes’ on human rights ordinance
by Jessica Carreras In June, the Hamtramck City Council passed a human rights ordinance that prohibits discrimination in areas such as housing, employment and public services based on, among other things, sexual orientation and gender [...]
Michigan billionaire Elsa Prince singled out in fight against Prop. 8
by Jessica Carreras The fight to eliminate marriage equality in California rages on, and one of the largest donors? Michigan's own Elsa Prince. Prince donated $200,000 on Aug. 8 and $250,000 on Aug. 14 for [...]
Local LGBT leaders voice support of Michigan proposals
by Jessica Carreras On Nov. 4, amidst the slew of local, state and national elections, Michigan voters will also be casting their votes on two controversial proposals. The first, Proposal 1, would legalize the growth [...]
HARC to bring NAMES Project quilt to Jackson
by Jessica Carreras On Nov. 6-9, the HIV/AIDS Resource Center of Jackson, in conjunction with other community organizations, will host a display of four sections of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. The quilt will [...]
Election volunteers needed on Nov. 4
This election, do more than just vote - volunteer! People from all backgrounds and all areas are needed to help monitor the polls on Nov. 4 to ensure election integrity. Be trained as a poll [...]
Looking forward: What will Nov. 4 change?
We can't predict the future. We can read polls. We can listen to political commentators. We can talk up Obama's spine-chilling speeches and talk down about Sarah Palin's off-the-script wardrobe freak outs. We can watch [...]
A force more powerful than geeks & nerds
It's no secret that local playwright Joseph Zettelmaier is one of the industry's rising young stars. An adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University and prolific author, two of Zettelmaier's efforts have already been nominated for [...]
Purple Rose revisits favorite ‘Apartment’
By D. A. Blackburn "Apartment 3A" may be the "nicest apartment in the building," but it's certainly not the most desirable property in town. One of 12 plays written by Jeff Daniels for The Purple [...]
Hamenstern & Guildenlet, dead or alive, pt.1
By Robert Bethune The moment I walked into the Hilberry for their current production of "Hamlet," the set hit me. Jeffrey Strange's Elsinore is beautifully worked stone in a forbidding mass of arches, levels, stairs [...]
Key race could go to Dems
OAKLAND COUNTY - One could hardly attend any LGBT event this past year without running into Gary Peters - at events hosted by Triangle Foundation, Affirmations, the HOPE Fund, Pride - he was everywhere, and [...]
Local LGBT leaders voice support of Michigan proposals
by Jessica Carreras On Nov. 4, amidst the slew of local, state and national elections, Michigan voters will also be casting their votes on two controversial proposals. The first, Proposal 1, would legalize the growth [...]
Hamtramck ordinance fails, supports vow comeback
By Jessica Carreras While good news continues to come in nationally, bad news hit the city of Hamtramck tonight as the results for the human rights ordinance were released. According to city councilmember Scott Klein, [...]
California ain’t over yet
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service California's landmark victory enabling same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses is teetering on the brink of extinction, but - with 96 percent of precincts reported in as of 1:40 [...]