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The Dating Diet: My Life on the B-List
By Anthony Paull Lucky us, we've moved so quickly from Generation X to Generation Y that we haven't realized we've returned to the onset of the alphabet with Generation B. Yes, many of us, programmed [...]
Seig Heil der Gay Bund!
Greenwich Village...San Francisco...West Hollywood...Ferndale...the world! There's a scene in the film "Cabaret" where some Aryan, blond-haired German youths seated at an outdoor cafe, prompted by misguided jingoism, jump up and sing, "Tomorrow the world belongs [...]
Yes we can! Yes we did! Now, Yes we must!
At long last the campaigning is over, we've cast our votes and stand at the dawn of a new day, not just for our country and world politics, but in the evolution of human society. [...]
Creep of the Week: Maggie Gallagher
"Biology is destiny." In other words, if you have a penis you are destined to take apart clock radios and shoot squirrels with a BB gun and will want to have penis/vagina sex with your [...]
An eye for an eye won’t solve everything
When someone gets punched, the natural reaction is to punch back. In the past week, as anti-Proposition 8 protests and demonstrations and marches flanked the streets of San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, the [...]
Won’t you be her neighbor?
Talking cushions, a dancing flower, a singing can - and a lesbian host? Doesn't seem like a ubiquitous scenario for a kids show - and it isn't, considering the lack of LGBT family programming - [...]
Straight couple in a gay world
How ironic that Michael Emerson calls for a tamer world. As the is-he-bad-or-not antagonist in ABC's mind-game-playing "Lost" and in the very first "Saw" flick, the last thing you imagine the guy most know as [...]
‘Tru’-ly unloved
If the final aw-moments in "Tru Loved" were indeed true, California's deplorable Prop. 8 wouldn't have stood a chance in hell of passing. But, topped with a pretty pink bow, queer writer-director Stewart Wade's out-of-touch [...]
Dream world
Comtempo musical "Were the World Mine" doesn't need to hocus-pocus us with some mind-changing trickery; it's spellbinding from the get-go. Inflated from director Tom Gustafson's original short film "Fairies," Timothy (the delightful Tanner Cohen) is [...]
Crazy For Her
Think you're the biggest Madonna fan? You haven't met Daniel Lawing, Darrick Giguere or Devin Jones. For them - and countless other gays - Madonna's long-awaited homecoming at Ford Field will be one heckuva holiday. [...]
Kim Cattrall confirms ‘Sex’ sequel
Billy Masters "When someone said that about me, it made me laugh and I was quite proud of it. To have that kind of effect on so many different people around the world, I was [...]
The Dating Diet: My Life on the B-List
By Anthony Paull Lucky us, we've moved so quickly from Generation X to Generation Y that we haven't realized we've returned to the onset of the alphabet with Generation B. Yes, many of us, programmed [...]
“Get a checkup, Virgo!”
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes From Scorpio, the Sun is triggering those outer planets that have been hovering in mutual aspect. The sexual challenges are only half the fun. Watch out for bizarre egotistical outbursts. [...]
Giving thanks for gay sports stuff(ing)
By Dan Woog The OutField It seems like just yesterday we were watching the Olympics in Beijing. The day before, Barack and Hillary were duking it out for the Democratic nomination. A few hours earlier, [...]
“Newman’s Men”
Q Puzzle Across 1 Bessie of the blues 6 Mary had a little one 10 Straight, in a bar 14 Father, to Gloria Anzaldua 15 Foundation for Humanity name 16 Verb of Verlaine 17 No [...]
Wilderness-Based Youth Conference Offers Leadership Development for Transgender Youth and Allies
The organizers of this year's Midwest Trans Youth Conference (MTYC), and the 60-100 youth who plan to attend, are gearing up for this exciting second annual event, which promises a host of attractions and opportunities [...]
Radical gay group’s church protest questioned by community members
by Jessica Carreras Click the play button below to hear an interview with Andy from Bash Back! done by Todd Heywood. Bash Back's flier LANSING, Mich - While the apparent passage of Proposition [...]
Saginaw-Midland state house race rankles LGBT community
SAGINAW - A radical conservative group opposed to Democrat Garnet Lewis has raised the ire of the LGBT community with its airing of an ad focusing on her being an openly lesbian candidate. She ran [...]
Seeking community and understanding
By Jim Larkin FLINT - Vanessa Lynne understands only too well the confusion and doubt that many feel about those who are transgender. After all, she has struggled with it for all of her 44 [...]
Don’t ask, don’t tell, or don’t serve
by Jessica Carreras San Francisco-based director Johnny Symons has never served in the military. He's never fought in a war or received a metal or lost a limb - or a friend - in combat. [...]
Blankets for AIDS drives on in sixth year
by Jessica Carreras For the sixth year in a row, HIV/AIDS support organization Higher Ground is holding the Blankets for AIDS Drive. The two month-long drive, running from mid-October to Dec. 13, aims to provide [...]
Community member Stephanie Maxson to join clergy for MCC Detroit
This Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m., Stephanie Maxson will be ordained at the Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church at 2441 Pinecrest Ave. in Detroit. Maxson will become a member of the clergy at the Metropolitan [...]
Prop. 8: What you can do
Angry about Proposition 8? You don't have to go to California to show how you feel. Here's a look at some of the protests, gatherings and petition signings you can participate in to become a [...]
Kate Runyon to take over Equality Maryland
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Equality Maryland announced on Tuesday the appointment of Kate Runyon as its new executive director. Runyon was chosen by the Board of Directors following an extensive national search. She comes to [...]
Michigan events in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
by Jessica Carreras On Nov. 28, 1998, transgender woman Rita Hester was murdered. The event sparked a San Francisco-based day of remembrance in her honor the next year. Since then, the day has grown to [...]
Transgender woman murdered, police beating caught on tape
{MEMPHIS, Tenn. - } A transgender woman who was in the process of suing the city for police brutality, was found murdered in an alley Sunday night. Duanna Johnson was found shot to death in [...]
Prop 8 fallout
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service In the days since 52 percent of California voters apparently passed an amendment to their state constitution to "eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry," thousands of LGBT [...]
Guatemalan gay event bombed with tear gas
by Rex Wockner A GLBT event in Samayac, Guatemala, was bombed with tear gas Oct. 18. No one was seriously injured in the attack on the "Our Gay Beauty" gathering, but some people fainted and [...]
Activists from 40 nations attend ILGA-Europe conference
by Rex Wockner Some 230 activists from 40 nations took part in the 12th annual conference of the European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Vienna. Attendees [...]
Irish president condemns anti-gay bullying
by Rex Wockner Speaking at a GLBT youth forum in Galway on Oct. 30, Irish President Mary McAleese condemned anti-gay bullying. "Homophobic bullying continues to be a societywide issue, including in our schools, and the [...]
Singapore gay pride event postponed
by Rex Wockner Singapore's first outdoor gay pride event, which had been scheduled for Nov. 15 at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park, has been postponed until early 2009, the Straits Times reported Oct. 31. [...]
Spain’s Queen Sofia in hot water with gays
by Rex Wockner Spain's Queen Sofia is in hot water with gays after the newspaper El Pais published excerpts Oct. 29 from an upcoming biography of the queen by journalist Pilar Urbano. In "The Queen [...]
Swedish plan to legalize same-sex marriage altered
by Rex Wockner Sweden's four-party government coalition has had trouble agreeing on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, but the law should be in place by the middle of next year nonetheless. "We haven't had [...]
Sunny days at the Fisher with ‘Avenue Q’
On a New York street populated with cute, fuzzy puppets and their living, breathing human neighbors, important life lessons are learned through catchy tunes and video animation. However, as a few red-faced parents discovered the [...]
Jack goes boating, trusting and loving
By Robert Bethune Bob Glaudini's play, "Jack Goes Boating," now in production at the Blackbird Theatre in Ann Arbor, is best summed up in one word: Seinfeldian. The same qualities that made "Seinfeld" rewarding operate [...]
‘One good, clean fight’ opens at the Rep
After opening last season with a slick, top-notch drama by John Patrick Shanley, lightning has struck twice at the Detroit Repertory Theatre with yet another, "Defiance." The second in a proposed trilogy of "D" titled [...]
Abreact brings poetry to life in new space
By D. A. Blackburn The Abreact is a theater company known for tackling inventive, unconventional works. This season, it has also become known as a theater without a home. With its latest offering, "Tongues" and [...]
Radical gay group’s church protest questioned by community members
by Jessica Carreras While the apparent passage of Proposition 8 has caused a backlash of protests, lawsuits and outcries across the state of California, this weekend, a different kind of protest took place right here [...]
Saginaw-Midland state house race rankles LGBT community
SAGINAW - A radical conservative group opposed to Democrat Garnet Lewis has raised the ire of the LGBT community with its airing of an ad focusing on her being an openly lesbian candidate. She ran [...]
Prop. 8: What you can do
Angry about Proposition 8? You don't have to go to California to show how you feel. Here's a look at some of the protests, gatherings and petition signings you can participate in to become a [...]
Obama expectations for LGBT leadership held close to vest
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service The LGBT movement seems determined not to make the same mistakes with the administration of President-Elect Barack Obama that it made with President Bill Clinton back in 1992. There [...]
No-on-8’s white bias
By Jasmyne A. Cannick November 8, 2008 (Originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times) Iam a perfect example of why the fight against Proposition 8, which amends the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, failed [...]
Law enforcement, fire department contradict reports of Mt Hope Church protest accounts
LANSING - Officials from the Eaton County Sheriff's Department and the Delta Township Fire department are contradicting reports about a Nov. 9 protest held at Mt. Hope Church. The protest on Nov. 9 was held [...]
Michigan House passes hate crime package, sends it to Senate
LANSING, Mich. - In a late night session Thursday, the Michigan House passed a package of two bills to expand the state's ethnic intimidation act. Under the bills, bias motivated crimes would be subject to [...]
Mother of slain transgender teen speaks out on Mich. house passage of bias crimes bill
LANSING, MIch. - Less than twenty-four hours after the Michigan House overwhelmingly approved the passage of a package of bills to expand the state's Ethnic Intimidation Act, a mother of a murdered transgender teen encourage [...]
Ann Arbor citizens, U of M Students join nationwide protests on passing of Prop 8
Nov. 15 event 4 p.m. protesting Prop 8 ANN AROBOR - The passage of Proposition 8 in California and similar anti-civil rights initiatives in Arizona, Arkansas and Florida in this month's elections has outraged the [...]
Majority Tyranny v. Minority Rights
by Malcolm Lazin Executive Director, Equality Forum A great paradox of the 2008 federal election in which the first African American was elected President is that three states passed referenda to amend their respective state [...]