&uuid=(email))
Overcoming the ‘ick’ factor
By Diane Silver Political IQ Put down your coffee cup, step away from the computer if you're reading online, and take a deep breath. You won't like what I'm going to say next because here's [...]
Lincoln, Whitman, 16.4
Who could imagine in 1865 that 144 years after John Wilks Booth murdered Abraham Lincoln in Ford Theater, America's first black president would be attending ceremonies in Lincoln's honor? The gala event on the 200th [...]
The power of words
by John Corvino Two decades ago, when I first came out of the closet, my mother had an irritating habit of referring to my boyfriend as my "friend." You could almost hear the scare-quotes around [...]
American Family Association
Homosexuals hate Jesus and have waged war against anyone who believes in Him. Such is the premise of the American Family Association's hour-long infomercial "Silencing Christians." Host Janet Parshall begins with a look at "After [...]
Winging it
An in-person interview with Marco Del Zotto would likely result in a maneuver a la Tom Cruise, jumping up and down in uncontrollable peppiness. "This is my first interview!" the Italy-native says immediately when he [...]
Who Wants Cake? offers ‘lowbrow, low price’ production of ‘The Bad Seed’
FERNDALE - What happens when an evil little girl starts offing anyone who gets in her way? Find out when Who Wants Cake? presents their campy and newfangled version of the Maxwell Anderson classic thriller, [...]
A winding road, indeed
As if Maureen McGovern's latest covers album, a disc honoring singer/songwriters of the '60s and '70s, isn't a good enough clue, she flat-out admits: "I'm a dinosaur here." The digital music fever still hasn't zapped [...]
Peeking out of the All-American closet
By Dan Woog The OutField Last month, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America honored its college All-Americans. With up to three men's and women's teams in the NCAA (Division I, II and III), NAIA, [...]
Jacksonville and the Beaches
by Andrew Collins Out of Town February 16, 2009 Jacksonville sits along the Atlantic coast of northern Florida, and in some respects it possesses the gentile charm of low-country Georgia and the Carolinas. At the [...]
‘Taste of Ferndale’ set for Feb. 24
FERNDALE - Ten local restaurants will be participating in the city's first "Taste of Ferndale" strolling dinner event on "Fat Tuesday," Feb. 24. Tickets for the benefit are $30 per person and support the Ferndale [...]
Watch how you speak, Scorpio!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Mercury in Aquarius stirs the brain to new ideas. Aspecting Pluto in Capricorn, he can bring new solutions to deeply entrenched problems, but it will take some work and careful [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente February 16, 2009 Julia Roberts may Eat, Pray, Love with Ryan Murphy Even in a time when reading's popularity seems to be at a historic low, you can count on a [...]
Q puzzle: The Oscars
Q Puzzle Across 1 Give the once-over 5 Bouncer for Amelie Mauresmo 9 Peter the Great, and more 14 Kipling's Rikki-tikki-___ 15 "East of Eden" director Kazan 16 Beginning to come? 17 Cut 18 PAC [...]
Project Coordinator Sara Van Wormer
Sara Van Wormer is head of the new Michigan Project for Informed Public Policy. The 32-year-old Ferndale resident began the project with hopes that it would help to educate legislators, media and courts about LGBT [...]
African GLBT activists meet to plot strategy
by Rex Wockner African GLBT activists and gay rights lawyers met in Cape Town, South Africa, for four days in early February to discuss legal strategies in the push for gay rights on the continent. [...]
Bolivia bans anti-gay discrimination in constitution
by Rex Wockner Bolivia's new constitution, approved by 61 percent of voters last month, bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The constitution took effect Feb. 7. According to New York-based Latino activist [...]
Hungarian gov’t approves new partnership bill
by Rex Wockner On Feb. 11, Hungary's government signed off on a new registered-partnership bill to replace one that was struck down as unconstitutional just before it was to take effect on Jan. 1. The [...]
Moscow Pride sues President Medvedev
by Rex Wockner With several lawsuits pending before the European Court of Human Rights against Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov for his repeated bans of gay pride events, Moscow Pride organizers now have filed a similar [...]
Russian gays target HIV testing of visa applicants
by Rex Wockner Russian gay activists have launched a campaign to stop mandatory HIV testing of foreigners who wish to remain in the country for more than three months. Those who test positive are denied [...]
Turmoil arises at LAAN after layoff of long-time staff member
by Jessica Carreras Concerns about the well being of the Lansing Area AIDS Network have been raised after the layoff of a senior staff member. The loss of Development Director Patrick Lombardi, who had worked [...]
HIV goes public: Students and community leaders take the test
EAST LANSING - They gathered in a large room in the basement of the Student Services Building at Michigan State University. The contingent of student and local leaders looked like a diverse classroom settling in [...]
Gay DIA security man found murdered
by Jessica Carreras On Feb. 3, William Boss, a retired head of security at the Detroit Institute of Arts, was allegedly murdered. He was 61 years old. The openly gay Detroit resident was stabbed 27 [...]
Girls Aloud! Stilettos & Scribes to be held in Detroit
DETROIT - Women poets will make their pilgrimage back to the Motor City for three days of competition March 18-21 at the second annual Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship. As a prelude, several [...]
Riot for change
by Jessica Carreras Almost every day, Yoni Siden would go to Pioneer High in Ann Arbor and be pelted with fruit. Calls of 'fag' followed him in the halls. Classmates teased him endlessly. Students in [...]
Microbicide protects against HIV infection during sex
By Bob Roehr The first successful clinical trial of a microbicide, a topical gel that can protect against HIV during sex, brought a sense of hope and relief to prevention advocates. The news broke last [...]
Youth are a vital, often overlooked part of the movement
It's often the case that the things that seem important to teenagers become insignificant as adulthood is reached. Fights with parents, popularity, a particularly tough test and relationships that last a month or two often [...]
Collaboration shines at Williamston Theatre
In "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds," a young girl conducts a school science experiment to test the impact of radiation on tender, young seeds. However, that's not the only radioactivity in the [...]
A big hand for ‘Kong’ at Meadow Brook
In an era of bad economic news, job losses and a housing crash, it should come as no surprise that people are searching for - and need - a really good laugh. And that's exactly [...]
‘I Love You, You’re Perfect’ hasn’t changed
By D. A. Blackburn It's been more than 12 years since Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts gave the world "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," and much has, in fact, changed since its opening [...]
Utah Lawmaker: Gays ‘greatest threat to America’
New online video exposes hateful comments WASHINGTON - On Feb. 20 the Human Rights Campaign issued a national action alert demanding Utah Senate President Michael G. Waddoups condemn remarks made recently by Sen. Chris Buttars. [...]
Anti-discrimination bill passed by North Dakota State Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - North Dakota's state Senate voted 27-19 on Feb. 18 to pass Senate Bill 2278 which would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in matters of employment, public [...]