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Political IQ: Children Suffer When the Religious Right Wins
By Diane Silver For any mother, the day her child turns 18 is a milestone, but for a lesbian mom that particular birthday can be overwhelming. The day my son turned 18 was routine, as [...]
Creep of the Week: Steven Anderson
Pop quiz. Which sounds the most like you? A. A vegan who eats bacon. B. An adulterous politician who votes against gay marriage. C. The person who believes in the death penalty for murderers - [...]
Parting Glances: Green carnations for a Hilberry
Somewhere pressed in my book of tattered memories is a green carnation, remarkably fresh with the passage of time. It's there with a wrist corsage I hadn't the courage to wear to my senior prom [...]
Viewpoint: Equality isn’t always equal
by Tiffany McLean People judge people. We all know this and we all do this. We judge on "dumb" stuff, like the kind of car a person may drive to "smart" stuff, like did you [...]
Book Marks – 8/27/2009
by Richard Labonte "The Hour Between," by Sebastian Stuart. Alyson Books, 248 pages, $14.95 paper. When nascent queer Arthur McDougal skips classes too often for his parents and the posh Manhattan private school that bores [...]
Cocktail Chatter: A Sopping Wet Martini, Please
By Camper English You think you don't like vermouth, and you are probably wrong. If you only ever ate moldy cheeseburgers found in the dumpster you would think cheeseburgers are disgusting, and likewise that nearly-full, [...]
Good Baptist Gone Bad
Cameron Marshall is a man of few words, but that's OK: He can probably figure out better things to do with his mouth. The 23-year-old porn star from Dallas, recuperating after a two-day shoot in [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood: Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Michelle Rodriguez and more
By Romeo San Vicente Jackman sings for his suckers Hugh Jackman has sung and danced on Broadway and on TV award shows, but soon he'll do it on the big screen. "The Greatest Showman on [...]
Q Scopes: “Go somewhere, Capricorn!”
By Jack Fertig Mercury entering Libra and Mars in Cancer are making a T-square to Pluto, provoking urges to speak out on any problem, probably too bluntly and forcefully. Think a little harder before speaking. [...]
Dear Jody: Should I wait for him?
Q: I am in a quandary about my relationship with my boyfriend; I'll call him "Bill." Bill and I have been on and off for 13 years. We were planning a commitment ceremony this fall, [...]
Out of Town: Berlin, Germany
by Andrew Collins Holocaust Memorial, Berlin It wouldn't be a stretch to declare that Berlin has evolved into first major gay city of the 21st century - it rivals London, Paris, and New York [...]
Q Puzzle: Above the Fruited Plain
Across 1 Place for a stud 5 Shakespeare, for one 9 The Pet Shop Boys "___ to Heaven" 15 Opening for the crack of dawn 16 Protected from the wind 17 Make fizzy 18 Educator/writer [...]
Summer Gay-TV Report Card
By Rohin Guha As we inch toward the finish line for the summer season, it's time to survey the TV landscape. Which soaps fizzled? Which sit-coms crackled? Most importantly, as HBO's Detroit-set "Hung" troops on, [...]
HRW reports hundreds of anti-gay murders in Iraq
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Iraqi militias are torturing and murdering men suspected of engaging in gay sex or of not being manly enough, and the authorities have done nothing to stop the killings, [...]
Argentine govt. agency rules against ‘gay cure’ event
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Argentine Justice Ministry's National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism has ruled that a "gay cure" conference in Cordoba engaged in prohibited discrimination by implying that gays are [...]
New arrests for same-sex relations in Senegal
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs There have been new arrests and convictions for same-sex relations in Senegal, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission reported Aug. 20. Two men from the town of [...]
Between Ourselves
by Jessica Carreras Cj Tune served as chairperson of Transgender Michigan for several years. The 31-year-old University Heights, Ohio resident is a transgender activist who runs a Web site documenting his transition from female to [...]
GLSEN accepting nominations for Student Advocate Award
Know of an exceptional student leader? The Gay and Lesbian Straight Education Network is now accepting nominations for the first-ever GLSEN Student Advocate of the year. Nominees should be high school students who have demonstrated [...]
HRC to plan local meetings with Michigan legislators
The Human Rights Campaign has begun a new campaign called "No Excuses," and the campaign is coming to Michigan. No Excuses is an effort to speak with members of Congress face-to-face to push for stronger [...]
Michigan at the march
by Jessica Carreras Plans are in full swing for the Oct. 11 National Equality March on Washington, D.C., and local activists in Michigan are beginning to develop arrangements to take around 100 Michiganders to the [...]
Gay Portage teen assault draws big response from LGBTs
by Jessica Carreras PORTAGE, Mich. - The Portage teen who was beaten up earlier this month for being gay has elicited quite a response from the LGBT community - and inspired many, too. According to [...]
Affirmations looking for volunteers for school fair committee
Affirmations is planning to host a school fair in the spring. They are putting together a small planning committee that will set a date, contact local schools and invite them to participate in a school [...]
Hysteria hits home
by Rudy Serra News Analysis This month, the British journal The Economist (Vol. 392, Number 8643 "America's Unjust Sex Laws") warned that "America's ever stricter approach to sex offenders is doing more harm than good." [...]
A chance to be themselves
by Jessica Carreras FERNDALE, Mich. - It was an overcast day and chilly for August, but spirits were sunny and hearts were warm at Transgender Michigan's Pride in the Park picnic on Aug. 22 in [...]
Local conference to help LGBT victims of abuse and assault
The Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is hosting a Professional Development Institute on Sept. 22-23 at the Comfort Inn and Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The event, called I [...]
Bill Clinton regrets DOMA, DADT
by Rex Wockner Former President Bill Clinton said Aug. 13 that he regrets the way his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military gay ban was implemented, and that he doesn't "like" the Defense of Marriage Act [...]
GLBT march on Washington, D.C. planned for Oct. 11
by Rex Wockner A grassroots GLBT network called Equality Across America will stage "a massive national day of action" Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C. According to organizers, the National Equality March has been endorsed by [...]
Anchorage mayor vetoes gay rights law
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan on Aug. 17 vetoed a gay rights bill that had passed the Anchorage Assembly (city council) 7-4. "My review shows that there is clearly a [...]
Gay legal groups locked out of federal case against Prop. 8
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker on Aug. 19 blocked Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union LGBT Project, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights from joining the federal [...]
GLBs more likely to seek mental health services
by Bob Roehr Gays and lesbians are twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek help for emotional, mental health, or substance abuse issues, according to a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles. [...]
Atlanta conference marks first of HIV discussions
by Bob Roehr A large piece of tape covered Christopher Bates' mouth as he stepped to the podium of the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, Ga. on Aug. 25, and then dramatically ripped [...]
The price of inaction is steep
Over the past two weeks, Michigan's LGBT community has been shocked to learn of the story of Steven Harmon, the 15-year-old from Portage, Mich. who was beaten up - including a skull fracture - simply [...]
No yawns from the house at Tipping Point
While a play about insomnia could put its audience to sleep, Tipping Point Theatre's slickly staged and superbly acted season opener, "A Sleeping Country," does anything but - thanks to director Julia Glander and her [...]
WWC? breaks new ground paying the ‘Rent’
By D. A. Blackburn In its short history, Who Wants Cake? Theater has given me - and Metro Detroit theatergoers - lots to talk about. In its first two seasons, the company delivered a wealth [...]
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