Dear Jody: A hairy situation
Q: "Dave" and I have been together for seven years. Time for the seven-year itch, right? Well, sorta. He has decided that our sex life needs spicing up. OK, that's valid. Things do get a [...]
Q: "Dave" and I have been together for seven years. Time for the seven-year itch, right? Well, sorta. He has decided that our sex life needs spicing up. OK, that's valid. Things do get a [...]
By Steven Petrow Is civil disobedience bad manners? Q: After the recent election in Maine, where 53 percent of voters revoked the right of gays and lesbians to marry, I've got to say I'm tired [...]
by Richard Labonte "Impossible Princess," by Kevin Killian. City Lights Books, 168 pages, $14.95 paper. What's the secret of Killian's prodigious talents with prose, poetry, plays, biographies - and, as is the case with most [...]
Frank Warren Secrets - we all have them. Most stay locked away in the safety of our own heads, but many have found their way into the minds of millions via Frank Warren's now-infamous [...]
By Gregg Shapiro What a year it's been for Janis Ian. The 2008 publication of the out singer/songwriter's memoir, "Society's Child: My Autobiography," which told her fascinating story in intimate detail, was well-received and has [...]
Who Wants Cake? will stage a one-time reading of Mart Crowley's landmark play, "The Boys in the Band," at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at The Ringwald Theatre. The reading will be immediately followed by a [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Dumbledore's boyfriend is a vampire You don't know Jamie Campbell-Bower yet. But you will, and soon, especially if you're a rabid "Twilight" or "Harry Potter" enthusiast. Bower co-stars, however briefly, in [...]
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Off and on through the next year Saturn is square to Pluto, signaling profound changes in society and government. As faster planets aspect them both we will see opportunities in [...]
Across 1 Circuit party, for some 6 "Lesbian Nation" author Johnston 10 Split in the skin 14 Colette's love 15 Diva's performance 16 Actress Merrill 17 Unexpected help 18 Hunter film of 1981 20 Small [...]
By D. A. Blackburn Poor health aside, does an anorexic Santa Claus seem any less jolly? This is the question that's been rattling around my brain since the opening of Performance Network Theatre's new holiday [...]
For some reason, people love to watch a crisis unfold before their very eyes. Fires, traffic accidents, and an assortment of other tragedies all attract large crowds of onlookers - all of whom are thrilled [...]
By Martin F. Kohn For its holiday offering, "If Only in My Dreams," Blackbird Theatre has strung together a quartet of seasonal stories by Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote, Dylan Thomas and Roch Carrier, which raises [...]
Anytime a director puts an adorable group of young girls and a pooch with a mind of its own on stage, you can pretty much guess the outcome: The audience - packed with proud family [...]
By Martin F. Kohn John Lepard stars in the one-man "It's A Wonderful Life" at the Williamston Theatre. Photo: Chris Purchis If you're impressed, and you should be, by the thought of one actor [...]
All-girl tribute band Lez Zeppelin plays the hits of the classic rock superstars this Friday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. at Ferndale's The Magic Bag. Formed in New York City in 2004, the group will [...]
by Jessica Carreras Farmington Hills residents Tom Nelson and Linda Karle-Nelson have a mission: To reach out to religious parents of LGBT sons and daughters and help them keep their faith and their love for [...]
by Jessica Carreras Reynaldo Magdaleno Reynaldo Magdaleno is the board president of Karibu House and co-director of Detroit [email protected] The Detroit resident is a passionate advocate for LGBT people and those living with HIV/AIDS. [...]
As social acceptance for homosexuality grows, so do the number of religion-based organizations seeking to consider gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people not as sinners, but as members. Dignity Detroit helps Catholic queers connect with [...]
Music lovers, mark your calendars. Rosie O'Grady's in Ferndale will host an acoustic music benefit for the Michigan AIDS Coalition the evening of Saturday, Dec. 5 beginning at 9 p.m. Three area bands with Americana [...]
The Michigan AIDS Coalition has 30 pound boxes of food that it will be distributing to unemployed or low-income clients during the holiday season from its office in Ferndale beginning early December. The program is [...]
A Coalition of Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan is hosting a Peace Prom from 8-11 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the First Congregational Church of Battle Creek. The church is located at 145 Capital [...]
by Judy Lewis Sing Out Detroit is seen here rehearsing. The Metro Detroit LGBT chorus is scheduling auditions for the 2010 season. FERNDALE - Whether you light candles, hang lights or both, this time [...]
Just in time for the holidays, two groups of volunteers have replenished the supplies and coffers for Wonderful Animals Giving Support, the program at the Michigan AIDS Coalition that provides support and supplies for the [...]
It's funny how, with a personal experience, the most complacent people can become some of the most passionate activists. This is often the case with friends and family members of LGBT people who, when their [...]
Somebody needs to give the gift of reading this holiday season and buy Utah Sen. Chris Buttars a dictionary with a neon Post-It next to the word "euphemism." Maybe then he'd stop saying things like, [...]
I don't know who gave me my Unopened Gift. I can't remember the year or the occasion. Its wrapping is faded. Its wayward ribbon, less tinsel shiny. Not as bright as once before. Sitting here [...]
Compiled by Howard Israel "The justice system has historically paid scant - if any - attention to the experiences of LGBT youth in the system. As a result, these adolescents are often misunderstood and mistreated [...]
by Craig Covey Twenty-nine years since the AIDS epidemic began, tens of millions of people have lost their lives in the United States and around the world. While there has been progress in prolonging lives [...]