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 [...]
Queeries: Is civil disobedience bad manners?
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 [...]
Book Marks: Impossible Princess, My Red Blood, A Report from Winter
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 [...]
Confessions of a Creator
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 [...]
‘Society’s Child’ speaks
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 [...]
The Boys in the Band’ are back
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 [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
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 [...]
Put your wallet away, Sagittarius!
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 [...]
The Pleasure of His Company
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 [...]
Performance Network sings a new ‘Carol’
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 [...]
Dickens’ classic tale, with a twist (or two)
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 [...]
Jack Kerouac nipping at your nose
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 [...]
The sun comes up, but on an uneven ‘Annie’
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 [...]
Deft Lepard in a wonderful show
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 girls. All Zeppelin.
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 [...]
Fortunate Sons
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 [...]
Between Ourselves
by Jessica Carreras Reynaldo Magdaleno Reynaldo Magdaleno is the board president of Karibu House and co-director of Detroit Latin@z. The Detroit resident is a passionate advocate for LGBT people and those living with HIV/AIDS. [...]
No church? No problem.
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 [...]
Michigan AIDS Coalition to hold Dec. 5 benefit
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 [...]
Michigan AIDS Coalition to give out food to families in need
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 [...]
Planned Parenthood to host Peace Prom
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 [...]
Community comes out singing for Godmothers
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 [...]
Support pours in for WAGS program.
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 [...]
Making the choice
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 [...]
Creep of the Week: Chris Buttars
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, [...]
Parting Glances: A gift too persistent
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 [...]
S/he said: Shannan Wilber, Joe Solmonese, Kenyon Farrow
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 [...]
Viewpoint: Looking back and forward on World AIDS Day
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 [...]