Dear Jody
All I Want For Christmas Is Acceptance Q: I know you hear about this kind of problem every holiday, but "Susan" and I just don't know what to do. Susan and I have been together [...]
This New Year’s, live out loud
LOL: You thought it only meant laugh out loud, didn't you? Replace laugh with living, and say hi to Saudia and Michelle Major, business/life partners who run LGBT party promoter Living Out Loud, LLC. Do [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Grammer Kelsey Grammer: Conservative in a 'Cage' Former "Cheers" and "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer has never been very secret about his conservative politics. He votes Republican and he co-starred in [...]
Holiday Movie Preview
Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in "A Single Man." Photo: The Weinstein Company After Uncle Talk-Too-Much shuts up and all the gift reciprocating of the season wraps, all that's left is a full stomach, [...]
Lucky Number ‘Nine’
By Lawrence Ferber Director Rob Marshall's "Nine" is a worthy musical follow-up to his multiple Oscar-winning "Chicago," full of bombastic production numbers and razzle-dazzle with an Italian accent. The original 1982 Broadway stage musical - [...]
Barefoot Productions and The Wilcox Foundation raise the curtain on matching grant partnership
Barefoot Productions, Plymouth's only "theatre for the community" has been awarded up to a $10,000 dollar-for-dollar matching grant from The Wilcox Foundation, retroactively beginning Oct. 15 through June 30, 2010. Dollars are earmarked to underwrite [...]
Relax, Leo!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Finally! Some planetary harmony! Venus is in a grand trine with Mars and Eris, and all in the fire signs. This is delicious for new artistic efforts and passionate crushes. [...]
I Need to See a Doctor!
Across 1 Where a sailor may hit bottom 5 Direct elsewhere 10 Emulates B.D. Wong, e.g. 14 "___ put it another way ..." 15 Writer Dykewomon 16 Wet spot cause 17 Dorothy's dog 18 Day [...]
The story of civilization, told by two guys in funny clothes
By Martin F. Kohn Greg Trzaskoma and Brian Thibault reenact the history of the world in "The Big Bang" at the Jewish Ensemble Theatre. Photo: JET Picture this - picture, being the operative word: [...]
Peek behind the scenes of ‘Carol’d’ Dec. 20
ANN ARBOR - Learn the creative process and get a glimpse behind the scenes of Performance Network Theatre's production of Joseph Zettelmaier's "Christmas Carol'd," an adaptation of Charles Dickens' holiday classic. The Behind the Scenes [...]
Stormfield benefit: ‘Mark Twain in Person’
LANSING - Stormfield Theatre, in partnership with Walnut Hills, will present a serio-humorous lecture for the holidays entitled "Mark Twain in Person," starring Chicago's own Richard Henzel. This is a one-night-only event that will take [...]
Between Ourselves
by Jessica Carreras Dale Ross Dale Ross is a 61-year-old leather enthusiast, HIV/AIDS activist, teacher, writer and social worker. He lives with his partner in Berkley and runs a counseling practice in Southfield. 1) [...]
Hate crimes reported in St. Joseph and Benton Harbor
BENTON HARBOR - A Benton Harbor resident was attacked over the weekend of Dec. 11-13 in what is believed to be hate-motivated violence based on his sexual orientation. Another similar incident was reported to St. [...]
With her own two hands
by Jessica Carreras Christine Voss ROYAL OAK - Christine Voss doesn't have a horrific coming-out story. She was never disowned by her parents or kicked out of her home. But she feels for other [...]
HOPE Fund awards second round of Racial Equity grants
DETROIT - The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan this month awarded grants totaling more than $37,000 from the HOPE Fund's Racial Equity Initiative. The HOPE Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan works to [...]
Ruth Ellis Center receives challenge grant from The Jewish Fund
On the eve of the beginning of the Ruth Ellis Center's second decade, the Jewish Fund has offered the center a challenge grant moving into the new year. The fund will award REC $10,000 if [...]
Racism allegation arises at Affirmations
by Jessica Carreras FERNDALE - Former Affirmations Director of Communications and Development Michael Coleman has filed a complaint of racial discrimination against the LGBT community center with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Harold Core, [...]
Anti-gay incident renews calls for bullying legislation
Originally printed on www.michiganmessenger.com LANSING - A cell phone video of a Lansing School District bus driver harassing a student about her sexual orientation has legislators, gay activists and anti-bullying advocates crying foul. "This incident [...]
DC City Council votes to legalize gay marriage
By Jessica Gresko WASHINGTON - The Washington, D.C., City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage in the nation's capital, handing supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats in Maine, New York and [...]
Fight racism – not each other
Racism has long been a hot-button issue. Call someone a racist - or be accused of it yourself - and emotions are sure to start flying, whether the allegation is true or not. We at [...]
Creep of the Week: Rick Scarbrough
Remember how, when Barack Obama was elected, all racism suddenly ended and was gone forever? You'd be driving along and black people and white people would be out in the street hugging all over the [...]
Parting Glances: Santa Closet’s New Year
'Twas New Years Eve and Santa Closet - lavender quill pen in hand, Gucci trifocal sunglasses on his merry nose - was double checking his private list to see who's straight, and who's - hopefully [...]
The Gay Moralist: Kudos to Bruce; shame on Mitch
by John Corvino Today I heard two bits of news that reminded me of how far we've come and how far we have yet to go. First, Bruce Springsteen has come out in favor of [...]