The Dating Diet: Bad Romance
Anthony Paull Patrick has always been one of my special friends. He's afraid of escalators. He refuses to drive 10 miles away from his house, and lately, he enjoys texting me that he's going to [...]
Dear Jody: SAD feelings affecting sex
Q. I'm not sure if anyone can help me. I am writing to you because I am too depressed and embarrassed to discuss this with anyone. Every winter I am affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder. [...]
Book Marks: Just Kids, The Silver Hearted, The Talented Miss Highsmith
By Richard Labonte "Just Kids," by Patti Smith. Ecco Press, 280 pages, $27 hardcover. Though the likes of William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg wander through the musty Chelsea Hotel hallways - where the juiciest bits [...]
Our Dirty Own
You think you've seen it all, and then you see Scooby-Doo masturbating. But, hey, we go to the Dirty Show to be shocked. And from Feb. 12-20 at Bert's Warehouse Theater in Detroit, you can [...]
John Waters headlines Traverse City festival
TRAVERSE CITY - Pioneering comedian and superstar Roseanne Barr and the godfather of independent filmmaking John Waters will lead a stellar group of some of the funniest people in the country during the Traverse City [...]
Country queen Martina McBride hearts the homos
A mainstream country star coming out in support of the LGBT community is almost unheard of. But down-home diva Martina McBride, who performs with Trace Adkins at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Palace of [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Margaret Cho, Queen of the 'Palace' Polymorphously perverse comedian Margaret Cho has been battling on the front lines for the right of same-sex couples to marry, but she hasn't turned her [...]
Rounding the first ‘Drag Race’ curve
By Bebe Zahara Benet It's the second week, which means this season's queens on "Drag Race" are dropping their polite demeanors and getting ruthless. Talk about a fun set of competitions! My season of queens [...]
Don’t worry, Aries!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Mars retrograde in Leo sextile Saturn in Libra can help repair relationships and politics, but that takes humility and reflection! Jupiter in Pisces sextile Pluto in Capricorn should offer opportunities [...]
From the Advocate’s 15 Gayest Cities
Across 1 Rainbow shape 4 Mary Cassatt, for one 10 It grows on trees 14 Noise of the lambs 15 Subtle difference 16 Protected, to seamen 17 Gay-friendly city of Vermont 19 Mariah or Madonna [...]
The Encore’s ‘Bee’ spells s-u-c-c-e-s-s
By D. A. Blackburn Dexter's Encore Musical Theatre Company marked a significant milestone Thursday night -- its first anniversary -- and the company did so in grand form, with a near-full house and a delightful [...]
‘Caveman’ celebrates gender differences
Battles of the sexes have probably been fodder for storytellers and thespians alike since the beginning of human history, so it makes total sense that author Rob Becker takes audiences back that far in time [...]
A cheap night, but never cheap laughs
One of the funniest places in Metro Detroit is Ferndale's Go Comedy! Improv Theater. Open five nights a week, Go Comedy! started life not long ago as a new home for the area's ever-blossoming improv [...]
Valentine’s Gay Guide
'SKYN' IS IN They say abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. Or is it absence? Eh, who cares - you just wanna get lucky! And if you play your cards right, playa', you might just [...]
‘SKYN’ IS IN
They say abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. Or is it absence? Eh, who cares - you just wanna get lucky! And if you play your cards right, playa', you might just bring down the [...]
DANDY CANDY
If you think "healthy" chocolate is an oxymoron, think again. Xoai: The Healthy Chocolate is produced with unprocessed, non-alkalized, non-lecithinized Belgian cocoa powder then combined with blueberry and aai berry to create a sweet treat [...]
PAPER HEART
What began as a hobby has become a boon for husband and wife entrepreneurs Kyle Morris and Nicole Mogyorosi, who started House of Hazelnut Papery four years ago as an alternative to their self-proclaimed "aversion [...]
LOVE BLOOMS
Various florae have long been a staple of Valentine's Day, but what statement do they make about your "everlasting" love when a week later they're limper than you after a few shots of Smirnoff? Thought [...]
‘MR. RIGHT’
Looking for love in modern-day London has never been more charming. Billed as a "grown-up gay movie for smart gay audiences," "Mr. Right" follows a group of successful gay men - TV producer Harry, rugby [...]
DOWN UNDERCOVERS
One peek at him in 2wink's "Cool Devil" or "Hot Angel" undies - high-cut cotton-spandex boxer briefs available in red/white and blue/white respectively - and your mini-mate will be saluting "G'day." The only underwear brand [...]
SLICK AND SLIDE
Butter makes everything better. And in the case of Boy Butter, a line of personal lubricants, a truer statement has never been made. A unique addition to the lube industry, Boy Butter fuses vegetable oil [...]
TEQUILA HER SOFTLY
And now a little something for the ladies! Rosangel, a new tequila from The House of Gran Centenario, is infused with hibiscus then aged for a year to achieve the hooch's distinctive pink hue and [...]
LIGHT UP WITH LOVE
Give your lover the gift of life with a new device poised to revolutionize the tobacco smoking industry. Cigotine - an electronic cigarette that looks, feels and tastes like a real butt - delivers the [...]
Albania passes model law against LGBT discrimination
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Albania's Parliament banned discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity Feb. 4. The law covers employment, housing, provision of goods and services, education and access to [...]
Canadian Cabinet minister outed
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Canada's minister of transport, infrastructure and communities, John Baird, was outed on a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation live radio program Feb. 2. Host Andy Barrie asked guest Pamela Taylor, a [...]
Macedonia backtracks on LGB protections
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The government of Macedonia unveiled revised anti-discrimination legislation Jan. 29 that deleted sexual orientation as a covered ground. Deputy Minister for Social Policy Spiro Ristovski downplayed the change, saying [...]
Mexican attorney general tries to block gay marriage law
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez appealed to the nation's Supreme Court on Jan. 27 to block Mexico City's new law that legalized same-sex marriage and adoption. It is scheduled [...]
British group to sue for same-sex marriage
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The London LGBT group OutRage! on Feb. 1 announced a dual legal challenge to the British bans on same-sex marriage and opposite-sex civil partnerships. Several gay and straight couples [...]
Sharing the Love
by Jessica Carreras For AIDS Partnership Michigan, Valentine's Day isn't about boxes of chocolates or tear-inducing Hallmark cards. It's about honoring their nearly three decades of work - begun on Feb. 14, 1983 - helping [...]
Mich. pastors sue to stop U.S. hate crime law
by Jessica Carreras BAY CITY, Mich. - Three Michigan pastors, along with American Family Association of Michigan head Gary Glenn, claim a new hate crime law infringes on their First Amendment rights and should be [...]
Coalition for a Fair Michigan finally files
by BTL staff The Coalition for a Fair Michigan has filed the campaign disclosure reports from the 2004 battle over Proposal 2, which amended the state's constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The files were supposed [...]
Between Ourselves: John Di Donato
by Jessica Carreras John Di Donato is a life-long educator. After retiring from his job as a schoolteacher, the Warren-based advocate continued to educate people about the LGBT community. Now, he strives through various endeavors [...]
Volunteers needed for Trans Day of Empowerment planning
Transgender Detroit is looking for organizations and individuals who would like to get involved in planning this year's Transgender Day of Empowerment, scheduled to be held in late April. Transgender Detroit Executive Director Michelle Fox-Phillips [...]
OpenArms gathers HIV funds for Haiti
OpenArms, a non-profit HIV/AIDS support network based out of southeast Michigan, has begun a program to benefit Haiti and is asking for donations. Lead Coordinator Rick Wilson shared that the program aims to collect HIV/AIDS [...]
Works by Carole Morisseau to open at Affirmations gallery
Throughout the month of February, Affirmations' Pittmann-Puckett Gallery will feature artwork from award-winning African-American artist Carole Morisseau as a part of the Ferndale LGBT community center's month long series of programming in honor of Black [...]
Taste of Ferndale returns on Fat Tuesday
The second annual Taste of Ferndale fundraiser is headed to Via Nove at 6-9 p.m. Feb. 16. The event aims to raise money for the Ferndale Community Foundation. More than 12 of the area restaurants [...]
Obama criticizes Ugandan anti-gay bill at National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out against the pending anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda at the 58th National Prayer Breakfast, attended by every president since President Eisenhower. [...]
SF paper: Prop. 8 judge is gay
With no named sources and a "no comment" from the judge, the San Francisco Chronicle this week reported that it is an "open secret" in San Francisco that the federal judge presiding over the Proposition [...]
Crabs in a basket
Every day of our lives as impassioned, educated members of the LGBT community - and just as human beings - we are inundated with messages imploring us to help. Rescue victims of the Haiti earthquake. [...]
Creep of the Week: Oliver North
If we let gays into the military, the terrorists have won. Or so thinks Oliver "Iran-Contra Affair" North, who wrote last week that by repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" President Obama was putting the "nation's [...]
Parting Glances: Red shoes v. black boots
Hans Christian Anderson, who wrote "The Little Mermaid" and "The Red Shoes," wanted to be an opera singer. At 14, he ran away from home and was taken in by a series of affluent older [...]
S/he said: DADT, Oscars and Black History Month
Compiled by Howard Israel "A funny thing happened after Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military: A curious silence [...]
Transmissions: Statistically speaking
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith A recent nationwide survey of transgender-identified people conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality in conjunction with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force provided some very sobering statistics about [...]