One, Two, Three Times a Homo
By Anthony Paull Tonight is supposed to be epic. It's meant to go down in gay history with all the lights, camera, drama. But a few hours before the event, I arrive to the home [...]
Dear Jody: Law-breaking lover
Law-breaking lover Q: I'm writing to you because I've had the shock of my life: my boyfriend "Kyle" has a warrant out on him for his arrest. Of course I didn't know this up until [...]
Ann Arbor Film Festival: ‘The Gayest Ever’
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Film Festival explores "the new world of independent cinema" at the 48th festival, taking place March 23-29. With 33 film screenings, daily free events, educational opportunities and multiple world [...]
The Quin Q&A
Tegan and Sara made a lot of noise last year - first on the most amped-up album of their crossover career and then indirectly via a juvenile dis song about the tune-making twins. From a [...]
Goldfrapp is ‘Head First’ in retro-glam, Woodpigeon’s third album soars
Hear Me Out Goldfrapp, 'Head First' Remember how desperately you wanted to get your "Supernature"-style groove on during the release of the British duo's 2008 dance-ditching release, "Seventh Tree"? Now you can. Whimsical introspectiveness takes [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood: Glee, Angelina, Miranda July
By Romeo San Vicente 'Glee' to tour This is not a tease: the cast of "Glee" is coming to a city near you. And they're going to sing. When most hot young stars of a [...]
The latest queen rocks away on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
By Bebe Zahara Benet Being able to lip-sync is a crucial skill for any drag queen, but so is the ability to deliver a song in your own voice. This week on RuPaul's Drag Race [...]
Seek new ideas, Cancer!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes The Sun and Mercury align with Uranus in Pisces, triggering aspects to Neptune in Aquarius, opening up mystical and scientific insights. Let your mind wander into strange worlds. Few of [...]
Ile Fly Away
Across 1 The Gay '90s, and more 5 Bette Davis feature of song 9 Butcher's cut 14 Philbin cohost 15 Arenas' house 16 Made easier to bear 17 Place for a Malgieri pastry 18 By [...]
The OutField: Prodigal sons return to Montana
By Dan Woog Growing up in Montana's Big Sky Country, Kimberly Reed was told that anything could happen there. And it did. Her younger brother Todd came out as gay. Her other brother Marc - [...]
Matrix tackles issues that won’t disappear
By D. A. Blackburn It's a well-worn fact, found in nearly every theater's mission statement: Companies strive to provide socially relevant works that connect with their community and their broader audience. While there is never [...]
A steamy spin on an American classic
"This is not going to be your father's Streetcar!" exclaims director Drew Hall. Hall's production of the Tennessee Williams' classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire" for Stagecrafters stays true to the original script's text, but [...]
Gay community helps cancer research
The American Cancer Society is seeking LGBT involvement, both in local Relay for Life events and in their upcoming Cancer Prevention Study. In order to make this third wave of long-term cancer studies as inclusive [...]
Hold on to your helmets, ladies – the Dykes on Bikes ride in!
By Judy Lewis Spring is an amazing time of year. Sure, there are those of us with our seed-starters and "clean-up" tools. But the real excitement starts when those Harley engines come to life! The [...]
Marriage inequality hurts mentalhealth
by Dana Rudolph Same-sex marriage bans may be harmful to the mental health of gay people in those states. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the March issue of the American [...]
Working in working out
by Ron Blake Who are your greatest enemies? Luke Skywalker battled the respiratory challenged scoundrel Darth Vader. Superman played chess games with the Mensa maniac Lex Luthor. Batman and Robin were vexed with the likes [...]
Viewpoint: A life recovered may be your own
It's been 28 years since my Lost Weekend. A nightmare hopefully never to be repeated. Alcohol. I had my first drink at 15. Cheap wine drunk from a bottle (no idea how we got it) [...]
The (heart)beat goes on
However cheesy, gay or embarrassing the music on your iPod is, it doesn't matter as long as it makes you move. After all, they make earbuds for a reason: So no one else has to [...]
Gay magazine launches in Belarus
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs A gay magazine has launched in Belarus even after the government refused to allow it to be registered. "GAY: Good As You" will publish six times a year in [...]
Brazilians plan national march on Brasilia
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The umbrella group Brazilian Association for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals is organizing the 1st National March Against Homophobia for May 19 in Brasilia, the nation's capital. The [...]
Chilean LGBT community, buildings damaged by earthquake
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Chile's leading gay rights group, Movimiento de Integracion y Liberacion Homosexual (Homosexual Integration and Liberation Movement), on March 11 released preliminary findings on earthquake damage to the LGBT community [...]
Czech gov’t issues homophobia handbook to schools
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Czech Republic government has issued a handbook called "Homophobia in Schools" to elementary- and high-school teachers to help them combat anti-gay bullying, radio.cz reported. "Young people laugh at [...]
Euro Court further delays Moldovan gay case
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs A case sent to the European Court of Human Rights in 2006 by gays in Moldova is facing new delays. The court now says it needs additional clarifications from [...]
Euro Court rules against Poland in housing case
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously March 2 that Poland discriminated against a gay man on the grounds of sexual orientation by refusing to let him continue [...]
House of Lords OKs gay church weddings
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Britain's House of Lords voted 95-21 on March 3 to allow religious authorities to conduct gay civil partnership ceremonies in churches and other places of worship. The change is [...]
Taipei gays protest homophobic memo
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs More than 100 gay people protested at Taipei City Hall on March 2 after the Ministry of Education sent a memo to high schools advising them to ban "homosexual [...]
HIV testing law changes move to House floor for vote
On March 9, the Michigan House of Representatives Health Policy Committee voted unanimously to move legislation changing rules for HIV testing to the House floor. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Roy Schmidt (D-Grand Rapids) is [...]
Dining By Design does Detroit
by Jessica Carreras For the first time ever, the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is teaming up with the Michigan AIDS Coalition to bring Dining By Design to Detroit. The three-day fundraising event, expected to [...]
Black: Change ‘has to happen now’
by Jessica Carreras DETROIT - Academy Award-winning screenplay writer and director, and LGBT activist, Dustin Lance Black called for increased cohesion between the gay community and other minority groups at a March 10 speech given [...]
Leather playwright Ron Worsley dies
Ron Worsley, a prominent member of Detroit's leather community and activist for many years, passed away Feb. 26 from congestive heart failure. He was 78. Detroit's leather community - now a slim shadow of its [...]
Speak Out: A look at Congress
by Eric Rader As Michigan goes, so goes the nation. In the 20th century, Michigan's manufacturing-based economy helped put our state at the center of American prosperity. Now, of course, as manufacturing jobs have significantly [...]
A win for free speech
by Jessica Carreras Birmingham - When Tom Zerafa, an openly gay man from Oak Park and local coordinator for MoveOn.org, was asked by the activism site to hold a vigil in honor of the late [...]
Between Ourselves: Julien Lanway
by Jessica Carreras Julien Lanway is a 33-year-old Wayne State University graduate student, studying Speech and Language Pathology. The Ferndale resident, also a former Affirmations youth staff member and communications coordinator, hopes to use her [...]
Merged organization looks for new name
What's in a name? The new organization created out of a merger between the Triangle Foundation and Michigan Equality is looking to find out. Two contenders have been chosen by the group - Great Lakes [...]
Garnet Lewis to head Saginaw Democratic Party
Garnet Lewis, who ran in 2008 for a Michigan state House of Representatives seat in Saginaw, has been elected as the new chairwoman of the Saginaw County Democratic Party. She will serve at least through [...]
MHS to host “Protect-A-Pet” clinics
In times of financial hardship and scarce resources, companion animals are often affected and sometimes even forgotten. To help those in need continue to provide proper care and protection to the furry members of their [...]
A unique approach to outreach can pay off
It doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, transgender - whatever, we are all affected by illness, disease and health complications. And though some hit certain communities harder (heart disease in the black community, HIV/AIDS and [...]
Creep of the Week: Itawamba County School Board
When I was in high school I did not take my girlfriend to prom. It didn't even seem remotely possible. Instead I took a boy, who turned out to be gay. And my girlfriend took [...]
Parting Glances: W.W.J.Dust?
Times are tough for artists. Times are tough for shrinks. When it comes to saving money, art and psych-me-outs are luxuries, seldom necessities. The bottom line - tops included - is painting and analysis - [...]
S/he said: Massa, Africa and half-dykes
Compiled by Howard Israel "There hasn't been a lot of research in this area ... specifically on cyberbullying and the LGBT youth population. One of the things we found is that the LGBT students really [...]
The Gay Moralist: Village Atheist
by John Corvino This past week I had a relatively new experience: debating Glenn Stanton, Focus on the Family employee and frequent opponent of mine, before an audience of people who mostly sided with him. [...]