Gay battle heats up in Holland
By Jim Larkin HOLLAND, Mich. - A community group that is trying to make Holland more accepting of gay people planned to meet Wednesday, July 28, to decide how to respond to a full-page advertisement [...]
Dear Jody: My possessive partner
Q: My daughter, who is 33, is coming to visit me this summer. I am so happy to see her as it has been quite some time. I want to take her and my partner [...]
Cocktail Chatter: Snobs invent Fire Island Iced Tea
by Ed Sikov Six of us were lined up in beach chairs judging the gym rats on parade at the water's edge. "Why does that guy have 'Bondi' printed on his ass?" I inquired. "I [...]
The Five Bar Bus Tour
1. Jill, Debbie and Michelle @ The Adam's Apple 2. Alejandro and Rick @ Gigi's 3. Jack and Tim @ The Hayloft 4. Josh and Tim @ The R & R 5. Buddy, Aaron, Rick [...]
Out from the Kage
By Cornelius A. Fortune Author Kage Alan 3-5 p.m. July 24 Affirmations 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale http://www.kagealan.com If you're a fan of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation" [...]
Hotter than July, indeed!
All it took for Markell to launch his porn career six years ago was a lay-off from his fast food job. Now, the bisexual adult-film star is shooting ... movies, and spending some time in [...]
Angelina Jolie Mans Up
Angelina Jolie's just one of the boys. Not only by being a butt-kicking bombshell in "Wanted" or the "Tomb Raider" series, but truly transforming into a man for her role in "Salt," an is-she-isn't-she? espionage [...]
Hear Me Out: Lots to love on Kylie Minogue’s ‘Aphrodite.’ Plus: ’30 Rock’ actress makes (hilarious!) cabaret debut
Kylie Minogue, 'Aphrodite' As if gay men haven't already crowned Kylie Minogue the queen of dreamy dance-pop, her 11th studio album names itself after the almighty Aphrodite. That the Greek goddess is known for her [...]
Orchard Lake Fine Art Show to run July 30-Aug. 1
The eighth annual Orchard Lake Fine Art Show kicks off July 30, running through Aug. 1 in a new location in the heart of West Bloomfield, south of Maple, west of Orchard Lake Road. Show [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Streep meets Thatcher at the movies? She's already accomplished so much, but now it looks like Meryl Streep will become the British Prime Minister, the 1986 version anyway. The "Julie & [...]
Q Scopes: Stop and think, Leo!
By Jack Fertig As the Sun enters Leo, he offers chances to reconcile the opposition between Saturn in Libra (conservative social controls) and Uranus in Aries (individualistic impulses). Standing up for yourself and looking good [...]
Flight Plan
Across 1 Certain cosmetic surgery that sucks 5 "Designing Women" co-star Jean 10 Suffers in the sun 15 Series ender 16 Particular "Advocate," e.g. 17 Light in the sneakers? 18 Start of a question about [...]
The OutField: Reading between the lines
By Dan Woog They're buried deep inside glossy media guides or in the middle of websites that take several clicks to reach. They're usually succinct: "Coach So-and-So is married to (spouse's name). They live with [...]
Colorful ‘Trailer Park’ hits high notes
By Judith Cookis Rubens You might be a redneck if you laughed out loud at the campy treat that is "The Great American Trailer Park Musical." Or you might be a discerning theater patron, simply [...]
MSF brings ‘Romeo & Juliet’ back to life
By D. A. Blackburn Saturday night the Michigan Shakespeare Festival officially kicked off its 16th season with "Romeo & Juliet." A more fitting opening could not have been had. Not only because the company chose [...]
A disturbingly darker ‘Awakening’ in A2
As young thespians move from college into the workplace - often with few jobs in the local professional theater industry to support them - these energetic and creative souls often leave the state or create [...]
Williamston dishes out five courses of fun
By Bridgette M. Redman Williamston Theater is currently serving five courses of love in a variety of spicy flavors. In this three-person musical, "Five-Course Love," directed by Tom Woldt, the audience is dished up a [...]
Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage
Argentina legalized same-sex marriage July 15. The vote in the Senate at 4:05 a.m. was 33-27 with 3 abstentions. The lower house previously passed the bill and, at press time, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner [...]
Court OKs Moscow mayor’s calling gays ‘faggots’
by Rex Wockner A libel suit filed by Moscow Pride against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov over his having called gays "faggots" ("gomiki") was dismissed by the Moscow City Court on July 2. It previously had been [...]
First Europride in Eastern Europe
Europride, which has roamed from country to country since 1992, was staged in Eastern Europe for the first time this year, culminating with the July 17 parade through the streets of Warsaw. Around 8,000 people [...]
Meet the Candidates
by Jessica Carreras Virg Bernero Credentials: Degree in political science from Adrian College. Served as an Ingham County commissioner for eight years. Served for four years as a development officer for Alma College and as [...]
Where they stand
Democratic gubernatorial candidates weigh in on top LGBT legislative issues. Virg Bernero Same-sex marriage I believe LGBT couples deserve all the rights and responsibilities available to heterosexual couples under the law. I will work with [...]
HTJ HotBoyz calendar
Thursday, July 22 Kickoff and Strip Off Party, 9 p.m. Featuring a performance by Bebe of "RuPaul's Drag Race." Part of HTJ 2010. The Woodward, 1040 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Friday, July 23 Blak Ice Grand [...]
Hot Boyz head hypes up HTJ happenings
by Jessica Carreras Tramaine Cotton's old boss is kicking himself right now. Cotton used to serve as the bar's main marketing and promotions person, but at the same time, was launching his career as a [...]
Between Ourselves: Adam Bernard
by Jessica Carreras Adam Bernard is the director of invitationals for the Lambda Car Club's Detroit Chapter, and also works by day at General Motors. He's also a blogger about cars, gay issues, cooking, TV [...]
Speak Out: Marriage moves forward?
by Eric Rader Contact President Obama and your members of Congress to urge quick repeal of DOMA: President Obama: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact Find your House member: http://www.house.gov/ Sen. Carl Levin: http://levin.senate.gov/contact/ Sen. Debbie Stabenow: http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm Argentina is [...]
Local HIV/AIDS leaders react to national strategy
by Jessica Carreras Several local leaders in Michigan's HIV/AIDS advocacy community have voiced excitement over the July 13 release of the Obama administration's National AIDS Strategy, and yet are quick to note that good plans [...]
Ruth Ellis Center receives three grants
HIGHLAND PARK - THe Ruth Ellis Center, one of the nation's three agencies dedicated to homeless LGBTQ youth, has received a grant from each of the following organizations: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the Detroit [...]
Art from the Heart
By Beth Greenapple On July 25 at the Janice Charach Gallery inside the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, a unique exhibit will open. Art From the Heart represents a collaboration between the gallery and [...]
A community without closets
By Beth Greenapple FARMINGTON HILLS - The July 15 annual meeting and board installation at the Detroit Holocaust Memorial Center's Zekelman Family Campus marked a watershed in the life of the Jewish Gay Network of [...]
Lambda Car Club revs up for Motown 2010
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities abound for the automotive enthusiast as the Detroit region of Lambda Car Club International presents Motown 2010: Hits, History, Horsepower from July 25-31 in Detroit. A week of activities has been planned, including [...]
Windsor Pride needs volunteers
Windsor Pride, which will be holding its annual festival and services of events Aug. 3-8 in downtown Windsor, is in need of volunteer help for their 2010 festival. Help is needed in all types of [...]
Why BTL backs Bernero
On Nov. 2, we have an opportunity to move forward toward full equality, or maintain the anti-LGBT status quo. If we have any hope of passing a meaningful state anti-bullying law, amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil [...]
Creep of the Week: Rick Santorum
A round of applause for Rick Santorum, everybody. What a brave, brave man. In his July 14 Philadelphia Inquirer column, Santorum congratulates himself for being such a courageous and relentless fighter against marriage equality. "Political [...]
Underage drinking – who is at fault?
In response to Affirmations' new program dealing with underage drinking ("Affirmations launches new program to combat underage drinking, BTL issue 1828), why are we picking on bars and restaurants that support LGBT people when it [...]
Our ‘Kids are All Right’
As the film "The Kids are All Right" sets to open in Royal Oak next week, I find it ironic, and hopeful, that we will all rush to see a film about this modern family, [...]
Parting Glances: Who says it’s alien abduction? (Pt. 2)
I've learned from a gay friend of a gayer friend that a Windy City drag queen, Cheeks La Beverage, was abducted by aliens two years ago. Miss La Beverage was broad-beamed aboard a UFO, surgically [...]
S/he said: Beastiality, Mormons and sporno
Compiled by Howard Israel "What's going to happen next? Men and sheep? Women and dogs?" - Bob Giuda, New Hampshire Republican congressional candidate, responding to a question about same-sex marriage, http://www.wmur.com, June 29. "I have [...]
The Gay Moralist: Law and society in the marriage debate
by John Corvino Last week a U.S. District Court judge in Boston ruled portions of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, prompting the usual cries of "judicial activism" from conservatives. Among the responses was a [...]
Voices From An Urban Bush Sistah: At home in Detroit
By C. Imani Williams July is here and it is Motor City hottt! I came home for the birth my granddaughter, McKenzey Marie. Healthy and beautiful, she made her platinum world debut July 3. Weighing [...]
Gay battle heats up in Holland
By Jim Larkin HOLLAND, Mich. - A community group that is trying to make Holland more accepting of gay people planned to meet Wednesday, July 28, to decide how to respond to a full-page advertisement [...]
Holland Is Ready responds
by Jim Larkin HOLLAND - A community group will not be directly responding to a full page advertisement that it says contained blatant untruths about gay people, but it will be attempting to ease the [...]