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Dear Jody: Trying to forgive a cheater
Q: I feel like my life has come to an end. I just can't believe that this has happened to me. "David" - my partner for seven years, the love of my life, my soul [...]
Cocktail Chatter: Drag Not a Drag with Brass Monkeys
by Ed Sikov The Labor Day drag party in Fire Island Pines is either a hilarious gender circus or a reason to blow some queen's brains out. Drag is fabulous. It's the sweating, stinking, drunken [...]
Scene Check @ Haloft, R&R, Adam’s Apple
1. Shawn, Rick and Noe @ Hayloft 2. Dennis, Ricky and Alan @ R&R Saloon 3. Dewey, Dave, Alejandro and Dan @ Adam's Apple BTL photos: Danielle
‘Modern’ Man
First kisses are always a big deal, and clearly that's been true for two "Modern Family" fathers. The ABC sitcom hit a home run during its debut season last year, garnering critical kudos, healthy ratings [...]
Being Brandi
Brandi Carlile is a lesbian, but no one cares. Not even, as it turns out, the gay rags who typically would, or should, be all over someone of her caliber: a mighty musical force, big [...]
Hear Me Out: Robyn continues hot streak on second ‘Body Talk.’ Plus: Fantasia can’t find her way
Robyn, 'Body Talk Pt. 2' On "Hang with Me," Robyn's lead single from part two in her "Body Talk" series, the every-girl of (smart) pop is hesitant to fall in love. We, though, hardly had [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood: Jennifer Aniston, Modern Family, Steve Buscemi
By Romeo San Vicente Alec Mapa (with Jane Lynch) in "Tru Loved." Photo: Regent Releasing Jennifer Aniston's 'Wanderlust' to involve other women Sure, "The Switch" was a terrible movie that no one went to see. [...]
Q Scopes: You are as beautiful as you feel, Scorpio!
By Jack Fertig Venus is in Scorpio, tempting deep, dark passions, both erotic and aesthetic. Mercury in Virgo sextile Venus brings in critical insight and shrewd vision. Saturn is right in the middle, adding focus [...]
Preaching to the Choir
Across 1 Nice Nellie 5 Palm starch 9 Rosie's role in "The Flintstones" 14 Jay of TV 15 Put out 16 Head off 17 Pt. of PGA 18 Give for a while 19 "A Streetcar [...]
The OutField: Out tennis player … at a Catholic college?
By Dan Woog Troy Smith grew up gay and half-black in a small Pennsylvania town. A highly recruited tennis player, he attended a conservative Catholic college whose president was President George W. Bush's director of [...]
Concepts of theater challenged by ‘Susurrus’
Scottish playwright David Leddy's "Susurrus" is at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor through Oct. 3. Photo: Courtesy David Leddy As creative artists use the latest technologies to stretch the long-established boundaries of traditional [...]
Planet Ant dissects ‘Criminal Hearts’
By Jenn McKee Kate Peckham and Sharon L. Brooks in "Criminal Hearts." Photo: Planet Ant Theatre After a rough break-up or divorce, people often feel like holing themselves up in their home to lick their [...]
‘May the farce be with you’ in Eastpointe
By John Quinn Patrick O'Lear as Archie and Sara Felarca as Bridgett in "The Last Great British Sex Farce Ever!" Photo: Broadway Onstage "British," "sex" and "farce" are not words one expects to find associated. [...]
The Box opens season with ‘The Underpants’
Jeremy Strehendt and Bryan Braun enjoy the view in Steve Martin's "The Underpants." Photo: The Box Theatre Imagine you're an anonymous, low-level bureaucrat in 1910 Germany whose sole fear is to be discovered by his [...]
Against all odds
When faced with cancer for the third time, many people might give up hope. But not Stephanie Elaine Samuel, a longtime member of the Grosse Pointe Theatre. A popular singer, actress and choreographer, Stephanie has [...]
Affirmations to host financial workshops
by Samantha White Financial and Estate Planning Workshops 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 30 Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale http://www.goaffirmations.org According to the United States Department of Labor, Michigan has a 13.1 percent [...]
Gay money talks
by Lucy Hough A recent report states that LGBT people are typically more optimistic about the general direction of the country, specifically in terms of economic growth, the job market and personal finances. And, as [...]
All in the design: Helen Eisenhardt talks of her favorites, philosophies, and influences
by Jessica Carreras When most people set out to put together their home, they tackle the task alone. But there's a lot to consider when piecing together the perfect pad: furniture and color schemes, window [...]
Condos versus houses
by Jeff Hammerberg Many LGBT buyers mistakenly and understandably assume that the purchase of a condo is no different from buying a typical single-family home. But the fact is that condominium ownership has its own [...]
Home is where the art is
Sometimes it's easier to slap cheap, store-bought "art" on the wall and be done with it. But homes aren't meant to be easy - appliances crap out, dust collects and painting is still a major [...]
All in the design: Eric Jirgens talks of his favorites, philosophies, and influences
by Jessica Carreras When most people set out to put together their home, they tackle the task alone. But there's a lot to consider when piecing together the perfect pad: furniture and color schemes, window [...]
Gays to march in Serbia
by Rex Wockner Gays will march in Belgrade, Serbia, on Oct. 10 for the first time since 2001, when marchers in the first Pride parade were beaten by nationalists, skinheads and soccer fans. Dozens of [...]
398 same-sex marriages in Mexico City
by Rex Wockner There have been 398 same-sex marriages in Mexico City since the groundbreaking law legalizing gay nuptials took effect March 11, city officials said Sept. 6. Fifty-three percent of the marriages have been [...]
Aussie Olympic medalist punished for ‘faggots’ tweet
by Rex Wockner Jaguar has dumped Australian Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice after she used the word "faggots" in a tweet. Rice won three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and holds the world record [...]
EU-wide recognition of same-sex partnerships urged
by Rex Wockner Members of the European Parliament, including the four presidents of the Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights, told the European Union's commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship on Sept. 7 that much [...]
Anti-gays march in Budapest
by Rex Wockner Budapest saw a "heterosexual pride" parade Sept. 4. About 100 people marched the same route as this year's gay pride parade. The anti-gay marchers said they want the city to ban gay [...]
Just Dance
by Jessica Carreras Rafel Moore, a Ruth Ellis youth and voguer, strikes a pose outside of the drop-in center in Highland Park. Kaleidoscope 6-11 p.m. Sept. 23 Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit $125, [...]
Get out and walk!
Sunday, Sept. 19 AIDS Walk for Life, A walk to raise funds for HIV/AIDS advocacy and care in Windsor. Hosted by the AIDS Committee of Windsor. Dieppe Park, Windsor. http://www.aidswindsor.org AIDS Walk Detroit, 9 a.m. [...]
Steppin’ Out turns 20
AIDS Walk Detroit 9 a.m. Sept. 19 Royal Oak Farmers Market http://www.aidswalkdetroit.org ROYAL OAK - The man who took the first steps toward creating an annual AIDS walk in the Detroit area did not live [...]
‘Everything we do is for you’
FERNDALE - The young people involved in Affirmations' Youth Empowerment Program were treated like divas the evening of Sept. 11 as they walked a red carpet lined with photo-hungry paparazzi on their way to a [...]
Hate crimes lawsuit dismissed
by Jessica Carreras BAY CITY - The Michigan-based challenge to the the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was dismissed Sept. 7 after a district court judge decided the lawsuit lacked [...]
Between Ourselves: Robert Lalicki
by Jessica Carreras Robert Lalicki is one of the co-founders of metro Detroit-based LGBT networking group Ties Like Me. He's also the branch sales manager for First Place Bank in Troy, and is currently "behind [...]
Speak Out: Putting things in perspective
by Eric Rader HRC information on elections: http://tinyurl.com/33blkxk Pro-LGBT Congressional candidates in Michigan who need help: Rep. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Hills) http://www.petersforcongress.com Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) http://www.markschauer.com Natalie Mosher, running to unseat Rep. Thaddeus [...]
More details released for OutFest
As the 2010 OutFest, set to take place 6 p.m.-midnight Sept. 18 in Ann Arbor's Braun Court, draws nearer, more performers, speakers and details are being finalized. The National Coming Out Day celebration is hosted [...]
Michigan AIDS Coalition receives over $250K
FERNDALE - Statewide HIV/AIDS advocacy, care and prevention organization the Michigan AIDS Coalition has recently been awarded several new grants. The six most recent grants that have been awarded to support prevention, case management, general [...]
Fundraiser to be held for Motor City Pride
Equality Michigan will be hosting a Pride Night at JD's Key Club in Pontiac to raise funds for the 2011 Motor City Pride festival. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 16. The [...]
Federal judge strikes down ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
by Rex Wockner RIVERSIDE, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, Calif., struck down the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on open gays in the military Sept. 9. Phillips found that the [...]
Pro-gay Chicago mayor will not seek re-election
by Rex Wockner CHICAGO - Strongly pro-gay Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has led the city for 21 years, announced Sept. 7 that he will not run for a seventh term. Apart from a [...]
N.Y. governor signs law protecting LGBT students
by Rex Wockner NEW YORK CITY - New York Gov. David Paterson signed a bill Sept. 7 protecting students in New York public schools from bias-based bullying and discrimination. He signed the legislation in a [...]
California Supremes rebuff Prop. 8 proponents
by Rex Wockner The forces that want to keep Proposition 8, the voter-passed constitutional amendment that re-banned same-sex marriage in California, can't catch a break. The state Supreme Court on Sept. 7 slapped down an [...]
The Gay Moralist: Against Marriage?
by John Corvino In my marriage debates, I am often asked what I think about critics on the left who argue that marriage is a fundamentally flawed institution which gays and lesbians would be better [...]
Celebrating our youth
So often, when we talk about LGBT youth in our community, it is about how we can help them, nurture them, provide for them, or save them from life with HIV or life on the [...]
S/he said: Ex-gay therapy, Stonewall and Miss Universe
Compiled by Howard Israel "I think we should just try to make heterosexual divorce illegal." - Filmmaker John Waters, known for "Hairspray" and "Pink Flamingos," discussingachieving marriage equality, Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org, Sept. 12. "In the [...]
Creep of the Week: David Kupelian
You know, there are so many reasons to dislike Glenn Beck. So, so many good, good reasons. He is, in my most personal and unreserved opinion, a moron. He is not, however, Mr. Gay Marriage [...]
Parting Glances: Who woulda thunk it?
My 1-hour return flight from Gatorade, Ariz., where I attended the first annual crossdress-in of Drag Queens for Jesus, was, well, heavenly. I held hands between helpings of salted nuts and sticky Goobers with dream-boat [...]
A Penny for her Thoughts: The power of one
by Penny Gardner In the spring, you may recall, I helped to publicize the public hearings held across the state by the Area Agencies on Aging. You, dear reader, were encouraged to attend these hearings [...]