Dear Jody: Lying for a friend
Q: My friend, "Bill," has recently gotten involved with "Dave." Bill tells me that Dave is "The One" that he has been looking for all his life. They have been dating for seven months and [...]
Cocktail Chatter: Stick Foot In Mouth, Shake, Serve
By Ed Sikov "There's something you should know about Phil Levine," Jack Fogg declared with that manly voice that made everything he said sound like a teaser for one of his popular exposes on CNN. [...]
Book Marks: ‘Celluloid Activist’ offers thrilling history of gay liberation
by Richard Labonte "Celluloid Activist: The Life and Times of Vito Russo," by Michael Schiavi. University of Wisconsin Press, 366 pages, $29.95 hardcover. Last year erotic pioneer Samuel Steward, this year film enthusiast and AIDS [...]
Local ‘Love’
By Hannah Schwab Torrid love affairs, heartfelt father-son moments, slightly erotic scenes - Christopher T. Leland's new book, "Love/Imperfect," has it all. The recently released work is the first collection of short stories from Leland, [...]
Stevie Nicks talks gays, ‘Glee’ controversy and losing weight… with her own music?
Ten years have passed since Stevie Nicks released her last solo album, but she's still the same gay-loved goddess of earthy rock she built her legend on. The new release, "In Your Dreams," is exactly [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Evan Rachel Wood to 'March' with Clooney Evan Rachel Wood, who recently talked to "Esquire" magazine about her bisexuality and how she likes to treat the women she dates (for the [...]
Q Scopes: Think kink, Capricorn!
By Jack Fertig Uranus, newly in Aries, cranks up spontaneous individualism and assertion. The Sun is in Taurus, semi-square to Uranus provoking a lot of stubbornness. Don't challenge others with an uppity, obstinate attitude; look [...]
Dancing Sovereign
Across 1 He comes once a year 6 Like bounteous breasts 11 Bear upon 15 Middle name in California 16 Romeo 17 Romain de Tirtoff, familiarly 18 Costar with 53-Across 20 TV Guide info 21 [...]
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose; sometimes it rains.”
By John Quinn Will David Young and TJ Corbett in "Ernie" at Detroit's City Theatre. Photo: David Reed-Ernie the Play LLC It is unfortunate the weather dried up Thursday in time for the Tigers' [...]
Everyman spins tale of loss and lamenting
By Bridgette M. Redman Ben Berg, Luna Alexander, Elise Randall, Analea Lessenberry, and Andy England star in "The Everyman Project." Photo: Ben Stange It is obvious from the moment one walks into The New [...]
Finding connections through ackmack and goulash
By Martin F. Kohn Terry Heck and Eva Rosenwald in "Circle Mirror Transformation" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Jude Walton With at least 15 productions, according to American Theatre magazine, Annie Baker's "Circle Mirror [...]
Gay activists rally for royal wedding
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Same-sex marriage activists presented a giant wedding card for Prince William and Kate Middleton outside the gates of Buckingham Palace on April 25. The card congratulated the royal couple on [...]
Liechtenstein to hold voter referendum on partnership law
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS The same-sex registered-partnership law that passed Liechtenstein's Parliament in March will be subjected to a voter referendum in June. Anti-gay forces turned in enough signatures on April 21 to mandate [...]
Conflicting reports on OK to hold Moscow Pride
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Several recent reports from Moscow said that officials had greenlighted this year's May 28 gay pride parade, which would have marked the first time in its six years of existence [...]
Poland to stop blocking foreign same-sex marriages
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Poland will change a form that Poles must obtain before getting married abroad so that it no longer asks the name of the future spouse, the nation's Campaign Against Homophobia [...]
Group targets ‘sissy boot camps’
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS International LGBT activist group All Out has launched a campaign to convince Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to ban what the group called "sissy boot camps." According to activist groups, [...]
‘Leave no vote behind and take no vote for granted’
By James David Dickson Announcing President Barack Obama's intention to "leave no vote behind and take no vote for granted" in his 2012 re-election campaign, Jamie Citron, director of the Obama For America 2012 LGBT [...]
What you don’t know can hurt you
By Tara Cavanaugh LIVONIA- Many LGBTs don't know that they can be fired or denied housing simply because of their sexuality or gender identity, and that there are no federal or state laws to protect [...]
Student activist relives 1961 Freedom Rides
By Tara Cavanaugh Erica Shekell is about to go on the ride of a lifetime. The Michigan State University junior was selected among 1,000 applicants to take part in the PBS American Experience 2011 Freedom [...]
Snyder calls for anti-bullying legislation in education address
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder urged the state legislature on April 27 to pass anti-bullying legislation, but his office declined to disclose which pieces of legislation currently pending before the legislature he supported. "We must ensure [...]
Affirmations operations ‘calm’
FERNDALE- After six months of managing Affirmations as the interim executive director, Kevin Howley says that the organization is on track with its financial recovery process and that the search for a new executive director [...]
Motor City Pride parade to show ‘Hart of the Movement’
By Tara Cavanaugh DETROIT- The parade at this year's Motor City Pride festival will take place on Sunday, June 5 at 11 a.m. Pride organizers are asking that all floats demonstrate the theme, "Hart of [...]
Between Ourselves: Holden Michael Alee
By Tara Cavanaugh Holden Michael Alee, 21, is a junior studying hospitality and tourism management at Grand Valley State University. He's also a staff member at Equality Michigan. When he's not helping organize this year's [...]
Anti-bullying policy includes sexual orientation in Traverse City
TRAVERSE CITY- Traverse City Area Public Schools added "sexual orientation" to its anti-bullying policy on April 25, reported upnorthlive.com. The TCAPS also added hazing and stalking as prohibited conduct and a rule that parents must [...]
SE Dyke March June 4
FERNDALE- The second annual Southeast Michigan Dyke March and Rally will be held Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. in downtown Ferndale. Organizers encourage all to attend the family-friendly event. Lineup takes place in the [...]
Same-sex wedding expo a huge success!
More than 300 guests enjoyed Michigan's first-ever Same-Sex Wedding Expo, sponsored by the Detroit Marriot Livonia and BTL on Sunday, [...]
Together in Faith Conference May 14
LANSING- Together in Faith, a growing collaboration between faith-based LGBTQ advocates and allies across the state and the Upper Peninsula, is hosting a conference May 14 at the Pilgrim United Church of Christ from 8 [...]
First Tri City Michigan Pride June 25
SAGINAW- Those living in Bay City, Midland and Saginaw will be able to celebrate their own first-ever Tri City Pride on June 25 this year at Ojibway Island from 1 to 7 p.m. The Rev. [...]
Show me your teeth
Gov. Rick Snyder announced last week that he fully supports an anti-bullying bill, and that our state should pass one as soon as possible. This is good news. An anti-bullying bill, nicknamed "Matt's Law" - [...]
Linda Harvey
Creep of the Week Calling all homos: do you live near anyone facing foreclosure? Well, the least you can do is help them move because it turns out that losing their home is all your [...]
As President Obama addressed the country about Osama bin Laden’s death, people gathered outside the White House, celebrating and singing the national anthem. What are your thoughts?
Great day for America, great day for the world. -Holly Weasel I can care less. -Geronimo Larson Not really sure what to think...violence is violence is violence. Is this truly something to be celebrated? Or [...]
Straights(!) in da military
Parting Glances According to a recent Newsweek magazine's shocking headliner expose - "The Military's Male-Rape Secret" - the DADT policy in place since 1993 has included not only gays but, it would seem, an alarming [...]
Transgender safety and rights
S/he Said "I believe that coming out makes for a happier life, but that's not a matter of ethics, that's just corny advice." -Rachel Maddow, about a criticism she supposedly made towards Anderson Copper in [...]
Give it a rest
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith ViewPoint Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old, post-operative transsexual was at a Baltimore County McDonald's recently. While there, she opted to use the bathroom. Two other women - 18-year-old Teonna Monae Brown [...]
Obama’s Mother’s Day proclamation honors two-mom households
The president's annual Mother's Day proclamation has included a specific mention of families that have two mothers for the second year in a row. President Obama's May 6 proclamation said in part, "Whether an adoptive [...]
More than 100 University of Michigan Law School graduates walk out of Ohio Senator Rob Portman’s commencement speech
James David Dickson ANN ARBOR: "Don't open the doors!" the University of Michigan security official instructed her counterparts. "If they want to walk out on their own, fine, but don't open the doors for them." [...]
VIDEO: U-M law students protest Sen. Rob Portman at their graduation ceremony
By James David Dickson Law students at the University of Michigan protested their graduation speaker, Sen. Rob Portman, because of his anti-gay views on May 7.