Dating Diet: Adult Education
By Anthony Paull Yes, being a writer is glamorous and interesting, but sometimes I feel like I've written myself in a role I can't fulfill. I ask myself, "How did I become a dating expert?" [...]
By Anthony Paull Yes, being a writer is glamorous and interesting, but sometimes I feel like I've written myself in a role I can't fulfill. I ask myself, "How did I become a dating expert?" [...]
by Jody Valley Q: When my son came out to me eight years ago, I didn't take it well. The reason for this is that I grew up as a Southern Baptist and continued in [...]
by Ed Sikov I never hear from readers - the folks Norma Desmond describes in "Sunset Boulevard" as "those wonderful people out there in the dark." So I was glad to get a message from [...]
by Richard Labonte "A Queer History of the United States," by Michael Bronski. Beacon Press, 287 pages, $27.95 hardcover. From the Puritan imposition of intolerant sexual mores on the land that was to become America, [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman Artistic director Joe Bailey and company member Joe Plambeck aren't willing to pigeonhole Who Wants Cake? as a gay theater, but they readily admit they are the gayest theater in Southeast [...]
By Andrea Poteet Matt Wixson isn't complaining. Despite lyrics packed with rants about topics from failed relationships to homophobic Westboro Baptist church pastor Fred Phelps, the 27-year-old frontman for local punk-ska band Matt Wixson's Flying [...]
By Jack Fertig Venus in Virgo and Mars in Cancer are in a sextile that suggests homey seductions. The best way to your intended's heart, or other parts, is through dainty treats, preferably at home. [...]
Across 1 Pinko's hero 6 "Gypsy"'s "___ Need Is the Girl" 10 Wineglass feature 14 Lickety-split 15 Angry, with "off" 16 Tops 17 Muscular strength 18 "Let's see now, where ___?" 19 Puts bills in [...]
By John Quinn Who knew we've been camping it up for so long? As early as 1909, the Oxford English Dictionary cited "camp" as "ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to, characteristic of, [...]
Stagecrafters opens its 2011-12 season with a nostalgic look back to the early 1900s with the musical production of "Meet Me in St. Louis," which runs Sept. 16 through Oct. 9 at the Baldwin Theatre, [...]
KALAMAZOO - Come celebrate the opening of the Farmers Alley Theatre's fabulous fourth season Sept. 16 with the Midwest premiere of an original musical, "The Extraordinary Ordinary," which played off-Broadway this past year. Farmers Alley [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman "Heroes" makes for a compelling war story in part because the war is so rarely mentioned and exists only in the murky past. Yet its presence in the lives of the [...]
The ninth annual Kerrytown Bookfest returns to Ann Arbor Sept. 11 at the historical Kerrytown district's Farmer's Market. The annual festival's goal is to illustrate Ann Arbor's history in both the writing and printing of [...]
By Tara Cavanaugh With more youth speaking out about LGBT rights and creating GSAs in their high schools and colleges, universities are realizing the importance of creating gay-friendly campuses. Michigan schools are also making LGBT-inclusive [...]
By Tara Cavanaugh DETROIT- At a Sept. 22 benefit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, youth from a local shelter will get a chance to share their poetry, experiences and accomplishments - all [...]
There are plenty of opportunities to support HIV/AIDS organizations this month, so support a good cause while enjoying the outdoors and getting some exercise. Steppin Out's AIDS Walk Detroit Sunday, Sept. 18 Starts at the [...]
By Ryan "Karimu" Oliver I might be a little late on this one, but it's nothing like the present, right? So I ran across this brilliant, youthful, energetic, vibrant video, Motor City Pride, by Team [...]
By Nusrat Ventimiglia Rep. Tom Hooker last week introduced a bill that would outlaw the use of public funds to pay for sex reassignment surgery for incarcerated people, among others. Hooker didn't bother checking with [...]
FERNDALE- The second annual Transgender Health Fair comes to Affirmations community center on Saturday, Sept. 17. At the fair, which is organized by Affirmations and Transgender Michigan, community organizations and guest speakers will provide information [...]
FERNDALE- The State Farm Youth Advisory Board announced that GLSEN Southeast Michigan will receive a $28,044 service-learning grant for the Breaking the Silence Initiative, a natural and societal disaster preparedness service-learning project. GLSEN - the [...]
by Tara Cavanaugh Between Ourselves Brandon Dowdy is a 17-year-old graduate from Detroit City High. He participates in the Ruth Ellis Center's Out and Up Front Leadership Academy, and he has testified before state lawmakers [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Last week, the Trevor Project and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network were honored at the White House as for being "Champions of Change" for their work in suicide prevention. The White [...]
By Lisa Keen The news became official Tuesday: U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is running for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Baldwin made her announcement, which has been highly anticipated for weeks by the LGBT community, [...]
We are incredibly pleased to learn about the increasingly LGBT-friendly campuses at Michigan schools. With the recent release of the 2011 Campus Pride Index, we can see that some schools are excelling at creating LGBT-inclusive [...]
Creep of the Week So how about that Gov. Rick Perry, eh? Awesome alert! Am I right? "I wish Rick Perry was my daddy and/or boyfriend," say all gays everywhere, obviously. Not that Perry is [...]
Heard on Facebook She deserves higher! -Gar Peterson Sadly, after Angela Merkel and Hilary Clinton, there are not a lot of female world leaders actually in power. Ummm, it's 2011, isn't it? -Jeanne Ruzzin Wait. [...]
Parting Glances Back in the mid-70s I met Stephanie Cranford, introduced to me by Gordon Petersen, then Assistant Concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie was Michigan's first male-to-female transgendered person. Slender, gracious, bilingual. Black. [...]
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "This poll absolutely confirms every other research I've seen, which all conclude that those under 30 support our full equal rights to a greater degree than those over 65 [...]
Viewpoint Despite the parades celebrating the accomplishments of workers and unions held in cities across the country, for most people Labor Day traditionally means the end of summer, the time to put away your summer [...]
By Lisa Keen "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will be off the books Sept. 20, but some still worry that the removal of that specific law barring gays from the military will not stop discrimination. Servicemembers [...]
By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH-- North Carolina state lawmakers voted to give social conservatives their decade-old wish to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot designed to make clear that marriage is between one man [...]
By BTL Staff ROYAL OAK- Steppin' Out is pleased to announce that AIDS Walk Detroit will be held this Sunday, Sept. 18th. The walk will begin at the Royal Oak Farmer's Market, and will proceed [...]
By Tara Cavanaugh Capitol Building in Lansing. LANSING- This week the state House will vote on eliminating health insurance benefits for the domestic partners of state employees. The bills, HB 4770 and 4771, would [...]
By Tara Cavanaugh LANSING- Thursday the state House voted to eliminate health insurance benefits for the domestic partners of state employees. The bills, HB 4770 and 4771, prohibit any government entity in the state - [...]