Frankmusik Mixes It Up
Frankmusik goes where no straight man's gone before. Just look at what he did in 2008, when he disrobed - and bared his bum - for a spread in one of the U.K.'s gay magazines. [...]
Dear Jody: The mess we’ve made
by Jody Valley Dear Jody Q: I've been involved with "Ryan" for over a year. I met him while I was working in a city about 100 miles from where I live and work. I [...]
Affirmations goes off the wall
Affirmations begins a new annual event with its "Off the Wall Art Competition," presenting the edgy and funky artists of Ferndale and supplementing the Funky Ferndale Art Fair. Affirmations will display a number of local [...]
‘Avenue Q’ in A2!
By Bridgette M. Redman ANN ARBOR - PBS may still insist that Bert and Ernie aren't gay, but that won't stop the thinly veiled characters of "Avenue Q" from singing, "If you were gay, that'd [...]
Circumstances of the heart
By Gary M. Kramer "Circumstance" is a remarkable film that sensitively depicts the struggles of two teenage lesbians, Atafeh (Nikhol Boosheri) and Shireen (Sarah Kazemy), in contemporary Iran. The story is based in part on [...]
DIY Street Fair returns to Ferndale
The fourth annual DIY Street Fair returns to Ferndale this September to celebrate creativity and "do-it-yourself" pursuits with a free showcasing of local business and original crafters and their unique products in the southeast quadrant [...]
Funky Art Fair focuses on local culture
Funky Ferndale Art Fair returns to Nine Mile and Woodward Avenue Sept. 15-17 this year. The Funky Ferndale Art Fair is an annual juried show of over 100 artists from across the country with contemporary [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Zachary Quinto's gay for 'Horror' While Zachary Quinto ("Heroes," "Star Trek") has maintained what we might call a "respectful silence" about his private life, he's certainly never shied away from taking [...]
Q Scopes: Don’t be nervous, Aries!
By Jack Fertig Venus coming home to Libra normally helps us to be more gracious, social and polite. Opposing Uranus on the way, in whips up some crazy ideas of what that might mean. Compassion [...]
Hear Me Out: Katy B’s breakout record worthy of hype
Katy B, 'On a Mission' They're everywhere - British songbirds trying to take over the world with their voices. But Katy B, who's already made major headway in her native country for her unique, mainstream-friendly [...]
Rose Parade
Across 1 Julius Caesar's first name 6 NG: Roth offerings 10 Moist mounds 14 Become a parent nonheterosexually 15 2008 biopic about Harvey 16 NG: Hint to the future 17 She played Rose on "The [...]
‘Sissies’ come of age at The Ringwald
By John Quinn "Sissie" rings harshly in the ear of any gay man. It's a slur meant to mock and hurt. Yet in the title of the play "Southern Baptist Sissies," it's an attention-getter as [...]
No slips in ‘Freud’s Last Session’
By Martin F. Kohn In "Freud's Last Session," Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, a couple of intellectual .400 hitters, have a highly entertaining, wide-ranging philosophical discussion, an elevated version of what might take place in [...]
There’s a ‘Beehive’ a-buzzin’ in Novi
By John Quinn The Andiamo Novi Theatre opens a brand new season in affiliation with the brand new HappenStance Productions, but the entertainment is strictly old school. "Beehive: The 60s Musical Sensation" is a celebration [...]
‘Light’ shines in Downtown Dexter
If there's one phrase friends would never use to describe me, it's this: a romantic. I wouldn't disagree with that assessment - especially when it pertains to my choice in theatrical entertainment. As such, a [...]
‘Oh, Hell!’ giving the Devil his due
By John Quinn There's always a whiff of anarchy hovering around The Abreact Performance Space. So it's not too surprising they are offering a devilish delight 'way before Halloween. Besides, they already have a hot [...]
A powerful, thought-provoking night at JET
If I was a theater producer planning his new season, I'd want to open with a production guaranteed to knock the collective socks off my audience. I'd find a riveting script that would keep my [...]
Why you should walk
By Tara Cavanaugh If you've never supported the AIDS Walks, this is a great year to start. The upcoming AIDS walks - AIDS Walk Detroit, happening this weekend in Royal Oak, and AIDS Walk Michigan, [...]
Creativity, cuisine for a good cause
By Tara Cavanaugh This year's largest fundraiser for the Michigan AIDS Coalition promises glitz, glamour and rooms full of art - literally. For a second year, MAC is teaming up with Design Industries Foundation Fighting [...]
Detroit Design Festival features LGBT graphic design and illustration exhibit
DETROIT- The Detroit Design festival, which runs Wednesday, Sept. 21 to Sept. 28, also features an LGBT graphic design and illustration exhibit called "Beyond the Bar: An LGBT Graphic Design and Illustration Showcase." The Detroit [...]
Michigan Fairness Forum Sept. 16-17
MOUNT PLEASANT- The Michigan Fairness Forum invites activists and ordinary citizens interested in improving the state's climate for LGBT citizens to an annual forum on Sept. 16 and 17. The forum takes place at the [...]
Name change for Mich. LGBT Democratic Caucus
LANSING- The Michigan Democratic Party LGBT & Allies Caucus is now known as the Michigan Democratic Party Queer Caucus. The change went into effect Sept. 1. "We need to think of ourselves as part of [...]
Joblessness and LGBTs
By Eric Rader In an address to a joint session of Congress last week, President Obama outlined the American Jobs Act, legislation designed to combat the nation's persistently high unemployment rate. Since the beginning of [...]
Discrimination could still continue after DADT repeal
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 [...]
N.C. legislature approves gay marriage ballot question for 2012
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 [...]
AIDS isn’t over – do what you can to help
Maybe you've never donated much to any particular organization or cause. Maybe you don't really follow politics or activists. Maybe you're just a busy person trying to get by, and don't have much time to [...]
Sally Kern
Creep of the Week With the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11 behind us it's important to reflect on the state of national security. For weeks now, pundits have been waxing philosophically about whether or not [...]
What do you think about the controversy over “Dancing With The Stars” contestant Chaz Bono – all because he’s the first transgender person on the show?
Heard on Facebook Great for visibility for transgender folks and for the AFA (this will ensure ALL Americans know what despicable bigots they are). -Quinn Phillips I feel like dancin' dancin'...dancin' the night away! Go [...]
Suffer the little kids, etc.
Parting Glances I was five when I had my tonsils clipped at the long-vanished Burt Shirley Hospital at Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, followed by wonderful weeks of tapioca pudding, ice cream, no school, [...]
Election 2012, remembering 9/11
By Howard Israel S/he Said "It's time for me to start wrapping my head around the idea that Barack Obama may not make it. I'm not saying he will definitely lose his bid for reelection, [...]
The biggest threat for our youth
By Abby Dees Viewpoint In my travels lately as a professional gay I've been speaking at a lot of PFLAG meetings. No matter where I go, the following people are always there: hard core straight [...]
Statement by President Obama on the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
"Today, the discriminatory law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to [...]