Thief of Hearts
By Anthony Paull Dating Diet I'm behind schedule. I'm on this stupid whole foods diet because I watched a ridiculous documentary on healthy eating habits, and now my whole life is centered on baking enough [...]
By Anthony Paull Dating Diet I'm behind schedule. I'm on this stupid whole foods diet because I watched a ridiculous documentary on healthy eating habits, and now my whole life is centered on baking enough [...]
by Leslie Robinson General Gayety The National Enquirer claims in a Nov. 14 cover story that Chaz Bono will die within four years due to his gender transition. The corpse-to-be is perturbed. His lawyer sent [...]
by Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter Oh, Lord - give me the strength to change that which I cannot accept. Like closing the beach house while my hottest housemates screw their brains out upstairs. Dan was [...]
by Richard Labonte "The Marbled Swarm," by Dennis Cooper. Harper Perennial, 208 pages, $14.99 paper. Time and again, the unnamed narrator of this deliciously, defiantly non-linear novel addresses the reader directly. "I've gotten lost, and [...]
The Audience Choice for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, "Gen Silent" will screen locally at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Emagine Royal Oak. The film, by Stu Maddux ("Bob [...]
Sex. Pop music thrives on it, and so does up-and-comer Simon Curtis, who explores his submissive side on "Flesh," a track from his latest album, released this past summer. Tied up, begging a lover to [...]
By Jack Fertig Mars is in Virgo trine to Jupiter in Taurus directing our energies to critical, constructive matters. Get to work! Flirtations and chatter are just distractions, but a little is good for morale. [...]
Across 1 Lake, of "Hairspray" 6 "Beat it!" 10 What fruits do in orchards 14 Hawke of "Hamlet" 15 Jelly not for bread 16 Tomato variety 17 Start of a quote from Paula Ettlebrick 20 [...]
By Michael H. Margolin New wine in old bottles seems an apt thought as Mozart's 200-year-old opera is given over to a smart cadre of youthful talent in Michigan Opera Theatre's finale to its fall [...]
FERNDALE - Who Wants Cake? is sounding a call for new, original one-act plays to be performed at its third annual Gay Play Series. The Detroit-area's only LGBT short play festival is striving to provide [...]
Pro-equality candidates win in most races A majority of pro-equality candidates won Nov. 8 in local races across the state. Of the 19 candidates endorsed by Equality Michigan Pride PAC, 13 won their elections. In [...]
LANSING - Reacting to voter outrage and intense negative publicity, the Michigan legislature is backing away from a bill passed by the Senate Nov. 2 which allows bullying if it represents "a statement of a [...]
DETROIT - It takes the old adage "add insult to injury" to a new level. Local leaders in the trans community are angry at reporters at Detroit's two major newspapers - The Detroit News and [...]
HIGHLAND PARK- The Ruth Ellis Center has been granted a contract by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that will allow LGBT youth to be placed directly with the agency. While long a [...]
By Jay Kaplan Many kids are fortunate to have the legal protection of two parents. However, for Michigan's gay and lesbian community, jointly adopting children is complicated by political ideology. Although Michigan's laws do not [...]
While Michigan's Ninth Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 22 is something to celebrate, many families that want to adopt are feeling left out. "Hundreds of children across the state have the legal protection of only [...]
By Andrea Poteet It's come a long way from a helpline: With a new executive director, new staff members, expanded hours and exciting new programs, Affirmations, the Ferndale-based LGBT [...]
ROCHESTER- Oakland University's School of Education and Human Services' Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Initiative Task Force will hold the first ever-statewide conference on sexuality and gender issues in education. This one-day conference will be [...]
Michigan is one of only three states in the nation with no anti-bullying law in place yet. But that hasn't stopped The Roeper School, with campuses in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, from taking action. For [...]
Wednesday, Nov. 16 The Lives of Transgender People, 3 p.m. Join Spectrum for a presentation of groundbreaking research on The Lives of Transgender People, presented by Sue Rankin. Based on the largest general study to [...]
By Lisa Keen Tuesday was a very good day for openly LGBT candidates around the country, with three out of four of the more than 60 candidates winning, including Annise Parker, who secured a second [...]
Heard on Facebook You are such a positive force in the community, thank you so much Ryan. I'm blessed to know you. -Arlene Kish You are so awesome. Thanks for all you do. -Michelle Fox-Phillip [...]
Parting Glances There's an old saying, "If you don't use it you lose it." It applies to both sex and voting. (Diddle in the parlor. Get screwed at the polls.) While my own sex life [...]
Compiled By Howard Israel S/He Said "There is no evidence (the ban) will reduce health care costs, and it most certainly will make us less competitive. The University of Michigan must be able to offer [...]
by Warren J. Blumenfeld Viewpoint I never met Tyler Celmenti, 18, Billy Lucas, 15, Seth Walsh, 13, Asher Brown, 13, or Raymond Chase, 19 in life, but I feel I know them now in death. [...]
by Matt Foreman Imagine. To many of our opponents and even to many allies, the LGBT movement is a cohesive force for change. But despite our undeniable successes, particularly at the state and local level, [...]
By Kevin Naff When news broke this week about the heartbreaking tragedy unfolding at Penn State, a few easy predictions came to mind: iconic coach Joe Paterno wouldn't survive; the university president would have to [...]
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Transmissions Summer wanes, and the days get shorter. Blue skies give way to grey skies and the occasional rain shower. A slight chill now accompanies the sun's warmth - not to [...]
ANN ARBOR- More than 50,000 people have joined the Change.org campaign started by two bullied Michigan LGBT students demanding that the state legislature pass a comprehensive anti-bullying bill that includes protections on the basis of [...]
Announces the Chris Armstrong Scholarship Fund at University of Michigan
by William N. Eskridge Jr. {ITAL Editor's note: Bob Witeck reported the tribute was held in the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill which served as the venue for hearings held by the House Un-American [...]
Michelle Fox-Phillips, executive director of Transgender Detroit, lights candles at the Transgender Day of Remembrance service, which took place Nov. 18 at Central United Methodist Church in Detroit. On display in front of the [...]