Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente A Very Gaga Thanksgiving Leave it to Lady Gaga to avoid the typical when it comes to holiday specials. Instead of joining the Christmas onslaught and risking getting lost in the [...]
Q Scopes: Beware, Aries!
By Jack Fertig Mercury is turning retrograde and there's a solar eclipse, all in Sagittarius. Be open-minded and patient. New information will make you change your mind about important matters, though it may take weeks [...]
Hear Me Out… for the holidays
Michael Buble, 'Christmas' The crooner's sex appeal isn't just surface hotness, though no one's going to fault his boyish features. It's all over "Santa Baby," taking the typically-for-chicks tune and adding some machismo to it [...]
God’s Memoir
Across 1 Big name in foamy heads 6 Eagles, but not leather bars 10 Cabbage salad 14 When actors should come 15 Heterogeneous mixture 16 Common greeting 17 Hairy situation on Wall Street? 19 "Da [...]
A happy, happenin’ ‘Ain’t Misbehavin”
By Martin F. Kohn It's been around since 1978, so "Ain't Misbehavin'" ain't no longer "The new Fats Waller Musical Show," but Tim Edward Rhoze's staging at Performance Network just might reclaim that subtitle. Without [...]
Seasonal laughs, no schmaltz at Go Comedy!
As the holiday season heats up with a plethora of family-friendly Christmas plays and musicals, those of us in search of more adult or non-traditional fare may want to celebrate the season by having a [...]
Books that make a difference
You walk into a major chain bookstore hoping to find a children's book to give as a holiday gift. But what if you're looking for something that's not your mainstream, hetero-cast, run-of-the-mill material? You won't [...]
DVD Lowdown: ‘Beginners’ gets to the heart of the matter
Beginners Love is at the quirky core of writer/director Mike Mills' brilliantly heart-on-sleeve "Beginners." Feeling it, expressing it, avoiding it - they're themes heartedly woven into a narrative about grief, starting over and how to [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Gay Gift Giving
What do you get a gay who has everything? Take your pick from these ideas, perfect for LGBT homebodies, adventurers, activists and more. Nobis Outerwear They say that heat escapes the head faster than any [...]
Mothers make this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance especially moving
DETROIT - More than 150 people came out to historic Central United Methodist Church Friday to commemorate the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. The names of 270 transgender individuals from across the world who [...]
Granholm comes to Ferndale’s AJ’s Cafe
FERNDALE - Former Governor Jennifer Granholm will be at AJ's Cafe in downtown Ferndale Nov. 25 from 2:30 to 4 pm. She will be signing copies of her best-selling political book "A Governor's Story: The [...]
World AIDS Day Dec. 1 to mark 30th anniversary of epidemic
Monday, Nov. 28 Saginaw County Red Ribbon, A giant lighted red ribbon will light up the Saginaw County Governmental Center. Volunteers will construct the eight-foot ribbon as a symbol of a "call to action" against [...]
Michigan students drive change on anti-bullying legislation
LANSING - Students are driving lawmakers to make significant changes in legislation designed to eliminate bullying in Michigan schools. Katy Butler and Carson Borbely, Michigan students who say they have suffered bullying, launched a petition [...]
Appeals court asks for new briefs in Prop. 8 case
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service In what amounts to a bump in the road for opponents of Proposition 8, a unanimous California Supreme Court told a federal appeals court Thursday, Nov. 17, that California [...]
Pioneering Mother’s Legacy Lives On Through PFLAG
by Michael K. Lavers EDGE Media Network http://EDGEonthenet.com A mother's simple act of walking alongside her gay son sparked a worldwide movement. Jeanne Manford conceived the idea that would eventually become Parents, Families and Friends [...]
HUD secretary first cabinet member to address transgender event
by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan became the first U.S. cabinet secretary to address a transgender event when he gave the keynote speech Nov. 15 at [...]
Tamara Scott
Creep of the Week Bravo to Michele Bachmann for her newly appointed Iowa co-chair Tamara Scott, a woman who will no doubt help woo anti-gay Iowans to Bachmann's dimly lit camp. Scott, who is a [...]
10-year-old Ashlynn Conner of Illinois killed herself after being called a boy and taunted for her short hair. Tell us how you feel.
Heard on Facebook Epic fail by the parents of the bullies, the bullies themselves. The schools could have done better as well. -Elaine Mulligan I agree with Elaine. Are these children getting the idea for [...]
So wise, the fabled snow
Parting Glances That silent night the sound of jackboots grew loud encircling our streets. The hosannas grew bold. Onward like soldiers marching as to war they came, letting no one bar their trampling way. "We [...]
Giving thanks, gender, drag
Compiled by Howard Israel S/He Said "I am thankful for the small group of close friends who I have been able to come out to since I moved back home and back in the closet. [...]
Prop 8’s Slow Crawl to the U.S. Supreme Court Why it’s time to take a big risk for nationwide marriage equality
By Abby Dees Thinking Outloud Sometimes I wish lawsuits in real life were more like they are on TV. They'd wrap up in days rather than years, and they wouldn't spend most of that time [...]