LGBT organizations and volunteer organizers are gearing up for another fabulous summer of pride. Below is a comprehensive list of this year's June Pride season festivals. Check back for updated additional information and new pride [...]
Is this Jack Black's first gay role? As a small-town Texan teddy bear who goes off the deep end, it might be. But, because the real-life man he's playing isn't out, we may never truly [...]
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Mercury conjoining Jupiter in Taurus offers new practical ideas. Then he enters Gemini stirring up new ideas to build on those foundations. Sun and Mercury squaring Neptune can create confusion [...]
From soul legends and songbook crooners to aerial acrobats and urban storytellers, the new Ann Arbor Summer Festival season runs June 15 through July 8 and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, comedy, film, [...]
Adam Lambert, 'Trespassing' Adam Lambert isn't just here "for your entertainment" - the mission statement, and title, of the "Idol" grad's debut, a perfunctory music cherry-popper that entertained but shied away from any bold assertions. [...]
Across 1 Greek triangle 6 NG: Hotel in "Bobby" 16 Farewell to fifty million Frenchmen 17 Problem for a fluffer? 18 NG: Center 19 Cries over spilt milk, so to speak 20 NG: Trattoria topping [...]
Since their off-Broadway debut in 1985, The Little Sisters of Hoboken are among the most famous nuns ever to hit the stage. They pop up pretty much everywhere, on stages large and small, and they [...]
By Martin F. Kohn The big black inkblots on the bright white backdrop in Detroit Ensemble Theatre's "Beyond Therapy" look like...well, what do you think they look like? Don't spend too much time trying to [...]
Saturday June 2, 2012 12:00 p.m. Family Picnic, Coordinated by Affirmations 2:00 p.m. Festival Opens 2:00 p.m. Commitment Ceremony, Pride Stage 10:00 p.m. Festival Closes Sunday, June 3, 2012 9:30 a.m. Parade Line-up (Fort and [...]
By Desiree Cooper Tony Johnson - LGBT leader of color from Model D TV on Vimeo. About eight years ago, Curtis Lipscomb attended an HIV/AIDS program in Detroit. As the founder of KICK -- a [...]
Senior Reporter American Independent News Network LANSING - Michigan Republicans ousted long-standing National Committeemen Saul Anuzis this past weekend, instead opting for a right-wing state lawmaker who has made waves with legislation dealing with everything [...]
DETROIT - Eleven young people of color are the first wave of graduates of the new KICK LEAD program, which stands for Learn, Educate, Advocate and Drive. They were recognized in a graduation ceremony on [...]
Affirmations Community Center and Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit (MCCD) are partnering for the 2012 Pride Commitment Ceremony which will be held during Motor City Pride. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 2 [...]
NOVI - Tawana Williams and Stacy Baker's mobile home was burned to the ground and vandalized May 12. Police and fire officials told Fox 2 News that arson is believed to be the fire's cause [...]
BTL needs you Between The Lines is doing an exciting "2012 Voter Education Project," which will kick-off on June 2-3 at Motor City Pride in Hart Plaza and continue throughout June and July at Pride [...]
Crystal Proxmire Between Ourselves Sitting in the Democratic Party Headquarters in Lansing on the day before the filing deadline, the Director of the Joint Legislative Campaign Garnet Lewis is calm, cheerful and glowing with resolve. [...]
By Lisa Keen Saying that the NAACP has "always stood against laws that demean, dehumanize, and discriminate against people," NAACP Board Chairman Roslyn Brock formally announced Monday the board's vote in favor of a resolution [...]
BY Paul Schindler Editor Gay City News Tyler Clementi, a highly regarded violin player, was described as a shy college freshman at the time of his suicide. Dharun Ravi, a 20-year-old former Rutgers University student, [...]
By Lisa Keen Despite a warning that President Obama may exercise his veto power, the U.S. House on May 16, approved a version of the Violence Against Women Act that omits provisions, approved in the [...]
Creep of the Week It should be a surprise to no sentient being that by coming out in favor of marriage equality; President Obama opened the floodgates for the anti-gay crazies. Mind you, this is [...]
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Parting Glances I was fortunate as a gay teenager. When I turned 18 my parents never asked me who I was dating, or if I had a girlfriend. I was on my own. Of age [...]
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said " Our crisis has nothing to do with private morality. It's a crisis of public morality - of abuses of public trust that undermine the integrity of our economy [...]
Point of View While on the road in 1963 Sam Cooke penned the original draft of his classic song " A Change Is Gonna Come" while sitting in the back of his tour bus. The [...]
May 21, 2012 Geneva, Switzerland While all countries are unique, with different languages, cultures, and histories - as health ministers, we have the same job: to promote and protect the health of all our citizens. [...]
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud You've probably seen this week's cheeky Newsweek cover, featuring a rainbow-haloed Obama and the tag line, "America's first gay president." I had no idea it was that easy to [...]
By Leslie Thompson Viewpoint This is not the first time that there has been a suggestion or discussion around the merger of Affirmations and Triangle Foundation/Equality Michigan. A lengthy debate and even a grant funded [...]
Photo: Fox Searchlight It was only a matter of time before Greta Gerwig would enter gay consciousness. Roles in the "Arthur" remake, with Ben Stiller in "Greenberg" and as Natalie Portman's bestie in "No [...]
I still can't find my breath, because Bonnie Raitt - goddess of slide guitar, and heartbreakers - took it away so many times during her Friday night show at Hill Auditorium. In support of her [...]
