Book Marks
by Richard Labonte "My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family," by Zach Wahls with Bruce Littlefield. Gotham Books, 234 pages, $26 hardcover. In his acknowledgments, Wahls - whose Iowa state [...]
by Richard Labonte "My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family," by Zach Wahls with Bruce Littlefield. Gotham Books, 234 pages, $26 hardcover. In his acknowledgments, Wahls - whose Iowa state [...]
by Richard Labonte "Spreadeagle," by Kevin Killian. The Fellow Travelers Series/Publication Studio, 590 pages, $16 paper, $10 e-book. It was two decades in the writing, Killian has said about this pop culture-peppered novel, yet the [...]
There are bad romances, and there's the kind that Rufus Wainwright had during the making of his latest album, "Out of the Game." The troubadour got smitten with super-producer Mark Ronson, who added a pop [...]
By Romeo San Vicente 'Mockingbird Lane' gets its cast of munsters It started with, "Huh? A reboot of "The Munsters"? We need this?" And then we learned that Bryan Fuller, the wildly inventive creator of [...]
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Sun and Venus aspecting Pluto and Uranus illuminate current crises. Look for ways to speak for your community and reach out to others. ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Feeling [...]
Across 1 "Hairspray" list 5 Inmates 9 Group of sets, for Mauresmo 14 Suffix with leather 15 Cruising greeting 16 Marlon Brando's hometown 17 Province of Spain 18 Some Feds 19 Tibet neighbor 20 Portrayer [...]
By Michael H. Margolin Sarah Ruhl's infinitely clever "In the Next Room or the vibrator play," a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, is being given an affecting production at Performance Network in Ann [...]
By Judith Cookis Rubens Charmer Joey Evans is your best pal. He'll flirt, laugh, compliment -- especially if he thinks you can help him get ahead. Make no mistake, though, he's out for himself and [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman If "Love's Labour's Lost" were released today as a movie, it would end with a "to be continued." Pigeon Creek Theatre has undertaken this comedy of word play, disguises, dances and [...]
By Dana Casadei In the summer of 1995, "Chaps!" had its world premiere at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. Now, 17 years later, the show is back, and in full force. All three creators are back [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman As overused as it is, the f-bomb has little power to shock and awe in the theater today - unless it is coming out of the mouth of a cute, furry [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman Stately and beautiful are two adjectives that spring immediately to mind when thinking about Hope Summer Repertory's production of "Pride and Prejudice." Upon entry to the theater, the audience is greeted [...]
Chicago-style pizza lovers no longer have to drive 300 miles for a slice of deep dish pie. On Nine Mile, just west of Woodward in Ferndale, is MiChigo Pizza, where owners Mike Miner and Bill [...]
By Desiree Cooper Bre Campbell: LGBT Activist from Model D TV on Vimeo. Bre'Ann Campbell didn't set out to change the world - she's been too busy working on her personal transformation. But in the [...]
In most discussions, HB 5040 is framed as a bill that means students studying to work in a mental health profession can refuse to treat a patient or client who is gay because homosexuality goes [...]
YPSILANTI - HIV/AIDS is not something people hear enough about on a regular basis anymore. While millions continue to be impacted by the disease, it's not the way it was when HIV/AIDS first emerged 30 [...]
FERNDALE - Over 150 people packed Affirmations on June 21, for the first-ever LGBT Job Expo in the state. National companies and multicultural corporations including GM, Chrysler, Merrill Lynch, MetLife and Deloitte had recruiting experts [...]
As the generation that fought hardest for gay rights approaches retirement, questions arise over how best to fight for them again. The 2012 Older Adult Summit brought together dozens of aging LGBT individuals and a [...]
There will be a public hearing, sponsored by the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, to hear testimony on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, July 12 [...]
DETROIT - The Roostertail will play host June 30, to some of the metro area's most well-known and loved entertainers, during a fundraising event for an organization benefitting foster children in Wayne County. The event [...]
A lawsuit has been filed in Wayne County Circuit Court against Equality Michigan, involving a dispute with a former employee. In Sept. 2009, during Alicia Skillman's tenure as executive director of the then named Triangle [...]
WARREN - The 26th Annual Pride Banquet and Awards Ceremony honored new comers to the LGBT movement and remembered one of the fallen in an emotional ceremony June 21. About 100 people attended the dinner [...]
TROY - Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan and a co-author of Michigan's 2004 Anti-Marriage Amendment, spoke at the June 18 Troy City Council meeting and lauded Troy Mayor Janice Daniels [...]
National Stonewall Democrats announced the group's first 25 endorsements June 26,including six out LGBT candidates. Michigan's Trevor Thomas, who is running in the state's 3rd Congressional District is included. The partisan organization has a rolling [...]
PORTLAND - Texas Police are investigating the weekend shooting of two teenage women that left one dead and one wounded in a coastal South Texas park. Portland police Chief Randy Wright told the Corpus Christi [...]
From NGLTF press release WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its annual report {URLwww.hhs.gov/secretary/about/lgbthealth_objectives_2012.html} of steps it has taken to promote the health and well-being of LGBT people. [...]
Heard on Facebook Right now we can't say anything because we can't catch our breath from laughing at you. -Joseph Franco I sincerely hope you mean that you are laughing at Eve Ensler's witty repertoire [...]
Parting Glances I celebrated my 21st birthday in 1957 with my first partner Ernie Gilbert at the Flame Show Baron Brush Street, in the heart of Detroit's thriving Negro community. The Flame was "a black [...]
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "Now that the President has personally endorsed marriage equality, his own victory or loss in the election will be important to the outcome of these (court) cases. So will [...]
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Transmission On the 27th of July, in London, the Games of the XXX Olympiad will begin. It will be the usual mix of pageantry, sportsmanship and likely a dash of scandal. [...]
When people shuffled into the Detroit Opera House on June 27 to see Broadway belter Idina Menzel, they knew what they were in for: some crazy-ass vocals. And sure, they got a touching take on [...]
By Lisa Keen In a dramatic move with significant political and economic implications, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday voted to uphold President Obama's landmark health care reform law. The vote, at [...]
By Jim Larkin It could well be "do or lose" time for Michigan residents wanting to see an openly gay congressman representing their interests in Washington, D.C. Trevor Thomas, who is seeking the Democratic nod [...]
'21 Jump Street' His clothes stay on, but Channing Tatum - aka "Magic Mike" in his recent stripper flick - is still a sight to behold in a comedy that reboots an old TV show [...]