Neighborhood trouble
Dear Jody Q: I don't really have a question; I just want to tell you and all the other gays and lesbians out there what a wonderful time I had yesterday. Yesterday was my first [...]
The Ginger Binger: A Perfect Summer Quencher
By Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter My nephew, the lanky 6-foot-5-inch science teacher (and I assure you he got none of those genes from me) was visiting the beach house a few weeks ago, and at [...]
Introducing Eva Simons
It's hard to talk about Eva Simons without mentioning her hair. That towering mohawk is as big as her voice, which guests on will.i.am's single "This Is Love" and comes to the Identity Festival on [...]
Art Show Offers Mix of Art, People
The Orchard Lake Fine Arts Show will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the high quality fine art and craft event July 27-29 at the West Bloomfield Plaza on Powers and Daly Roads in West Bloomfield. [...]
Q Scopes: Do your homework, Pisces!
By Jack Fertig Mars in Libra making a T-square to Uranus and Pluto suggests solutions to major crises, but the teamwork involved means that you have to adapt your plans to suit others, not vice [...]
Missy Higgins’ Triumphant Return. Plus: Marina and the Diamonds Almost Sparkle
Hear Me Out Missy Higgins, 'The Ol' Razzle Dazzle' She almost walked away from music altogether, but good thing Missy Higgins changed her mind: "The Ol' Razzle Dazzle" takes the Aussie out of her sad-girl-with-piano [...]
Hope Rep’s ‘Spelling Bee’ Creates Buzz Without the Sting
By Sue Merrell Can you spell "mediocre"? Definition: of moderate or ordinary quality, neither good nor bad. As in, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is mediocre. The [...]
‘The Lost Episode’ Is Classic Burlesque
By John Quinn English, that most flexible of languages, has lots of words with multiple meanings. Woe to the writer who legitimately uses the right word, only to have his readers misunderstand his intent. Thus [...]
‘Fiddler’ Brings Down the House
By Dana Casadei "Tradition" is the way that the many reviews for "Fiddler On The Roof" will probably start and don't get me wrong: The Encore Musical Theatre Company's version of the hit song is [...]
Get Ready to Tango with Tibbits’ ‘Chicago’
By Bridgette M. Redman The musical "Chicago" isn't shy about telling you what you'll get: a stage full of liars, murderers and manipulators. It's not just the underbelly of a city during a particularly lawless [...]
‘Richard III’ Teeters Between Comedy and Tragedy
By Bridgette M. Redman Under the best of circumstances, "Richard III" is a challenging play to present. It is heavy with historical and political maneuvering, lengthy in its telling and filled with facts that stretch [...]
Election 2012: A Supreme Run For Justice
On a campaign stop July 3, Bridget McCormack stopped by the Ruth Ellis Center in Highalnd Park to tour the facilities with Executive Director Laura Hughes. She was accompanied by her sister, actress Mary McCormack. [...]
Number 19: Mt. Pleasant Joins Cities with Nondiscrimination Ordinances
Marie Reimers, a sophomore at Central Michigan University was one of dozens of people who came to the Mt. Pleasant City Commission meeting on July 9 to see the passing of the City's inclusive human [...]
Battle Creek LGBT Community Sees Needed Growth and Support
By Crystal Proxmire Four years ago, there was one place in Battle Creek that gay people could get together, the local gay bar. And while Partners has long been a strong supporter of the community, [...]
Troy Mayor Recall on Nov. Ballot
The Oakland County Director of Elections announced Monday that the Recall Janice Daniels effort successfully collected 8,877 valid signatures and certified the recall question for the Nov. 6 ballot. Members of Recall Janice Daniels submitted [...]
Analysis: Where are the Gays in AIDS?
By Bob Roehr Imagine two senior HIV/AIDS administrators delivering prepared speeches on the PEPFAR program that assists countries hardest hit by the epidemic and not uttering the word "gay," or even the more clinical term [...]
Gay Mom Asks to be Reinstated as Boy Scout Den Leader
DALLAS, TX - Jennifer Tyrrell, a gay mom who was removed as a den leader by the Boy Scouts of America, delivered 300,000 petition signatures to the Boy Scouts of America's national headquarters July 18, [...]
Obama Administration Takes Steps to Improve Health of LGBT Older Americans
WASHINGTON - The Administration on Aging (AoA) announced July 10, that it would release important new guidance that empowers AoA-funded aging providers to consider LGBT older adults as a population of "greatest social need", paving [...]
Episcopal Church Approves New Rites for Same-Sex Unions
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Episcopal Church approved a new liturgy for blessing same-sex unions, two proposals adding gender identity and expression to the Church's nondiscrimination canons for ordained ministry and in the "life, worship, and [...]
Jennifer Carroll
Creep of the Week Hey, did you know that Florida's Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll does stand-up comedy? Here's a snippet from her act: Q: How many black lesbians does it take to change a light [...]
Does GM’s Chevy Volt ad, viewed 11 million times throughout social media, signal a return to advertising toward gay and lesbian buyers?
Heard on Facebook Straight men have had car ads aimed at them for decades. Is it really so wrong for some ads to be aimed at people who aren't straight? -Johnathan Ammons The American Family [...]
God bless gay waiters!
Parting Glances It almost goes without saying, but the second oldest profession in the world is that of the gay waiter. According to U.S. Census 2010 there are four million gay waiters. While this seems [...]
Children, Google and the latest numbers
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "The anti-LGBT crusaders at Focus on the Family, the $120 million per year organization supporting America's culture wars, helped perfect the 'what about the children?' message of fear used [...]
License to Do Harm
By Emily Dievendorf Eye on Equality Last month, extremists in the Michigan Legislature made passage of House Bill 5040, or what I like to call the "First Do Harm" bill, a major priority before breaking [...]
Gina Gershon On Gay Roles, ‘Magic Mike’ Vs. ‘Showgirls’ & Crotch Close-Up
Vagina. That's the first thing to come up during my recent interview with Gina Gershon, who goes full-frontal as Sharla in the awesomely twisted "Killer Joe." The actress plays a trashy two-timer who gets caught [...]
Karibu House E-Newsletter Summer Edition
Co-Gender Rap Resumes in October The KH board wishes to thank everyone who was able to make it one or more of the monthly discussions at the ACLU office over the past few months. The [...]
Marina and the Diamonds On Nervous Breakdown, Gay Following & Being One of the ‘Greats’
With that trademark heart on her cheek and songs that boom with chirpy beats, Marina Diamandis appears to have walked out of a Saturday morning cartoon. Except she's not that innocent. The persona the Welsh-born [...]
Former Affirmations Board President Caught up in Wayne County Scandal
WXYZ-Detroit is reporting Tuesday that Bob Ficano's ethics watchdog, Inspector General Mary Rose McMillian, "missed the biggest scandal in Wayne County history." McMillian is the former board president of Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, a [...]
Clarke endorses movement to end HIV criminalization
WASHINGTON, DC - Michigan Congressman Hansen Clarke became the first sitting elected official in the U.S. to endorse a new consensus statement condemning the criminalization of HIV. Clarke, who has said MichiganÕs HIV-specific statute criminalizes [...]