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My Boxer Has A Secret
By Anthony Paull Dating Diet Please take custody of my furry, four-legged child. I'm an awful parent. For years, I've been trying to convince the world my dog is gay, and I must be stopped. [...]
Without Ice, Part 2
By Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter When last we left our fearful columnist, he was attempting to transliterate his wretched Harry Beaton imitation into print. Harry, of course, is the character from the musical "Brigadoon" who [...]
A ‘Wonderful’ Holiday Treat At Tipping Point Theatre
By Bridgette M. Redman NORTHVILLE - It's good that John Lepard knows how to multi-task - both on-stage and off. On Dec. 21, he'll open a two-week run of "This Wonderful Life" at Tipping Point [...]
Hear Me Out: Ke$ha Demonstrates Staying Power On ‘Warrior’
Ke$ha, 'Warrior' She's tweetedpic of her dildo "boyfriend" and written songs about getting drunk, stripping naked and getting hit on by old dudes. But Ke$ha's 15 minutes aren't over. With 12 songs that stretch her [...]
Brazen Britches
Across 1 Barrie's getting on in years 5 Cop's target 9 Isn't quite straight 14 Chinese dynasty 15 Jump for Doug Mattis 16 Bear 17 Hump on the beach 18 Rowlands of film 19 "The [...]
‘Jersey Boys’ Is A Knockout
By Jenn McKee Though I'd been looking forward to seeing the Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys" - now making a national tour stop at the Fisher Theater - for several years now, when the day [...]
Turmoil In Lansing
Photo: Bonnie Bucqueroux, Lansing Online News LANSING - At 4:30 a.m. Dec. 14 it was official - the Michigan legislature did not hold final votes on House Bills 5763 and 5764, which would have [...]
After Refusing to Counsel Gays, Ousted Student gets $75,000 Settlement
Julea Ward obtained a $75,000 settlement and her expulsion is removed from her record. Photo: Alliance Defense Fund When graduate student Julea Ward was faced with the prospect of counseling a gay student as [...]
Reflections on KGLRC Gala
Photo: Terry Johnston Photography KALAMAZOO - Almost 400 people gathered at the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts Dec. 15 to celebrate and support the Kalamazoo Gay & Lesbian Resource Center. Aside from the sheer [...]
Changing the Faces of Faith in the Media: GLAAD Speaks to Michigan Roundtable
How did an ousted lesbian den mother from Ohio become a national symbol for LGBT equality? One of the main reasons is because of GLAAD, a New York based organization that serves to make sure [...]
AIDS Walkers Honored At Leon & Lulus
Mary Liz Curtin hosted the thank you event at her eclectic store, Leon & Lulu in Berkley. About 150 people browsed, noshed and honored the walkers who raised the most for AIDS Walk Detroit. [...]
UM-Dearborn To Host Queer-Identified Muslim Activist, Faisal Alam
University of Michigan-Dearborn will host a presentation by speaker, writer, organizer and activist Fail Alam. Alam is a queer-identified Muslim activist of Pakistani descent. He began the first internet based email discussion group for LGBT [...]
Berrien County Court Drops Criminal Charges Against Honking Protesters
BENTON HARBOR - In a victory for free speech, a Berrien County judge has ordered all criminal charges dropped against three individuals who were ticketed for violating a Benton Harbor noise ordinance when they tooted [...]
‘Past Time’ To Review HIV Criminal Laws, Says Former Presidential Commission Member
Originally published on American Independent website A member of the first federal commission to look at the HIV epidemic says it is "probably past time" for states to revisit their HIV-specific criminal laws. "I think [...]
Antonin Scalia
Creep of the Week A famous Italian Catholic has had a big change of heart regarding marriage equality after publicly saying some pretty nasty things about gays. "I'm upset about the way I was portrayed," [...]
Linden Schools Get An ‘F’ In Anti-Bullying
By Jim Larkin I find it interesting that Linden Superintendent Ed Koledo said Linden schools are "working hard to address bullying", "Fenton Gay Teen Takes Own Life," Between The Lines, Dec. 13, 2012, when in [...]