Prominent GOPs Sign Brief Against Prop 8
By Lisa Keen The talk of many political pundits this week is a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court filed by a group of prominent Republicans that argues that California's Proposition 8, banning marriage for [...]
Michigan: County Clerk Moves Out of Way in Second Parent Adoption Case
April DeBoer and her partner Jayne Rowse have been together for eleven years, and have lived together for six. Rowse is the legal parent of 3-year-old N and 2-year-old J. DeBoer is the legal parent [...]
The Cream of the Cropped
By Anthony Paull Dating Diet I once had a prominent politician say I was more of a publicity whore than a journalist. I was insulted, taking offense at the superfluous word "publicity" until I found [...]
Benefit Buddies
By Andrea Poteet Barbara Murray and Ben Liptiz In his eight years performing as Pumbaa in the stage production of Disney's "The Lion King," Ben Lipitz has always taken time to give back, putting [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Benedict Cumberbatch. Photo: Helga Esteb Benedict Cumberbatch steps into DiCaprio's shoes as Alan Turing It's turning into Benedict Cumberbatch's year at the movies. Co-starring in "The Hobbit" trilogy, "Star Trek [...]
Screen Queen: For a Good Time, Call… , Game Change
For a Good Time, Call ... "For a Good Time, Call ..." keeps the dirty-girl trend going with a sweet/sexy story of two college foes - they hate each other because of a urine spill [...]
Just Another Pretty Face
Across 1 Clinton of this puzzle's quote 5 Teo of Notre Dame, who could also have said this puzzle's quote 10 Leave a trail behind a boa? 14 Soft cheese 15 Big jugs 16 "Nurse [...]
‘The Lion King’ Still Rules
By Jenn McKee The Tree of Life from "The Lion King" national tour. Photo: Joan Marcus As the lights came up for "The Lion King"'s intermission at the Detroit Opera House, my nearly-five-year-old daughter [...]
And The ‘Beat’ Goes On!
By John Quinn "The OffBeats" plays Thursday nights at 10 p.m. through April 4 at Go Comedy! Improv Theater and features Joe Hingelberg, James Quesada, Ryan Parmenter and Travis Pelto. Photo: SMyers You've got [...]
Divas Of Song And Spirit
By Carolyn Hayes Plowshares Theatre Company begins 2013 by making good on its mission of "Celebrating the Black Woman" for the 2013 season. Arranged by artistic director Gary Anderson, "The Divas Project" is a world-premiere [...]
Meadow Brook Rocks And Shocks In Polemical Michigan Premiere
By Carolyn Hayes Stephanie Wahl, Ryan Naimy, George Andrew Wolff and Jessica Naimy in "Next to Normal" at Meadow Brook Theatre. Photo: Rick Smith With a rollicking sound (music by Tom Kitt) and a [...]
This week: Propeller lands again at Power Center
Ben Allen (Olivia) and Joseph Chance (Viola) in Propeller's "Twelfth Night." Photo: Manuel Harlan ANN ARBOR - The month ends with five days of performances by the exquisitely bawdy all-male Shakespeare company Propeller, performing [...]
Anti-Gay Boy Scout Ban Leads to Employment Discrimination – in Michigan
By Dawn Wolfe Lauren Jasenak was shocked to learn her minority status could be used as a reason to fire her from the job she loved. While the Boy Scouts of America's National Executive [...]
What Healthcare Reform Means for LGBT Communities
The biggest challenge with healthcare reform is the abundance of rumor and misinformation that is out there. That's why Michigan Consumers for Healthcare and the Center for American Progress are traveling around the state explaining [...]
Between Ourselves: Rebekah Warren
Rebekah Warren is the Michigan State Senator for the 18th District. As an ally, she has pushed for amending the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for LGBT people, as well as equality [...]
Second Year Statewide Conference on LGBT Issues In Education Coming Up
Last year's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Initiative Conference at Oakland University was such a hit that organizers are stepping it up for 2013, including offering Continuing Education Credits for education and counseling professionals. This [...]
Terry Kuseske LGBT Youth Scholarship Recipient Shares Advice
By Megan Anderson KALAMAZOO - As a 2011 Terry Kuseske LGBT Youth Scholarship recipient, 19-year-old Grace Ferguson started attending KGLRC youth group meetings after staff member David Topping spoke to students from the Portage Northern [...]
LGBT Economic Empowerment Tour Launches, Partners With National Black Justice Coalition And SBA
Charles Pugh Joins Tour As Ambassador The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Road Show has one goal; tell the story of the business equality movement in as many cities as possible and help [...]
HIV/STD Testing Expanded At Affirmations
Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale partners with Oakland County Health Division, AIDS Partnership Michigan and Michigan AIDS Coalition to offer free HIV and STD testing. All tests are free, confidential and anonymous. Find all scehdules [...]
Extended Hours For Ozone House’s Drop-In Center
Ozone House Peer Outreach Workers at the Drop-In Center in Ypsilanti. BTL Photo: Crystal Proxmire YPSILANTI - The daily hours of operation for the Ozone House Drop-In Center in Ypsilanti are being extended due [...]
Shir Tikvah Honors Rabbi On 25th Anniversary
TROY - Congregation Shir Tikvah will honor Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg on his 25th anniversary as spiritual leader of the synagogue at 6 p.m. on March 2, at the Michigan State University Management Education Center, 811 [...]
Affirmations’ Spring Bash 2013 Set
Spring Bash, Affirmations Community Center's premier event of the year, is coming April 13 and will once again help raise significant funding to support vital programming and services. The 14th annual event is guaranteed to [...]
The Education & Advocacy Exhibition Feb. 23
DETROIT - Comerica Bank will be an associate sponsor of the Education & Advocacy Exhibition, an LGBT college conference, sponsored by KICK The Agency for LGBT African Americans, on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 [...]
Extensive Study By Gallup, Williams Institute Further Identifies LGBT Population
By Lisa Keen There's a kind of urban myth that most LGBT people live in large urban areas on the west coast and the northeast region of the country and that they're mostly gay, male, [...]
President’s AIDS Council Calls on Feds to Help States Repeal HIV-criminalization Laws
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) passed a resolution Feb. 7 https://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=58391 that calls for an end to federal and state HIV-specific criminal laws and prosecutions. While the resolution is only advisory, it recommends [...]
Pro Soccer Player Robbie Rogers Says He Is Gay
By Rick Freeman Columbus Crew M Robbie Rogers #18 during the MLS game between Columbus Crew & Chivas USA on April 9 2011 at the Home Depot Center. Photo: Photo Works Robbie Rogers, a [...]
C. Todd Gilbert
Creep of the Week Discrimination against lesbians and gays is but a figment of some overactive imaginations in Virginia so there's no need for silly laws against it. So goes the thinking of Virginia Delegate [...]
Rub Peter. Lay Paul.
Parting Glances For whatever reason of erotic senescence or jaded performance acumen - emphasis on syllable three - I've been giving online erotica a clinical look. (Yeah, sure, Mary.) Porn's our 21st century version of [...]
Women in Combat, A First-Hand Account
by Laura Nichols Viewpoint I am a Vietnam era veteran, with MP exit rank over 40 years ago, and very proud of my service. Recently, the U.S. government has decided to allow women in combat. [...]