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Ross Mathews On Talk Show’s ‘Super Gay’ Set, Pride Gig & Why Madonna Is Like A Snake
Ross Mathews is talking to me from his own office in Hollywood and he can't believe it. "It's the dream," he says, bubbling over with joy. "I'm getting to do exactly what I've always wanted [...]
Raven-Symone Says She’s A Lesbian, Grateful For Legalized Gay Marriage
By Michael Martinez CNN (CNN) - Raven-Symone, who played 3-year-old Olivia on the 1980s sitcom "The Cosby Show," indicated for the first time Friday that she is a lesbian. "I am very happy that gay [...]
Kerry: Same-Sex Spouses’ Visas Will Get Equal Treatment
By Jill Dougherty and Tom Cohen (CNN) - Legally married same-sex spouses seeking U.S. visas will now be treated the same as opposite-sex spouses, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday. Kerry told a meeting [...]
Two New Water Works Productions Open
Water Works Theatre Company presents two new professional productions during their 13th season of Shakespeare in the Park at Starr-Jaycee Park in Royal Oak. Opening night for "The Merry Wives of Windsor," directed by Paul [...]
Author Steve Miller To Sign Book At UHF Records
In 1966 Detroit, the lights of the Grande Ballroom stage went up every night on young rockers trying to make a name for themselves. Some failed, but others became some of the most famed personalities [...]
Hear Me Out: Robin Thicke, Kanye West
Robin Thicke, 'Blurred Lines' It's probably safe to call "Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke's ubiquitous dirty ditty that your grandma can't get enough of (hey, it's catchy!) - the song of the summer. It's now [...]
Bromance at Court
Across 1 Hazard for Sheehan 5 Discussion venue 10 Computes the bottom line 14 Sally in space 15 River of Cologne 16 Theater chain name 17 Shakespeare's stream 18 Push forward 19 Rick's old flame [...]
Tibbits Has Sure-Fire Hit, Not Flop, In ‘Producers’
By Judith Cookis Rubens In case you were living under a rock and missed the hype surrounding Mel Brooks' hit musical "The Producers," let's refresh. Washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock is coming off a string [...]
A Game, A Show, An Audience Pleaser
By Bridgette M. Redman If you arrive on time to see "Game Show" at Saugatuck's Mason Street Warehouse, you'll miss a good half hour of antics. And this is a show that is as much [...]
A Lean, Clean Rendition Of Historical Turmoil
By John Quinn William Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John" is not a bad play, but it is a difficult one. John Neville-Andrews, adaptor and director of the Michigan Shakespeare Festival's production, calls [...]
The Price Of Treachery: ‘Double, Double, Toil And Trouble’
By John Quinn In theater, there is a conversation between playwright and audience. They are linked by an interpreter, the director. He or she gives shape to the playwright's imagery, putting it in a form [...]
Oliver Goldsmith Meets Lucy And Desi
By Michael H. Margolin The Michigan Shakespeare Festival's production of Oliver Goldsmith's 18th century "She Stoops to Conquer" has been cleverly updated to 1957, which, at first, does not seem felicitous. But when Lady Hardcastle [...]
Hotter Than July Hits A High Note With Year 18
View Galleries of Events Palmer Park Picnic Youth Prom Boat Ride Cruisers Along Detroit River DETROIT - Hotter Than July, Detroit's black gay pride celebration, presented a variety of programming over six days, July 23rd-28th, [...]
Report From The International AIDS Society’s Conference
By Dr. Paul Benson MALAYSIA -The 7th International AIDS Society's (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention ended July 1 after five days of intense presentations and discussions. The conference took place at the [...]
Lugnuts Equality Night Aug. 24
The third annual Equality Night at the Lugnuts will take place on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at Cooley Law School Stadium in downtown Lansing, the same day as Michigan Pride gathers in the state [...]
Ferndale Pride Numbers In, Sets 2014 Date
The Ferndale Pride Committee has announced the date for next year's Ferndale Pride as May 31, 2014. Though the date falls just outside of the traditional June month of Pride, it keeps the event from [...]
Healthy Relationships Program Now Offered By HARC
YPSILANTI -The numbers are daunting -- 19,800 Michigan residents are currently living with HIV. Over 67 percent of these individuals live in southeast Michigan and 78 percent are male. The highest rates of new HIV [...]
Post DOMA Litigation Deluge
By Lisa Keen "The lay of the land is getting a bit complicated," says James Esseks, director of the ACLU's National LGBT and AIDS Project. Esseks, who was one of the attorneys involved in pressing [...]
Gov. Rick Snyder
Creep Of The Week I'm in a rather shitty Embassy Suites in San Diego using $12 wi-fi and typing this on my iPad. Why, you ask? Because I'm getting married tomorrow. To my wife of [...]
Who Bothers To Count?
Parting Glances They slide down so neatly; 75 calories per quickie. I find myself indulging in the delectable savoring of one, two and sometimes three of what in the greasy spoon trade are called "sliders": [...]
Midnight Vows: Same-Sex Couples Ring In New Lives As Law Takes Effect
By Ben Brumfield CNN (CNN) - They've been a couple for two years and are eager to raise two children together. But it wasn't until Thursday that Holli Bartelt and Amy Petrich were allowed to [...]