Puppets, Music And More
By Amy J. Parrent ANN ARBOR - In 1933 Jun'ichiro Tanizaki wrote a story called "Portrait of Shunkin," a fictional biography so believable in its dense, fragmented style that critics thought the mock documentary was [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Jodie Foster leaves prison, moves into 'House of Cards' Jodie Foster's next feature as a director, "Money Monster," is in that weird no-person's-land known as pre-production, so in the meantime, the [...]
See Cruise
Across 1 Partners of bottoms 5 Vidal's "Visit to a ___ Planet" 10 Words before delighted 14 Final Foursome org.? 15 Cafe con ___ 16 Go down 17 Hudson and Day pillow activity 18 Spear [...]
Ringwald One-Act Recalls The Price Of Serenity
By John Quinn The Ringwald Theatre has justly earned a reputation for presenting unique shows. "Please Give Me Your Money ... So I Can Buy a Vagina!" is beyond unique. Julia Marsh wrote and performs [...]
Eastpointe Theater Cooks Up Laughs In ‘Kitchen’ Comedy
By Dana Casadei The Food Network has chefs that have become household names and ones that have kitchens anyone would be envious of. They get big budgets, and some probably have even bigger egos. Then [...]
A Compact ‘Dolly’ For ‘Snug’ Accommodations
By John Quinn The paint has barely dried at The Snug Theatre in Marine City and they're already tackling a musical. Not just any musical, mind you, but "Hello, Dolly!" one of the most popular [...]
Jam Lady’s Got A Smile For Every Day
FERNDALE - What started out as a whimsical suggestion has turned into a daily exercise in both humility and pride for the woman most know as The Ferndale Jam Lady. Juniper Moore, 29, sells artisan [...]
Peters Energizes LGBT Donors
Dale Morgan, left, and Norm Silk, right, opened their home Sept. 15 for a fundraiser to benefit Gary Peters campaign for the U.S. Senate. Morgan and Silk, owners of Blossoms Flowers in Birmingham, had completely [...]
Jon Hoadley: Ready To Run
Communications dynamo Jon Hoadley is ready to come out from behind the scenes to launch his first run for office. The 30-year-old campaign specialist and community organizer has announced his candidacy for State Representative from [...]
GVSU Publicly Affirms Its LGBT Athletes
By Carol Tanis GVSU graduate Joe Miller produced a video featuring GVSU Athletic Director Tim Selgo (pictured) and several student athletes welcoming all students asserting If you can play, you can play. ALLENDALE - [...]
Ferndale Marijuana Ordinance Petitioner Arrested On Drug Charges
FERNDALE - Andrew Cissell, the main person responsible for putting marijuana decriminalization on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election, has been arrested and charged with several drug-related felonies following an Oakland Narcotics Enforcement Team [...]
LGBT Community Center To Offer Alternative High School Program
FERNDALE - Affirmations Community Center is working with Michigan Educational Partnership (MEP) to offer an Alternative High School program beginning this October. Affirmations is currently accepting applications for the 2013-14 school year. Affirmations' Alternative High [...]
MY Voice Youth Advisory Council Looking For Applicants
The Michigan Youth Voice (MY Voice) for Sexual Health youth advisory committee is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year. MY Voice, coordinated by the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH), is seeking a [...]
Michigan Legal Help Assists 200,000 In First Year Online
When http://www.MichiganLegalHelp.org launched on August 2012, initial estimates expected around 3,000 visits per week to the legal information website. According to MLH Project Manager Angela Tripp, "This estimate proved too conservative. Starting in January, there [...]
Voices Tells REC Youth Stories, Raises Funds
These four student designers from CCS helped the REC youth create their fashion statements for the show. BTL photos: Andrew Potter DETROIT - Fashion, food and fun brought 250 Ruth Ellis Center supporters to [...]
The Sochi Olympics Bottom Line
By Lisa Keen While there are a few people who would like to see a boycott of the winter Olympic Games in Russia next February, proposed because of that nation's newly passed laws hostile to [...]
Tony Perkins
Creep Of The Week If Tony Perkins knew you were coming he'd have baked a cake. That is, so long as you aren't gay and the cake mix doesn't have a certain homo-loving tart's name [...]
Preydar Comes Out
Parting Glances It's a sociological truism that gays and lesbians are mainstreaming American metropolitan societies almost invisibly, certainly seamlessly, perhaps as never at any time before in our rainbow history. Yes, increasingly, we are looking [...]
Back To School
By Hayley Gorenberg, Deputy Legal Director for Lambda Legal Ask Lambda Legal Q: My family and I just moved, and I just started at a new school. I'm hoping that I can be open about [...]
A Gift For Myself
By Dave Coulter Viewpoint As a thirty-one year old man focused on my own success - with a great corporate job, wonderful friends and family and a passion for politics - I saw the road [...]
McCain Publishes Opinion Piece In Pravda, But Not The One He Wanted
By Leslie Bentz (CNN) (CNN) - Senator John McCain has a message for the Russian people: "I am pro-Russian, more pro-Russian than the regime that misrules you today." In an opinion piece titled "Russians Deserve [...]
New York Police Make Arrest In Apparent Anti-Gay Attack
By Julie Cannold (CNN) (CNN) - A man who allegedly attacked two others last month because he perceived them as gay has been arrested. Alfonso Lanier, 23, was charged Tuesday with aggravated harassment and assault [...]
Scandal’ Actor On Finding His Inner Mommy
By Kat Kinsman CNN (CNN) - Dan Bucatinsky is a gay dad in real life, and he also plays one on TV. The 47-year-old actor, producer and author recently won the Outstanding Actor in a [...]
Sara Gilbert Realized She Was Gay While Dating Johnny Galecki
By Breeanna Hare CNN (CNN) - "The Talk" this week has been about sharing the co-hosts' quietly kept secrets, and Sara Gilbert opened up with one involving a former "Roseanne" co-star. When Gilbert, now 38, [...]