Chris Azzopardi
Hatred in the halls
After the final bell rang at Salem High School, two young women would say goodbye to each other on the first level of the building – with a kiss. About 50 schoolboys would assemble on the second floor and shake their fists and hoot and holler from [...]
Hear Me Out: Holiday Edition
It's time to make the Yuletide gay (how appropriate, I must say). God knows some radio stations started the day after Halloween. And I started the day after that. For an extra buck – I mean to spread the holiday cheer – several queer magnets [...]
Waiting under the mistletoe
cut/ Chris Azzopardi sits on Santa's lap at his Nana's house, wishing for a glittery My Little Pony instead of a boyfriend. If only he knew then what he knows now. Every Christmas Eve I'm reminded that my life could turn out to be like Sandra [...]
Borat exposes more than himself
"Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" Rated R Now playing Borat's not exactly Playgirl material. So, the foreigner may be pressing his luck hoping to have "sexy time" with Pamela Anderson and making [...]
Don't screw with Kelly
Sound Off Have you been a victim of a text message break-up? Tell us your story. Send an e-mail to [email protected] All those biatches who think it's cool to text message break-up: Listen up! Drag queen Kelly (played by comic actor Liam [...]
Two MSU productions highlight homosexuality
Tea and Sympathy 7:30 p.m., Nov. 9 8 p.m., Nov. 10 8 p.m., Nov. 18 2 p.m., Nov. 19 The Children's Hour 8 p.m., Nov. 11 2 p.m., Nov. 12 7:30 p.m., Nov. 16 8 p.m., Nov. 17 Where: Wharton Center, MSU Online: http://www.whartoncenter.com Phone: [...]
Film festival sacrifices funds for freedom of expression
Ann Arbor Film Festival Benefit 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor Tickets: $20, $5 students http://www.ticketweb.com (866) 468-3401 Due to state funding cuts for the Ann Arbor Film Festival, organizers will host an evening celebrating [...]
Stilettos owner opens lesbian bar on Eastside
Pink 19910 Hoover Road, Detroit (313) 521-8433 The turnout at Pink was so vibrant this past weekend that, although 550 people made it into the new lesbian bar in Detroit, others had to be turned away. "We probably would have reached close to 700 [...]
Happy accident
Nervous But Excited 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 1991 W. Liberty Ave., Ann Arbor RSVP to [email protected] 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 People Called Women, Toledo (419) 535-6455 Online: http://www.nervousbutexcited.com Sarah Cleaver and Kate Peterson's band name [...]
DSO to play tunes from timeless tale
"The Wizard Of Oz" Special screening with DSO 8 p.m. Nov. 3 Max M. Fisher Music Center $30-$75 (248) 398-7105 You know the story. You know the characters. But the timeless tale of Dorothy and her friends in "The Wizard Of Oz" is more than the sum of [...]
Funding cuts threaten to close HIV homeless shelter
A funding cut of $125,000 from Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS could cause the closure of Off The Streets, a homeless shelter in Detroit for men living with HIV/AIDS. "These medically fragile men will fall through the cracks of an [...]
Bowling buddies
International Gay Bowling Organization Tournament Nov. 9-12 Clover Lanes, Livonia http://www.igbo.org Zak Mohler takes another swig from his beer mug. While teammate Tracey Harmon, 27, fills up her glass from their beer pitcher, she tells him, "The [...]