Chris Azzopardi
Michael McGuire: Wishes for love, acceptance
Michael McGuire wasn't the first adolescent boy to fool around with another; he won't be the last, either. But after the rendezvous, 57-year-old McGuire knew, for certain this time, he was gay. He wasn't ashamed. In fact, he thought it was a gift. [...]
Paige in profile
With the new dramedy "Say Uncle" and two TV series – a comedy-reality hybrid and a drama – in the works, Peter Paige won't have much time to attend Pride events this month. That's not to say he won't celebrate it. "I'm very proud, but I don't have a [...]
Riding for equality
DETROIT – When Chad Grandy ventured through the United States with 32 other LGBT and allied riders in gay activist group Soulforce's bus plastered in equality slogans he wasn't sure what to expect. "My worst fear was that something would happen to [...]
Shake it up, let 'em out
INKSTER – If there's one type of bra that Kathleen Ulm worships it's "the kind that comes off easily," she says. But black bras, another favorite, is what Ulm expects over 1,000 women to be flashing Janet Jackson-style (minus the malfunction) on [...]
TimeWarp celebrates eight years
For the first time, two women will host TimeWarp's benefit for AIDS Partnership Michigan at 7 p.m. June 10 at the Roostertail in Detroit. Honorary Chair Florine Mark, president and CEO of The Weight Watchers Group, and TimeWarp Production Team Head [...]
William Scott: No longer 'Invisible'
When Detroit-native William Scott recorded his Web-released debut he avoided all references to "bling bling" and "phat asses." Instead, the singer-songwriter's progressive political music is modeled after socially charged tunes from soul-masters [...]
Police ask for removal of gay art display
FERNDALE – On May 17 a woman complained to the Ferndale Police Department and City Hall after she and her young child saw a sexually suggestive art display in a store's window in Ferndale. "She actually called me at the store and wanted to know if I [...]
Queer at midnight
ROYAL OAK – As if Royal Oak wasn't gay enough, the Main Art Theatre milks the cities' queerness, in a roundabout way, for the sake of its Midnight Movie Series. And, don't get us wrong, we're jumping up and down for joy in our Superman undies (OK, I [...]
Young at heart
In its cutesy attempt to erase the pedophilic stereotypes that plague gay, single men, "Say Uncle," Peter Paige's ("Queer As Folk") directorial film debut, falters as a preachy endeavor that's neither funny nor successfully dramatic. It's the [...]
Comedy's topiary queen
Wanda Sykes appears comfortable dressed casually in hip-hugging blue jeans and a sequined blouse. She's also in tip-top shape. "So don't blow it," she tells me. But there's not much I could do or say to ruin Sykes' evening. She's nearing the end of [...]
Desperate Housewives' gets less desperate
Apparently, a looming psychopath on Wisteria Lane wasn't enough to keep "Desperate Housewives" afloat during its second season. So, gay creator Marc Cherry added a miscarriage, arson, affairs, in-vitro fertilization and a gay teenager who seduces [...]
Dignity Detroit celebrates 32 years
DETROIT – Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, Dignity Detroit, an organization that recognizes that members of the LGBT community can practice Catholicism, will gather on Saturday at Dearborn's Park Place. "Consider our anniversary theme 'All Are [...]