D'Anne Witkowski
Author Criticizes Black Homophobia, Praises Obama While Promoting New Book in Southfield
Author Michael Eric Dyson spoke at the Southfield Public Library Feb. 6 promoting his new book, "The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America." The event was sponsored by local independent store Book Beat. The Detroit [...]
Creep of the Week: Marco Rubio
On Feb. 8, Marco Rubio was asked a very important question by New Hampshire resident Timothy Kierstead, a man who said he'd been married for a "long time." "Why do you want to put me back in the closet?" Kierstead asked, according to the Washington [...]
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Well, Iowa is over and Donald Trump emerged victorious. That is, if what he was aiming for was second place. He lost to bag of garbage Ted Cruz, so you know Trump must be livid. I suspect he's anger-brushing his hair until his scalp hurts. I [...]
Creep of the Week: Louie Gohmert
I think Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails said it best: "Bow down before the one you serve. You're going to get what you deserve." And if you're Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, you're up in arms about the fact that the Supreme Court ruled that God doesn't [...]
Creep of the Week: Liberty Ridge Farm
While I've never been there in person, Liberty Ridge Farm looks like a beautiful place according to the photos on their website. Lush green grass, handsome horses and goats, a rainbow of various flowers, hearty corn stalks taller than your [...]
Creep of the Week: Ben Carson
Ben Carson Whether you call them "special rights" or "extra rights," it has long been the argument of the anti-gayers that what LGBT people want goes above and beyond the rights of "normal" people. It reminds me of that scene in "Willy Wonka and [...]
Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson
You guys. I have good news. Kevin Swanson doesn't want to murder all of us in the name of Jesus. And by us, I mean anyone who is LGBT or LGBT-adjacent (i.e. you have a friend, relative or someone else in your life who is LGBT and you're cool with [...]
Creep Of Week: Matt Bevin
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin with Jim and Kim Davis Kentucky sure knows how the pick 'em, don't they? Governor Matt Bevin, Tea Partier and Kim Davis's BFF, was sworn in on Dec. 9, but he has wasted no time when it comes to dismantling anything [...]
Creeps of the Week: Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz
Making sure that gays and lesbians were never afforded legally recognized marriages was the focus for the anti-gay right for so long. So many resources were poured into stopping John and Bill from saying, "I do" that ever since the Supreme Court [...]
Creep of the Week: Marco Rubio
There is a certain bench that presidential contenders long to fill. It's the Holy Grail of appointments: the Supreme Court. Since Supreme Court Justices serve lifetime terms, getting a justice or two on the bench means leaving a legacy that far [...]
Creep of the Week: Ted Cruz
The Dred Scott decision, you guys. Have you heard of it? Because it's kind of famous. Basically this guy, Dred Scott, sued for his freedom because he didn't want to be a slave any more and he wanted to be treated like a human being and stuff. Fair [...]
Creep of the Week: Marco Rubio
If you're a Republican, you know that it is essential to seek the vote of people who are irrational and extreme. And in order to do that, you have to say things that are irrational and extreme. But you also have to ignore the parts of reality that [...]