D'Anne Witkowski
Ann Arbor to preserve open space
ANN ARBOR – While Nov. 4 saw places like Rochester Hills and Tyrone Township rejecting tax millages to pay for services such as police and fire departments, Ann Arbor residents voted by an overwhelming margin to pay for the preservation of open [...]
Ferndale election results
FERNDALE – By 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4 it was clear that Mayor Robert Porter and Councilman Craig Covey, both endorsed by Pride PAC, had secured reelection in Ferndale. Less clear was the status of Jackie Koivu, the third Pride PAC endorsed candidate [...]
What does Massachusetts mean for Michigan?
The Nov. 18 ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court that there is no constitutional basis for denying same-sex couples the right to marry was historic in the fight for same-sex marriage rights in this country. Though the fight is far from over, [...]
Richard Land
Creep of the Week I've been critical of anti-gay folks for a long time. I've even been known to call them names ("creep," for example), but for as long as I've been writing this column I believe I've used real discretion when it comes to, say, [...]
Matt Barber
Creep of the Week If any of my readers have daddy issues and get off on being told "you're a bad bad boy," you'll love Matt Barber's new slash fiction open letter to the gays. Published on Feb. 25 on the WND (Wing-Nut Daily) website, Barber's "An [...]
C. Todd Gilbert
Creep of the Week Discrimination against lesbians and gays is but a figment of some overactive imaginations in Virginia so there's no need for silly laws against it. So goes the thinking of Virginia Delegate C. Todd Gilbert who made sure a bill to [...]
Diana Medley
Creep of the Week Not every teacher is able to find the courage to boldly declare that gay, lesbian, and bisexual students have no purpose in life and that their very existence is offensive to her. But Sullivan High School special education [...]
Aaron Klein
Creep of the Week All together now: "If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a cake. Unless you're gay, unless you're gay…" That's the theme song of Sweet Cakes bakery in Gresham, Oregon who will not make you a wedding cake if you're getting gay [...]
Terry Jones
Creep of the Week Hey are you pissed that President Obama has been all nice-nice with the gays lately? Then you should totally set him on fire. Or at least a life-size Obama doll strung up on a gallows on the front lawn of your church with an [...]
Creep of the Week: Peter Sprigg
As I write this gays and lesbians are celebrating the fact that President Obama called for equal rights for everyone, not just straight people, during his Inaugural address. This was the first time a President has expressed his support for gays and [...]
Creep of the Week: The Boy Scouts of America
Look, I'm no Boy Scout and I never have been. Like, literally. I'm not a boy, for one. I'm also an "avowed homosexual," which means the Boy Scouts don't like me as a matter of official policy. Now, this has not had a huge impact on me personally. As [...]
Creep of the Week: John Boehner
I don't know if you've noticed, but national approval of Congress is down. Like, way down. You know what's more popular than Congress right now? BP during the oil spill in the Gulf. That's right. People hate Congress more than they hate oil soaked [...]