D'Anne Witkowski
Out on the Web
2004 gay and lesbian consumer census looking for participants http://www.glcensus.org OpusComm Group, a leading gay/lesbian consumer marketing firm, together with Syracuse University, announced the launch of the 2004 Gay and Lesbian Consumer Online [...]
Rockin' out
Few gay rock stars can say they came out in Contemporary Christian Music magazine and then came out again four years later in The Advocate. That is, unless you're King's X bassist and vocalist Doug Pinnick. King's X, called everything from a "prog [...]
Underdog Victorious' is a winner
It's been nearly ten years since Jill Sobule's surprise lesbian-themed hit "I Kissed A Girl" burned up the airwaves and the tongue-in-cheek song "Supermodel" helped make "Clueless" the must-have movie soundtrack of 1995. If you haven't been keeping [...]
Marriage briefs from around the country
California – Rosie O'Donnell marred her longtime girlfriend Kelli Carpenter Feb. 26 in San Francisco, where more than 3,300 other same-sex couples have tied the knot since Feb. 12. O'Donnell said she was inspired by Bush's call for an anti-gay [...]
Vote on Marriage amendment coming second week of March
LANSING – On Feb. 24, the proposal to write discrimination into Michigan's Constitution was given the green-light to proceed by the Family and Children Services Committee. This means that the resolution was sent to the Michigan House and the [...]
Marriage news from across the country
Arizona: The Arizona Senate gave preliminary approval March 25 to a proposal to urge Congress to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in a 15-10 vote. The measure, which cleared the state House earlier this month, still faces a [...]
Alice McKeage recognized at Affirmations Big Bash
DETROIT – At the Big Bash, Alice McKeage received the 2004 Jan Stevenson award for her service to Affirmations and the community. While accepting her award McKeage said she felt overwhelmed. "One of the things that I'm thinking about right now is [...]
Michigan House votes down discrimination
LANSING – Supporters of the anti-gay marriage amendment to the Michigan Constitution failed to get the 73 votes in the House of Representatives necessary to pass the resolution. The Michigan House of Representatives voted on Tuesday, March 9 on [...]
Marriage Briefs from around the country
Massachusetts: A recent poll by The Boston Globe indicated opposition to marriage for same-sex couples has jumped 10 percentage points since the Supreme Judicial Court's Nov. 18 ruling legalizing gay marriages. In this poll, 35 percent supported [...]
Michigan's constitutional marriage ban moves forward
LANSING – On Tuesday, Feb. 24 a hearing was held in the House Family and Children Services Committee regarding House Joint Resolution U (HJR U), otherwise known as the marriage amendment. After one hour of debate, the committee elected to vote on [...]
Hear me OUT
Casey Stratton – Standing at the Edge (Sony) Fans of American Idolites like Clay Aiken should run, not walk, to their nearest independent record store to buy "Standing on the Edge," the debut record from Michigan Native Casey Stratton. Everyone [...]
Out on the Web
TurnOut.org is live! TurnOut.org (http://www.TurnOut.org) is an integral part of the Gill Foundation's new TurnOut campaign to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by increasing the number of LGBT people and their [...]