Jason A. Michael
Jason A. Michael is a senior staff writer for Between The Lines and Pride Source Media Group. He has been writing for BTL since 1999. Jason is also an Essence bestselling author. He may be reached at [email protected].
Michigan Author's 'Blood Criminals' Book Talks Modern Toll of HIV
When HIV hit America in the '80s it decimated LGBTQ communities and forever changed the course of national sex education. But what happened to the people who survived the epidemic? And what happens to people who are diagnosed today? In his new book, [...]
Golden Girls Christmas' a Fun Holiday Hit
Theatre Review: A Very Golden Girls Christmas The Ringwald Now through Dec. 16 (Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 8 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m.) Unauthorized drag parodies of "The Golden Girls" have become something of a boom market in recent years. [...]
Politics, Touring and Drag: Lady Bunny Bares it All
Known as the queen of New York nightlife and, indeed, at one time one of Michael Alig's infamous Club Kids, Lady Bunny is a legend in pop culture and drag circles alike. Now, Bunny is taking her diva chops to Detroit when she visits Motown as part [...]
7th Annual Flint Print Fair Nov. 23-24 at FIA
In 2007, the FIA created the Flint Print Club with the mission to develop connoisseurship among its members and educate the general public about prints, printmaking and print collecting. Today, that mission lives on with the 7th semi-annual Flint [...]
Detroit Cabaret Company Hosts Benefit Show for Immigration Issues
Like one would expect, Asherah Serpentine Productions' upcoming evening of burlesque, belly dance and opera is set to be an intimate night of cabaret. But what audiences might not realize is that the show is being put on in an effort to raise money [...]
OBITUARY Frederick William Hoffman
OBITUARY Frederick William Hoffman May 18, 1951 – October 26, 2019 Auto Industry supporter and former honorary consul for the Federal Republic of Germany, Fred Hoffman died last month after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 68. Hoffman [...]
Drawn to Detroit' Exhibit Friday, Nov. 8 at Blossoming Artists Gallery
Leah Carroll's "Drawn to Detroit" exhibit will open this Friday, Nov. 8, at the Blossoming Artists Gallery. The gallery is located in the rear of high-end floral experts Blossoms midtown store, aptly titled Blossoms Midtown, is described by the [...]
Affirmations' Fall Fling Raises Nearly $60K
They were popping bottles in the place all night long. Affirmations LGBTQ community center in Ferndale hosted its most successful Fall Fling fundraiser ever Saturday night. The party's theme being Wizard of Wine, attendees were asked to bring two [...]
Phil Elam Takes to the Stage Nov. 1 for Double One-Man Show at Marlene Boll Theater
Phil Elam has long been known in Metro Detroit's LGBTQ community. It all started when he, along with then-boyfriend now-husband Mike Boila, recorded and performed under the name Justus Boyz. The duo self-released an album in 2003 and its first [...]
SAGE, AARP Michigan Co-Hosted '50 Years After Stonewall' Symposium
SAGE Metro Detroit, the agency for LGBTQ older adults, and AARP Michigan co-hosted a symposium titled "50 Years After Stonewall" on Saturday, Oct. 19. The symposium took place at Wayne State University's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and [...]
Ferndale City Council Bans Conversion Therapy
The Ferndale City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ban conversion therapy. The legislation was proposed by Councilwoman Julia Music, the director of Ferndale Pride, who was voted last month to a three-month term to fill a vacancy on the [...]
50 Years After Stonewall SAGE Symposium Oct. 19
The Metro Detroit branch of elder advocacy group Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders, or SAGE as it's better-known, is taking a look back at history. Specifically, it will be hosting a symposium titled 50 Years After Stonewall on Saturday, Oct. [...]