Taking care of 'Family': Exploring the needs of our LGBT elders
By Curtis Lipscomb and Kathleen LaTosch Viewpoint Since the mid-2000s there's been a lot of buzz in metro Detroit's LGBT community about what's happening to [...]
African Americans, superheroes, inaction
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "No one would say that growing up LGBT is easy, but this survey is a stark wake-up call to the daily toll that [...]
Much ado about marriage
BY Jay Kaplan There is a lot to celebrate this year – we've made tremendous progress toward marriage equality in both the traditional courts and the court of [...]
Pages past tense #13
Parting Glances During my ride back from my first gay party – a closeted affair of mostly University of Michigan profs and grad students – Jack Jacobs (aka [...]
Tony Perkins
Creep of the Week Hello everyone, are you enjoying your officially sanctioned Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month? Having a gay old time [...]
We're not in Kansas anymore It's all about the Benjamins
Viewpoint Well the numbers are out, confirming once again the impact of the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" ruling – money can't buy you love but it sure [...]
Heard On Facebook: Urvashi Vaids The Limits of Equality
In Urvashi Vaid's article, she claims that "Today's mainstream LGBT movement is strangely silent on the broader social-justice challenges facing the world, [...]
Letter: Brooks Patterson joke in bad taste
Dear Editor, While we all understand Brooks Patterson was just making a bad joke when he suggested Bob Ficano should consider suicide. His timing could not [...]
Time for Dingell to 'evolve' on same-sex marriage
By Daniel Marcin In February, I heard John Dingell respond to a question about same-sex marriage. His response was that on this topic, his "views are still [...]
American perception, continuing struggles
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "Such a misunderstanding of the basic demographics of sexual behavior and identity in America has potentially profound [...]