Lincoln, Whitman, 16.4
Who could imagine in 1865 that 144 years after John Wilks Booth murdered Abraham Lincoln in Ford Theater, America's first black president would be attending [...]
Overcoming the 'ick' factor
By Diane Silver Political IQ Put down your coffee cup, step away from the computer if you're reading online, and take a deep breath. You won't like what I'm [...]
The power of words
by John Corvino Two decades ago, when I first came out of the closet, my mother had an irritating habit of referring to my boyfriend as my "friend." You could [...]
Blackmail at the Krim
Long before the Detroit Film Theater – now celebrating its 35th year of showcasing good, bad, indifferent American and foreign films at the DIA – Detroit had [...]
Creep of the Week: Sally Kern
Ladies and gentlemen, the jig is up. The "gay agenda," that sacred creed we hold so dear, has been discovered. How did this happen, you ask? Well, after [...]
The pride must go on
I would like to give a response to the article "Michigan Pride promises to soldier on despite debt" (BTL Feb. 5). From the article, it seems the Lansing City [...]
What gays owe black America
By Diane Silver Political IQ Judging by the stinging e-mails I've received, some of my fellow white queers haven't gotten over their post-Proposition 8 anger [...]
Gay-owned, gay-operated'
by Keith Orr When my partner Martin and I travel we love to check out the local LGBT bookstores. One of our favorites has always been the Oscar Wilde Bookshop [...]
Creep of the Week: Yes on Prop. 8 donors
Well, well, well. It looks like being anti-gay isn't exactly something folks want to associate their names with after all – even after they've associated their [...]
Parting Glances: Snowshoes in the bushes
$14.99 is small price to pay for a glamourous trip down memory lane. (The older I get the more trips I take, the intervals growing shorter and shorter, with an [...]
Q&A: Don't Ask, Don't Tell - unless you really want to know
Whenever I wanted my mother's opinion on something controversial, she would always preface her response with "Don't ask me if you don't want to hear what I [...]
Collapses, Bailouts & Layoffs: More at risk than just finances
We don't need economist to tell us that the country has landed in a recession that began in December 2007. In Michigan we've known it all along. To paraphrase [...]
