Final Show For Late Artist, Pride Source/Between The Lines Columnist to Open This Week
He left us in December but his memory will always linger on in metro Detroit’s queer
Dutch Scientists Sound Alarm About Groundhog-Sexual Day
Something to chuckle over...Groundhog Day is once more here. It’s that time of the turncoat
Gospel 2022 for Mary and Heather
In the Year of the Grand Delusion, during the Reign of Rumors of Lost Wars, a decree went out from
Over the Rainbow Christmas
There are paths that by strange chances on Christmas Eve mix up in time, space, thought, crazy
A Magic Moment Recalled!
About a dozen days ago tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow — at my age how can I be sure? — I was
Creativity: One Day At A Time
I started writing my Parting Glances columns in 1990 or thereabouts. The premise was simple enough.
When Halloween in Detroit Was a Drag Queen Celebration
As the Allies began to beat the Axis in World War II, a mood of cautious celebration took hold in
Three Days to Consider
Monday, Oct. 11 offers three choices: LGBTQ+ celebration, Native American reconsideration, and some
Some Say 2021. Others Say 5782.
Tuesday, September 7, marked the observance of Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish New Year,
Fines Paid: Then and Now
"Your fine's been paid! Alexander. Ease up! Go back and get on the bus to the city limits." "This
Prof's Advice Ignored!
When I was about 22 or 23 years old, I had what one might call a confidential confrontation. A
OZ Updated
Somewhere over the rainbow in the fabled Land of OZ there were rumors circulating like chatterbox
Henry Ford Village Pride
This year's Pride Month was also the second year of my stay as a senior at Henry Ford Village (HFV)
Parting Glances: Take Your Time, Mary!
Consult any daily horoscope worth its intrinsic wait in days, hours, star signs, planet
Parting Glances: A 135-Year-Old Request Fulfilled
I celebrated the return of Spring three weeks ago by helping to fulfill a 135-year-old request by
Shots and Shutdown
I received my first COVID-19 vaccination shot last week. My second right-arm shot is scheduled for
Billy and Miss Nancy: Selma Sweets
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, for African
700 PGs later
I started writing my Parting Glances column in 1999. Its premise was simple enough: choose an
Parting Glances: Band Boys I Tooted With
Mart Crowley's "Boys In the Band" opened off-Broadway 53 years ago. I bought a copy of the play in
Parting Glances: Other voices; Other Gay Back Rooms
For over 50 years, Life magazine informed Americans about what was happening here and abroad.
Parting Glances: From a book in progress
As a gay teenager, I hung out at the Hub Grill in downtown Detroit, a greasy spoon of a place,
Parting Glances: Dreams Come and Go...
The mind-boggling possibility of recording dreams may soon be a reality, predicts a British monthly
Parting Glances: Book in Progress No. 1
I keep on my laptop desk a corner of chalky red brick. It's all that's left of the Cassboro
