Viewpoint: Does a Year Make a Difference?
BY JAY KAPLAN As we celebrate this year's same-sex marriage expo, never have the words, "what a difference a year makes!" rung so true. On June 26, 2015, the [...]
Politics Be Damned: Time for Saner Minds and Voters to Prevail
We're deep into this election season. Candidates on both sides are vying not only for votes but for those all-important delegates needed to be named the [...]
Positive Thoughts: Something More Important Than Fear
By Rick Guasco Last October, I came out. Everyone who knows me was surprised. Although I've been openly gay most of my adult life, and I've been HIV-positive [...]
Transmissions: What's at Stake
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Election season is upon us, and the primaries are in full swing. In just a few months we'll be offered the choice of two candidates — [...]
EDITORIAL: Presidential Election is about the Supreme Court
The U.S. presidential election this year is about the United States Supreme Court. Make no doubt about that. Yes, there are issues from income inequality to [...]
Michigan Notable Book Awards are Discriminatory
BY LEV RAPHAEL Every year since 2004 the Library of Michigan has publicized as many as 20 Notable Michigan books "reflective of Michigan's diverse ethnic, [...]
A Silent Crisis: LGBTQ Youth Homelessness in Detroit
Jerry Peterson Ruth Ellis Center Executive Director Jerry Peterson. BTL File Photo. A silent crisis is growing among us. During a period of unprecedented [...]
TRANSMISSIONS: Tip Farther, Hollywood
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith In May of 2014, "Orange is the New Black" star, Laverne Cox, adorned the cover of Time magazine. Next to her was the phrase "The [...]
I Want to be 'In It To Win It,' not Torn Between Two Lovers
There are two very distinctive sides to me. On the one side, I need to have a plan with everything thought out. I need to weigh all the pros and cons and have [...]
Michigan Transgender Advocacy Project is Working
BY AMY HUNTER The Transgender Advocacy Project was conceived from a very simple premise: Transgender people's voices are critical to moving the entire equality [...]
Who's to Blame for Sexually Deformed People?
By Brian McNaught Whether or not my good friend, Paul Shanley, dies in prison, the global sex scandal in the Catholic Church, and in other denominations, will [...]
An Open Letter to My Fellow Community Members: Let's Work Together
By Erica Moise For the past few months, I've watched in horror as our community leaders have spent more time fighting amongst each other than focusing on what [...]
