Brad Kenoyer: Gay Detroiter jumps into the political fray
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN DETROIT – Politics brings plenty of disappointments and disillusionments to those who battle to make the world a better place to live. Over [...]
Calling it as he sees it
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FARMINGTON – Ask many politicians what they think about an issue and they'll get back to you – after their consultants and focus [...]
Cho and Lauper join Gay Games entertainment line up
CHICAGO – Comedian Margaret Cho and 80s pop idol Cyndi Lauper will join the roster of over 60 entertainers at the 2006 Chicago Gay Games, which closes [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE
CCO BLWIT PHOTO 5.jpg: The working girls of The Chicken Ranch can be seen in the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre production of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." [...]
Deirdre Shires: Expanding healthy horizons
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN FERNDALE – When Deirdre Shires walks out the door at Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center in Ferndale for the last time this [...]
Fela Belinda Smith: 'Live for today'
By Cornelius A. Fortune As a breast cancer survivor, Fela Belinda Smith, has seen the highest and lowest points of her life converge and coalesce: from [...]
Government puts ideology over science in AIDS policy
By Mubarak Dahir This June marks 25 years since a strange, unexplained new disease began leaving purple lesions on gay men and infecting their lungs with an [...]
Gay author to 'Haunt' Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR – Chuck Palahniuk, renowned author of "Haunted," will appear in Auditorium A at Angell Hall in Ann Arbor on June 7 at 7 p.m. "Haunted" is made of 23 [...]
Hear Me Out
Pleasureman Günther (Rhino/Wea) A Swedish hedonist with a mullet wants to sex you up. His name is Günther, and he is the "Pleasureman." Already known for [...]
Michael McGuire: Wishes for love, acceptance
Michael McGuire wasn't the first adolescent boy to fool around with another; he won't be the last, either. But after the rendezvous, 57-year-old McGuire knew, [...]
Greater Lansing Gay Men's Chorus to perform June 2-3
EAST LANSING – On June 2 and 3, the Greater Lansing Gay Men's Chorus will perform "Diva By Diva." The concert, originally developed and performed by the New [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities Intro
We combed the state of Michigan for cities that welcome LGBT residents and visitors, and that recognize the value of their LGBT populations for economic and [...]