This Is Our Time In Michigan
By Jon Hoadley Lansing isn't working for us. Over the last few years we've seen amazing advances for LGBT people. Support for marriage equality has increased [...]
Victory Looks Different In State
Opinion By Emily Dievendorf Sometimes it's the winning that knocks you on your arse. The 2012 election made clear, with the election of our first out lesbian [...]
What Am I Optimistic About?
By Kathleen LaTosch There's no doubt that Michigan has suffered in recent years with a slow, downhill slide when it comes to protecting the rights of LGBT [...]
What's Left to Argue
By John Corvino A couple of years ago I was chatting with a gay literary agent in a downtown Manhattan cafe. Our conversation turned to the book I was working [...]
Back For The Good
By ANDREA POTEET DETROIT – A well-worn saying reminds us that time away from something we love can help strengthen our love for it. For Roland Leggett, [...]
Appetite for change: Detroit Summer Grad Works to Change Lives Through Food
By ANDREA POTEET 12345678ÔÑÑÔÑÖ Model D: Kabibi Blount-Dorn from Tony Eggert on Vimeo. Kibibi Blount-Dorn loves food. It's not just its flavors, [...]
A Lesson for You: Grasshopper
By Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter The grasshopper is a delicious dessert cocktail, but I rarely make them because of their repulsive name. I just can't stand the [...]
Learning to LEAD
By ANDREA POTEET DETROIT – Six weeks changed Marlin Colyer's life. The 29-year-old Chicago native, who moved to Detroit in December, has a lot of big plans [...]
The Ginger Binger: A Perfect Summer Quencher
By Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter My nephew, the lanky 6-foot-5-inch science teacher (and I assure you he got none of those genes from me) was visiting the beach [...]
London's Pub Culture Dies ... It's Starbucks Now
by Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter All I wanted was a good slab of shepherd's pie. Is that too much to have asked? Apparently so, because in one week in London I [...]
Thank you, Mr President
"Welcome to The White House," said President Barack Obama to me and about 350 other activists at the Third Annual LGBT Pride Reception June 15. Those simple [...]
Who's Dumb Idea Was This Beach House?
by Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter It was well into June before Dan and I came to the distressing realization that we'd be short on housemates this season and [...]
