UPDATE: UM student heckler Shirvell takes leave of absence
by Jessica Carreras Andrew Shirvell at a May 8 rally in Ann Arbor, which he attended for the sole purpose of heckling openly gay U of M student body president [...]
Scene Check - Remembering Dennis Ashby
This month, longtime Gold Coast employee Dennis Ashby, known to many as "Rita," passed away. The exact date and cause of death is unknown, but co-worker Eric [...]
Feds committed to fighting hate
Every year, the Michigan Alliance Against Hate Crimes brings the Response to Hate Conference to Lansing, and a slew of law enforcement officials, students, [...]
Scene Check @ Menjos
1. Chris and Scott 3. Happy Birthday, April Summers! 2. Raw Slik [...]
Celebrating our youth
So often, when we talk about LGBT youth in our community, it is about how we can help them, nurture them, provide for them, or save them from life with HIV or [...]
Cocktail Chatter: Drag Not a Drag with Brass Monkeys
by Ed Sikov The Labor Day drag party in Fire Island Pines is either a hilarious gender circus or a reason to blow some queen's brains out. Drag is fabulous. [...]
Everything we do is for you'
FERNDALE – The young people involved in Affirmations' Youth Empowerment Program were treated like divas the evening of Sept. 11 as they walked a red carpet [...]
Scene Check @ Haloft, R&R, Adam's Apple
1. Shawn, Rick and Noe @ Hayloft 2. Dennis, Ricky and Alan @ R&R Saloon 3. Dewey, Dave, Alejandro and Dan @ Adam's Apple BTL photos: Danielle [...]
Cocktail Chatter: How'd Ya Like a Nice Planter's Punch?
by Ed Sikov "That's the thing about Planter's Punch," Sal shouted over the din at BarHarbor one Friday evening as a crowd of guys holding sweaty dress shirts [...]
