Across
1 Swallow alternative
5 Game with men that are queens
10 They rise to show thighs
14 Actress Skye
15 Desert plant
16 Skin softener
17 Ending for Copland
18 What Vampires suck
19 Barbecue area
20 Plunge for two women
23 Gentle touch
24 Dottermans of Antonia’s Line
25 Photographer Leibovitz
26 Commit a foul a la Sue Wicks
28 Spank one’s bottom
31 Officer in the navy (abbr.)
32 […]
Lily Allen
It’s Not Me, It’s You
We could use more Lily Allens in the world. That is, ballsy smarty-pants who say whatever flies off their tongues (especially when it’s about narrow minds), a non-issue for this British starlet who became known for shooting one-liners with her 2006 debut, Alright, Still. And being a nudist. Shedding some […]
Glenn Witman put together a nice hockey team. He signed former college and club players—guys who knew how to skate, shoot and check. They won their share of games in rinks around the U.S., but Witman wanted to test them against tougher competition.
Glenn Witman
Last year he entered his squad—Team GForce—in a Chicago tournament. “It was […]
Cher and Knoxville Drop-Out
Johnny Knoxville.
Energizer-Diva Cher has had on-screen romances with a variety of Hollywood players, from Nicolas Cage to Dennis Quaid to Jack Nicholson to Diana Scarwid. (Remember her playing lesbian in Silkwood? Sure you do.) Now she’s hooking up with John Waters’ favorite MTV personality, Johnny Knoxville, in the upcoming comedy The Drop-Out. […]
Gays and lesbians, especially those living in central and northern California, flock regularly to the ski and lake recreations of Lake Tahoe—which straddles the state border with Nevada—and the nearby city of Reno, known for its many casinos. This isn’t a major vacation hub among party types, although the annual Lake Tahoe Gay and Lesbian […]
The diplomatic way of defining the “best martini” is as “the martini that you like the best.” But, really, if you’re pulling a jug of vodka out of the freezer and pouring it into a glass, you’re not drinking a martini at all. You’re drinking a glass of cold vodka. Add olives and you’ve got […]
The Sky Below
by Stacey D’Erasmo
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
$24
288 pages hardcover
Gabriel Collins isn’t a very likeable fag. When young, he dealt drugs without guilt to his peers, seduced high school girls without emotion and sold bathroom blowjobs to older men he despised. Relocated to New York, where he writes obituaries for a failing post-9/11 newspaper to finance […]
Sure, where hard penises are concerned, many men are more-or-less unrepentant pigs. There have always been queer guys who’ve had recreational sex—sometimes lots of it. But the advent of the Internet has transformed the way many of us get laid…or at least increased the frequency thereof. Boys in the boondocks can more efficiently find buddies, […]
I threw reasonable out the window the day I heard about Amy Brian. The Iraq veteran was forced out of the Kansas Army National Guard because someone decided he or she didn’t like Brian.
Last summer, this anonymous soul launched a campaign to railroad Brian, sending e-mails outing her to as many as 12 officers in […]
Coming up in California on March 5 will be oral arguments in the Proposition 8 legal challenge, which the California Supreme Court agreed to hear back on November 19.
According to Brian Boyd of Gay Rights Watch, 43 amicus curiae, or friend of the court, briefs have been filed urging the court to invalidate Prop 8, […]
Love Your Enemy
I agree 100 percent with your statement [“A Word in Edgewise,” Lavender, Jan. 30] on President Barack Obama’s choice concerning the (ir)Reverend Rick Warren—someone I do consider an “enemy” of sorts.
When I first heard of the choice, I was sorely disappointed and really quite angry. I had been an admirer of Obama’s long […]
Going green is an initiative as unavoidable, undeniable, and unstoppable as the Internet explosion. Some call it bogus, others a phase. I call it a revolution. It seems as though everywhere you look, “going green” is as effervescent as ever. The Minnesota Home and Garden Show, March 4-8, is no exception.
This year, the show marks […]
The old design proverb is true: Painting your walls a lighter color can make your room look larger. Dark colors tend to make a room feel smaller. Brandi Hagen, Principal Designer at Eminent Interior Design, asks, “But what’s wrong with that? It’s not really making your room smaller, and what’s wrong with a really comfortable, […]
As Minnesota’s Mother Nature thaws, it’s important to remember we are not the only ones who will be indulging in our blooming lawns.
Let’s face it: The montage shot of Spot harmoniously gallivanting in a lush garden, while monarchs and robins frolic above, is simply one thing, and one thing only: a complete farce. Hell, I […]
For some, the idea of being messy is despicable—even the slightest crumb of spilled food will cause them to break out the sanitizing bucket (neatly placed just around the corner on the shelf next to the 50 cleaning products).
For the other 99.9 percent of us, awaiting us are a dirty cleaning bucket under the sink […]
Joseph P. Miller
1941-2009
Joseph P. Miller, 67, passed away of cardiac failure February 5 in Palm Springs, California. He was born September 27, 1941, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He suffered from heart issues since birth, but lived a full and joyous life.
Photo Courtesy of Clark Bufkin
Miller was a member of The Palm Springs Leather Order […]
OutFront Minnesota Hosts Welcoming Party for New Executive Director Amy Johnson
On January 29, OutFront Minnesota hosted a welcoming party for its new Executive Director, Amy Johnson, at Azia Restaurant’s Caterpillar Lounge. She spent the past 25 years working in GLBT community service and advocacy prior to taking the top spot at the organization. A main […]
National News
Firefighters Were Sexually Harassed at Pride Parade
A jury has determined that four San Diego firefighters were sexually harassed for being ordered to participate in a Gay Pride parade last year. It awarded the men combined damages of $34,000. The attorney for the firefighters, Charles LiMandri, said during his closing argument that the men were […]
Speech and Debate / Through Mar. 7 / Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (612) 339-4944. www.illusionatheater.org
Gay teens, Internet sex, and adults on the down-low fuel fun and fury in Speech and Debate, by 20-something Stephen Karam, at Illusion Theater. When high school student Solomon crusades against closeted neocons, we assume he’s at least a […]
Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders
Eric Etheridge
Atlas & Co.
$45
During the spring and summer of 1961—President Barack Obama was born August 4 that year—hundreds of individuals came by car, bus, train, and plane to Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge the state’s segregation laws. At the time, there were no integrated schools or restaurants. […]
Photo by George Holdgrafer
Who: Jason
What: Recipe Peachie
1 part Bacardi Peach Red
1 part Midori Melon Liqueur
Pineapple Juice
Orange Juice
Splash of Cranberry Juice
When: Fri.-Sat. • 9 PM-2 AM
Where: Innuendo/Rumours
213 E. 4th St., St. Paul
(651) 225-4528 (GLBT)
www.rumours-stpaul.com
Why: “Friendly staff and clientele. We’re headquarters for many community organizations. Fabulous entertainment nightly. Best DJs in town. Fantastic drinks, with happy hours […]
The Black Guard of Minneapolis welcomed out-of-town and local friends to its 32nd annual Black Frost Run the weekend of February 6-8, with the Days Inn-Midway in St. Paul as the host hotel.
Photo by Steve Lenius
On Saturday afternoon, February 7, the run’s show was presented at Rumors/Innuendo in Downtown St. Paul. Entertaining and fabulous as […]
Sabes Jewish Community Center’s Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival features several extraordinary films at various locations, and, once again, it’s doing right by the queer community.
So, fasten your seatbelts for one of the most astounding film rides of the decade with The Secrets (Hasodot), a 2007 masterpiece screening March 14, 8:30 PM, at the Hopkins Mann […]
Dear Ms. Behavior:
The advice I need has to do with having my cake and eating it too. I’ve met a totally cool woman who is smart, cute, funny, thoughtful, and present. She’s willing to partake in a dynamic that is slow-moving and low-key.
As I’m navigating that, I also greatly am enjoying the single life I’ve […]
March may come in like a lion, but it should come out as anything or anyone it wants. A burst of Aqueerian energy across four planets demands that we take a stand on important issues. Don’t just hang around trying to look important. Take it to the streets. It is time to march forth!
ARIES (MARCH […]
Topping everyone’s list of stressful experiences is moving—to either a different residence or a new office location. It’s not hard to understand why. Loose ends have to be tied up, and final frantic cleaning tasks must be completed. Your belongings are very valuable to you, so it is important that they arrive at the destination […]
The dictionary defines “diversity” as “the inclusion of diverse people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization.”
Because diversity is an important subject for the GLBT community, the 21st Annual Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, March 3-4 at RiverCentre in St. Paul, is recommended for any individuals working in diverse situations […]
It started as a very melancholy day: middle of February, city clouded over, everything hued in shades of gray. I arrived early at the Coffee News Café in St. Paul to set up my laptop, and catch up on work. I also was starving.
Grilled Ahi Tuna Sandwich on baguette with grilled pineapple, lettuce, tomato, onion, […]
I almost blended in, but not quite. I say “a-bout,” while they sing “a-boot.” I sweat or shiver in Fahrenheit, not Centigrade. Info signs here are writ in French along with English (and sometimes First Nations tongues), adding the sizzle that comes from visiting a foreign city. For yes, you do need a passport these […]
In the past two weeks, I’ve cut a path of destruction through my personal life that would be the envy of the world’s leading despots.
So, what have I done?
The details really aren’t important. I didn’t kill anyone, or cause physical harm in any way. But I did create a messy emotional whirlpool that has sucked […]
The folks in charge of ruining life have really gone too far this time. I detected the latest crack in the foundation of Western civilization when I took my nephew to the circus. Entering the arena, I immediately sensed nothing strange. Nothing grotesque. Nothing even foul-smelling.
“Cotton candy is poison!” the sprout vendor snapped when we […]
