Achtung, baby! First Lady Michelle Obama is profiled in the Pride issue of Männer Aktuell, the glossy German homostyle magazine. The pdf (en Deutsch) is here.
As best as we can determine, the article discusses her style, the new German translation of Liza Mundy's Michelle Obama, A Life, and the first lady's efforts on gay rights. There's also discussion on M. Obama's much-applauded "From Selma to Stonewall" speech at last year's DNC's Gay & Lesbian Leadership Council Gala where she was the keynote speaker.
In related news: San Francisco-based activist Michael Petrelis reports a conversation during the First Lady's recent trip to the Bay Area. Mrs. Obama assured a married gay couple the Defense of Marriage Act "will" be repealed soon. The Justice Department's recent highly offensive motion to dismiss a DOMA challenge has served as a lightning rod for recent activism. Numerous high profile gays—and now former party chairman Howard Dean—have announced they will not attend this year's benefit.
PDF (en Deutsch) here.
I love her.
Posted by: Jimmy | 24 June 2009 at 14:05
I like how some guy told her DOMA needs to be repealed and she said yes I agree.
Posted by: queerunity | 24 June 2009 at 14:25
@Queerunity:
No offense, but did you even read the post? The entire last paragraph is on the DOMA question to Mrs Obama...
I'm just sayin' ...
Posted by: Esq | 24 June 2009 at 14:38
i love me some Michelle, but that conversation and that answer were clearly the "let me get out of " response
Posted by: Dante | 24 June 2009 at 14:44
@Rod, actually the Maenner Aktuell article didn't really talk much about her fashion past mentioning her wearing dresses from a well known gay designer named Jason Wu and another of Narciso Rodriguez, a cuban immigrant -- which were seen by the author as political statements.
Most of the article was a short bio of her and her associations with gay-rights advocacy, as well as her journey with her husband to become the President of the United States.
Thanks, Lukas! That's why I posted it, hoping someone could look it over. But I don't think I said it concentrated on fashion at all, no? -RM
Posted by: Lukas | 24 June 2009 at 19:56