by John Corvino Prohibit polygamy, and the would-be polygamist has to settle for one spouse. Prohibit homosexuality, and the homosexual gets no spouse at all. Big difference. Earlier this month the Massachusetts Supreme Court heard [...]

By Mike Neubecker Today I went to pay my respects to Nikki (Anthony Lionell Nicholas) who was murdered by at least one unknown assailant in late February. Nikki, who was born a male to his [...]

Sunlight takes eight minutes to travel 93 million miles from its source to our troubled shores. Given the times we live in, I sometimes wonder if it's worth the trip. (I suffer from Seasonal Affective [...]

At a time when infection rates are dropping overall, the recent increase in syphilis cases among men who have sex with men has state health officials and prevention experts rightly concerned. The inevitable conclusion that [...]

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival announces 2003 highlights SOUTHFIELD - The exceptional and intimate dialogue among artists and audience that began ten years ago will continue with the presentation of more than twenty concerts between [...]

Margaret Cho is the Energizer bunny of comediennes. She just keeps going and going and going. Or, actually, maybe she's the Timex of comediennes. She takes a licking and keeps on ticking? All analogies aside, [...]

Ted Alexandro's will be at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak March 20-22, call 248-542-9900 for more information. Cursive performs live at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit on March 21 at 9 p.m. Tickets [...]

{HEADER American classic hits and misses despite terrific performances It's an opera} Although George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" has long been recognized as an American Masterpiece, the fact that it's also an opera seems to [...]

Detroit Rep attends annual arts management symposium DETROIT - The Detroit Repertory Theatre was one of 17 theatres nationwide invited to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to participate March 14 - 16 in [...]

KALAMAZOO - Fontana Chamber Arts will present a world premiere of the new jazz project from pianist/composer Fred Hersch and his extraordinary Ensemble as they present "Leaves of Grass" on Sunday March 30 at 8 [...]

Opening this period: Burn the Floor Championship dance couples from fifteen different countries present a culture clash between the elegant sophistication of ballroom dancing and sweaty sensuality of rock 'n' roll. Presented at the Fabulous [...]

LANSING - BoarsHead Theater will continue its Dark Night series with "Some Explicit Polaroids" by Mark Ravenhill, March 24 and 25. The show is rated "R" for sexual themes, partial nudity and strong language. This [...]

If it wasn't for Elton John, dancers Kym Johnson and Trent Whiddon might still be in Australia participating in various dance competitions. Instead, they are touring the world in the internationally-acclaimed hit, "Burn the Floor." [...]

By Brandon Judell "Hollywood now is fine with gay people and gay characters as long as we're making them laugh, doing their hair, giving the straight women therapy, or decorating their homes. But it's sort [...]

By BTL Staff ROYAL OAK - "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895), Irish-born Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) crafted his final and most lasting play - by all accounts, a masterpiece of modern comedy. A century later, [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Richard Gere's up for prison Golden Globe-winner Richard Gere was conspicuously absent from this year's list of Oscar nominees for his role as slick lawyer Billy Flynn in "Chicago." But now [...]

Thursday Affinity at Large the new gay club on the West Side. Entertainment and doors open at 9 p.m., 1403 S. Commerce Road. Friction with Tom Newman at The Works Latino Night comes to the [...]

Just Out Laurel Canyon Uptight Harvard med-school grad Sam (Christian Bale) brings his equally uptight girlfriend, Alex (Kate Beckinsale), home to Los Angeles during his summer internship, where they think they'll have his unconventional mom [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter DETROIT - A jury ruled against Backstreet Bar owner Thomas Giuseppe to award $725,000 in damages to the defendant, Dr. Thomas Moses. The jury unanimously found the plaintiff Thomas Giuseppe to [...]

Barnes and Noble welcomes authors, book groups WEST BLOOMFIELD - On Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m., Lives & Times: The Biography Book Group will feature Nigel Nicolson, the son of Virginia Woolf's sometime lover, [...]

By Sharon Gittleman OAK PARK - Two educators and a college student will talk about being out, as a gay teacher or gay student, during high school at a March 26 panel presented by the [...]

A sharp rise in syphilis infections in Detroit and Oakland County among men who have sex with men has local health and prevention experts concerned. According to figures released by the Michigan Department of Community [...]

ANN ARBOR - Does an emphasis on "gay pride" suppress important aspects of lesbian and gay male identity? An international conference entitled, "Gay Shame" will address that question from March 27-29 at the University of [...]

By Kelly Peters FLINT - In Genesee County as elsewhere, according to Frank Burger, lgbt students face ignorance and fear. "We have students that regularly attend PFLAG meetings in Genesee County who are looking for [...]

By Bob Roehr The FDA approved the sale of Fuzeon on March 13. The anti-HIV drug is the first in a class known as entry inhibitors that block the virus from entering cells. Clinical trials [...]

By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The NIH is stopping a clinical trial that uses Trizivir alone as a first treatment for patients with HIV who have not previously received therapy. Interim analysis shows that [...]

By Hastings Wyman The U.S. Senate is engaged in what has become a recurring battle over confirmation of White House judicial nominations. The latest to occupy the hot seat is Miguel Estrada, a bright, accomplished [...]

By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C.- Gay and lesbian leaders are optimistic that the US Supreme Court will strike down the Texas same-sex sodomy law before it adjourns for the summer. That assessment came in a [...]

What is syphilis? Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. How is the disease spread? Syphilis is spread in only one of two ways: through sexual activity, or [...]