By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - In just a few short months in office, Ferndale Councilman Joe Trice has had a rough introduction to city politics. Trice was appointed to the City Council this summer to [...]

By Tim Retzloff My grandfather, who in conversation would often ask "Why should I give a rat's ass?" as if out of the blue, loved to tell stories of yesteryear. Although I was never sure [...]

By BTL Staff ANN ARBOR - The Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project (WRAP) will host "An Evening of Recognition and Remembrance" at Kerrytown Concert House on Oct. 24. A reception will be held from 7 to [...]

DETROIT - The economy is in bad shape - in the country, in the state of Michigan in particular, and as a result of these at Wayne State University, too. Indeed, the same economic conditions [...]

By Donald Calamia Legends of Rock N' Roll CLINTON TOWNSHIP - The voices and musical styles of Elvis, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and others, come to life in the tribute to the great rock and [...]

Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center 195 West Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220 Phone: (248) 398-7105 Fax: (248)541-1943 Email: [email protected] Web: www.GoAffirmations.org NEWS AT THE CENTER Saturday, October 18 Come OUT & Laugh with Karen [...]

Mr. Joe Henry will be at The Ark in Ann Arbor for an 8 p.m. show on October 17. Martin Carty will headline at The Ark in Ann Arbor on October 20. Loudon Wainwright will [...]

Tidbits from here and there Stratford Festival's 2004 season announced STRATFORD, ONT - Six Shakespeare plays, along with seven other productions, will be mounted at the Stratford Festival of Canada in 2004 as Artistic Director [...]

By John Quinn 'Review: 'The Good Doctor' Purple Rose hits one out of the ballpark with Simon comedy Neil Simon is to the American theater what Babe Ruth is to baseball. He's been knocking out [...]

By Jody Valley All work and no play Q: I am writing to you because my partner, "Sarah," and I agreed that you could solve this for us. What ever you say goes. We have [...]

By Romeo San Vicente A very Tori Christmas It just wouldn't be the holiday season without some network cranking out yet another TV movie variation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." We've already heartily enjoyed [...]

In a recent letter printed in the Oakland Press, a woman stated that the gay agenda was to destroy the institution of marriage. In fact, she cited information taken from the Traditional Values Coalition (one [...]

Photos by Danielle ICON celebrated their leather carnival weekend with an auction, a great dinner, after hours, and two nights at the Eagle. A taste of leather and handsome men made for a great time [...]

By Danielle. Sunday night the Rainbow Room hosts a great show, with Serena, and Trixie.

By Brent Dorian Carpenter Simon NkoliÑSouth African Gay Rights Champion Simon Tseko Nkoli was born in Vaal Township, Sebokeng, South Africa, on November 26, 1957. He experienced the brutality of the Apartheid regime and its [...]

Thursday Friction with Tom Newman at The Works. Rumors Nightclub hosts College night with DJ Gemini in Grand Rapids. Latino Night comes to the R&R Saloon with $1 cover. Get Thirsty with X-Cel at Thirsty [...]

Just Out Out of Time When his mistress, Anne Merai (Sanaa Lathan), and her husband (Dean Cain) die in a suspicious fire, small-town police chief Matt Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington) realizes that he is being [...]

Ashley is a ten-month-old Domestic Shorthair female with a tiger striped coat and pretty green eyes. This pretty girl was brought to the shelter because her owner developed allergies. Although she can be a little [...]

I realize that the French are not popular these days (neither are Log Cabin Republicans). But indulge me as I take a look at American slang as tackled by French tourists trying to learn and [...]

By Jill Dearman Lay low, Aries! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): The moon will be close to Saturn in your house of home and family on Oct. 17. Take time to communicate your needs [...]

By Jill Dearman Lay low, Aries! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): Venus in your house of serious relationships makes this a make-or-break time for your love life, honey. No ambivalence needed! Just make a [...]

Professional Theater: Dirty Story An outrageously dark comedy about the battle of the sexes that satirizes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Staged Wednesday through Sunday by the Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company, West Bloomfield, Oct. 22 - Nov. [...]

Can Steppin' Out get in sync with AIDS Walk Michigan? DETROIT and ROYAL OAK - The dilemma with the two AIDS Walks dueling for the hearts and hard-earned dollars of the people of metropolitan Detroit [...]

By BTL staff Interviews with Our Community Personalities This year Between The Lines is inaugurating a new LGBT video history project: "Interviews with Our Community Personalities." The first of this series was taped in the [...]

It might very well be the first of its kind. And if not, it's certainly the first I've ever come across. Bi The People is a compilation of bisexual artists and their friends that benefits, [...]

DETROIT - Marygrove College, in collaboration with Insomnia Entertainment, will present "A Cloud of Women," on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., at the newly renovated Marygrove College Theatre, 8425 W. McNichols in Detroit, near [...]

DETROIT - The Michigan Opera Theatre opens its 2003-04 Season of Love with the company premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's dramatic tale of fatal love, "A Masked Ball." The long-awaited production of "A Masked Ball" is [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter ANN ARBOR - A recent headline in the Life and Style section of the New York Times asked the burning question, "Where is Larry Kramer when you need him?" "Why, he's [...]

Dear BTL, On the evening of Oct. 8, many upset residents of Sylvan Lake attended a city council meeting to protest last month's passing of a resolution, which supported a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex [...]

Dear BTL I was appointed by the Ferndale City Council to fill the unexpired term of the late Councilman David Lennon. I am running in the Nov. 4 election to retain my seat. My candidacy [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter DETROIT - According to last week's hot Internet rumor, basketball phenom Earvin "Magic" Johnson has checked into a Los Angeles hospital under an assumed name to be treated for uncontrolled bleeding [...]

By Gregg Shapiro Anyone who opens their album with a song titled "Love Song #1" (hinting at more love songs to come) and then follows it up with "Come Smoke My Herb," such as Meshell [...]

Leslie Thompson, Executive Director of Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center addresses the crowd at the 2003 National Coming Out Day Speak Out on October 11. The Speak Out is a public forum hosted by [...]

BTL staff report FERNDALE - Michigan HIV/AIDS activists, outraged over a recent U.S. Senate vote that would have provided funding for medications to persons infected with HIV and AIDS, are sending a single dead rose [...]

By BTL Staff Isabello C. Reyes, Jr., MD, worked tirelessly and stood on the front lines advocating for the rights, providing care and instruction, free of charge, for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. He [...]

By Sharon Gittleman ROYAL OAK - When Royal Oak's gay and lesbian voters mark their ballots this November, many will remember how their city leaders voted in the contentious 2001 human rights ordinance battle. That [...]

By Sarah Mieras LANSING - Girl-powered indie rock will come alive during RockOUT for Pride, a one-night fundraiser for the 2004 Michigan Pride festival stage. After two breath-taking performances on the Michigan Pride festival stage [...]

DETROIT - A Detroit woman is claiming that a SMART bus driver shoved her off the bus she was riding after she confronted him about being passed by twice in one day. She also alleges [...]

By BTL Staff Members and allies of Michigan's LGBT community are hosting a fundraising event for Senator Debbie Stabenow. The event is intended to celebrate the distinguished service of Senator Stabenow and to raise funds [...]

DETROIT - They are rested and looking well. Strongarm Productions produced their fifth annual Aphrodisiac weekend extravaganza Oct. 11-12, attracting over 700 party-loving people to the Tangent Gallery in Detroit. The group, which developed a [...]

SYLVAN LAKE - At the City Council meeting Oct. 8, the Sylvan Lake City Council voted to rescind a marriage resolution passed in September. The resolution was similar to those passed by Oakland and Jackson [...]

All Hallows Eve - the way it was meant to be celebrated. A decadent, pagan festivity set in a haunted, turn-of-the-century, traveling fair ... A carnival of carnage. That's what the website for Theatre Bizarre [...]