Wharton Center hosts 'Giselle' and 'Cinderella' EAST LANSING - The Moscow Festival Ballet, made up of 50 dancers from across Russia, brings two romantic ballets to East Lansing's Wharton Center. "Giselle," first seen in Moscow [...]

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 Affirmations is home to nearly 150 groups every month! That's a lot of people [...]

LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Dec. 23, 2003 executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation for state offices has run into an obstacle. Offices headed by elected officials who claim the Michigan Constitution says [...]

Satire of rural life starts New Year off with a bang When I first learned that "Greater Tuna" was part of Meadow Brook Theatre Ensemble's inaugural season, I was - to put it politely - [...]

By John Quinn Something Wicked Wayne's Way Comes William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is considered unlucky, and superstitious theater types don't mention the name - referring instead to the "Scottish Play." While the Hillberry Theatre production is [...]

By Jody Valley Small brave fish lost in the big city Q: I don't know if you can help me, but I am at the end of my rope. I just don't know what to [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Shankman's fairy tale It appears that the long-in-development, live-action-meets-animation feature "Enchanted" will finally get a chance to say "once upon a time." The picture, having undergone director changes and rewrites since [...]

Usually this statement is heard coming out of the mouths of bratty kids or rebellious teenagers, not the Attorney General and Secretary of State. However, that's more or less the attitude that Attorney General Mike [...]

Photos by Danielle Looking to study the physical attributes of light and shadow I visited Club Gold Coast to lose myself in a pectoral or maybe an ab.

Photos by Danielle A benefit for MIGRA at Stilettos became a celebration; as long time friends returned home to show support for the return of the Rodeo to Detroit.

Showtime, the cable station that brought us "Queer As Folk," has apparently heard the cries of frustrated lesbians everywhere that Lindsay and Melanie just don't get enough screen time on QAF. What about our needs? [...]

A film about one of America's most notorious female serial killers framed as a lesbian romance? It may sound implausible, but writer and director Patty Jenkins, with the help of an exceptional performance by Charlize [...]

Thursday • Peter Hendrickson presents Gay Thursdays at Space in Pontiac. 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 [...]

Just Out Big Fish William Bloom (Billy Crudup) has spent his entire adult life running from his father, Edward (Albert Finney), and the old man's fanciful yarns of adventure, circus feats, and daring deeds. When [...]

Pam Benetti does not remember her childhood with any great fondness. As a little girl in a little boy's body, Benetti realized when she started school that something was seriously wrong. "From kindergarten onward I [...]

I waited 'til the last Christmas carol was sung, the last bit of New year's confetti was thrown, and the last champagne cork was popped before seeing "The Return of the King," part three of [...]

By Jill Dearman Breathe, Aquarius! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): As your passionate ruler Mars transits your sign, you may feel yourself springing out of winter blues and into spring fever mode, a few [...]

By Jill Dearman Breathe, Aquarius! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): Your ruler Mars makes a sweet aspect to catalystic Pluto this week. Try to make a significant change in the way you deal with [...]

Professional Theater: Cinderella Friendly mice, birds and a Fairy Godmother help a young girl find her Prince Charming. Staged Jan. 17 & 18 only by Youtheatre and the Actors' Company at the Millennium Center, Southfield, [...]

ROYAL OAK - On Jan. 18 patrons at the 2004 Reel Pride Michigan Film Festival will get a sneak preview of TV ads by the Turn Out Detroit campaign at a special reception. Turn Out [...]

By Sharon Gittleman DETROIT - In 1995, Subaru became the first auto company to use ads targeted at gay and lesbian consumers. Nearly ten years later, its competitors are just starting to appeal to LGBT [...]

LANSING - BoarsHead Theater regular Jim Wisniewski will be featured in an upcoming episode of the HBO mob drama "The Sopranos." Wisniewski plays a member of an anger management group attended by series character Janice [...]

A town hall meeting about homophobia in Detroit will take place Wed. Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright museum of African-American History (315 E. Warren Ave. in Detroit). The event is [...]

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan AIDS Fund (MAF), a statewide, pooled resource enabling foundations, corporations, and individuals to rally in the fight against AIDS, has announced the appointment of MAF's program officer Stacey Barbas as interim [...]

LANSING - Michigan Equality announced Jan. 6 that it has hired Chris Swope to be its Executive Director. Swope has extensive political experience and has been an avid supporter of equality under the law for [...]

DETROIT - Oops, she did it again! Pop sensation Britney Spears took a flying leap into the abyss of cheap publicity stunts without stopping to consider the consequences. When Spears and childhood sweetheart Jason Allen [...]

By Leslie Robinson All the world beheld South Africa's social evolution as the nation officially abandoned apartheid and embraced equality. The constitution established in 1996 even protected gays from discrimination, something no other country can [...]

Dear BTL, Terriffic article in last week's issue ("The community that works together stays together, LGBT organizations in Michigan team up for non-profit training"). It's always a pleasure to read about the constructive actions within [...]

By Mubarak Dahir If Capt. James J. Yee ends up going to jail, it won't be because of some grand scheme to undermine the United States government or send secret documents to foreign countries. It [...]

STRATFORD, ONTARIO - Tickets to the Stratford Festival of Canada's 2004 season are now available to the general public. The box office opened to Members of the Stratford Festival on November 27. Since that date, [...]

By Sharon Gittleman Lesbian life can be a laughing matter Someone had better give anti-gay activists a call. Comedian Karen Williams doesn't want "special rights." She wants discounts! Williams is one of four lesbian comics [...]

Politics LGBT march scenes an issue in Lincoln Memorial video WASHINGTON - The National Park Service has been repeatedly pressured to remove footagere of LGBT civil rights marches, as well as pro-choice demonstrations, in a [...]

TRENTON, N.J. - Domestic partners, including same-sex couples, will soon be eligible for many of the same legal rights as those legally married. The state Senate voted 23-9 to approve a bill granting those rights [...]