Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center 195 West Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220 Phone: 248-398-7105 Fax: 248-541-1943 Email: info@GoAffirmations.org Web: http://www.GoAffirmations.org Affirmations is home to nearly 150 groups every month! That's a lot of people [...]

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 [...]

Ani Difranco has not made a truly solo record in over a decade. Not since the release of "Not So Soft" in 1991 has Difranco been completely at the helm. For fans who miss the [...]

Macomb Ballet Company presents premiere of 'Un Encuentro' CLINTON TWP. - "Un Encuentro," an original ballet incorporating dance, voice, chamber orchestra, Peruvian woodwinds, Spanish guitar and narration, will be performed on Friday, Jan. 30 at [...]

FERNDALE - Using their Domestic Partner Registry as a foundation, Affirmations Lesbian & Gay Community Center worked to expand the offering of domestic partner benefits by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to companies with [...]

Legacy of internal racism examined in fine drama at Detroit Rep Every so often theatergoers are treated to an amazing production that is teeming with delightful contradictions. Few would argue that the subject matter of [...]

Chicago's Bailiwick Repertory presents passionate, provocative and political spring season CHICAGO, IL - Passion and politics are the key elements of the provocative Spring Season presented by the artists of Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 West Belmont, [...]

By Jody Valley Only $22 and hour Q: I am so glad the holidays are finally over, I hate Christmas, I hate the season, and I hate all the giving as well as everything else [...]

By Romeo San Vicente The 'Lulu' that neve do Now that she's dancing (and producing) her way through Robert Altman's "The Company," Neve Campbell also has her eye on the story of fellow dancer-turned-actor Louise [...]

When thinking of gay friendly states in this country, states like California and New York probably come to mind. When you think of those states, you most likely think of their major cities: New York [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter It began with one more insult than I was prepared to bear. Hodo, a WHPR radio personality, read over the airwaves my article in the Michigan Citizen concerning Adodi, a black [...]

Photos by Danielle A night of fun with the gang.

Photos by Danielle Opening night of Reel Pride continued with a celebration of food and music at Jim Fresard's.

Hot House Music at the Red Apple Gallery, 227 Iron St off E. Jefferson and Mt. Elliot, held every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m., smoke free, $10 cover.

Marriage Group Seeks to Clarify Gay Marriage Ruling BOSTON - Senate President Robert E. Travaglini will delay the Feb. 11 vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages if the Supreme Judicial Court has [...]

Just Out Calendar Girls Middle-aged housewives cause a ruckus when they pose nude for a calendar in this warm, fact-based British comedy. Acerbic Chris (Helen Mirren) devises the calendar as a means for the women's [...]

On the eve of his 58th birthday, and just hours after chatting for 20 minutes by telephone with his wife Primrose, Dr. Harold Shipman, Britain's most prolific serial killer, cheated the hangman's noose by committing [...]

By Jill Dearman Invest wisely, Capricorn! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): This is the best time of year for you to seek out new friends if you are sick of the old ones, honey. [...]

By Jill Dearman Invest wisely, Capricorn! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): The new moon on Jan. 21 could bring you closer to achieving a personal goal. Get back in touch with your idealism, sweetie. [...]

Professional Theater: Dance Like No One's Watching A couple at a crisis point in their marriage seek help from a therapist who has his own troubled marital past. Presented Wednesday through Sunday at the BoarsHead [...]

FERNDALE - Staff members and about 15 young ladies from Alternatives For Girls visited Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center on Jan. 15 to examine and learn from the center's library. Following a recent unexpected [...]

DETROIT - Adams Apple has officially announced the sale of its interests in the Adams Apple at 18931 W Warren Ave Detroit to Gladys Street Bar & Grill Company of Dearborn Heights. The bar will [...]

FERNDALE - On Jan. 13, at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the 39th Ferndale City Council, members unanimously elected Councilman Craig Covey as Mayor Pro-Tem for a two year term. Covey, 46, was first [...]

BURLINGTON, VT - Dean for America announced that Elizabeth Birch has joined the campaign as a senior advisor. Until recently Birch was executive director of the Human Rights Campaign and HRC Foundation, the nation's largest [...]

FERNDALE - Midwest AIDS Prevention Project, a statewide leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, has announced a new program starting in February: Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)-sponsored HIV (antibody) testing and counseling. According to [...]

DETROIT - Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays announced the beginning of a new PFLAG Latino Detroit, with the support of Latino Family Services, PFLAG Detroit and La Comunida. The first meeting will [...]

By Bretton Barber I recently had a disheartening experience while, of all things, trying to fulfill my altruistic duties. My school was having a blood-drive, and with the blood shortage in this country, I was [...]

NEW YORK - As officials from the Bush White House announce plans for an extensive initiative they say will "promote marriage," an attorney at the forefront of the movement for marriage equality for same-sex couples [...]

Action alert! LANSING - Senator Alan Cropsey's (R-DeWitt) Senate Joint Resolution E, which would put the issue of banning marriage equality on the Michigan ballot, may come up for a vote in the next few [...]

LANSING - The LGBT vote has a chance to have a huge impact in Michigan's Feb. 7 Democratic Party caucus, according to Mark Brewer, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. "This caucus will be very [...]

By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - Some of the best blues artists in the state are coming to Ferndale. Over 30 performances are planned during the 3rd Annual Ferndale Blues Festival, held from Jan. 29-31, at [...]

He's black. He's openly gay. And he's helping to raise three white kids. "He's my angel," Ann Wilson said of local actor James Bowen, who earlier this year was recognized by the Detroit Free Press, [...]

FERNDALE - With the nation's economy crippled and still reeling from war, lots of small business owners are calling it quits. But Michael Lary's reason for selling Just 4 Us book and gift shop in [...]

WASHINGTON - HRC sharply criticized President Bush Jan. 16 for his recess appointment of Mississippi Judge Charles Pickering to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Pickering is one of only six judges that HRC [...]

DETROIT - The article was not unlike dozens of others Brent Dorian Carpenter had written. He turned in a recap of a retreat for gay men of color he'd attended to his editor at the [...]

By Sharon Gittleman DETROIT - Don't be surprised if the next time you tune in your favorite sitcom, you see gay people talking about their fight for justice on the screen. The Gill Foundation is [...]

By Ben Sedillos and Reynaldo A. Magdaleno A few years back some dudes from Europe sailed over and hooked up with some 'rockin' indigenous folk. Through a long and painful infusion of culture, language and [...]