For my first go-around at passing for 39 I spent a lot of time in Chicago, fancying I was a new face -- especially if the bar lighting was dim, the hour late, and the [...]

Dear BTL, On Friday Jan. 30, I had a visit with my state senator about the Cropsey Marriage Protection Amendment. Though she is Republican, she is not a religious conservative. It sounded like she did [...]

Dear BTL, On February 7th Michigan's LGBT community can do their part to send George W. Bush back to Texas! While I know a segment of the LGBT community has an emotional connection to certain [...]

Dear BTL, I joined the ranks of registered Republicans years ago at the urging of a friend who said we could make a difference by voting for the more moderate factions in primaries, then voting [...]

By Elizabeth Birch As some know, after completing my tenure as head of the Human Rights Campaign, within days I volunteered for the Howard Dean campaign. I count most of the other candidates as not [...]

Opera Verdi Europa presents 'Cavalleria Rusticana' & 'I Pagliacci' CLINTON TWP. - "Cavalleria Rusticana" & "I Pagliacci" will be performed on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, [...]

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: http://www.GoAffirmations.org Affirmations is home to nearly 150 groups every month! That's a lot of people [...]

You betcha - Purple Rose continues excellent season with heartwarming family comedy The Brownings are not a predictable family, theatergoers discover at The Purple Rose Theatre Company, and neither is "Leaving Iowa," the world premiere [...]

By John Quinn Marital missteps mark BoarsHead comedy As new artistic director Geoffrey Sherman takes the reins of Lansing's BoarsHead Theater, he brings back to the stage Kitty Dubin's comedy, "Dance Like No One's Watching," [...]

By John Quinn Hot comedy at Performance Network thaws Ann Arbor's chill The traditional mid-winter orgy of red paper hearts and long-stemmed roses is fast approaching, and the Performance Network in Ann Arbor is staging [...]

The lesbian folk singer has become a common stereotype. No one is surprised when a lesbian gets up at an open mic night and belts out some Indigo Girls covers. Seeing a handsome, tattooed gay [...]

Professional Theater: Annie You're only ever a day away from yet another performance of this heart-warming family musical. Presented at Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, Feb. 10 - 15 only. Tickets: $19.50 - $59.50. 313-872-1000. http://www.nederlanderdetroit.com. [...]

DETROIT - detroit contemporary announces the departure of Phaedra Robinson as director of the five year old gallery and performance venue. Robinson became director after founder Aaron Timlin left to fill the position of executive [...]

By Pat Sorenson DETROIT - Sweet Lorraine's, the popular restaurant and bistro in Southfield and Livonia, recently opened their third restaurant in the Millender Center's Marriott on Jefferson, directly across the street from the GM [...]

Looking for the perfect Valentine treat for your honey? Then look no further. Tiffany and Co. at the Somerset Collection South will present their scrumptiously exclusive Valentine treat "Breakfast at Tiffany's" on Sunday, Feb. 8 [...]

Dear Jeanette, We have spent the past 4 years together, and if you'd care to spend 40 more together I'd be happy. You stood by me when no one else would, and even in difficult [...]

NEW YORK - Traveling from the US, same-sex couples will join a historic "Civil Marriage Trail" to Toronto Valentine weekend, February 12-15th, 2004 to legally marry. They will make their journey to Canada in memory [...]

By Gregg Shapiro Melissa Etheridge isn't the only one who is fortunate when it comes to her new album "Lucky" (Island). Her loyal legion of fans, who stuck with her through dark and low-key CDs [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Paige turns to movies "Queer as Folk"'s Peter Paige doesn't hop a plane back to sunny L.A. every time the camera stops rolling on his show's Toronto set. He's currently sticking [...]

Photos by Danielle There were many superbowl parties but only Menjos had Serena Escevelle host The Diva party. CDs, posters, and many special items were given as prizes and gifts as the classic music of [...]

Photos by Danielle After hosting a night of blues as part of the Ferndale Blues Festival; the next night Q celebrated their anniversary with a BIG party.The dance floor was the place to be as [...]

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 The Butterfly Effect Evan (Ashton Kutcher) has more than a few problems. He has blackouts that eliminate painful memories, but learns that he can control them and then time-travel in order to undo [...]

By Jody Valley Growing up in the family Q: My son, Jerry, is 12 years old and we have always been very close. I've always been really open about being gay, and my son never [...]

By Jill Dearman Expect the unexpected, Leo! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): The Sun close to Neptune in your friendship house could make this a confusing time for your platonic relationships. Boundaries blur easily. [...]

By Jill Dearman Expect the unexpected, Leo! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): You are at the top of your game, Aries. You know how to run a business, and you know how to run [...]

ANN ARBOR - The American Friends Service Committee's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Program spent $5,000 sending faxes to Michigan legislators as a part of an online activism program in January. Through the action [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Caucus of the College Democrats of America (CDA) and LGBT youth community leaders have launched "Pride at the Polls." This innovative [...]

TransGender Michigan and the ACLU of Michigan's Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Project have announced transgender law clinics open to individuals with legal questions related to their gender identity. Kara Jennings, staff attorney at the [...]

DETROIT - When the County Clerk's Office opens on Friday, February 13, during Valentine's Week, Bryan Parker will be waiting in line for a marriage license. He will be standing in line with his partner [...]

By Jay Kaplan, Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT Project {BOLD SENATE RESOLUTION J- Introduced by State Senator Alan Cropsey HOUSE RESOLUTION U- Introduced by Representative Gary Newell The language of both the Senate and House Resolutions [...]

According to the Triangle Foundation, the Michigan House of Representatives will vote Thursday, Feb 5 on whether to ban gay marriage in the Michigan Constitution by putting the issue on the ballot. We cannot let [...]

Coalition for Adoption Rights Equality (CARE) PO Box 2784 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2784 Bev Davidson, Chair (734)646-8150 http://www.secondparentadoption.org American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan LGBT Project 60 West Hancock Detroit, MI 48201-1343 313.578.6800 http://www.aclumich.org Triangle [...]

DETROIT - The Ruth Ellis Center is scheduled to open Ruth's House, a transitional living program (TLP) for LGBTQ youth in Detroit, by February. "The furniture is going to be delivered this week and we're [...]

DETROIT - It was a 'major coming out party' for Detroit's black LGBT community. The first ever town hall meeting designed to address homophobia in Detroit went off without a hitch last Wednesday, Jan. 28. [...]

Politics Cincinnati Mayor Challenges Gay Rights Ban CINCINNATI - Mayor Charlie Luken on Feb. 1 called on voters to repeal a 1993 city charter amendment approved by 62 percent of the voters that made Cincinnati [...]

TOPEKA - A Kansas appeals court ruled Jan. 30 that it is constitutional to give a bisexual teenager a sentence 13 times longer than a straight teenager would receive for the same crime. Judge Henry [...]

Heterosexual men who have sex with 14- and 15-year-old girls deserve a lighter sentence to encourage procreation: "Throughout history, governments have extolled the virtues of procreation as a way to furnish new workers, soldiers, and [...]