GARRISON, NY. - A former Capuchin monastery overlooking the Hudson River in upstate New York overflowed with men-loving-men as the Gay Spirit Culture Project convened its first Summit at The Garrison Institute from April 29-May. [...]

Friday, June 4: All Day: Dine Out Detroit; a benefit for the Midwest AIDS Prevention ProjectList of participating restaurants at www.aidsprevention.org/dine.htm 7 p.m.: MAPP Family Rehearsal Dinner at Angel's Cafe in FerndaleThis buffet banquet is [...]

Fundraiser to increase access to arts, history and sciences in Genesee County FLINT - The Flint Cultural Center Corporation will hold a fundraiser, "Growing Up Artfully," at Burroughs House, 1017 Avon St., in Flint on [...]

Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center195 West Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220Phone: 248-398-7105Fax: 248-541-1943Email: info@GoAffirmations.org Web: www.GoAffirmations.org Affirmations is home to nearly150 groups every month!That's a lot of people and a lot of groups.Call our [...]

By BTL Staff 2004 Wilde Awards: Let the balloting begin Nominations reflect another season of theatrical excellence Time sure flies when you're having fun - at least that's what two tuckered-out theater critics claim after [...]

By Jody Valley A slow sail is a steady sail Q: I'm currently in a fairly new relationship. We have been seeing each other now for two months. I'm beginning to feel that this could [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Heather Graham has her 'Cake' Heather Graham, who's already dipped her foot in the lesbian well by starring in the upcoming girl/girl/boy triangle-themed romantic comedy "Gray Matters" (opposite "Troy" beauty Saffron [...]

Another Pride month has come, and we have, perhaps, more to be thankful for this year than ever before. The Supreme Court has finally ruled that sodomy laws are illegal and marriage equality for gays [...]

Hot & Sweet Various Artists (Outmusic) Just because it's gay doesn't mean it's good, as "Hot & Sweet" repeatedly demonstrates. However, a compilation highlighting out and proud artists is a very fitting record for Pride [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe from the AP Wire Arizona: A gay couple's challenge to the ban on equal marriage rights was turned away by the state Supreme Court. On May 25, the court let stand [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Health: FDA OKs HIV test that gives quick results WASHINGTON - The government has approved the first oral HIV test; the new test gives results in 20 minutes. Until now, rapid [...]

Thursday Pronto hosts "Will & Grace" with $3 pints. Friction with Tom Newman at The Works. Martini Night at the Male Box. Rumors Nightclub hosts College night with DJ Gemini in Grand Rapids. Latino night [...]

Just Out Shrek 2 They could have called this delightful sequel "Meet the Parents," if that title hadn't already been taken, because it sums up the plot nicely. Shrek (the voice of Mike Myers) and [...]

To really appreciate Motor City Pride 2004 and similar rainbow celebrations across America and elsewhere, I've been reading "Love in A Dark Time" by Irish writer Colm Toibin. For those unfamiliar with Toibin, one of [...]

June 10 - Disco Mania: KC & The Sunshine Band and The Village People at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston at 7:30 p.m.June 12 - Melissa Ethridge with Kate Clinton at Meadowbook Music Festival [...]

Cold Response Across 1 Bannon of '50s lesbian pulp fiction4 Like crowds at a Melissa Etheridge concert9 Found a partner14 Mary Cheney's partner Heather15 Ski trail at Aspen16 Sondheim's "___ Day a Little Death"17 Start [...]

By Jill Dearman Work off steam, Aries! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): On June 3, the moon close to volatile Pluto in your house of adventure could put a confrontational bee in your bonnet. [...]

By Jill Dearman Work off steam, Aries! ARIES (March 21 to April 20): The moon will be close to volatile Pluto in your house of adventure on June 3. Take this opportunity to force yourself [...]

Professional Theater: Cats America's favorite family musical is a purr-fect way to introduce children to the magic of live theater. Presented at Wharton Center, East Lansing, June 8 - 13 only. Tickets: $25 - $55. [...]

By Sharon Gittleman BTL readers have long enjoyed columnist Charles Alexander's witty take on gay life, politics and culture. Now, sex and religion are the objects of Alexander's artistic commentary in nearly two dozen collage [...]

WASHINGTON DC - Want to help get George W. Bush evicted from the White House? Then get involved with Pride At the Polls, the Democratic National Committee's LGBT voter mobilization program. "Pride at the Polls" [...]

WARREN - FRIENDS Alliance will have an open house on June 23 from 2-7 p.m. The open house is to give agency staffs and care providers a chance to tour the facilities and see how [...]

DETROIT - The Community Health Awareness Group's 2004 Swing Against AIDS Golf Challenge is July 24 at Detroit's Chandler Park Golf Course at 12801 Chandler Park Drive, Detroit. The cost is $350 per foursome, which [...]

DETROIT - This weekend retreat, sponsored by the AIDS Ministry Forum of the Archdiocese of Detroit, is designed with the needs and concerns of persons with HIV/AIDS in mind. The retreat will offer both persons [...]

LANSING - On June 12, nearly a month after the first legal U.S. marriage of a same-sex couple in Massachusetts, more than 300 gay and lesbian couples from Michigan will exchange vows on the steps [...]

TORONTO - At the Annual General Meeting of the Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition, Inc. membership on May 15, a record donation of $11,000 was presented to Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. Paul Ciantar, Mr. Leatherman [...]

Log Cabin is over 25 years old. The organization started in California in response to the Briggs Initiative, nation's first anti-gay ballot measure. The Briggs Initiative would have prevented gays and lesbians from being public [...]

CHICAGO - The National Minority AIDS Council is sponsoring the 2004 People of Color Living with HIV Leadership Forum, an opportunity for people of color living with HIV/AIDS to build skills and leadership, share experiences, [...]

LANSING - Members of the Lansing area gay professional community are invited to get connected at a mid-week mixer to mix, mingle, meet new friends, make business contacts, or just to relax for casual conversation [...]

By E. Layton Dorey Recently I had occasion to spend a couple of days with a Ford Focus, courtesy of the nice folks at Hertz. It was a mid-level sedan model, burdened with an automatic [...]

CHICAGO - There wasn't much to do on hot summer nights in the small, conservative mid-Michigan town of Clare, so young Claudia Allen would sit on her elderly neighbors' porches and listen to their amazing [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter There were no hanging chads, contentious recounts or Supreme Court interventions impeding Hank Millbourne's ascendancy to the position of president of Detroit Black Gay Pride, Inc. In fact, the longtime mental [...]

FERNDALE - On Saturday, June 5 Rev. Mark Bidwell of Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit and Ferndale Mayor Robert Porter will co-officiate a mass wedding ceremony in front of Ferndale City Hall. The event, called [...]

LANSING - For the first time in Michigan's history, two openly gay delegates will be going to the Democratic Convention, to be held in Boston July 26-29. Keith Orr is going as a delegate for [...]

Dear Friends, As Michigan celebrates Pride, I am excited to join the LGBT community in fighting for equal rights for gay Americans. I believe that Americans should embrace the diversity that makes our nation strong [...]

Dear BTL, I want to most sincerely thank our valuable Between The Lines for the very insightful and uplifting front page story of Lynn Cothren in your May 13th issue. The fact that he is [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter ANN ARBOR - Reverend Mel White has a simple message for his old nemesis Rev. Jerry Falwell, and other fire-breathing, anti-gay fundamentalists: He will haunt you "until he changes his mind [...]

June 11 & 12, State Capitol, Lansing Friday, June 11:Absolut(tm) Pride Comedy ShowFeaturing Vickie Shaw and The B-Girlz at 9 p.m. plus a Casino Lounge starting at 7 p.m. with Tracy Mack of Ann Arbor [...]

"I want to be a voice for those kids who feel that they don't have one." Chilton Brown knows the foster care system. As well he should; Brown spent 16 years in it. But many [...]

"I really do believe that gay rights are civil rights and that does impact everybody." Jennifer Suidan is not gay. But no group of people has a greater place in her heart than her gay [...]

"I would like to be able to roll up my shirt sleeves and get in there and do what needs to be done." Kara Jennings knows the law is not always friendly to LGBT folk. [...]

"The number one goal of any organization - and our community - should be to bring all voices to the table." Nicholas Linindoll knows a thing or two about hate. In fact, the 23-year-old Central [...]

"I think that there are so many aspects to being a healthy person in the LGBT, community and it starts with mental health and it moves all the way through physical health." Laura Kane-Witkowski believes [...]

"Anything that I can do to try to bring education or awareness to the community, I'm really down for it." Martinez Brown is a soldier. Though he had to watch his dream of becoming an [...]

"I felt like I was the only gay person in the world. I didn't know a community existed." Natasha Jackson wears many hats. Her business card from the fledgling Integrated Services Youth Support agency lists [...]

"I do the work because we need to do it. It needs to be done." Reynaldo Magdaleno is making waves. For the past five years, he's been working to bring visibility to a minority population [...]

It was a daunting task. I was asked to find 10 rising stars in the community; meet, speak with and photograph them, and write their stories in just nine days. Ultimately, it proved impossible and [...]

Sundance Channel will air the premier of "Revolution," the new stand-up comedy film by Margaret Cho, on June 19th as part of its sixth-annual "Out Loud" celebration. The network is making the film the centerpiece [...]

By Mubarak Dahir The federal Food and Drug Administration is the latest government institution to substitute a mix of societal prejudice, stereotyping and public hysteria for sound scientific evidence and cool-headed judgment when making policy. [...]