"I've asked myself that many times and the answer always comes back, 'No, I would not change my vote.' I saw it as hurting a large group of people in Michigan. They are our brothers [...]

Cranbrook presents 'Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora' BLOOMFIELD HILLS - On September 11, Cranbrook Art Museum will launch a distinctive exhibition that embodies the diverse cultural influences acting on twelve artists from Africa now [...]

Get connected! Non-profit organizations are encouraged to send listings of ongoing events to Community Connections via email at [email protected], fax at 248-615-7018 or postal mail: 20793 Farmington Rd., Ste. 25, Farmington, MI 48336. FORTY WORD [...]

This week: Clay AikenFri. 08/20 and 8/21/04 8 p.m.Clio Area Amphitheatre, Clio, MI Cyndi LauperSun. 8/22/04 8 p.m.Meadow Brook Festival, Rochester Hills Sarah McLachlanMon. 8/23/04 7:30 p.m.Palace of Auburn Hills Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Gillian [...]

Preview: 'Pandora's Box Fest' Local women directors 'think inside the box' and create evening of innovative theater Think of it as a variation of the old adage, "Don't get madÉget even." Frustrated by the lack [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Wahlberg and Bullock try 'True' It's always a good sign when A-list actors, fed up with bloated, big-studio star vehicles, turn their attentions to roles that force them to be something [...]

LGBT activists have been urging members of the community to "come out, come out, wherever you are" for years. This isn't a ploy to expand the visible voting bloc or to sell more rainbow flags [...]

By Paula Martinac McGreevey causes grief New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's self-outing may ease the emotional burden of living in the closet, which he has endured for years. But in the current climate of antigay [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe California: The California Supreme Court ruled Aug. 12 that the City of San Francisco lacked the authority to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and invalidated the licenses of the over [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Politics Coors wins bruising GOP race for Senate DENVER - The great-grandson of beer baron Adolph Coors handily won the Republican primary for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, triggering a face-off with [...]

Just Out Collateral Mild-mannered L.A. cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx) picks up slickly dressed, gray-haired Vincent (Tom Cruise) in his cab and winds up being kidnapped by the contract killer and forced to drive from [...]

I've put two shiny quarters into my boo-boo bank for gremlins that bedeviled my recent column titled, "Run that by me again s-l-o-w-l-y". The first was the omission of a preposition: "My Toshiba TV allows [...]

You can say that again Across1 They're performing, in "Fame"5 "Paris Was a Woman" writer Andrea10 Red hanky wearer's interest14 Piece for two15 "As You Like It" forest16 Stud fee?17 Bushy do18 Make noise in [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter Ah, spring is in the air in Michigan! Lovely as that sentiment may seem on its surface, I remind you it's early August, summer temperatures have been about fifty degrees below [...]

By Jack Fertig Keep cool, Virgo! Mercury retrograde isn't the terror it's usually made out to be, but this week he conjoins Mars in opposition to Uranus, so all hell will break loose. At best [...]

Professional Theater: A Decade of Dance: The PSDC Summer Reunion Revue Current and past members of the Peter Sparling Dance Co. celebrate 10 years of dance tradition and interdisciplinary innovation. Staged Thursday through Sunday as [...]

By Gwendolyn Ann Smith On the level This has been a big year for large, paradigm-shifting events as far as transgender issues are concerned. It's a time to celebrate these changes - and to look [...]

By Sharon Gittleman Artist Angela Crouch paints two worlds on her canvases - our society as it is and the paradise we could be living in today. She expresses these dual views in her portraits [...]

By Sharon Gittleman Well-written words are as exciting as a perfectly-placed brush stroke to artist Angela Giorgio. You'll see the effect of both in Giorgio's abstract works inspired by the plays penned by William Shakespeare, [...]

DEARBORN - Everybody, it seems, wants to make a movie. But while most just talk about it or draft scripts they never submit, 22-year-old Brandon Will is already building an international reputation as an up-and-coming [...]

If you think about it for a moment, Jay Kaplan's vocation and avocation are quite similar. As staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender program, Kaplan often [...]

By Sharon Gittleman In 2000, artist Lisa Rigstad was happily married and talking about starting a family with her husband. Then the lump in her breast doctors had assured her was just a cyst was [...]

As an athletically-inclined youngster growing up in Royal Oak, little did Michael Miller realize in what direction his passion would take him. No, the openly gay man is not a famous sports star. Rather, he [...]

Forty-two Green Party of Michigan candidates have been chosen to challenge candidates from the larger parties on the Nov. 2 general election ballot. The party, which qualified for ballot status in 2000, is running for [...]

GRAND RAPIDS - HeartStrong, a non-sectarian organization established to provide outreach to LGBT and other persons adversely affected by the influence of all denominations of religious educational institutions, is hosting an evening with internationally recognized [...]

LOS ANGELES - In the wake of the Vatican's latest attack on feminism, Metropolitan Community Churches responded with an affirmation of its historic commitment to feminism, and to the full equality of women and men [...]

Run Against Bush is a volunteer effort of grassroots activists, many of whom are new to politics, to raise funds and awareness to defeat George W. Bush at the polls in November. Runners donate $25 [...]

Washington, DC - Michigan candidates Chris Kolb and David Coulter are among the fifty openly LGBT candidates that have been endorsed by the Victory Fund. According to the Fund's website, the group is "the leading [...]

By BTL Staff DETROIT - Detroiter Dr. Amorie Alexia Robinson, known to the community by her African name Kofi A. Adoma, may be most known as a psychologist and activist in the LGBT community, but [...]

By Bob Roehr The California Supreme Court declared that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom overstepped his authority when he issued marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. It also ordered that the marriage licenses that [...]

ANN ARBOR - Frogs have so much spring, William Finn tells us in his musical "A New Brain." What you might not know is this: Frogs can also be quite haunting if they stand about [...]

Contributions to Coalition for a Fair Michigan can be made via credit card at www.coalitionforafairmichigan.org or can be mailed to CFM, 33523 8 Mile Road, Suite A3, PMB 181, Livonia, MI 48152. Checks should be [...]

Coalition for a Fair Michigan will be holding a two-day volunteer training in East Lansing Friday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Edgewood United Church of Christ in E. Lansing (469 Hagadorn Rd.). [...]

LIVONIA - The Coalition for a Fair Michigan, a coalition of LGBT and allied groups working against the proposed amendment to the Michigan constitution that would permanently ban legal recognition of marriage for same-sex couples [...]

By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Human Rights Campaign quietly endorsed Democratic Rep. Joe Hoeffel in the US Senate race in Pennsylvania on Aug. 3. In making the endorsement it snubbed one of its [...]

Dear BTL, RE: "Bi Any Means Neccessary," Aug. 12. This is the first article I have read in some time that has made me feel excited, happy, and pleased. Thank you! As another person who [...]

Dear BTL, I wish someone would do a story on gay couples protecting themselves legally. There are so many couples out there that don't have a Durable Power of Attorney, wills or any legal documents [...]

Dear BTL, While I'm perfectly willing to entertain the idea that I truly have no skill set that would cause any of the various organisations in the Metropolitan area to court me to volunteer, I [...]

Dear BTL, Congratulations on your great website, PriceSource.com! I'm a gay man, and former newspaper librarian at the Gainesville Sun, a regional NYT paper. I live in Gainesville, FL, and I don't know of any [...]

There's no doubt about it. She transformed the religious service experience for many thousands in Metropolitan Detroit. Now, after six years, Marianne Williamson, the international lecturer and best-selling author, is moving on. "I leave with [...]

By Bob Roehr TRENTON, N.J. - The Governor of New Jersey, James E. McGreevey, stepped before the cameras of the hastily called news conference on the afternoon of Aug. 12 to announce, "I am a [...]

GRAND RAPIDS - When Don Bergman's 23-year-old son came out to him, his eyes were opened to a problem he didn't even realize existed: anti-gay harassment in religious schools. "I taught at Kalamazoo Christian High [...]

By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON D.C. - A small group of moderate Republicans are standing up to social conservatives on the party platform. While they acknowledge little likelihood of success in deleting provisions they find offensive [...]