'Too Hot to Handel' turns up the heat with tenors Cook, Dixon & Young DETROIT - The Rackham Symphony Choir announced the addition of some of today's most beloved tenors to the bill for its [...]

This week: Jane SiberryThurs. 12/09/04 8 p.m.The Ark, Ann Arbor Jordan KnightThurs. 12/09/04 9:30 p.m.The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor Ani DifrancoThurs. 12/09/04 8 p.m.Seagate Center, Toledo, OH Juliana HatfieldSat. 12/11/04 8 p.m.The Ark, Ann Arbor [...]

Review: 'The Damnation Game' It's a helluva hot time at the Improv Inferno How do you like your men, five improvisers - most of whom I'll assume are straight - were asked at the start [...]

Review: 'Topdog/Underdog' African Renaissance Theater deals fine performances in drama about sibling rivalry "You've gotta know when to hold 'em/know when to fold 'em É" A card game as a metaphor for life isn't a [...]

By Jody Valley Bringing yourself to Christmas Q: I'm just newly out to myself and a few other people, but not many. I am NOT out to my family. My family is very close and [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Lane and Broderick 'Couple' up again Move over Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno - the "Odd Couple" boys are back. The last time this show saw a revival staging, the roles [...]

By Dr. Kevin Wang Hello Doctor, Thank you for helping us with our medical questions. I am curious to know what is causing an occasional chronic problem I have and would welcome any educated guess [...]

In the richest country in the world, it is immoral that there are people who have to choose between buying food and buying medicine. It is immoral that there are children who have no health [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe California: Proponents of equal marriage rights told a judge that arguments over whether marriage is designed to foster procreation and whether gays make good parents are irrelevant to their case. In [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Politics HRC appoints straight board co-chair WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign officially appointed its new board of directors co-chair, Michael Berman, a longtime ally of the LGBT community. Berman, a [...]

Just Out Alexander Crude Macedonian King Philip (Val Kilmer) and smothering Olympias (Angelina Jolie) raise their son, Alexander (Colin Farrell), to follow in the footsteps of the Greek gods. When he inherits his father's throne, [...]

For a year I have owned a pair of Fruit of the Loom blue boxers -- waist size 34, though I'm easing into a comely 32 -- with a curious stain. I think you'll understand [...]

Rod, and Real Across1 Oscar movie for Whoopi Goldberg6 Places where women might sweat together10 "___ Want to Do" (Cher song of 1965)14 Before the cock rises15 Part used in forking around16 "Tearoom Trade" author [...]

By Jack Fertig Call Mom, Virgo! The Sun in Sagittarius seeks wisdom. Mars in Scorpio prefers subtle, mysterious methods - and gets so horny! In a semi-sextile (30-degree) aspect, they combine to offer opportunity; but [...]

"Is it just me, or is there some new fear of homosexuality in America? In recent months, people talk as if being gay can 'rub off.' That gays wanting to marry would rub off on [...]

Professional Theater: A Christmas Carol A musical version of the beloved holiday classic. Presented by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., Dec. 18 only. Tickets: $25 - [...]

By Gwendolyn Ann Smith A nationwide scandal has rocked the little town of Spurger, Texas. For many years, a spirit event allowed for a certain level of cross-gender experience. Called "TWIRP day" - an acronym [...]

Sharon Gittleman While Oliver Stone's film "Alexander" tells the epic tale of the Macedonian King's conquest of much of the known world in the 4th Century BCE, it's not the scenes showing the ancient wonders [...]

FERNDALE - The lights are on, and the tree has been decorated at Just 4 Us in Ferndale with much more than ordinary ornaments. "Christmas is my favorite time of the year. It's a great [...]

In response to Proposal 2 and other recent discriminatory legislation targeting the LGBT community, the Project YES Players and Eastern Michigan University students are holding a march for equal rights. The purpose of the march [...]

First Step, Western Wayne county's project on domestic and sexual violence, is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities are available, including assisting with support groups, the 24-hour help line, and organizing family events and [...]

LAAN is teaming up with Coffee Jam and the Lansing Association of Human Rights to hold their first annual collaborative food drive, which will be held at the coffee house at 6427 Centurion Drive in [...]

ANN ARBOR - If you are looking for something a little different this holiday season, look no further than Luree Productions' "The Santaland Diaries & Season's Greetings" at the Riverside Arts Center through Dec. 12, [...]

Amid claims that she was fired, HRC has announced that its president for less than a year, Cheryl Jacques, is stepping down. "Cheryl has achieved a great deal as HRC president," said Gwen Baba, a [...]

By Bob Roehr The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is challenging the antigay military policy known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell Dec. 6 with a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston and a news conference [...]

By Dawn Wolfe LANSING - Dec. 2, email lists and phone lines erupted with the news that the State Employer's office had decided to drop domestic partner benefits from state employee contracts that had already [...]

On Friday, Dec. 10, St. John's Episcopal Church in Royal Oak will host the 20th annual liturgical celebration for People Who Care About People with AIDS. This year the service, which was founded by the [...]

New information from the FBI shows that hate crime based on sexual orientation increased in 2003. The FBI's "Hate Crime Statistics 2003" reports 1,430 hate crimes based on sexual orientation, putting this category at the [...]

By Dawn Wolfe FARMINGTON - With the addition of ten new members with a variety of backgrounds, the board of Karibu House has grown from its original three members to a total of fourteen - [...]

It's a great weekend for lesbian stand-up comics Dec. 9-11 at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. Headlining is the hilarious Elvira Kurt with a special guest appearence by local comic and Affirmations executive director Leslie [...]

Dear BTL, I'm totally devastated by what happened Nov. 2, and I can't help wondering how many of the two million-plus people who voted to pass Michigan's Proposal 2 are divorced, have engaged in extramarital [...]

Dear BTL, The November elections were marked with strong feelings and diverse and adversarial points of view. A month later, the election results continue to profoundly affect many members of our community. With respect to [...]

Dear BTL, Lots of folks are so fed up with the results of this year's election that they're talking about moving to Canada. Short of migration, how can we show appreciation for Canada leading North [...]

By BTL Staff CLEVELAND - The CBS and NBC television networks are refusing to run a 30-second television ad from the United Church of Christ because its all-inclusive welcome message has been deemed "too controversial." [...]

Funky ABBA by Nils Landgren (Jusin Time Records)Funk, R&B, and hip-hop isn't usually what one associates with ABBA, the Swedish pop band of the 70s who brought the world sugary-sweet yet strangely timeless songs like [...]

FERNDALE - Meetings across the state this weekend continued the momentum generated by the passage of the anti-gay Proposal 2 and the election of an anti-LGBT president Nov. 2. Nearly 150 people attended four separate [...]

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By Steve Friess, on behalf of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Leroy F. Aarons, the former Oakland Tribune executive editor who founded the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) in his living [...]