BERKLEY - Ameritax Plus, a professional accounting and tax service, hosted a grand opening with local dignitaries at its new location in downtown Berkley on Feb. 6. The move represents a long-term commitment to the [...]

FERNDALE - Asians & Friends, a social support group founded in 1998 for gay/bisexual Asian men and their friends, is hosting a tsunami relief fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity at SoHo on Friday, Feb. 18 [...]

Re-invention UK, a gay-owned publishing company specializing in charity anthologies, is currently collecting stories, poetry, photography and art for their new project, "Listen without Prejudice." When published, "Listen" will reflect LGBT attitudes and perceptions on [...]

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By Dawn Wolfe This week, we feature not one creep, but 327 of them - the 327 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including 10 from Michigan, who passed a "Sense of Congress" resolution [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Alabama: The first bill passed in both the state Senate and the House in the new legislative session was a constitutional amendment banning equal marriage rights. Both chambers passed their bills [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Business National survey shows gay-specific marketing practices may influence LGB purchases ROCHESTER, N.Y. - According to a recent nationwide online survey, seven in ten LGB respondents say they are extremely or [...]

Art Exchange Museum salutes Colored Troops DETROIT - While fighting to overcome racial discrimination and segregation, brave men joined the ranks of the Buffalo Soldiers and 1st Michigan Colored Volunteers. The Buffalo Soldiers, who fought [...]

This Week: Jen ChapinThurs. 2/17/05&lState Theatre, Detroit Joe CockerThurs. 2/17/05 7:30 p.m.State Theatre, Detroit MoeFri. 2/18/05 7:30 p.m.Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor Brazilian GirlsFri. 2/18/05 9 p.m.Shelter, Detroit BlancheFri. 2/18/05 The Magic Bag, Ferndale Pat Metheny [...]

By John Corvino Massachusetts has marriage for same-sex couples. Vermont has civil unions, and Connecticut may soon follow. California and New Jersey have domestic partnerships, with many of the state benefits of marriage (substantially more [...]

Review: 'Betrayal' How men and women view relationships is at core of Pinter drama "It's all over," the audience is told at the end of the first scene of Harold Pinter's drama, "Betrayal," now playing [...]

By John Quinn Review: 'Private Lives' Noel Coward comedy confirms: 'love hurts' It's the middle of February, and we're saturated with the icons of Valentine's Day, but before they disappear, let all us lonesome hearts [...]

By Jody Valley Prison of love Q: Two years ago, I was pretty lonely and had no one in my life. A friend of my mother's had a gay nephew who was in prison. My [...]

By Romeo San Vicente Liam is Abe, honest When you need a historical figure portrayed with reliable gravitas, you don't call David Spade; instead you beg Liam Neeson to take the part. This is the [...]

Let's face it: things just haven't been the same since Nov. 2. A majority of our countrymen betrayed us. They made the wrong choice. They let us down. They succeeded in solidifying our second-class citizenship [...]

Nearly a year after an awful fire forced the club to close, Off Broadway East is back. The club, which will celebrate 21 years in business in April, has been owned for the past 11 [...]

Just Out Harry and Max Harry (Bryce Johnson) is a teen pop idol slipping into his twenties and career-has-been status. His 16-year-old brother, Max (Cole Williams), is also a teen pop star, career on the [...]

Meet Bam Bam, a handsome five-month-old brown-and-white Pointer/Labrador Retriever mix. He is an energetic dog that will do well in an active household. Bam Bam needs a family that will give him plenty of exercise [...]

I met Ernie when I was 19. He was 23, a student of classical music and a ballet dancer. He came up to my shoulder in height, and we looked like Mutt and Jeff. He [...]

Lip Service Across1 Arrange by penile length, e.g.5 Lake, of "Hairspray"10 Served perfectly, to Mauresmo14 It slicks Feniger's pan15 Sign in Frasier's booth, perhaps16 "___ Hai"17 With 38- and 62-Across, words to Natalie Barney, from [...]

Company apologizes, makes reparations to African-Americans In a shining example of corporate responsibility, JPMorgan Chase posted a letter on their Bank One website Jan. 20 addressing the company's historical links to slavery. The letter reads, [...]

By Jack Fertig Spice things up, Cancer! Venus in Aquarius provokes novel aesthetics and quirky flirtations. Trine to Jupiter in Libra, she easily finds ways to harness those individualistic impulses into coordinated social efforts. With [...]

"Her parents were forced to make a choice between engaging fully or not at all - and they chose to engage. And it transformed them, their life and our family. My children now have grandparents [...]

By E. Layton Dorey These are dark days for Jaguar. Sales have not reached the lofty heights once envisaged; the F1 racing team is up for sale and the "traditional home" of Brown's Lane in [...]

Professional Theater: A Cure for the Valentine's Hangover: An Evening of One-Act Plays The world premiere of lesbian-themed "White Elephant" is presented, along with two local debuts: "Fifteen Minutes" and "Valentine Fairy." Staged Friday and [...]

By Imani Williams We spend a lot of time money and energy primping over our hair. Good hair day, all is well, bad hair day you better go on somewhere and leave me alone. Locks [...]

"Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches" to open Feb. 25 ROYAL OAK - Theater is all about taking chances. Playwright Tony Kushner risked his career by writing a two-part "gay fantasia on national themes" [...]

He's here, he's queer, he's in kids' movies. No, we're not talking about SpongeBob SquarePants, we're talking about Alan Cumming. After much success in films like "Spy Kids II" and, who could forget, "The Flintstones [...]

She considers Mother Ruth to have been one of her greatest mentors. In the third installment of this year's Black History Month profiles, we take a look at the living legacy of Kofi Adoma, activist, [...]

YPSILANTI - HIV/AIDS Resource Center recently received a national grant from the United States Conference of Mayors to work locally to help promote HIV/AIDS education and awareness among African American men. "HIV is affecting African [...]

By Sharon Gittleman DETROIT-Are you searching for a quarter pound of bladderwrack? Is blue vervain at the top of your shopping list? If your quest for these flavorings has been in vain, the Rafal Spice [...]

By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE-For the past 47 years, eager art lovers and photographers have come to Ferndale to add the finishing touches to their treasures at Rose Frame Shop. That's not breaking news to some [...]

By Dawn Wolfe PONTIAC - On Valentine's Day, five couples requested marriage licenses at the Oakland County courthouse. But instead of licenses and good wishes, they were given a piece of paper confirming their second-class [...]

DETROIT - One website promoting tourism in Jamaica calls the Caribbean island "a country of sun-drenched beaches, warm tropical breezes and rich cultural heritage." But if this description makes the former British colony sound like [...]

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You're probably tired of hearing about it by now. In fact, you may be sick of it. Keith Boykin is, too. But his reasons for being over the "down low" phenomenon might not be the [...]

By Sarah Mieras LANSING - Ministers, parents, and grandparents are among the new LGBT rights activists. Fueled by the passage of Proposal 2 last fall, many unusual suspects can be seen knocking on lawmaker's doors [...]

By Rex Wockner Lynne Cheney, wife of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, opposes the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that President George W. Bush repeatedly has called for. The Cheney's daughter, Mary, is openly [...]

DETROIT - An activist and avid music lover, Katrina Brooks of Detroit died Tuesday, Feb. 1. The cause of death has yet to be determined. She was 44. A Detroit native, Brooks, who was known [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter ROCHESTER - Oakland University's Auburn Hills campus played host to a panel discussion, "Are gay rights civil rights?" that set out to examine the rift between the black community and the [...]

By Phill Wilson Each year the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards recognizes and honors members of the media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT communities and the issues [...]