By Jack Fertig Don't nag, Libra! Sun in Aries is trine to Pluto in Sagittarius, boosting energy and focus - or obsession. Be careful to avoid the latter. Mars conjunct Neptune in Aquarius blurs our [...]

Professional Theater: AIDA The epic and classic tale of love, loyalty, betrayal and courage has an exhilarating score by Elton John and Tim Rice. Presented at Stranahan Theater, Toledo, April 21 - 24 only. Tickets: [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LANSING - Accusing Ann Arbor Public Schools of "pursuing its own domestic agenda," Thomas More Law Center attorney Patrick Gillen urged the State Court of Appeals to overturn the Washtenaw Circuit [...]

LANSING - The Lansing Area AIDS Network is marking its 20th year of service to mid-Michigan by hosting a month-long fundraising event called, "Night of 1000 Stars." To launch the special event an official kickoff [...]

DETROIT - On April 2, twenty people underwent training for the TransGender Michigan speakers bureau at the ACLU building in downtown Detroit. The training was funded by a grant from the Arcus Foundation. According to [...]

By BTL Staff WARREN - The 20th Annual Pride Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren. Over 400 LGBT community leaders [...]

For many of us, she'll always be Dorothy Zbornak. But for the naive and young, it's important to note that the career of Bea Arthur did not begin with "Golden Girls." Her big break came [...]

By BTL Staff DEARBORN - On Saturday, May 14, at Dearborn's Park Place, Dignity Detroit members will eat, dance and party in celebration of their continuous journey of 31 years. The group will then continue [...]

DETROIT - On May 6, Rev. Monifa Jumanne, Ph.D. will ofer an interactive HIV/AIDS/substance abuse training for individuals who commit to train others at Marygrove College. The training is faith-based and is for clergy, nurse [...]

FARMINGTON HILLS - Dr. Sidney H. Phillips from Yale University will address issues in same-sex relationships on May 13 at 8 p.m. at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Center in Farmington Hills. The talk is titled, "For [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FERNDALE - If you're looking for a dining experience and not just a place to eat, Ferndale's new Via Nove should be your destination. The restaurant, open since February, has added [...]

Her career has spanned four decades and her amazing catalogue of classics has earned her half a dozen Grammy awards and the admiration of millions across the globe. Dionne Warwick is truly legendary and she [...]

By Imani Williams DETROIT - Best selling novelist and Flint native E. Lynn Harris visited the campus of Wayne State University April 1 at an event hosted by WSU's Student Council. He shared his formula [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter The medium he works in is called decoupage, the art of affixing paper, photos or small objects to a flat surface with an adhesive and then coating it with a polyurethane [...]

DETROIT - Strongarm Productions has returned to producing a weekly set, this time at the Palladium in Detroit. The group garnered national attention - and even a mention in Vibe magazine - for their Saturday [...]

Fans of women's music will get two shows for the price of one as icons of the genre Tret Fure and Ferron play a double headlining show April 20 at The Ark in Ann Arbor. [...]

By Eric Stern In 2004, President Bush and the Republican Party made passage of discriminatory anti-marriage amendments a centerpiece of their electoral strategy. In an effort to increase turnout among their base, Republicans argued that [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ROYAL OAK - Living life in the closet can feel like a chronic illness. And, when an actual chronic illness like cancer strikes, staying there could make everything worse. That's the [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DETROIT - Mildred Gaddis, host of WCHB-AM's "Inside Detroit," will be receiving a Freedom and Justice award from the Detroit NAACP at the organization's Fight for Freedom Fund dinner May 1. [...]

By Sharon Gittleman DETROIT - A gay attorney who worked as an assistant corporation counsel for Wayne County has filed a civil suit against his former employer, alleging he was fired because he backed equal [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ROYAL OAK - Humor and serious ideas joined to create a spirited discussion at the April 6 diversity event hosted by Oakland Community College's Royal Oak and Southfield campus diversity committee. [...]

DETROIT - April has been a month of good news for Detroit's Ruth Ellis Center. The LGBTQ organization received a grant, a humanitarian award, and held a successful fundraiser in Dearborn. REC announced last week [...]

EAST LANSING - In a stunning change of tone in the debate on marriage equality, a leading far right opponent said that the institution of marriage should be dissolved rather than allow homosexuals in. Professor [...]

By John Corvino In recent weeks I have been traveling the country doing lectures and debates on gay marriage. The first was at Texas A&M University, a school I hadn't visited since 1992. At that [...]

By Leslie Robinson Who would have thought it possible? In Jerusalem, leaders of the Jewish, Islamic and Christian religions gathered together. They forcefully expressed a common purpose, a unifying goal. They had united around one [...]

Tony Award winner Savion Glover returns to The Whiting FLINT - Tony Award winner Savion Glover will electrify The Whiting stage in an exhilarating new series of rhythmic performances Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. [...]

This Week: Tori Amos Thurs. 4/14/05 The Detroit Opera House Diane Reeves Thurs. 4/14/05 8 p.m. Orchestra Hall, Detroit David Sedaris (SOLD OUT) Thus. 4/14/05 8 p.m. Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor David Sedaris Fri. 4/15/05 [...]

Review: 'Misalliance' Hilberry marries Shaw's chatty comedy with invigorating performances After attending the opening night performance of George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance" at the Hilberry Theatre in Detroit this past Friday night, it's easy to understand [...]

Preview: 'Mrs. Shakespeare Dishes the Dirt' Better half of The Bard finally gets her say in world premiere production If, as the theory goes, behind every great man stands a woman, there must have been [...]

By Romeo San Vicente McKellen still stuck on Magneto "X-Men 3," the next installment in Romeo's favorite metaphorically gay film series, is underway, and it looks like cast members will reprise their roles. Hugh Jackman [...]

Imagine you're a lesbian - something that won't be hard to do for many of our readers. You've survived the bigotry and closet of the 50s and 60s, survived ending a marriage to a man [...]

Just Out Beauty Shop When Atlanta hairstylist Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) becomes fed up with Jorge (Kevin Bacon), the patronizing owner of the upscale hair salon where she works, she quits and opens her own [...]

I've had oddball coincidences shaking up my go-for-the-gusto, once-around-only, skeptic's life -- so much so I'm wondering if there isn't a Cosmic Joker trying to attract my attention. What She, He, or It intends to [...]

Take Ten Across 1 Groups of Moby Dick's species 5 Emulates Bruce Hayes 10 David Brinkley's longtime partner Huntley 14 It comes at the bottom of a list 15 Trans movie "By Hook or By [...]

Equal Pay Day is April 19 WASHINGTON - In the year 2005 women on the average still don't make as much money as men. Women in Michigan earn less than 70 cents for every dollar [...]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - On Sunday, May 1, also known as May Day, Soulforce, Inc. and over 1,000 LGBT individuals, couples, families, and allies will converge on the headquarters of James Dobson and Focus on [...]

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 [...]

Canada's Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper For those of you who thought that marriage for same-sex couples was legal throughout Canada, well, it isn't. However, Bill C-38, a bill to make it legal throughout the [...]

By Jody Valley Longing for more Q: I am a middle age mother with 2 children; both are gay. I have always been very supportive of them and certainly don't want them to know that [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman California: The state Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge by anti-gay activists to the state's domestic partnership law April 4 affirming an earlier trial court decision dismissing challenges to [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Politics California NAACP endorses equal marriage rights bill SAN FRANCISCO - Members of the California State Conference of the NAACP narrowly voted at their convention last fall to support a [...]

Edgar is a handsome six-year-old orange and white shorthair cat. He was rescued from a home that had too many cats, and he is now at the shelter looking for a new, loving family. Edgar [...]

"We proclaim this period between pontificates as a time to imagine a new ... Catholicism with a symbol of unity and not an ultimate authority as its center. Just as the pope urged freedom on [...]

By Gwendolyn Ann Smith We do it every day, usually more than once. We go the restroom. It is a natural, human need. So why is it so hard to use a restroom when one [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman MOUNT PLEASANT - On April 6, in the middle of Central Michigan University's Pride Week, Alan Chambers, president of the anti-gay organization Exodus, delivered a talk at the Missouri Synod chapel [...]