The Gay Moralist: Loving Detroit
By John Corvino It happened again last night. While away from home I met someone who asked me where I lived. When I replied "Detroit," he sneered, "Oh, I'm sorry." "Don't be," I retorted. I [...]
By John Corvino It happened again last night. While away from home I met someone who asked me where I lived. When I replied "Detroit," he sneered, "Oh, I'm sorry." "Don't be," I retorted. I [...]
Right-wing leaders looking to remake American democracy into a conservative theocracy gathered Aug. 14 for "Justice Sunday II," a grand revival affair aimed at tearing into the nation's courts and accusing them, more of less, [...]
Going on the not unreasonable assumption that BTL readers love all God's creatures great and small -- with the exceptions of tapeworms, wood ticks, sea slugs, and Hard Shell Baptists -- I thought it a [...]
In our Aug. 5 issue, we incorrectly identified attorney Kendra Kleber as Kendra Cleaver. (See "Ferndale man claims partner failed to disclose HIV status".) BTL apologizes for the error.
By Donna Payne, HRC's Senior Diversity Organizer Just weeks ago, Rev. Willie Wilson delivered a hateful sermon, antagonizing lesbians and spewing anti-gay messages. Outcry poured forth. But trust has yet to be rebuilt and today [...]
By Joe Solmonese, HRC President Recently America learned that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts assisted lawyers in the GLBT rights case Romer v. Evans. Anti-gay groups were quick to dismiss this work as nothing more [...]
by R.J. Beaumia Antichrist, anarchist, immigrant; Supreme Court Justice John Lydon has renewed the American people's respect for the judicial system since his appointment to the bench last fall. Feeling nostalgic for my youth and [...]
Architecture/Gardens/Tours: Glorious Gardens of the Historic Homes Tour the amazing gardens at three of metro Detroit's historic wonders: The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores (313-884-4222), Cranbrook House and Gardens in Bloomfield [...]
This Week: Amber Sat. 8/20/05 Elysium Lounge, Detroit Hilary Duff Sat. 8/20/05 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston Brian Wilson Sun. 8/20/05 Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills Willie Nelson Mon. 8/21/05 DTE Energy Music Theatre, [...]
Preview: "In iPod We Trust" Finally: Second City returns (but in Novi) Since its unexpected departure from Hockeytown nearly a year-and-a-half ago, The Second City Detroit has pretty much fallen off the cultural radar. The [...]
Professional Theater: And The Winner Is An Oscar-nominated Hollywood actor wakes up in a strange bar where time has no meaning and where nothing is as it seems. Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea. Wed.-Sun. through [...]
DETROIT - Amber doesn't mind if you let her music movie you - just don't call her a dance artist. Though known internationally for club hits like "This Is the Night," Amber is a singer [...]
FERNDALE - Just 4 Us in Ferndale will host Robert Lalicki of Flagstar Bank and Reid Beyerlein of Edward Jones Investments in a "wealth building town hall meeting" Aug. 22. The meeting will be held [...]
BIRMINGHAM - Between The Lines and Victory Home Loans invite you to get your motor runnin' at a Dream Cruise party Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The LGBT party will feature Detroit rocker Barbara Payton [...]
DETROIT - Unlike many teachers during their summer break, Ray Schultz didn't take a vacation this year, find a temporary job or continue his own education. He's actually doing all three, at the same time [...]
By Richard Labonte "My One-night Stand With Cancer" By Tania Katan. Alyson Books, 286 pages, $15.95 paper. Playwright Katan's one-night stand with cancer in fact stretched over a decade. She lost one breast in 1992, [...]
Just Out The Dukes of Hazzard Cousins Bo (Seann William Scott), Luke (Johnny Knoxville), and Daisy Duke (Jessica Simpson) are simple country kids who like to race their car and cause trouble for Boss Hogg [...]
Elliot is a handsome eight-month-old tan Labrador/Husky mix. He is looking for a new home because his owner passed away. Due to the many changes in the first few months of his life, Elliot is [...]
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Same-sex marriage. I cannot even begin to imagine how many words have been written on the topic over the last handful of years, from the congressional record to, well, this very [...]
Monsignor Eugene Clark There's a saying religious folks use to keep each other from getting too high and mighty. In fact, Jesus first said it to a group of townsfolk all hot to stone a [...]
"If you believe what advocacy groups say about [Supreme Court nominee John] Roberts, a clear picture of the judge has emerged: he's either a mad bomber of women's abortion clinics or a homo-tastic friend of [...]
NOVI - Aug. 19 is the last day to receive the early registration fee of $99 per player for Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center's annual Ladies Scramble Golf Outing. After Aug. 19 the fee [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WASHINGTON - On July 26, Michigan Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow joined a 98-0 majority in supporting federal funding for Boy Scout activities on military bases. Sponsored by Senate Majority [...]
On Sept. 23, bisexual activists, friends, and allies in at least two countries will celebrate the sixth International Celebrate Bisexuality Day. Celebrations are planned so far in The Netherlands and Boston. The Day was first [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FLINT - On Aug. 14, The Rowan Education Network and The Genesee County Chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Flint [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FLINT - An Episcopal priest claims he was not ousted from the church over homosexuality despite news reports to the contrary. According to an Aug. 5 Flint Journal report, the Rev. [...]
By BTL Staff LANSING - The interpretation of Proposal 2 hangs in the balance after a hearing Tuesday before 30th Circuit Court Judge Joyce Dragonchuk in Lansing. At the hearing, the American Civil Liberties Union [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ANN ARBOR - At the end of this month, the American Friends Service Committee's LGBT Issues Program will be turned over to new leadership. Kate Runyon, an experienced interfaith and LGBT [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman CALGARY, Ont. - On July 24, Reverend Nancy Wilson - who served as pastor of Detroit's Metropolitan Community Church from 1975-1979 - was elected to succeed Rev. Troy Perry as Moderator [...]
Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman California: The state Supreme Court refused to immediately take up a legal challenge to the state's ban on equal marriage. The Attorney General had asked the justices to directly review [...]
By Bob Roehr Social conservatives have long tried to impose their moral views upon AIDS prevention activities and organizations. The most recent move by the Bush administration has been to require that international groups providing [...]
Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Politics Conservative group withdraws support of Roberts WASHINGTON - A conservative group in Virginia, Public Advocate of the United States, said Aug. 9 it was withdrawing its support for Supreme [...]
ITHACA, NY - Sometimes, stereotypes are true. According to a Cornell University researcher, threaten a man's masculinity and he will assume more "macho" attitudes, including propensities for gay bashing and supporting the Iraq war. "I [...]
CHICAGO - Pride At Work co-President Nancy Wohlforth was elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council, the federation's top leadership body, during the recent AFL-CIO Convention in Chicago. Wohlforth is the first out lesbian, gay, bisexual, [...]