By Cornelius A. Fortune DETROIT - When Rev. Watkins felt the pull of the ministry and the pull of homosexuality, he thought it would all go away - that these feelings were little more than [...]

BTL Staff DETROIT - On Feb. 22, Steven Williams, Jr. was ordered to stand trial in Wayne County Circuit Court on charges of attempted murder in the shooting of Salvagio Vonatti, who was shot in [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WASHINGTON, D.C. - Beginning on March 10, thirty young activists will repeat a piece of civil rights history. However, the Equality Ride isn't a re-enactment of the Freedom Rides of the [...]

Ohio Rep. Ron Hood I'll admit, it's hard to have a sense of humor about the sweep of anti-gay adoption bills cropping up. It's just so insulting to the very core to the many LGBT [...]

"The 'story' they tell is of systematic attacks on Islamic values. In what amounts to S&M gay porn, our interrogators strip the Iraqis of their heterosexual masculinity, then force them to reenact somebody's idea of [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman MIDLAND - Jackie Anderson has been an activist for over thirty years. Now she is bringing her history of struggle with discrimination to the Triangle Foundation, where she is serving as [...]

YPSILANTI - An ad campaign designed to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among African-American males won the Gold ADDY Award at an Ann Arbor ceremony Feb. 10. The ADDY Awards are conducted each year by the American [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LAS VEGAS - Looking to pick up and put down roots in a more LGBT-friendly locale? One place to start searching could be the new book, "50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to [...]

By Imani Williams DETROIT- About 30 well-wishers gathered at the downtown offices of Mpowerment Detroit on Feb. 18 to celebrate with new members of Young Brothers United. The day's event honored the graduates of the [...]

DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking same-sex African-American couples in or near Detroit to be part of a national advertising campaign for marriage equality. The ACLU is working with Public Interest TV [...]

ROYAL OAK - State Representative Marie Donigan will join Lieutenant Governor John Cherry at a reception and fundraiser for the Donigan campaign on Sunday, March 5. The event will be held at the home of [...]

DETROIT - On March 17, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force will be the focus of a fundraising reception at DetroitÕs Scarab Club. The 5:30-7:30 p.m. reception will benefit the Task Force and honor [...]

ANN ARBOR - The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Program of the American Friends Service Committee in Michigan has announced the hiring of a new halftime Program Associate. Kelli Slezak will work with the [...]

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Ally student organizations, with coordination by the Office of LGBT Affairs, will hold a series of events for the LGBT and ally community beginning [...]

By Lisa Keen Just as one state's ban on gay marriage went before a federal appeals court this month, another state's legislature approved a ballot measure to put a similar ban before voters this November. [...]

Amanda Miuccio and Katherine Lowrie tied the knot Nov. 5, 2005 in the conservatory at the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, with supportive friends and family gathered. The reception followed at Kerrytown Concert House [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Politics Gay leader slams Clinton NEW YORK - Calling Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton "a complete disappointment" because of her opposition to equal marriage rights, the director of Empire State Pride [...]

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - It's been seven years since a love story won the top Academy Award. Back then, it was a romance between a woman pretending to be a man who [...]