Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Marriage Rights Poll shows equal marriage opposition declining WASHINGTON - The public backlash over equal marriage has receded since the 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Court decision recognizing the right of same-sex [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Domestic partners keep property tax exemption SACRAMENTO - Registered domestic partners will continue to get the same tax benefits as married couples who transfer property under a recent court ruling [...]

Rabbi David Basri Wow, is there anything horrible that gays are not responsible for? When it comes to religious extremists, the answer is apparently not. We have been blamed for the Sept. 11 attacks, Hurricane [...]

"The GOP's message to straight Americans: If you have sex, we want it to f--k up your lives as much as possible. No birth control, no emergency contraception, no abortion services, no life-saving vaccines. If [...]

By The Associated Press ATLANTA - Currently developed AIDS treatment drugs may also act as a vaccine against the disease, say researchers. The two drugs have shown such promise in early experiments in monkeys that [...]

FERNDALE - Lesbian A-Sisters is a program that assists differently-abled lesbian and bisexual women in Metro Detroit with daily tasks, light home chores, gardening, transportation and errands. The group is looking for additional volunteers to [...]

EAST LANSING - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Association of Michigan State University has announced the 2006 Pride Scholarship Program. A minimum award of $2,500 will be given to an [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman BURT LAKE - They've faced anti-LGBT discrimination, hopelessness and the stresses of inner-city life. And this Memorial Day weekend, 30 young people from the Ruth Ellis Center will face challenges they've [...]

By BTL Staff SAN FRANCISCO - Citing First Amendment protection for parodies, the American Civil Liberties Union has come to the successful defense of a California man who received a cease-and-desist letter after posting a [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DETROIT - On March 9, 2005, successful interior designer, philanthropist and LGBT community leader Brian Killian died in a fire in his Birmingham home. On March 9, 2006, friends and associates [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman OAKLAND COUNTY - Earlier this month the online newsletter of the Michigan Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT Republican organization, called on LGBT and other fair-minded Republicans to register to run as [...]

BTL Staff LANSING - For the first time, the nationally acclaimed "Love Makes a Family" photo exhibit will come to Michigan and will be on display in the State Capitol Building. The exhibit is called [...]

BTL Staff FERNDALE - La Comunidad, a local group created to provide social activities, support and advocacy for Michigan's gay Latino community, will hold its first men's retreat April 21 - 23 at the Weber's [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman EAST LANSING - From April 6-8, nationally-noted transgender educator Samuel Lurie will offer workshops to students and staff at Michigan State University. "Giving people awareness and skills is crucial for any [...]

Sunrise: March 27, 1950 - Sunset: March 17, 2006 A memorial service was held Monday, March 27, 2006 at St. Paul A.M.E. Zion in Detroit celebrating the life and work of Joseph James. A long-time [...]

By The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio - A constitutional amendment banning marriage equality bars prosecutors from charging some unmarried people under the state's domestic violence law, a state appeals court ruled. Friday's decision by the [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman HIGHLAND PARK - The board and staff of the Ruth Ellis Center, which serves homeless LGBT youth in the metro Detroit area, have a dream. On April 7, they're going to [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DETROIT - If you are a gay man and have a gay brother, Dr. Alan Sanders wants to talk to you. More specifically, he wants both of you to participate in [...]

By The Associated Press LANSING - The Michigan Senate passed legislation March 23 stripping powers from the state elections board, a backlash against Democratic members who've been criticized for the way they handled an anti-affirmative [...]