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 [...]
With the exception of "love," it's possible that no word or idea has birthed more cliches than "home." It's where we hang our hat. Where our hearts are. It's the place where, when we knock, [...]
While flipping through Debbie Stoller's latest book, "Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker," you might find yourself thinking, "This is not your grandmother's crochet." But Stoller is quick to point out that yes, this [...]
By Sharon Gittleman If gray skies and chilly temperatures well past the first day of spring have you in a funk, a party could be the perfect cure for the it-still-feels-like-winter blues. A Cuban-themed gala [...]
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By Mark Nash CHICAGO - Many gay and lesbian homebuyers aren't aware that their rights in 2006 to a non-discriminatory home purchase process could be guaranteed by local or state laws. Mark Nash, real estate [...]
Whether you want to check out the biggest houses in Hollywood for decorating ideas, cringe at the home fashion faux-pas of the 70s or try your hand at making some pot holders to match your [...]
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN Imagine a tornado swirling down from the heavens and sweeping away your home and everything you own. While you'll never replace some precious mementos, just one step can make the difference between [...]
"I'm pretty quick from when I arrive until when I'm done," Tom Atwood says as he lounges in one of six black mesh chairs in his living room. He is, of course, referring to his [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman RHINEBECK, NY - Looking for that perfect housewarming gift for Steve and Jon's new house in Ferndale? Or a bridal shower present for Susan and Joan that will give them laughs [...]
Review: 'A Doll's House' No right or wrong at the Network Pretty much everyone of a certain age has at least a passing familiarity with Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Once required reading in America's [...]
By Sean Kosofsky There is no greater truth in the struggle for civil rights than the political reality that change happens slowly at first, and usually at the local level. I have long been an [...]
By Leslie Robinson I think it's self-indulgent for columnists to write about writing. That isn't going to stop me, however. I'm a freelance writer. I write this humor column for gay publications around the nation, [...]
Beloved friends! I bring you greetings from good Sr. Serena Scatterpin, Renegade Sisters of Mary, who's just returning from a fabulous Q-Line Cruise of the Mediterranean, with a special two-day busing layover at Rome and [...]
By Jim Provenzano The small, conservative suburb of Crystal Lake is 50 miles northwest of Chicago, where Gay Games VII will take place this summer, but it was at the center of a controversy over [...]
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith I am sure I run the risk of having my "transgendered woman" membership card revoked for saying this publicly, but I walked into a men's room recently. I think I was [...]
DETROIT - On Saturday, April 1, the A.L.O.R.D.E. Collective will host a "Spring Into The New You Dance" from 8 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. at Barth Hall in Detroit. Tickets to the smoke and alcohol [...]
Review: 'A Doll's House' No right or wrong at the Network Pretty much everyone of a certain age has at least a passing familiarity with Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Once required reading in America's [...]
Professional Theater/Opera: Adult Entertainment A Yale graduate helps a group of second rate porn stars set out to make artistic and profitable adult movies. Icarus Falling at Creole Gallery, Lansing. Fri.-Sat., through April 1. $10. [...]
Architecture/Garden Tours: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Events include: "Secrets of Gardening Pros" (April 5, $9); Ford House Explorer series for children: "Detecting Details" (April 1, $14) and "Birds Everywhere" (April 8, $14). Detroit: 313-884-4222. [...]
By Richard Labonte Send Me By Patrick Ryan. Dial Press, 310 pages, $23 hardcover Youngest son Frankie lusts as an adolescent for Luke Skywalker and grows up to be an extroverted queer, eventually fusing AIDS [...]
LANSING - It's seemingly been ages since the undisputed "Queen of Lansing Theater" last appeared on the BoarsHead stage, but local fans of Carmen Decker are in for a treat when the acclaimed actress returns [...]
Review: 'Bobble Heads of State' The show must go on: Comedy troupe back despite 'fire down below' By John Quinn Little things like a fire isn't going to hold the improv artists of The Second [...]
By 'Thank You For Smoking' author Christopher Buckley "Thank You For Smoking" (the book, that is) was born one night in 1992 some time between 7 and 8 p.m. I can pinpoint it this precisely [...]
This Week: The Magic Numbers Fri. 3/31/06 Magic Stick, Detroit Electric Six Sat. 4/1/06 Magic Stick, Detroit Neko Case and Martha Wainwright Sat. 4/1/06 The Temple Club, Lansing Katt Williams Sat. 4/1/06 8 p.m. Detroit [...]
Danny Gurwin to star in an evening of classic showbiz tunes NEW YORK - It's probably a sure bet that Broadway star Danny Gurwin doesn't include on his resume roles with Detroit's Peanut Butter Players [...]
Just Out She's the Man When her school drops soccer, Viola (Amanda Bynes) disguises herself as her brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), and makes the team at his boarding school. But she quickly develops a crush [...]
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