Andrew Anthos is dead. He was 72. Reports say that he was attacked by a man who followed him home after asking if he was gay on the bus. What tipped off the attacker? What [...]

DETROIT - Andrew Anthos, 72, died Feb 23 of injuries he sustained in a brutal anti-gay attack. He had been in Detroit's Receiving Hospital's intensive care unit since the attack Feb. 13, which occurred outside [...]

EDITOR'S NOTE: Todd A. Heywood is a former Trustee of Lansing Community College and is currently suing the college Board of Trustees in Ingham County Circuit Court for allegedly violating the Open Meetings Act. LANSING [...]

by Jack Fertig February 26, 2007 After a few weeks of retrograde, Mercury is slowing down to turn and start moving forward. Mercury in Aquarius and sextile to Pluto could mean very profound, perhaps extremely [...]

Cotton is a gorgeous gal! This three-year-old tiger kitty has a magnificent coat and stunning green eyes! Cotton was found wondering around in the chill of winter and is looking for her true love to [...]

February 26, 2007 Across 1 Sprint at the Gay Games 5 They have foamy heads 9 Go down on a hill 14 Bars for gay chefs? 15 Nobel prize winner John 16 Mick Jagger song [...]

PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Amadeus The story of two brilliant composers, Mozart and Salieri: one humbly gifted and the other viciously envious. Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Plays in repertory through March 3. $15-$28. 313-577-2972. http://www.hilberry.com Between Men and [...]

LAYOUT NOTES: (1) This edition is one long piece rather than two; (2) It’s written a little short, which means you can use one large photo; (3) and I’m submitting two photos you can choose [...]

ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]

Depressed? You're not alone. LGBT people are three times more likely to suffer from depression than those outside of the community, said Craig Covey, CEO of the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project. "Besides reducing the quality [...]

By Dr. Jeffrey Chernin Each of us have tools that we have developed during childhood as we dealt with family challenges and learned how to cope in a homophobic world. However, adaptations that got us [...]

Sex has long been considered a more satisfying substitute to working out. But Jackie Warner, owner and managing director of Sky Sport and Spa in California and star of Bravo's "Work Out," insists there's a [...]

FERNDALE - In a sense, everything an lgbt community center does is - or at least should be - directed at promoting the overall health and wellness of the community it serves. Support and rap [...]

LOS ANGELES - If you are looking for a reason to catch the Los Angeles sunshine, the third annual Los Angeles Open tennis tournament is now accepting applications for the April 6-8 event to be [...]

WYANDOTTE - Carol Navarre's fascination with psychic phenomena began at an early age. "In the eighth grade, when I was 13, I gave a book report on 'Autobiography of a Yogi'," she recalled. "It did [...]

By Sharon Gittleman BOSTON, MA - When breast cancer strikes, many women face more than a battle to heal and to survive. They may find themselves struggling to rebuild their self-images and keep their relationships [...]

By Imani Williams Many of us made resolutions at the beginning of the year hoping to make a change for the better. Some of us made promises to ourselves, and some of us made pacts [...]

by Sharon Gittleman MICHIGAN: A trip to the hospital is in your future, but what will you find when you arrive? Will your partner be able to make important decisions about your care? Will the [...]

FERNDALE - Meth is made from battery acid, drain cleaner and ammonia. Meth puts you three times at risk for HIV. These simple but powerful messages were at the heart of a Chicago-area campaign to [...]

Outdoor Team Sports: Metro Detroit Softball League, P.O. Box 20215, Ferndale, MI 48220, www.mdsl.org Michigan Women's Rugby Club, Ann Arbor, [email protected] Lansing Women's Flag Football (LWFFA), 517-521-3303 Bowling: Metro Detroit Mixed Bowling Leagues, Royal Oak [...]

by Dan Woog For many gay men, softball is a ritual as familiar as the bars or the Oscars. Over 15,000 players compete in 56 North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association-sanctioned leagues in 35 cities; [...]

FARMINGTON HILLS - Toni Caretto got her first glimpse of transgenderism early. "When I was a teenager, growing up in Dearborn, I was babysitting for a family and the parents were getting divorced," she recalled. [...]

The recent brutal murder of Andrew Anthos, 72, in Detroit is yet another, tragic example of the devastation wrought by hate crimes. This decent, eccentric, delightful man was killed for one reason - his attacker [...]

Sure, there were no glaringly gay frontrunners a la "Brokeback Mountain" at Sunday's Academy Awards. But we had Melissa Etheridge. The Dreams. Oh, and Ellen. "If there weren't blacks, Jews or gays, there would be [...]

Breaking Theater News: Detroit engagement of 'Discover Theatre!' cancelled DETROIT - "Discover Theatre!," scheduled to play at the Fisher Theatre March 9-11, has been cancelled due to slow ticket sales. All tickets will be refunded [...]