by Richard Labonte April 9, 2007 Talking to the Moon, by Noel Alumit. Carroll & Graf, 340 pages, $14.95 paper. Alumit's impressive fiction debut, "Letters to Montgomery Clift," was a distinctly queer coming-out novel filtered [...]

by Rex Wockner Honduran gay activist Donny Reyes was beaten by police and raped by fellow detainees at a police station on March 18, according to Amnesty International. The organization said Reyes, treasurer of the [...]

by Jack Fertig Mercury entering Aries provokes an already dismal Saturn-Neptune opposition. Foot-in-mouth disease will be rampant. Think carefully; focus on spiritual ideals and good manners. (Funny how they usually coincide!) Initiative is good, but [...]

by Rex Wockner Someone spray-painted "Shame On You Bagnasco" on the Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, on April 2 after Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, head of the Italian Conference of Catholic Bishops, likened gay relationships [...]

by Rex Wockner Three Jamaican gay men were attacked by a mob at Montego Bay's MoBay Nite Out carnival event April 2, The Jamaica Observer reported. The men, one of whom was hospitalized, angered other [...]

by Rex Wockner Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's press secretary, Sergei Tsoi, said April 6 that activists planning to stage a gay pride parade May 27 are "aggressive" and "play with fire." The gay community's "most [...]

April 16, 2007 Are We Done Yet? In this oddly titled sequel to "Are We There Yet?," Nick (Ice Cube) has married single mom Suzanne (Nia Long), and the new, blended family has moved to [...]

A joyful chap waiting for his true love to come along! Meet Teki, a one-year-old beagle mix with the biggest, most adorable brown puppy dog eyes you'll see! He loves to take long walks with [...]

Across 1 Nightclub in a Manilow song 5 Like Alexander Pope? 10 Radio jock Don 14 Force that causes you to go down 15 Shell competitor 16 "Frasier" actress Gilpin 17 Pink Triangle Press publication [...]

by Rex Wockner Ukrainian nationalists are protesting the nation's official entry in the Eurovision Song Contest - a single by drag queen Verka Serdyuchka. They demonstrated in several cities April 1, calling for Ukraine to [...]

by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Health and Human Services announced more than $1.1 billion in Part B funding under the revised Ryan White CARE Act. Word came late in the day [...]

by Bob Roehr Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit created by Congress in 2003, is failing people with HIV/AIDS, according to a detailed online survey of their members conducted by the American Academy of [...]

DETROIT - Although local HIV/ADIS service providers have yet to digest the total impact on funding levels for Michigan as a result of the Part B funding under the revised Ryan White CARE Act, it [...]

IRVINE, Ca.- When the Annual Exodus International Conference arrives in Irvine this June it will be met with a counter-conference organized by Soulforce, http://BeyondExGay.com, and the LGBT Resource Center at the University of California - [...]

EAST LANSING - Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan State University is bringing in extremist anti-immigration leader Chris Simcox. Simcox will speak at Wells Hall 106B, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., on April 19, [...]

LANSING - The small group of teens looked like any other group that would have gathered in the local coffee house for a lazy cold Saturday afternoon. But they were there on a mission. They [...]

FARMINGTON HILLS - Community ally and proud mother of a gay son, Janis Warren died April 24 following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 60. A certified public accountant, Warren received a bachelor's degree [...]

LANSING-- ArtServe Michigan, an arts advocacy group, is planning a rally on April 18 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the State Capitol to protest cuts in the budget they say are impacting arts [...]

DETROIT - First there was the Promise Keepers, committed to helping men reassert themselves as the godly leaders of their homes and the world. Now, the Battle Cry Coalition,is coming to town. Created by Teen [...]

MT. PLEASANT-- The Pride Week celebrations this week at Central Michigan University have been overshadowed by dozens of antigay chalkings. Ana Guerriero, director of the Gay Lesbian Issues office at CMU, says she was informed [...]

Between the Lines Newspaper MT. PLEASANT-- The 13 member student senate here voted Tuesday to label the Central Michigan University chapter of Young Americans for Freedoma a hate group. The elected body voted 8 in [...]