Syphilis increases among gay men
by Bob Roehr CHICAGO - The number of new cases of primary and secondary syphilis increased to 11,181 in 2007, a 12 percent increase over the previous year, according to preliminary data. The Centers for [...]
The Dating Diet
By Anthony Paull Come closer. I have a sweet little secret. I like penis. Oh, wait. That's not a secret. That came out in kindergarten. The real secret is there's a new club in the [...]
Creep of the Week: Sally Kern
"This stuff is deadly and it is spreading. It will destroy our young people and it will destroy this nation." Pop quiz time. The above quote is from Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern. What is [...]
Parting Glances:It often starts with…
... a stranger passing on the street. An unexpected reminder of someone you knew a long, long time ago. Someone about whom, until now, you had quite forgotten existed. Hadn't given them one blessed thought [...]
Anything But Straight: The Arch-Butcher of Nigeria
by Wayne Besen When openly gay Gene Robinson was elected Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire in 2003, the Nigerian Archbishop, Peter J. Akinola, called the event "Satanic." However, after reading the latest issue of Atlantic [...]
Make the bullies stop!
by Sean Kosofsky All Politics is Loco Imagine Hell. Now imagine hell for a fourteen year old. Your day begins with a strong urge to stay in bed. Not because you are tired, but because [...]
The Big Give – or the Big Ego?
By Joe Franco Picture this: Oprah is in her throne room, bejeweled and comfy. She's making phone calls to the biggest bunch of counterfeit humans that the world has seen in an age. These people [...]
Billy Masters
"Harry has been over in Afghanistan fighting because he's expendable." - Chris Cuomo tells "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts why he thinks Britain's Prince Harry went to war, while his brother William stayed at [...]
The (Super) Simple Life
Let's get at least one thing straight: Chris Carter and John Simpson, the duo behind the campy reality series "Chris and John to the Rescue!," don't sleep together. Never have. Never will. "No, no, no, [...]
Tale As Old As Time
By Phil Smith It's an age-old tale: Boy meets boy, boy falls for boy, boy turns out to be straight. OK, so it's no Disney musical, but odds are you're familiar with the story. Walt [...]
Letter: Time to take more responsibility
I am so grateful to BTL for this story! So often, the LGBT community feels that there is no support for the issues that threaten our health and quality of life. It is refreshing to [...]
Letters: Support for LGBT health and fitness
I want to thank you for your story about Michigan gay sports organizations that just ran in the Health section. There are very few positive articles that include gay athletes, so it was nice to [...]
Four funny folks light up ComedyFest with laughs
Roxanna Ward, Richard Ryder, Dana Austin and bad grandma Vickie Shaw brought the laughs - and the sweat, songs and Bush quips - to the 12th annual ComedyFest on Saturday at Dearborn's Ford Community & [...]
HOPE Fund charts new course
TROY - An enthusiastic group of donors to the HOPE Fund gathered last Friday at the Suburban Collection's Luxury Lane in Troy. Amid extravagant Maseratis, Bentleys and the regal presence of the latest line of [...]
County’s commission develops new insurance program for workers in domestic partnerships
LANSING - The Ingham County Board of Commissioners has approved a new program to provide insurance to its employees in domestic partnerships. Matthew Myers, controller and administrator for Ingham County, said the new program is [...]
International News
by Rex Wockner Sydney Mardi Gras biggest ever Organizers said Sydney's 30th gay Mardi Gras parade held March 1 was the biggest ever. The 1-mile (1.6 km) spectacle attracted 10,000 participants, 150 floats and hundreds [...]
Kalamazoo teens host ‘Peace Jam’ to oppose hate-group’s targeting of ‘The Laramie Project,’ performed by local high school
"A positive way to combat hate" KALAMAZOO - Their confrontation with an anti-gay-rights activist fizzled, but the anticipation of it moved a group of 60 teen-agers to gather Saturday with a handful of adults to [...]
Gay news from the presidential campaign trail…
By Lisa Keen Keen on the trail Keen News Service GAY MAYOR SNUBBED: Openly gay super delegate and Democratic gay mayor David Cicilline of Providence, Rhode Island, announced some time ago that he supports Hillary [...]
‘Make gays straight’ Web site is finally removed at MSU
EAST LANSING - An administrative oversight has kept a controversial Web site on Michigan State University servers until this past Monday. The site is a fundraising and informational Web site for Corduroy Stone Ministries. The [...]
SLDN meets to repeal DADT
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, DC - In the 1960s, the Army served as a way out of a small town in South Carolina for 17-year-old Aubrey Sarvis. "If you checked the homosexual box you went [...]
Congress moves to repeal HIV-Positive travel ban
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan effort to repeal U.S. travel restrictions on persons who are HIV-positive is moving forward in the Senate. The language for the amendment has been added to legislation [...]
Fight hate with activism, not hate
For a group whose freedom of expression has been oppressed countless times, the LGBT community is not one to oppose the first amendment, or anyone's right to speak their mind. But when it comes to [...]
Local theaters unite for The Albee Season
When most people turn 80, friends and family might buy a cake and throw a party. But for playwright Edward Albee's 80th birthday this month (March 12), two Detroit-area theaters are joining a handful of [...]
Marble Lounge: It’s not your parents’ DIA
It's imaginative. It's edgy. And it's certainly not what you'd expect to find at your parents' Detroit Institute of Arts. But then again, the Marble Lounge isn't an event your mom or dad would likely [...]
Theater Events for the period March 13-22, 2008
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: A Man of No Importance The Oscar Wilde classic gets a modern-day update by writer/director Mike McGettigan. Fevered Egos Entertainment at Planet Ant Theatre, Hamtramck. Through March 15. $15. 313-365-4948. http://www.planetant.com American Buffalo [...]
Gay Uncle Knows Best
For a man who doesn't have any kids - and has zero desire to raise one, or two, or five - Brett Berk is the Tim Gunn of child-rearing. Like the "Project Runway" know-it-all's venture [...]