Six people have been charged by the federal government with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other government and law enforcement officials. Seven others have been charged by the state of Michigan for conspiring to commit terrorist acts brought by Michigan Attorney General [...]
Long before the Detroit Film Theater - now celebrating its 35th year of showcasing good, bad, indifferent American and foreign films at the DIA - Detroit had three art theaters: Studio, Coronet and Trans-Lux Krim. [...]
By Diane Silver Political IQ Judging by the stinging e-mails I've received, some of my fellow white queers haven't gotten over their post-Proposition 8 anger at African Americans. A faulty exit poll and even worse [...]
by Keith Orr When my partner Martin and I travel we love to check out the local LGBT bookstores. One of our favorites has always been the Oscar Wilde Bookshop in New York City. Oscar [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, the jig is up. The "gay agenda," that sacred creed we hold so dear, has been discovered. How did this happen, you ask? Well, after decades of passing the gay agenda using [...]
By Taras Berezowsky DETROIT - The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater knows how to make history. In 1962, just four years after gay founder Alvin Ailey started the company in New York City, John F. [...]
By Richard Labonte "Skin Lane," by Neil Bartlett. Serpent's Tale, 344 pages, $14.95 paper. Repressed sexuality is taken to spooky new heights in British novelist Bartlett's first novel in more than a decade. Mr. F [...]
By Anthony Paull I'm a tad worried. I'm not sure if we're going to be asked back to Sundance next year, and to set the record straight, I'm placing blame on my photographer, Stacey. Granted, [...]
Mariah releases 'Ballads' in time for V-Day Mariah Carey, 'The Ballads' Before Mariah shed her girl-next-door image - and just about every article of clothing - she was the quintessential queen of ballads, from the [...]
1. What a mess. 2. Sean, Ken and Kyle 3. Jay, Tim and Neil 4. Mar, John, Jason and Jason BTL photos: Danielle
DETROIT - "Star Trek" fans will soon have the opportunity to boldly go where few have gone before - on to the bridge of the original U.S.S. Enterprise, which lands at the Detroit Science Center [...]
'Wendy and Lucy' Starts Feb. 13 Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak Nothing's blatantly queer about a broke woman's financial struggles in this hit economy, but therein lies the strength of "Wendy and Lucy." Wendy's as [...]
The Ann Arbor Art Center is in search of the city's most artful martini - and art and drink lovers can help them decide. The Artini Martini Crawl 2009, a benefit for the Ann Arbor [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Natalie Portman Poses for "17 Photos" Star Wars and Garden State obsessives who still carry a torch for Natalie Portman aren't going to like where she's going next: marriage and motherhood. [...]
By Jack Fertig Stop! Think slowly and carefully before you act, perhaps discussing it with a friend and working it through. The Sun is lined up with Neptune, promoting artistic visions, fuzzy-headed idealism, and (co)dependent [...]
Across 1 Stud fees? 6 Poet Teasdale 10 Nero's bird 14 Black to Bonheur 15 Singer Dobkin 16 Farm erection 17 Close of "Serving in Silence" 18 A little behind 19 Reproduced without sex, for [...]
I would like to give a response to the article "Michigan Pride promises to soldier on despite debt" (BTL Feb. 5). From the article, it seems the Lansing City council would be overjoyed grinding their [...]
Alyssa Johnson has been the program director of Steppin' Out since May 2008. The 35-year-old Royal Oak-resident works to bring events to the community, from small social gatherings to one of the area's biggest HIV/AIDS [...]
By Lisa Keen The good news: A well-known federal appeals judge this month took a legal swipe at the Defense of Marriage Act, declaring it unconstitutional. The bad news: The decision packed very limited punch, [...]
TROY - Last week, management at Somerset Collection, a mall known for its upscale shops and clientele, forced the store Armani Exchange to remove a store window display designed to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and education [...]
The Multicultural Advisory Committee, founded by the Affirmations community center in Ferndale, recently announced the creation of two workgroups tasked with researching best practices for multicultural LGBT community work in the Detroit area. Each workgroup [...]
Religious and secular leaders in Washtenaw will participate in the county's second annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb 14 at 1-3 p.m. Washtenaw Sheriff Jerry Clayton will be among those at [...]
by Jessica Carreras As the one-year anniversary of the death of 15-year-old Lawrence King, the gay Oxnard, Calif. student who was murdered by one of his classmates, looms, Michigan advocates for anti-bullying legislation are scrambling [...]
by BTL staff GRAND RAPIDS - Collette Beighley has barely had time to get her feet wet as the new associate program director of the office of LGBT Concerns at Grand Valley State University, but [...]
We need to say, loud and clear, to both our opponents and our allies, that this is not acceptable. Anti-bullying legislation without specific language that protects vulnerable groups like LGBT students about as good as [...]
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's Studio Series presents the gritty, urban thriller, "Earth & Sky," directed by Matt Martello, Feb. 6-14 at A2CT's Studio Theater at 322 W. Ann St. in Ann Arbor. Performances are 8 [...]
For seven seasons they brought laughter into the homes of millions as Shirley Feeney and Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa. Now, a quarter-century later, Shirley Williams and Eddie Mekka are reunited - but this time, [...]
NORTHVILLE - Tipping Point Theatre and Simply Wine, both of Northville, are partnering to offer complimentary wine tastings at all Thursday evening performances of Tipping Point's upcoming production, "Rabbit Hole." The tastings will begin at [...]
By D. A. Blackburn Grief is a powerful emotion, and a subject that can make for potent drama. But it's not a theme generally associated with funny, insightful and satisfying theater. After all, grief is [...]
