In the Aug. 6 article "On the grow," Andrea Wilson was quoted as the executive director of S.P.I.C.E. This is incorrect. Wilson is the interim board chair.

by Rex Wockner Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen married five binational gay couples on a boat during the gay pride canal parade Aug. 1. The couples were purposefully composed of one Dutch citizen and one resident [...]

by Rex Wockner A National Day of Action for Same-Sex Marriage saw demonstrations Aug. 1 in the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne (pictured), Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Lismore. Photo provided by Equal Love [...]

by Rex Wockner Council of Europe member states should do more to stop transphobia and discrimination against transgender people, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, said July 29 in an "expert [...]

by Rex Wockner Portugal's Constitutional Court declined to strike down the ban on same-sex marriage July 31 in a 3-2 ruling. In a case brought by lesbian couple Teresa Pires and Helena Paixão, the court [...]

by Rex Wockner Romanian President Traian Basescu has signed a new Civil Code enacted by Parliament that discriminates against gay people. Ironically, Article 30 of the new code bans discrimination based on sexual orientation even [...]

by BTL Staff TEL AVIV - An estimated 70,000 people gathered at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square on Aug. 8 to mourn the deaths of Nir Katz, 26, and Liz Troubishi, 16, who were killed in [...]

by Jessica Carreras Cleney Matlock is the most recent addition to the team at the Ruth Ellis Center. There, since April of this year, she has served as a Life Coach and Drop-in Center Manager [...]

by Jessica Carreras In June, Common Language bookstore announced that it may have to close. However, community support has caused business to flourish and hopefully, create a sustainable business once more. BTL file photo. [...]

'The only thing that we can do is ask Detroiters to vote for us to get on the council. We're just going to campaign hard and campaign smart and pray that our message resonates with [...]

Summer sessions for Help and Heal, the faith-based support and action group for HIV-positive African American men, begin Aug. 13. Help and Heal is a sub-group of Kick, the Detroit-based LGBT non-profit organization for people [...]

A kick-off party for Steppin' Out and AIDS Walk Detroit will be held Aug. 20 at Pronto! restaurant. The event will take place all day and will feature Steppin' Out staff and board members who [...]

by Jessica Carreras Following the announcement of receiving a $500,000 grant from Kalamazoo-based philanthropic group the Arcus Foundation, the Triangle Foundation has elaborated on several plans for the money - including one that should make [...]

People wave the gay community and Israeli flags as they gather for a rally in solidarity with victims of last week's gay youth club attack at Rabin's square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 8, [...]

By Lisa Keen An inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act is now on the move in the U.S. Senate. Long-time sponsor Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced the bill on Aug. 5 along with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) [...]

By Lisa Keen Sonia Sotomayor The U.S. Senate confirmed on Aug. 6 the appointment of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, with many Democrats emphasizing her credentials as a "moderate" and [...]