20 of our favorite straight actors who played gay characters
By Ryan Broderick BuzzFeed (CNN) - Whether it's for television or a feature film, it's not easy pull off a gay role as a straight actor. Many have tried, but it takes a great actor [...]
A summary of major upcoming Supreme Court decisions
By Bill Mears CNN Supreme Court Producer (CNN) - Here are summaries of five of the biggest cases awaiting rulings by the Supreme Court. Decisions will be released between now and the end of June. [...]
Robbie Rogers takes field as 1st openly gay male player in U.S. pro sports match
By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Jill Martin CNN (CNN) - Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in a pro American sporting match Sunday when he took the field for Major [...]
Florida Teen Rejects Plea Deal In Controversial same-sex case
By Ashley Fantz CNN (CNN) - Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to child abuse, [...]
Anti-gay Crime Up In New York As City Prepares for pride events
By Erinn Cawthon and Sarah Aarthun CNN (CNN) - Police in New York are stepping up their presence in neighborhoods with large gay and lesbian communities after a string of recent attacks on residents based [...]
‘Second Class Citizen’ Photo Shoot Will Kick Off Ferndale Pride
Ferndale Pride is kicking off with a strong political statement, "I am not a second class citizen." As part of fundraising for the documentary "Second Class Citizens," filmmaker Ryan Yezak will be at Affirmations on [...]
‘Frances Ha’: Dancing On Her Own
You know Frances Ha. She's the modern-day slouch, also known as the Lena Dunham of this generation: she has vague art-career ambitions, thrives on the independence of singlehood, and acts as a lesbian even though [...]
The Gin Rickey
By Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter "Whatcha makin', hot stuff?" I was at the kitchen island mixing an experimental drink; I felt the hand slip around my stomach and jumped slightly before I heard the coo [...]
Abigail Stauffer: Unfiltered
By Andrea Poteet Abigail Stauffer is having a hard time concentrating on this interview. It's not her fault. As she's strolling down an Ann Arbor street and talking to me on her cell phone, there's [...]
Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Les Ballets, Prairie Home
From world music superstars and comic book supervillians to 3-D superhero mapping and a super bouncy exhibit for kids, the new Ann Arbor Summer Festival season runs from June 14 through July 7, and features [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are guys who need dolls A "Guys and Dolls" movie with Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Is it Awesome Ideas Week or something? Because in a [...]
Hear Me Out: Vampire Weekend, The Great Gatsby
Vampire Weekend, 'Modern Vampires of the City' Vampire Weekend puts down the horchata and ponders death without religion and this misguided generation for their junior disc "Modern Vampires of the City." The affable NYC hip-popsters [...]
He’s Seven Feet Tall, So …
Across 1 Sprint at the Gay Games 5 Sucking sound 10 Places where women might sweat together 14 Italian wine city 15 The bottom line 16 Antifur org. 17 Start of a comment about Jason [...]
Classic Musical Graces The Baldwin’s Stage
ROYAL OAK - Stagecrafters doesn't repeat its productions very often - except for classics such as "The Sound of Music." Although Stagecrafters has mounted this beloved musical twice prior in its 56-year-history (1981, 1992), this [...]
Detroit Rep Closes Season With ‘Roaming Charges’
DETROIT - The world premiere of Ralph Accardo's "Roaming Charges," a playful story about two wandering women and a roaming 13-year-old girl, will have its champagne opening at 8:30 p.m. May 30 at the Detroit [...]
Is There Room For The ‘R’ In LGBT?
Arlene Kish identifies as a transgender conservative. Republicans. Where do they fit in the LGBT community and are they needed to achieve full equality? That is an ever-evolving question as gay Republican groups grow; [...]
Online Safety A Must For The LGBT Community
The keyboard gives people courage. It's easy to fall into a false sense of security when the Internet seems like just a screen on your desk or in the palm of your hand. But being [...]
Beyond The Bar: June 6 Motor City Pride Kickoff Showcases Local Graphic Arts And More
The ad created by GM for BTL 2012 Pride edition that took off virally around the globe. BTL file photo: Crystal Proxmire. DETROIT - Don't you love when little celebrations make it big? That's [...]
West Michigan Pride Celebrates 25 Years
By Carol Tanis Grand Rapids was represented at the 1993 March on Washington. GRAND RAPIDS - In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, West Michigan Pride is returning to its roots and also adding a [...]
Holland Moves Outdoors For Pride
Volunteer at the 2012 Holland Pride event are looking forward to the outdoor event. Holland area's PRIDE Festival will go outside for the first time ever on Saturday, June 29, with booths, food and [...]
Obituary Jo Ellen Ploeger, 1944-2013
Jo Ellen Ploeger, 69, died on May 14 after a long struggle with cancer. She was born in Huntington, W. Virginia to the late Durward and Doris Nichols. She had worked as a physical therapy [...]
Hennepin: The Quiet Revolution For LGBT Equality
By Lisa Keen Nearly every LGBT person knows about "Stonewall" - the spontaneous resistance to police intimidation of LGBT patrons at the Stonewall bar in New York City in June 1969. Relatively few know about [...]
Department of Education Announces Changes to FAFSA Form
By BTL Staff In April, as part of the Obama Administration's efforts to treat all families fairly and equally, the U.S. Department of Education announced that beginning with the 2014-2015 federal student aid form, the [...]
Court Considers Constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act That Denies Benefits To Married Same-Sex Veterans And Their Spouses
LOS ANGELES - On May 17 the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California heard arguments from attorneys challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Title 38 - statutes that prevent the [...]
E. W. Jackson
Creep of the Week Oh, Virginia, you crazy. And if you need proof you need look no further than, E. W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Jackson, along with gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli [...]
Whose Nose Knows Best?
Parting Glances In the movie "The Ten Percent Solution" master sleuth Sherlock Holmes visits shrink Sigmund Freud for some desperate psychoanalytical advice on how to break a cocaine addiction. (Whether Holmes' up-the-nosegay 10 Percenter is [...]
Cuba, I’m proud of you!
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud In the information packet for my recent trip to Cuba, I immediately noticed this small caveat: "While Cuba is becoming more and more open-minded with regard to cultural diversity, [...]
Remembering An Extraordinary Soul
by Ellen Simmons Viewpoint It is said that for every occasion, there's an appropriate song. One song running through my mind is 'For Good,' from "Wicked". The refrain goes: "Because I knew you, I have [...]
John Grant’s Tell-All Interview On HIV, Addiction & Revealing New Album
John Grant's head is like a prison, and inside are words waiting to get out. These words flood the melodies of the songs on his second LP, the critically praised "Pale Green Ghosts," and they [...]