In "The Bling Ring," Sofia Coppola's flashy zeitgeist neo-noir based on true events of teenaged Hollywood bandits, Israel Broussard takes lead-role reins as a gay L.A. transplant befriended by a chick clique of thieving punks. [...]
By Halimah Abdullah CNN (CNN) - When President Barack Obama welcomes a cross-section of gays and lesbians to the White House for a reception on Thursday, he'll engage with a community with whom he's had [...]
By Daniel Burke (CNN) - The Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday called for the ouster of Boy Scouts executives who pushed to allow openly gay youth without consulting members, but stopped short of urging churches [...]
By Moni Basu CNN (CNN) - Melanie Servetas lived the American dream. She had a six-figure salary as an executive with Wells Fargo, a Jaguar and a three-bedroom house in sunny Southern California. But then, [...]
NEW YORK / LONDON / PARIS / HONG KONG — ChristieÕs is pleased to announce the next global online-only auction in its popular series of sales devoted to original works by the legendary pop artist [...]
NEW YORK / LONDON / PARIS / HONG KONG - Christie's is pleased to announce the next global online-only auction in its popular series of sales devoted to original works by the legendary pop artist [...]
Manila Luzon is always looking for an opportunity to wear her designer shooz. The Asian Glamasaurus will pack up her "Fooey Vuitton" luggage full of wigs and fabulous heels to pump her way to the [...]
Across 1 Start of a list of who you should be the best husband to 5 Newbies on the job market 10 More of the list 14 Are, in Argentina 15 Like bell-bottom jeans 16 [...]
By John Quinn Early on the morning of June 28, 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people rioted on Christopher Street, NYC, in response to a police raid on a bar, the Stonewall Inn. The unrest [...]
By Michael H. Margolin After the new-fangled route into the Foxtown parking structure (under renovation) and settling down on the sprung spring in the City Theatre seat and calming your startle response from the two [...]
By John Quinn "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" is the second-longest running off-Broadway musical, garnering enough audiences to play 5,000+ performances. With lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts, this musical [...]
By Carolyn Hayes In terms of both subject matter and medium, the rock musical "Next to Normal" (music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey) easily ranks as Two Muses Theatre's most raw [...]
By Judith Cookis Rubens A good night at the theater makes you think. A great night, it could be argued, makes you feel. In the case of "Next to Normal," the contemporary musical now at [...]
DETROIT - On Aug. 24 on the steps of the Capitol building in Lansing, Khayla Johnson and Devon Davis will exchange vows as part of the mass commitment ceremony of Michigan Pride. They got warmed [...]
GRAND RAPIDS - Stepping in to save the day brought Christina Wade more good fortune than she could have imagined. The 33 year-old recently became the new executive director of The Network in Grand Rapids, [...]
GRAND RAPIDS - In March 1964 a terrific partnership was formed. In the safe haven of a friend's house where gay men were able to meet, drink and socialize, Milt Lennox and Edward Ladner fell [...]
KALAMAZOO - After growing up in a town where bovine out-numbered people, a short stint in the Navy, and a few years suited up in the world of corporate finance, Zach Bauer finally feels at [...]
KALAMAZOO - Tammy Collins and Amy Perricone have seen first-hand the impact of supporting LGBT and questioning youth. Even though they have experienced some challenges being a lesbian couple in a small community, the idea [...]
FERNDALE - Michigan LGBT families seeking advice about family medical and legal issues will have a chance to attend a free program "Closer to Married: Three Practical Ways for LGBT Families to Cut the Red [...]
By BTL Staff DETROIT - It doesn't take just one village to raise a child; sometimes it takes several. That's why representatives of several of the metro Detroit area's diverse "villages" came together June 1 [...]
IC See updates at end of this article. The U.S. Supreme Court could rule any day on the two cases that affect the LGBT community, and community centers across Michigan are in the process of [...]
By Lisa Keen The U.S. Supreme Court will release decisions any day now in two high-profile cases involving marriage and same-sex couples. Historically, the court has favored releasing its most controversial decisions on the last [...]
By Lisa Keen The two high-profile opinions pending release this month from the U.S. Supreme Court could end up being as historic as the Loving v. Virginia decision, which struck down laws against marriage for [...]
By CNN Political Unit (CNN) - First lady Michelle Obama had a rare run-in with an audience heckler June 4 during a fund-raising event in Washington for the Democratic National Committee. The outburst from the [...]
Creep of the Week It always comes back to the children. It doesn't matter how or where the conversation starts, if homosexuality is involved someone who is opposed to equality will point to little Susie [...]
Parting Glances I don't know how you feel about bigotry, whether it's innate or a choice - but if you have someone special in your life who's a closet bigot, or know someone who's concerned [...]
By Dru Levasseur Ask Lambda Legal Q: I'm a transgender person and was recently questioned by an employee of a local restaurant when I went to use the bathroom. What should I do if this [...]
I remember the very first Gay Pride Parade in Detroit. There were 8 (eight) of us. Yes, that's all that would come out and march, it was 1970. - Jesse Bateau Now that Motor City [...]
By Jaan Williams Viewpoint I met my wife Pri at a Queer Student and Allies meeting in college. I noticed Pri when she walked in; she was beautiful, laughing and smiling with her friends. After [...]
By Lori Lamerand Viewpoint As Planned Parenthood participates in Pride events statewide this month, we join in applauding the progress we've made together on behalf of gender equality over the past year. We continue to [...]
The creation came about in 2008 when Dave Watt, a HIV Prevention Team Leader at CARES in Kalamazoo, wanted to come up with a visual symbol to start these kinds of conversations. HeÕd been using [...]
BTL Staff ANN ARBOR - The Jim Toy Community Center will host a rally in Ann Arbor on the day the U.S. Supreme Court announces its decision in the two marriage equality cases it is [...]
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