By Emily Jane Fox Shutterstock.com (CNN) - Bars around the world have stopped serving Russian vodka to protest its recently-enacted anti-gay laws. The movement comes in the wake of several laws implemented by Russian [...]
In a new Gallup Politics poll released July 29, 52 percent of respondents said they would vote for a law legalizing same-sex marriage if given the opportunity. Only 43 percent would vote against it. Gallup [...]
LANSING - An announcement by Randy Hannan, executive assistant to Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero, left a Lansing City Councilwoman pushing to end a Sister City relationship with St. Petersburg Russia over anti-LGBT human rights abuses [...]
Cornelius Wilson, Mike Duggan and Curtis Lipscomb pose for a photo at Hotter Than July's annual Gathering on LGBT Issues conference following the mayoral candidate forum. Polls show Duggan is still currently in second place [...]
BTL photos: Jason A. Michael Hotter Than July hosted their first ever youth prom Friday night. The event took place at the Liberal Arts Gallery and was [...]
BTL photos: Jason A. Michael DETROIT - Overcast skies and a downpour or two couldn't keep a determined crowd away from Palmer Park for the 18th [...]
LANSING - The Lansing City Council is expected to approve a resolution Monday which condemns anti-LGBT human rights abuses in the city's Russian Sister City St. Petersburg. The resolution also encourages the Lansing Regional Sister [...]
TransParent producer Natasha T. Miller, event host Doice John, and Lyniece Nelson and Brandie Brown, mother and sister of Shelly Treasure Moore, pose for a photo at the Hotter Than July Film Festival. DETROIT [...]
From Press Release WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced July 26 that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with Barix Clinics under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [...]
By Jerome Stuart Nichols For many, clubbing is an excuse to drink too much, dance until 2 a.m. and celebrate the energy of youth. For others, it's a release from the work week. For event [...]
Mixed-media artist Dan Neil Barnes is back in town to share his contemporary work with art lovers in Michigan at the Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, where 140 juried, professional artists have been invited to [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Prop 8: The Movie First it was a horrible ballot initiative designed to strip marriage rights away from California's LGBT community. Then it was a parody YouTube musical with an all-star [...]
Across 1 It may bite your shorts 5 Be intense like a queen 10 Not straight 14 "Take ___ leave it!" 15 Caesar, for one 16 Queens stadium 17 Start of a quote from Daniel [...]
By Carolyn Hayes Imprudent as it may seem to turn up the small-town Texas heat at the sweltering height of summer, Williamston Theatre is confidently tripling down on the practice. The company's seventh season closer [...]
By John Quinn Peter Shaffer is among the more intellectual of modern playwrights. Any theater patron who has experienced "Equus" or "Amadeus" can attest to that. Shaffer's 1965 one-act, "Black Comedy," is the master having [...]
By Sue Merrell If you're looking for a real get away this summer, consider "The Light in the Piazza," the final show to open in the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre season. The stonework stage floor [...]
By Judith Cookis Rubens In 2010, Farmers Alley Theatre introduced audiences to "The Marvelous Wonderettes," a frothy girl group who belted '50s and '60s hits. With its companion piece, "Life Could Be a Dream," we [...]
By Dana Casadei Broadway Onstage's 20th season, and the 33rd and final season of Dennis Wickline Productions, started off with an interesting choice: "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress." The two-hour show, directed by Wickline, [...]
By John Quinn Art speaks to its audience; great art speaks to all audiences. But great artists have a learning curve, and "Titus Andronicus," young William Shakespeare's first tragedy, is a flawed play. Down through [...]
By John Quinn This critic has enjoyed an embarrassment of Shakespearean riches this weekend. I have seen an adaptation of The Bard's first, flawed tragedy, followed last night by the Michigan Shakespeare Festival's elegant romp [...]
By Carol Tanis Co-owner Sally Howard calls the popular Campit getaway "a Saugatuck summer home without the Saugatuck prices." Located in Fennville, just south of Saugatuck, the outdoor resort offers a variety of accommodations: tent, [...]
Ash Cave is a recess cave in the Hocking Hills. Photo: Chris Azzopardi The first time I navigated the windy roads through the Hocking Hills, the surrealness of it all - Ohio, really? - [...]
DETROIT - LGBT businesses are an untapped resource that could help regenerate Detroit's economy, especially those owned by LGBT people of color. That was the premise of Many Voices, One Dream, a one-day conference July [...]
A Russian LGBT activist seen here bleeding after being attacked during a protestst June 29 in St. Petersburg, Russia. LANSING - Activists in St. Petersburg, Russia are encouraging leaders of Michigan's Capitol City to [...]
Harrisville, Michigan will be the latest city to celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 17 beginning at 11 a.m., with the upcoming Equalityfest, taking place on the grounds of the Harrisville Holistic Center on Hwy. 23 [...]
Kalamazoo Township elected officials adopted an inclusive human rights ordinance Tuesday night, making them the 23rd municipality in Michigan to do so. The ordinance is worded to specifically protect the gay and transgender community from [...]
DOUGLAS - On July 13 the city of Douglas was over run with super heroes. Some wore masks, others wore capes, and most wore sunscreen as the colorful crowd moved through the streets in the [...]
FERNDALE - Social worker and licensed counselors with any level of experience with the LGBT community can benefit from a new series of workshops being hosted at Affirmations. With trainings by experts like Antonia Caretto, [...]
DETROIT - Capping off a week-long celebration of Black Pride in the Detroit Area are several Hotter than July events that will connect over 20,000 LGBT people and their allies. Thursday is the perfect night [...]
Creep Of The Week Let's say, hypothetically, that you wanted to become Virginia's next governor and you want to find a way to stand out and get noticed. You could run on a job creation [...]
Parting Glances There's been a bland addition to the soup. (Or is it stew?) The label on the can now reads LGBTA. The LGBT stands for the usual spicy noodles and meatballs; the A stands [...]
Viewpoint It would be easy to go all in on the outcome of the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin - you know that NOT Guilty verdict - from the obvious perspective [...]
By Roman Collins The blood running from his nose was what drew my eyes. The panic and terror is what caught my attention. This is St. Petersburg for an LGBT activist merely exercising their rights. [...]
BTL photos: Jason A. Michael The fourth annual Hotter Than July boat ride took place Wednesday evening. About 80 folks came out and took a three-hour cruise [...]
The crowd at the Hotter Than July candlelight vigil and opening ceremony posed for a photo in front of the blue spruce memorial tree following the service. DETROIT - Hotter Than July, Detroit's annual [...]
HAZEL PARK The case of a Hazel Park couple suing for the right to marry and adopt their children is moving towards their Oct. 1 trial date, with the State of Michigan answering the claims [...]
By Greg Botelho and Amanda Watts CNN (CNN) - California's Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the San Diego County clerk's request to immediately halt same-sex marriages in the state, the latest, if not necessarily last, [...]
By Erinn Cawthon Sho Wills and Julia Lull (CNN) - Major League Baseball issued a policy Tuesday afternoon to protect players from discrimination and harassment based on their sexual orientation. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and [...]
