Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the State of Michigan after a plan to kidnap her and other Michigan government officials was thwarted by state and federal law enforcement agencies. She started by saying thank you to law enforcement and FBI agents who participated in stopping this [...]
By Crystal Proxmire Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center Executive Director Zach Bauer is passing the torch after three years of managing the community center. Bauer has accepted a position on the Community Investment team [...]
Keen News Service Ireen Wust of the Netherlands flashes three fingers in each hand, indicating her third olympic gold medal, after winning gold in the women's 3,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center [...]
Having pioneered '70s-era blaxploitation films, Pam Grier's embodiment of badassery established that girls could kick just as much butt as boys. Her roles in "Coffy," "Foxy Brown" and Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" - and later [...]
Jennifer Holliday wants to clear something up: When she performed her signature song, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," on "American Idol," those facial contortions weren't a joke. She wasn't exorcising a demon [...]
Keen News Service http://keennewsservice.com OLYMPIC VISIBILITY: LGBT visibility at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, included a few surprises in its first four days. For instance, it was Olympic organizers at the speed skating stadium [...]
Keen News Service Google declined to comment on the new Google Doodle that appeared on its home pages worldwide, saying it wanted the illustration to speak for itself. http://keennewsservice.com OLYMPIC VISIBILITY: LGBT visibility at [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Human Rights Campaign audience in New York Saturday that, beginning Monday, he "will - for the first time in history - formally [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service LGBT visibility during the first few days of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, included some high profile political "messages," two gay inclusive television commercials, and several surprise choices [...]
Keen News Service Retired professional tennis star Billie Jean King speaks to a luncheon at the National Press Club, May 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Photo: Shutterstock http://keennewsservice.com KING HAS TO WITHDRAW: Tennis legend [...]
Here's something we all wouldn't mind hearing: It's about to get really hot. "I'm doing some fire eating and body burning at this upcoming show," Chris Harder says, so casual he could be talking about [...]
FERNDALE - Shades of Black and Brown, a gallery opening reception focusing on the impact of HIV/AIDS among communities of color, kicks off the 2014 Pittmann-Puckett Gallery exhibition season Feb. 7 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The [...]
Across 1 Start of one description of Mother Ruth's father 6 Longtime oldest out lesbian "Mother Ruth" 11 They may zip out 14 Notarize 16 Head problem 17 "Northern Exposure" extra 18 Legislators in O. [...]
By John Quinn The backstage story was a recurring plot device of Hollywood films, but it's less common in theater itself. That alone would make "A Play by Franco Vitella" unusual, but this wicked little [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman If you want to feel better about your family's holiday gatherings and the dysfunction that is hung like holly on a tree, take a trip to Williamston Theatre in the next [...]
By Dana Casadei Before "The Algorithm" began on opening night, Planet Ant artistic director Shawn Handlon gave the old "turn your phones off" speech. But then he started talking about the show. He mentioned that [...]
By Carolyn Hayes Don't mess with success. Dave Davies and Wayne David Parker have a good thing going at Tipping Point Theatre; this is the third consecutive season in which the two have been paired, [...]
This Valentine's Day, with the spotlight on the Sochi Winter Olympics, LUSH Cosmetics has joined with All Out to champion everyone's right to love and stand with all citizens who are calling on the Russian [...]
By Shelby Clark A grassroots LGBTQ organization has recently swept the Detroit event scene: Women's Entertainment Team, also known as W.E.T. Detroit. The group, founded by Noura B. and Raz, has worked to create events [...]
By Shelby Clark Looking for a specifically LGBT Valentine's Day event, with the added benefit of helping a good cause? The Ozone House works to benefit their "Kicked Out Fund" with "Home Sweet Home: A [...]
By Shelby Clark Feeling dull and lifeless in this seemingly unending winter? Pamper yourself while supporting a good cause at "Primp for your Partner." Azenza Salon of Birmingham will be hosting the event in order [...]
DETROIT - Uganda treats LGBT people like second class citizens. But how deep is the systemic violence in Ugandan society? How cruel is its media in the portrayal of sexual minorities? How little does the [...]
By Shelby Clark It's February: that means groundhogs, blizzards, and romance. For those looking to postpone their Valentine's Day festivities until grass is poking through the snow, start planning for Between the Lines' Annual Wedding [...]
DETROIT - Guests at this year's Equality Michigan Annual Dinner, planned for Feb. 22 at Motor City Casino will hear remarks and a special announcement from Freedom to Marry's Richard Carlbom. Previously the campaign manager [...]
LANSING - The HIV and AIDS Service Organization community is mourning the loss of Kaye McDuffie. McDuffie, 59, passed away this week from undisclosed causes. A memorial service was held Saturday at the Riley Funeral [...]
Tying in with the special exhibit Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills is hosting a free panel discussion on Feb. 20 about the importance of allies. Led [...]
For the first time in U.S. history, same-sex married couples may file as "married" on their 2013 federal returns. No longer are same-sex married couples seen as "legal strangers" in the eyes of the I.R.S. [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service Tensions are high as the 2014 Winter Olympics prepares to get underway Thursday with figure skating and skiing events and then with the globally televised opening ceremony Friday. While [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service In an historic first, a state high court ruled yesterday that a male-to-female transgender student who was accepted by school staff and students as a girl could not be [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest report last week, and the assessment is a surprising [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service In his State of the Union address Jan. 28, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as marriage equality and earning the respect of other nations [...]
LaBarbera, of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, warns, "This is probably The Disney Channel's first 'baby step' into more aggressive homosexual advocacy -- which is not unexpected given America's moral decline, but tragic just the [...]
I can be thinking contentedly of a dozen things - of sealing wax, cabbages, queens - but let me get one hundred yards near my art studio, and without the slightest conscientious intent on my [...]
I love Creating Change! It's like getting beamed up to a "Gay World" where you are surrounded by OUR community - all sizes, shapes, hair styles, demographics. OUR community where no one raises an eyebrow [...]
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