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 [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com MISSISSIPPI TWIST: The Mississippi House voted 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered "religious freedom" bill that simply calls for a committee to prepare a report "regarding proposed [...]
YouÕre still crying, arenÕt you? And thatÕs OK. We all are. ThatÕs just the kind of reaction ÒSay Something,Ó the sleeper hit by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera, rouses every time itÕs on, [...]
You're still crying, aren't you? And that's OK. We all are. That's just the kind of reaction "Say Something," the sleeper hit by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera, rouses every time it's on, [...]
Yes, Molly Ringwald starred in all of your favorite '80s movies - "Pretty in Pink," "The Breakfast Club" and "Sixteen Candles" - but don't even go there. At least that's the cautionary heads up I [...]
Keen News Service Since the start of the year 12 states have tried to carve out religious exemptions so business owners do not have to serve LGBT people. Ten have failed and today - March [...]
Keen News Service Rand Paul addresses the CPAC conference. AP photo http://Keennewsservice.com TRAVEL ALERT FOR MISSISSIPPI? An LGBT activist group sent out a "Travel Alert" March 6 warning LGBT people not to travel alone [...]
C&N Party Rentals is a proud sponsor of BTL's Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary C&N Party Rentals can serve as the nuts and bolts of any event, especially weddings. Specializing in equipment rental, C&N offers [...]
Star Trax is a proud sponsor of BTL's Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo. Star Trax Event Productions brings just about everything to LGBT weddings and events. Started in Ann Arbor in 1987 by Marc [...]
By Shelby Clark The Ferndale Downtown Development Authority recently released 2013 statistics based on their quarterly findings, and all signs point toward economic growth. The city, long known for its openness to the LGBT community, [...]
Jennifer Nettles 8 p.m. March 11 Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit http://www.soundboarddetroit.com Jennifer Nettles is the voice of one of country's biggest acts, but it wasn't always that way. [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Ellen Page, 'Freeheld' at last Long in the works, the Ellen Page project "Freeheld" couldn't be coming together at a better moment. The actor has just gone public with her sexual [...]
Across 1 Soup from the Samurai's land 5 Elton John Broadway musical 9 Regained consciousness 15 Q ___ queen 16 Circumcision sound 17 Key with all white notes 18 Start of Michael Sam's 2013 SEC [...]
By Dan Woog Photo courtesy of www.bgfultimate.com So how gay is frisbee? Pretty gay. It's a sport - which is actually called "Ultimate" and played with a "disc," because "Frisbee" is a registered trademark [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman Hoke (Count Laws) drives Miss Daisy (Laura Russell) in the Great Escape Stage Companys production of Driving Miss Daisy. Photo: Randy Lake Some stories are touching and poignant no matter [...]
DETROIT - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette sent all 83 county clerks a memo Oct. 16 instructing them to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even if a federal judge declared the state's [...]
DETROIT - Opening week in the DeBoer v Snyder trial was one of cautious optimism for those rooting for the plaintiffs April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse. On Feb. 28, expert witnesses presented by the plaintiffs [...]
Jayne Rowse, right, gets a hug from a flag-wielding Linda Lombardini outside the federal courthouse in downtown Detroit. The plaintiffs Rowse and Alice DeBoer appeared at a press conference before court Mar. 3 at which [...]
"Dr. Regnerus' opinions are his own. They do not reflect the views of the university. Like all faculty, he has the right to pursue his areas of research and express his point of view. We [...]
Researched by Jay Kaplan, Attorney ACLU, Michigan 1 The recent decision in Texas: Judge Orlando Garcia held that Texas' prohibition on same-sex marriage violates equal protection and due process guaranteed under the constitution. He finds [...]
Detroit police officer Danni Woods meets LGBT community leaders. She is the new LGBT liaison for the Detroit Police Department. She and Commander Charles Wilson met with leaders form KICK!, Equality Michigan, Ruth Ellis Center, [...]
FERNDALE - On March 8 from 12-3 p.m., Affirmations along with Advantage Health Centers, MichUHCAN and Jamison & Green Associates presents an Obamacare Education and Enrollment event. It is part of a larger effort to [...]
After 13 years working in the nonprofit world, 36-year-old Angela Gabridge has landed her dream job as the Director of Development for Affirmations Community Center. She joins at a time when ally involvement is becoming [...]
FARMINGTON HILLS - On March 5 at 7 p.m., the Holocaust Memorial Center will present Be in the Know: A Briefing on the Rights of the Worldwide LGBT Community in conjunction with a current special [...]
There comes a time in every thinking person's life when he or she has to take a serious look in the mirror and say, "I live in a country where Steve King represents thousands of [...]
It was a year ago last week that Pope Benedict XVI resigned from Holy Office to spend his last days in prayer and contemplation. Some say not a moment too soon. His Germanic reign as [...]
By Jane Bassett Since last summer when Windsor was decided by the United States Supreme Court, it seems that we have seen one court decision or executive policy change per week that overturns a marriage [...]
