Photo: Barry Wetcher / Twentieth Century Fox Cameron Diaz is all about breaking the rules ... especially when someone else is breaking them too. Strutting into a room at the Four Seasons at Beverly [...]
By Steve Spreitzer As I was preparing to send greetings to my friends in the Jewish community as they finish preparations for the beginning of Passover, I learned of the horror which took place in [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com OHIO STAY NEWS TODAY: U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black is expected to announce today whether he will grant a stay of his April 14 ruling that Ohio's ban on same-sex [...]
The Supreme Court of India ruled Tuesday, "It is the right of every human being to choose their gender" and that people of a "third gender" should be given the rights of citizens. The decision [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com TAX DAY PROTEST: Equality South Carolina is staging a tax day protest in Columbia, the state capital, today to show support for same-sex couples in South Carolina who have married in [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com OHIO DECISION EXPECTED TODAY: Today is the self-imposed deadline a federal judge in Cincinnati set for issuing a formal ruling that Ohio's ban on same-sex couples marrying is unconstitutional. State Attorney [...]
Photo: Andrew Potter It wasn't even Easter, but on April 12 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, a deity was resurrected. Towering above her disciples on a pillar, and in a headdress that [...]
SOUTHFIELD - It was a nice day for a [...]
James Ryder and his partner of 26 years, Frank Colasonti, Jr. were married on March 22 by Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown. The couple is one of eight couples represented by ACLU of Michigan who [...]
James Ryder and his partner of 26 years, Frank Colasonti, Jr. were married on March 22 by Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown. The couple is one of eight couples represented by ACLU of Michigan who [...]
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) with Dr. Henry Messer and President Barack Obama at the White House. Photo: Henry Messer Longtime community activist, Triangle Foundation co-founder and Lifetime Achievement Award winner Dr. Henry Messer [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com UTAH ARGUMENTS TODAY: The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. MDT in Herbert v. Kitchen, a case challenging Utah's ban on same-sex couples marrying. [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com UTAH ARGUMENTS: The three judges of the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing a case challenging Utah's ban on same-sex couples marrying asked about comparisons between the current conflict and [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Michael and Bruce With the advent of same-sex marriage in Michigan, couples are looking for relevant inspiration for both local and destination weddings. These Michigan couples shared their wedding stories, [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Royal Oak's Farmer's Market is preparing for the much-desired warm weather of spring with upcoming events, including The Gardenia & Bluegrass Roots Festival, co-sponsored by the Ark and Grand Circus Media, [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin "Nine To Five" fanatics, are you ready to have your day made? Sure you are, and Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are about to do it. [...]
Cyndi Lauper, 'She's So Unusual' Essayist Jancee Dunn (co-author of "Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir") sums up the influence, reach and enduring relevance of Cyndi Lauper's 1983 debut "She's So Unusual" with a single thought: "How [...]
Across 1 Provincetown mementos 5 Boxers are visible here 9 Place for hay 13 Some guys do it nocturnally 14 CUte d'___ 15 Memo starter 16 "Tales of the City" character 17 Blast furnace fuel [...]
By John Quinn Michigan Opera Theatre presents the Michigan premiere of "A View from the Bridge" through April 13. Photo: John Grigaitis There are reliable signs that spring has returned to Michigan. Daffodils are [...]
By Dana Casadei Erica Peck and Jared Zirilli in the national tour of "We Will Rock You" at the Fisher Theatre. Photo: Paul Kolnik It starts with the tap of the toe. Then it [...]
By John Quinn Katie Terpstra and Joel Mitchell in the world premiere of Magenta Giraffe's "Love is Strange" by Sean Paraventi. Photo: Chuk Nowak Local playwright Sean Paraventi's new work shares its title with [...]
By Carolyn Hayes "Dark Night" at Planet Ant features (L-R) Jaclyn Strez, Phillip J Hughes, Patrick O'Connor Cronin, DeAnnah Kleitz-Singleton, Katy Kujala, Zach Hendrickson and David Angus. Photo: Michael Hovitch. Planet Ant Theatre has [...]
By Dana Casadei HOWDEE! Elizabeth Jaffe visits The Grand Ole Opry as Cousin Minnie Pearl in The Dio's production of Country Roads: A Musical Journey. Photo by Matt Tomich. In Steve DeBruyne's director's note, [...]
By Martin F. Kohn Thomas D. Mahard and Ruth Crawford in 'Old Love' at Tipping Point Theatre. Photo: Howard and Charlotte Meyer The play, says Bud Mitchell, "is the story of my pursuit of [...]
The Ultimate LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo April 12 at the Southfield Civic Pavilion has moved to a much larger space to accommodate more vendors, couples activities, presentations and fun! What makes this event so [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Did you and your partner spend over an hour deliberating over cake choices? Have you spent days on Etsy looking for the perfect veil? If you're unsure of how to approach [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus LGBT couples celebrated the ruling in the DeBoer v. Snyder case on Saturday, March 22 by getting legally married in Michigan. Over 300 couples from Washtenaw, Oakland and other Michigan counties [...]
By Paula Niemiec Once in awhile you run into a person or a couple whose story is truly unique. On March 26, at the Transgender Day of Visibility celebration at the Five15 in Royal Oak, [...]
In the wake of the ruling in favor of marriage equality by Judge Bernard Friedman in the DeBoer v. Snyder case March 21, a number faith-based expressions of inclusion were released by local clergy. This [...]
By Paulette Niemiec TRENTON - In a world where "traditional marriage" dominates the expected norms, along with all the legal challenges of same-sex marriage facing LGBT couples in Michigan, two individuals have crossed societal boundaries [...]
BTL Staff Report DETROIT - For 25 years, Affirmations has provided a home for the LGBT community of southeast Michigan. That history was celebrated by more than 500 [...]
BTL photo: Todd Heywood ALBION - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette was targeted Apr. 4 by student protesters demanding his resignation from the board of Albion College. Albion College students say they want Schuette [...]
BTL Staff Report SAGINAW - Saginaw City is posed to become the next municipality in Michigan to pass a non-discrimination ordinance that protects LGBT people in employment and public accommodation. The push for passage of [...]
By Lisa Keen April 17: The 10th Circuit has also scheduled oral arguments in another marriage equality case: Bishop v. Smith out of Oklahoma. May 12: The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear [...]
If you live in a state where something shitty is happening, you always have the reassurance that, hey, at least you don't live in Mississippi. When it comes to losing, Mississippi really goes all out. [...]
It's something of a psychological truism that when problems seem insurmountable - too overwhelming to cope with - "smaller" problems are created as a distraction. It happens in life. It certainly happens in American religion. [...]
by Rev. Roland Stringfellow As a family prepares for a wedding it's common to say, "You are not losing a daughter. You are gaining a son-in-law". Yet, when that new family member is of the [...]
By Sami Jo Jensen Planning a wedding can be crazy stressful -- not to mention expensive -- but there's no reason it shouldn't also be fun. For the past five years, I've built my blog [...]
By Sami Jo Jensen Planning a wedding can be crazy stressful -- not to mention expensive -- but there's no reason it shouldn't also be fun. For the past five years, I've built my blog [...]
By Sami Jo Jensen Planning a wedding can be crazy stressful -- not to mention expensive -- but there's no reason it shouldn't also be fun. For the past five years, I've built my blog [...]
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com UTAH ARGUMENTS TODAY: The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. MDT in Herbert v. Kitchen, a case challenging Utah's ban on same-sex couples marrying. [...]
