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Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 23, 2014
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service OREGON HEARING TODAY: Openly gay U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane convenes a hearing today to hear arguments in two lawsuits challenging Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage. But McShane [...]
Supremes Upholds Affirmative Action Ban
By Keen News Service The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tuesday a voter-approved ban in Michigan against considering race when determining who should be admitted to public universities. Lambda Legal joined in a friend-of-the-court brief in [...]
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 22, 2014
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com HOUSTON'S PARKER GOES LONG: Houston's openly lesbian Mayor Annise Parker announced Monday that she is introducing a bill to city council that will prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, national [...]
Iggy Azalea Q&A: ‘I’m Not A Fake Lesbian’
Photo: Rankin Let's get something straight: Iggy Azalea is not a "fake lesbian." In an era where pseudo bisexuality is all the rage, and though her YouTube breakthrough was basically an anthem for female [...]
Book On Marriage Equality Stirs Outrage
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service To say there's been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California's Proposition 8 would be an understatement. [...]
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 21, 2014
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com ARKANSAS AWAITS MARRIAGE BAN RULING: An Arkansas circuit court judge said last Thursday that he would rule in two weeks on a challenge to that state's ban on same-sex couples marrying. [...]
Jim Toy Center To Honor Congressman Dingell
By Shelby Clark Petkus The Jim Toy Community Center (JTCC) of Ann Arbor will host their Second Annual Jim Toy Birthday Bash on Friday, April 25 at Arbor Brewing Microbrewery in Ypsilanti (formerly Corner Brewery). [...]
Passover Seder Planned At Affirmations
Affirmations Faith Alliance will host the first annual Passover Seder at Affirmations on Sunday, April 27 at 4 - 7 p.m. The Seder includes a full dinner and the cost per person is $25. The [...]
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 18, 2014
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com LAMBDA SUES FOR FAILURE TO TREAT: Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in federal court in Urbana, Illinois, yesterday against a medical doctor who refused to treat a patient because she is [...]
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 16, 2014
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 [...]
Lansing Loads Calendar With Spring Events
By Shelby Clark Petkus From volunteer work to themed parties, downtown Lansing is hosting a variety of events this spring. To celebrate the end of winter, the 2014 Lansing Microbrew & Music Festival will be [...]
The DATC Presents ‘The Laramie Project’
The cast of "The Laramie Project." Photo: The Detroit Actor's Theatre Company FERNDALE - On Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young student attending the University of Wyoming, was abducted by two men, tied [...]
‘Twelfth Night’ Gender Bends For Shakespeare’s Birthday
By Bridgette M. Redman Ryan Ernst, Bailey Boudreau and Emilio Rodriguez in "Twelfth Night." Photo: Wicked Green Productions Shakespeare's plays often lend themselves to modern treatments with some suggesting current themes more than others. [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente James Franco. Photo: Featureflash Roland Emmerich making another movie about Stonewall, also called 'Stonewall' "Stonewall," the 1995 indie hit starring "Scandal"'s Guillermo Diaz, told the stories of a group of gay [...]
Turn the Other Cheek
Across 1 What a knight takes to go clubbing? 5 Discombobulates 10 Vidal's "Visit to a ___ Planet" 15 Camaro model 16 Have the hots for 17 One that can be paddled at the stern [...]
A Spring Breeze Of Comedy Blows Through Chelsea
By John Quinn "Lovers, Liars & Lunatics" continues at The Purple Rose Theatre Company through May 24. Photo: Sean Carter Photography The arrival of spring brings a fresh outlook to winter-weary Michigan, and a [...]
‘Steel Magnolias’ Wilts With Unprepared Actors
By Bridgette M. Redman The cast of "Steel Magnolias." Photo: Great Escape Stage Company The Great Escape Stage Company works hard to provide a good experience for its audience. The volunteers are friendly, ushers [...]
A ‘Foreigner’ Finds A New Home
By Dana Casadei Kathryn Mahard, Elliott Styles and Adrian Diffey in "The Foreigner." Photo: The Encore Musical Theatre Company For some, going to a place completely new would be exciting. They could check out [...]
‘Breaking Legs’ Brings An End To Broadway Onstage
By Dana Casadei Sal DeMercurio, Sharron Nelson, Tony Amato, Olivia Wickline, Charley Davis and Sal Rubino in "Breaking Legs." Photo: Broadway Onstage Live Theatre Chaucer once said, "All good things must come to an [...]
Michigan Same Sex Couples Demand Respect And Equal Treatment
ACLU Attorney Jay Kaplan outlines the lawsuit brought on behalf of eight Michigan couples , asking the court for a declaratory judgment that Gov. Snyder's failure to recognize these legally married same sex couples with [...]
Ultimate LGBT Wedding Expo A Smashing Success
SOUTHFIELD - It was a nice day for a white wedding at the fourth annual Ultimate LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo. More than 600 people attended [...]
Couples Celebrate Love And Acceptance at LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo
By AJ Trager Jamiil Gaston (left) and Robert Tompkins (right). BTL photo: AJ Trager Southfield got glammed up and fancy this past Saturday, celebrating an LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo held at the Southfield [...]
Graduating Gay: LGBT Spring Events at Local Universities
Compiled by Shelby Clark Petkus Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti http://www.emich.edu/lgbtrc Hosted by EMU's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center Wednesday, April 16 Lavender Celebration. 11:30 a.m. Student Center Ballroom. Oakland University Auburn Hills Pride [...]
Gay-Owned Espresso & Gelato Shop Finds Niche in Detroit
By Shelby Clark Gay-owned business, Melt Espresso & Gelato, has opened in Midtown, adding to the continuing growth of Detroit as a center for LGBT prosperity and culture. Aaron Haithcock, originally from Texas, opened the [...]
Dine Out For Life April 24
The Michigan AIDS Coalition will hold its annual Dining Out For Life event April 24 at area restaurants in southeast Michigan. From Sweet Lorraines, to Seva to Novi Chop House, 16 eateries will generously donate [...]
2014 Good Neighbors = Strong Community Award Recipients Announced
Citizens for a Fair Ferndale announced its 2014 Good Neighbor = Strong Community Award winners. The recipients represent individuals, organizations and businesses committed to building, preserving and improving the quality of life in the community. [...]
LGBT Caucus Seating Available At Upcoming MDP Dinner, Bill Clinton To Keynote
Former President Bill Clinton will keynote the Michigan Democratic party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner April 26 at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. "I'm thrilled to welcome one of the great leaders of our time to Michigan [...]
Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson
The last time I was snacking on some Teddy Grahams I thought to myself, "These little bears sure are cute. Hey, the bear on the box has a t-shirt on, that's weird. He looks more [...]
Parting Glances: How Long Ago It Seems …
In the mid-50s there weren't any nationwide advocacy groups. No newspapers like Between The Lines. No gay-friendly churches. No out homosexual celebrities. Zero. Gays and lesbians - considered a psychologically aberrant, innately suspect, very small [...]
Quotes from the ACLU press conference
When I was growing up I knew that I could always count on my family to be there for me. My dads have made a huge difference in my life and they protect me and [...]
Carolina On My Record
By Sean Kosofsky 2010 was just awful. Economic fear, racism, Citizens United and Tea Party ideology created a devastating blow to our democracy. Legislative chambers all over the country changed control and the redistricting process [...]
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 17, 2014
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com TENTH CIRCUIT HEARS SECOND CASE: The same three-judge panel that heard the lawsuit challenging Utah's ban on recognition of same-sex marriages today hears a lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's. Jim Campbell, legal counsel [...]
Motor City Pride Announces Dates, LineUp For 2014
Motor City Pride will be back in Hart Plaza on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday June 8. The parade will take place 11 a.m. Sunday and organizations who want to participate can visit www.motorcitypride.org [...]
Inclusive Justice Conference Coming Up
The annual Inclusive Justice Conference will be held this year, on May 10, at the Bethlehem UCC in Ann Arbor. The keynote speaker will be Bishop Allyson Abrams, the first female pastor of Zion Progressive [...]