By Lisa Keen Keen News Service 53 PERCENT CLOSETED ON THE JOB: A report released Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign's educational arm says that 53 percent of LGBT people keep their sexual orientation secret [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service AIKEN SQUEAKS BY, BRANDON FALLS: Openly gay candidate Clay Aiken was holding on to a slim lead at midnight last night in his bid to win the Democratic primary [...]
Photo: Dolly Records When Dolly Parton calls you, greeting you by name with her unmistakable Tennessee twang, it's a good idea to immediately establish that the lady on the line is the actual legend [...]
Have you ever worried about sounding gay? Is there even such a thing as a gay accent? And if so, should it be discouraged? These are the questions film director David Thorpe seeks to consider [...]
BTL Staff LANSING - Job providers from across Michigan's economic landscape announced May 1 the Michigan Competitive Workforce Coalition, a partnership of business leaders and their companies who have come together with the goal of [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service PROTECTION FOR NON-CONFORMING: The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on Tuesday released guidelines to clarify for schools receiving federal aid that Title IX of the Civil Rights Act's prohibition [...]
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service SENATE CONFIRMS PRO-GAY JUDGE: The U.S. Senate voted 51 to 40 on Wednesday to confirm the nomination of a pro-gay judge to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. [...]
Frozen Starring "the one and only" Adele Dazeem, better known to anyone who's not John Travolta as Idina Menzel, "Frozen" is a flamboyant rush of grandiosity harking back to the old-school, princess-starring musical spectacles Disney [...]
By Dan Woog The past year marked a watershed for LGBT sports. Athletes at every level - professional, college, high school and amateur - at first ventured, then flooded out of the closet. Media attention [...]
By Martin F. Kohn Hollis Resnik and Ta'Rea Campbell in "Sister Act." Photo: Joan Marcus Deloris Van Cartier (born Doris Carter), a sassy, brassy, none-too-successful nightclub singer, witnesses a gang murder, runs for her [...]
By Carolyn Hayes Go Comedy's original comedy features (L-R) Jen Hansen, Pj Jacokes, Travis Pelto, Joe Hingleberg, Chris Petersen and Amber Hunt. Photo: SMyers. Much of Go Comedy! Improv Theater's sketch comedy features a [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman Keith Baker (seated) and Nich Mueller in "Old Wicked Songs." Photo: Farmers Alley Theatre It takes brave artists to put on a play that within its text defines what makes [...]
By John Quinn Ben Garrett (front), Lucas Wells and Joe Lehman in "The Andrews Brothers" at Meadow Brook Theatre. Photo: Rick Smith Each era has its "pop" music. For the years that included World [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman Sandra Birch, Naz Edwards, Leah Smith and Bryan Lark in "Other Desert Cities." Photo: Courtesy of The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company The very secrets we keep to protect each other [...]
By Andrew Collins The historic downtown of Niagara-on-the-Lake, a charming Wine Country community 90 minutes southwest of Toronto by car. Photo: Andrew Collins The historic downtown of Niagara-on-the-Lake, a charming Wine Country community 90 [...]
Tim Schaefer with his dad Rev. Frank Schaefer. Tim is the oldest of four children, three of whom are gay. When he asked his father to officiate his wedding, Rev. Schaefer said yes knowing it [...]
Nancy Katz, right, received the Neil Staebler Award, one of the four prestigious awards presented at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner. DETROIT - The energy and enthusiasm to win elections this fall was palpable [...]
We've lost a champion. Long before others were willing to stand up for LGBT people, Linda Lee was there - out and proud - as an ally for LGBT issues and people living with HIV/AIDS. [...]
By AJ Trager Retiring U.S. Rep. John Dingell dropped by to say, Thanks for your friendship, and celebrate with JTCC supporters. BTL photos: AJ Traeger Washtenaw County celebrated a big birthday for local community [...]
DETROIT - The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals also issued an order Monday, denying the state of Michigan's request to skip over a three-judge panel and go straight to the full appeals court with [...]
By Shelby Clark U.S. Rep. Barney Frank Openly gay politician, Barney Frank, will be in metro-Detroit this week. Considered the most prominent gay politician in the U.S., Frank served as a U.S. Congressman from [...]
By Paulette Niemiec Rose Mary Priest, board member of PFLAG, said "My philosophy is to get out there and advocate, not just for my children, but for all those who are transgender." BTL photo: Paulette [...]
Imagine that your spouse is dead. You spent 17 years of your lives together, caring for and loving each other. Now her ashes are in a box in your closet. It is your wish that [...]
Somewhere pressed in my book of memories is a green carnation, remarkably fresh with the passage of time. It's there with a wrist corsage I hadn't the courage to wear to my high school senior [...]
On Sunday May 4, we will gather in Palmer Park in Detroit for a Candlelight Vigil Against Violence on Women in the LGBTQ Community. This vigil will also honor the lives of Britney Crosby and [...]
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