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Josh Groban Q&A: His Queer Bear Fans, Failing The Ryan Gosling ‘Gay Test’ & Why He Worships RuPaul
It all began with the bears. "I'm like, 'Are you a baseball team?'" says Josh Groban, recalling an early-career encounter with a man who informed the crooner about his growing number of gay bear fans. [...]
AIDS Partnership Michigan And HIV/AIDS Resource Center Announce Merger
In order to strengthen the response to HIV in Southeast Michigan, AIDS Partnership Michigan and the HIV/AIDS Resource Center have merged their organizations. Building on a history of collaboration and excellence, the merger of APM [...]
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Why Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart’ Is Her Best Album In A Decade
Like a virgin, Madonna is pure again. Cleansed of the unbecoming trend grabs that marred the icon's erratic predecessors - namely the sinfully juvenile "Hard Candy" and "MDNA," better but still pastiche - our Blessed [...]
The Frivolist: 10 Ways to Gayify Your Honey Bunny’s Easter Basket
Even if you're not religious, you can still celebrate a fluffy pagan Easter with someone you love. But instead of the tiny trinkets and cavity-inviting candy that monopolize kids' baskets this time of year, put [...]
Encouragement From Oscar
Across 1 Supporters of pansies 7 Paul Rudnick's "Addams Family ___ " 13 Kahlo's tongue 15 Margaret Mead interviewees 16 Public image 17 More like a day when "you can see forever" 18 Start of [...]
Make A Move With East Lansing’s ‘Chess – A Staged Concert’
By BTL Staff East Lansing's Wharton Center will host the inaugural "imaGen project" production this month: "Chess - A Staged Concert." Jen Werner, the associate director of "The Book of Mormon," has been hired to [...]
Say ‘I Do’ And Support Equality At This Year’s LGBT Wedding Expo
By BTL Staff The 2015 Ultimate LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo March 21 at the Southfield Civic Pavilion comes at a historic crossroad. As we celebrate momentous progress for marriage equality, here in Michigan we [...]
The Fairy Godmother Of Weddings
BY AJ TRAGER Brittany Blase, owner of B. Ella Bridal. BTL Photo: AJ Trager PLYMOUTH - Fifteen models will walk down the Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo runway March 21 donning elegant dresses [...]
Planning, Catering And More: Inclusive Vendor Jeff Zak
BY AJ TRAGER Jeff Zak. BTL Photo: AJ Trager PLYMOUTH - Jeff Zak has been in the food industry his whole life and spent many years working up the "food chain" before opening up [...]
You’re Cordially Invited!
By Ed English Mazel tov! Two kindred gays have decided to make it official and get married (as married as they can get in the state of Michigan), and you've been invited to see their [...]
Here Come The Books
By Keith Orr In the not-too-distant past, all that spring weddings signified for the LGBT community were jobs: musicians, florists, bakers, caterers. But now, in 37 states, we're finally getting married. To plan for the [...]
Out of Town: Weekend in Charleston, South Carolina
There aren't many places in the United States that suggest romance more palpably than the jewel of southeastern lowcountry, Charleston. This beautifully preserved bastion of pre-Colonial commerce lies at the confluence of the Ashley and [...]
Meet The Marriage Equality ‘Poster Children’
While not the "famous photo" Paul Mattson and Roland Smith pose at the Oakland County Courthouse March 22, 2014. BTL photo: Andrew Potter It all happened in a rush. On March 21 of last [...]
Couple Quotes
Erin Trame And Carrie Turner, Married In Washtenaw County Carrie Turner and Erin Trame, married in Washtenaw County on March 22, 2014. "My wife and I were one of the lucky couples to get [...]
Financial Workshop
Same-sex marriage may soon become the law of the land, so couples now need to learn about the financial realities of marriage and plan accordingly. Marriage creates new pooled resources and obligations. Questions inevitably arise [...]
Pre-Expo Workshop
Come hear one of the area's most respected legal experts discuss the legal status of same-sex couples in Michigan, and how the current cases working through the courts will impact couples in Michigan and across [...]
Caspar Recap: Married Is Married
BY AJ TRAGER ACLU attorneys and plaintiffs in the Caspar v Snyder case in April 2014. In April 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, on behalf of eight couples that were married [...]
Love Is Love: First Couples To Marry In The Mitten
BY AJ TRAGER AND BTL STAFF Oakland County Clerk notarizes one of the over 140 couples that she married March 22, 2014. BTL file photo: Andrew Potter One year ago, four out of 83 [...]
Risky Business
By Christopher Treacy Kevin Dombrow of Sheraton Detroit Novi. BTL Photo: Andrew Potter It's difficult to believe that anyone can afford to say no. Our economy may be wobbling toward some semblance of stability, [...]
National Progress On Marriage Equality
BY AJ TRAGER In the past year the United States has seen a large shift in marriage equality and the momentum isn't letting up - it's only getting stronger. This time last year 17 states [...]
Affirmations’ Black Tie Gala Debuts New Executive Director
Darrious Hilmon Now in its 16th running, Affirmations will hosts its annual spring bash this year under the theme "Enchanted -- a celebration of new beginnings and the promise of wonderful things to come." One [...]
Live Music And Limber Legs For An LGBT Cause
BY BTL STAFF In order to support the National Marriage Challenge, Ann Arbor's Necto will be hosting a variety show and fundraising event, "S.C.O.T.U.S or BUST!" presented by the Jim Toy Community Center and other [...]
Defining the Post-Marriage LGBT Equality Movement
With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments on four marriage cases in April and issue a decision by the end of June, LGBT activists are beginning to forge a new agenda for [...]
Transmissions: The Real Predators
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith After five hours of public comments that often proved contentious, Charlotte, North Carolina voted down a non-discrimination ordinance that would have provided protections for LGBT residents of the city. This would [...]
Creep of the Week: Dolce & Gabbana
As I write this I'm taking a box cutter to my collection of Dolce & Gabbana handbags, shoes and frocks (wait, are frocks a thing? It seems like something Dolce & Gabbana would put their [...]
Parting Glances: Our Apostle Of S-S Marriage
Unions, weddings, ceremonies, celebrations uniting same-sex couples are not uncommon in the ancient world. Written records in Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Persia, India, Greece, Rome tell of honored pairing of important, regal, occasionally commoner personages. One [...]
Marriage Equality And Judge Sutton’s Hero Analysis
By Christine A. Yared In April 2015, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments of an appeal of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in DeBoer, et al., upholding the ban on [...]
Michigan Dems Introduce Legislation Seeking Marriage Equality
BY BTL STAFF Rep. Jeremy Moss, Southfield, announces an effort of Michigan House Democrats and Michigan Senate Democrats to overturn Michigans ban on same-sex marriage at a press conference at the Capitol on March 19, [...]
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