In 1987, a group of black, gay men decided to form an upscale social club that has come to be known as the Billionaire Boys Club. Robert Tate, a founding member, said Byron Combs was [...]

Photo courtesy of Gerald Terrell, OneFour3 Entertainment. When Walter Cooper started going out at the age of 17, he would frequent Inuendo Nightclub in Detroit. "As a young person coming out, going to the [...]

The 22nd annual Hotter Than July's theme is "I Am Because We Are." The theme for this year's black LGBTQ Pride event in Detroit comes from the ancient African word Ubuntu, according to Curtis Lipscomb, [...]

BTL Photo: Andrew Potter The 22nd annual Hotter Than July's theme is "I Am Because We Are." The theme for this year's black LGBTQ Pride event in Detroit comes from the ancient African word [...]

Photo courtesy of David Graff AUGUST 12 Transgender Pride in the Park 12-6 p.m. Donald Red Geary Park, Earle Boulevard at Pinecrest, Ferndale http://www.transgendermichigan.org Celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot AUGUST [...]

photo: S2_PrideCallout1_2523.jpg Sing out Detroit, established in 2008, performed at Motor City Pride for the first time in 2009 and have performed there each year ever since. The mixed soprano, alto, tenor and bass chorus [...]

photo: The LGBTQ women's motorcycle club, Dykes on Bikes Detroit, began in 2008 with Heather O'Brian as president, Marianne Waugh as vice president, Tracy Brown as treasurer and Ronda Wright as secretary. Since then, the [...]

The seventh annual LGBT Older Adult Summit will be held from 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on June 24 at MSU Detroit Campus located at 3408 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. The event, organized by SAGE [...]

Motor City Pride is Michigan's largest Pride celebration with more than 40,000 participants in its Pride events. Dave Wait, event chair, said he is feeling "really good" about the festival this year June 10-11 at [...]

PRISM Chorus rehearses weekly in Madison Heights. BTL Photo: Jason A. Michael Randall Wrisinger has always loved playing the piano. "My grandmother bought me a cord organ when I was four and I really [...]

Now thru JULY 28 "Summer of Pride" Exhibit Pittman-Puckett Gallery Hours: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale http://www.goaffirmations.org Honors the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community through activism during Ferndale [...]

Slipstream Theatre Initiative proudly presents an all-male version of Aristophanes' classic "Lysistrata" June 17-July 9 at 460 Hilton Road in Ferndale. In this fresh version of the raunchy comedy, "Lysistrata" is a washed up drag [...]

UNIFIED HIV Health & Beyond began over a decade ago engaging individuals with the otherwise closed ballroom communities. For generations, ball culture has been a place of escape and defiance for young black and Latino [...]

In August 1966, a group of transgender women fought back against a police raid at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco. The riot that ensued marks what many believe was the beginning of the transgender equality [...]

In 2017, LGBTQ America is looking to find a balance between being political and celebratory during the month of June. As LGBTQ people and their allies defy the hatred and violence that targets them, they [...]

Tunde Olaniran built his audience in Michigan through great shows at places like Loving Touch and the DIY Street Fair in Ferndale. The majority of "Yung Archetype" and "Transgressor" (his first full-length album released in [...]

Like many 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, Michigan Pride operates on the kindness of volunteers. If volunteers are lacking or there is a decline in participation for a particular event, as a result, the organization chooses not [...]

It's an age old story: Alise King got her start singing in church. "When I was about 12, I discovered that I had a voice," said King, who grew up on Detroit's east side and [...]

Johnathan Celestin loves performing at Pride festivals. "It's always big energy and lots of love," said the Washington, D.C.-based singer. "I think a lot of time people come to Prides to celebrate. It's a celebration [...]

Sam Tolson is an oddity. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she didn't grow up singing. Never sang in church. Never really sang anywhere in fact. Until, that is, the beginning of 2012 when she suddenly [...]

Photo:Andrew Potter DETROIT - It's that time of year again. The rainbow flag will be waving high over Hart Plaza when Motor City Pride comes to downtown Detroit June 11-12. The festival will be [...]

Detroit's Black Gay Pride is here! The 2016 Hotter Than July celebration will feature nearly a week of activities for the LGBT community beginning July 26 stretching to July 31. The week kicks off with [...]

The Michigan Primary Care Association will host its first Michigan LGBT Health Summit June 13 at the Doubletree Hotel in Bay City, Michigan. The summit will include panels and breakout sessions that will focus on [...]

An LGBT Pride Month exhibit of the art of well-known Detroit artist and Between The Lines columnist Charles Alexander will be held in the Scarab Club Second Floor Gallery, June 8-25. Meet-the-artist reception with refreshments [...]

BY AJ TRAGER FERNDALE - Over the past four years city employees in over 400 municipalities nationwide have gone through and reported their list of policies and regulations that extend discrimination protections for LGBT individuals [...]

Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles said they are "hilarious and wild" with a charisma and chemistry she found to be "utterly charming," and Nancy Wilson of the legendary rock band Heart called them "the real [...]

FERNDALE - For Alyssa Atkinson, volunteering is therapeutic. "I've had problems in the past with depression and anxiety and I sometimes will find it hard to go out and do things with people because I [...]

DETROIT - Get your motor runnin' and get ready to head out on the dance floor because MotorBall is back. An official after party of Motor City Pride, the main event will take place Saturday, [...]

The King & Queens Ball 8 p.m. June 6 Chene Park 2600 Atwater St. in Detroit For tickets visit http://ticketmaster.com She is large and in charge, chunky yet funky. Yes, the one and only Latrice [...]

By ED English Where in the world is Carmen Electra? The model-TV personality-sex symbol-singer's recent hit "Around The World" says it all. And so does her Instagram feed. One minute, she's bikini-clad for photo shoots [...]

By Shelby Clark Petkus Hot off Season 7 of the Logo TV's "RuPaul's Drag Race" phenomenon, Darienne Lake of Season 6 spoke with Between the Lines about her upcoming gig at Motor City Pride June [...]

Thelma Houston A Mississippi native, Houston's fame hit when she teamed up with Motown Records. The single "Don't Leave Me This Way" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, R&B Singles and Dance Music charts [...]

The King & Queens Ball 8 p.m. June 6 Chene Park 2600 Atwater St. in Detroit For tickets visit http://ticketmaster.com She is large and in charge, chunky yet funky. Yes, the one and only Latrice [...]

By ED English An outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood by day and a war paint-clad musician by night, Flint native Tunde Olaniran bridges social justice with gender-bending beats. "I try to talk about things that [...]

By Shelby Clark Petkus It's not too early to start planning a trip to Lansing for Michigan Pride. The multi-day event celebrates LGBTQ pride in the state's capital, featuring a variety of adult and family-oriented [...]

It's year 19 and the theme is Happy Together. KICK, the Agency for LGBT African Americans, which produces the annual week-long celebration, has been holding Hotter Than July planning committee meetings since January. "It's still [...]

] Kalamazoo Pride June 13 & 14 Kalamazoo http://www.kglrc.org/pride ] Rocking the Calder for Equality June 14 Grand Rapids http://www.grlgbt.org/pride-2014/ ] World Pride Toronto June 20-29 Toronto http://www.worldpridetoronto.com ] Holland Area Pride June 28 Holland [...]

DETROIT - On Aug. 24 on the steps of the Capitol building in Lansing, Khayla Johnson and Devon Davis will exchange vows as part of the mass commitment ceremony of Michigan Pride. They got warmed [...]

GRAND RAPIDS - Stepping in to save the day brought Christina Wade more good fortune than she could have imagined. The 33 year-old recently became the new executive director of The Network in Grand Rapids, [...]

GRAND RAPIDS - In March 1964 a terrific partnership was formed. In the safe haven of a friend's house where gay men were able to meet, drink and socialize, Milt Lennox and Edward Ladner fell [...]

KALAMAZOO - After growing up in a town where bovine out-numbered people, a short stint in the Navy, and a few years suited up in the world of corporate finance, Zach Bauer finally feels at [...]

KALAMAZOO - Tammy Collins and Amy Perricone have seen first-hand the impact of supporting LGBT and questioning youth. Even though they have experienced some challenges being a lesbian couple in a small community, the idea [...]

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