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Curtain Calls XTRA
By John Quinn Review: 'Margaret Garner' A night at the opera: A triumph for MOT Detroit witnessed a bit of theatrical history this past Saturday as Michigan Opera Theatre presented the world premiere of "Margaret Garner." Before one dismisses [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Kristin Chenoweth gets Dusty Dusty Springfield may be gone, but her memory is about to get a well-deserved shot in the arm. Tony-winning singer/actor Kristin Chenoweth has signed on to play the late bisexual soul singer in a [...]
Motor City Pride coming to Ferndale June 5
By BTL Staff FERNDALE – The annual Motor City Pride event will take over the streets of downtown Ferndale Sunday, June 5 from noon to 7 p.m. The festival will include food and merchandise vendors as well as live entertainment including Martha Wash, [...]
Blaming the victim
By John Corvino Opponents of homosexuality often claim that gay people lead miserable lives. To the extent that this claim is true (and it's generally not), it's largely because of the actions of those making the claim. Who wouldn't be miserable [...]
Microsoft causes anti-discrimination bill to crash
By Lisa Keen OLYMPIA – The Microsoft Corporation, once heralded by many in the gay community as a model employer when it comes to treating gay employees fairly, is scrambling now to explain why it suddenly decided to withdraw its support from a [...]
Playin' Hooky
By Lawrence Ferber MIAMI BEACH – The 2005 Winter Music Conference has kicked off with a bang. The energetic opening night party, at the massive art deco theater-turned-super club Mansion, is populated by a mix of industry pros, including openly gay [...]
Remembering a childhood lesson
By HRC President Joe Solmonese As kids we all learned the old lesson that you can't change the rules in the middle of a game, no matter how difficult the game becomes. Some Senators seem to be forgetting that principle as they consider changing the [...]
WRAP celebrates ten years
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ANN ARBOR – On April 9, Ann Arbor's Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project celebrated ten years of service to the community at a benefit birthday party at Frenchie's in Ypsilanti's Depot Town. In addition to celebrating the [...]
Anti-gay Cardinal Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI
By Bob Roehr The College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church selected German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as pope April 19. He chose the name of Benedict XVI, and was installed in the office April 24. Some have referred to him as "God's [...]
Commitment Ceremony & Wedding Guide Directory
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Judicial bashing
Mixing politics with religion, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist participated in an right-wing telecast April 24 to bash the judiciary and push for an elimination of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate. The event, called "Justice Sunday," drummed up [...]