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Meet Frank the BTL pet of the week
Frank is a charming, three-year-old orange shorthair tabby cat with beautiful gold eyes. He is at the shelter looking for a new home because his previous guardian had too many cats. Frank is a sweet guy that seeks affection. He will need plenty of [...]
Wisdom, laughter, tears
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman According to Reverend Kimi Riegel, she learned the advice that she now shares with all of the couples she marries from a lesbian couple. The couple's was "probably the very first commitment ceremony I ever did," roughly [...]
Matters of Faith
By Michael Gibson-Faith When I was last a church-goer (several years ago), I attended what was then the Church of Today in Warren. Bestselling author Marianne Williamson was the community's spiritual leader, and one thing she said all those years [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'Flicka' finds a future Before there was Mr. Ed, there was a horse named Flicka. Flicka didn't speak like Ed, but was made famous all the same in a 1950s TV series and, earlier, by the 1943 film "My Friend Flicka," starring the [...]
Habemus Papam
By John Corvino Although some people would describe me as a fallen Catholic, they're wrong: I didn't fall; I leapt. Still, after John Paul II's death, I followed the papal candidates with an enthusiasm normally reserved for American Idol [...]
The marriage war
By Lisa Keen It's hard to say who's winning, because the marriage war has erupted on so many fronts with such disparate results. But it's easy to see that, once again, the battles have escalated across the country. In Connecticut, the state house [...]
Students for Gay Marriage to hold first rally April 27
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LANSING – On Wednesday, April 27, Lansing's lawmakers will be hearing from a new contingent in the struggle for equal rights for LGBTs and our families. College students. Students for Gay Marriage, an organization begun by [...]
Anti-gay pastor announces Senate run
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman SOUTHFIELD – During an appearance that felt as much like a religious revival as a political event, anti-gay Detroit pastor Keith Butler announced that he will run as a Republican for the U.S. Senate against incumbent [...]
Be Real' looking for LGBT America
By BTL staff So you've always wanted to be on camera? You tried out for American Idol, but Simon wasn't so hip on your singing voice? And Donald didn't think you could add and subtract fast enough to be his apprentice? Well now's your chance. Two [...]
Andrea Dworkin Dies at 58
NEW YORK – Andrea Dworkin, a feminist who viewed pornography as a violation of women's civil rights and a direct cause of rape and violence died on April 9. She was 58. Dworkin had been ill several years, and suffered from ailments including [...]
Ann Arbor Summer Festival announces 22nd season
ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Summer Festival will present its 22nd season from June 17 through July 10. The 24-day Festival will present a variety of entertaining events, including music, dance, theater and comedy. Ranging from classical to fringe to [...]