Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the State of Michigan after a plan to kidnap her and other Michigan government officials was thwarted by state and federal law enforcement agencies. She started by saying thank you to law enforcement and FBI agents who participated in stopping this [...]
BTL Staff MICHIGAN - United States Representative from Michigan Dan Kildee urged Gov. Rick Snyder today [Aug. 13] to drop the lawsuit defending Michigan's ban on same-sex marriages repeating his belief that Snyder may be [...]
Photo: Sara Hertel LeAnn Rimes can't fight the moonlight, but she can fight the spotlight - or, at the very least, shift it. Ready to divert attention from tabloids back to music, the 31-year-old [...]
By BTL Staff LOS ANGELES - The Williams Institute reports that an estimated $53.2 million in spending could come to Michigan's economy from the legalization of same-sex marriage. A new study authored by Williams Distinguished [...]
By BTL Staff NEW YORK - The Tyler Clementi Foundation, based in New York City, has named Sean Kosofsky as its first full-time executive director. TCF was formed in 2012 to honor the memory of [...]
By BTL Staff HOUSTON - New protections for gay and transgender residents have been suspended until Aug. 15 due to a conservative court challenge. The group has sued the city after failing to collect enough [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus In the ever developing Downtown Detroit area, Taqo Detroit adds its name to the list of businesses helping to enrich the area. The Mexican restaurant, within walking distance of Detroit event [...]
Tori Amos has so many babies - you know, those precious things, her songs, that she's seen change and grow throughout the years. Taking the stage on Wednesday night, Aug. 6, at the Fox Theatre [...]
AJ Trager CINCINNATI - An estimated 700 LGBT and allied individuals came out in support of a Marriage Equality Rally on Aug. 5, one day before the 6th Circuit Court hearing that heard testimony from [...]
AJ Trager Plaintiffs from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee just after the 6th Circuit Hearing. CINCINNATI - Hours before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals was to hear testimony from Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and [...]
A Lansing area business owner, caught on video hurling a series of antigay invectives against three gay men, says his actions were not motivated by hate. "I don't hate faggots," Victor Sadet told Between The [...]
By Romeo San Vicente 'Two and A Half Men' to exploit gay marriage Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher are getting married. Or, rather, their alter egos on the long-running CBS sitcom "Two and A Half [...]
Across 1 What a computer may spit out 5 Glory hole locale 10 Problem for one's bitch 14 "Excuse me!" 15 Vietnam capital 16 Cruise obnoxiously 17 "Death in Venice" author Thomas 18 Hard woody [...]
By John Quinn The world premiere of "So Long Until Tomorrow" continues through Aug. 9. Photo: The AKT Theatre Project They say the theater is dead, but not in metro Detroit. Our theaters may [...]
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Upon opening, The Dio - Dining & Entertainment carefully selected the darling musical "Forever Plaid" (by Stuart Ross) as its statement first dinner-theater production. That was in 2013, when unexpected obstacles [...]
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 [...]
By AJ Trager "It is not only very powerful to learn from the youth members, but it is amazing to be able to share with youth in Ypsilanti that there are youth in California or [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Last week, State Rep. Adam F. Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) spoke on WDET's Craig Fahle Show about a bill that would ban ex-gay conversion therapy for those under 18 in Michigan. House [...]
By BTL Staff Justin Maynard with exchange student Federico Photo Caption: Justin Maynard with exchange student Federico International Experience USA (iE-USA) is recruiting Michigan families to host foreign nationals, ages 14-18, during the 2014-2015 [...]
By BTL Staff SAGINAW - Pride continues in Michigan even after pride month ends. You've been to Ferndale Pride, Motor City Pride, Kalamazoo Pride and Grand Rapids Pride. Go out for another exciting pride and [...]
By AJ Trager WINDSOR - Metro Detroit's neighbor across the river will celebrate Pride this upcoming week. The LGBT community and allies from Southwestern Ontario will gather together Aug. 5th-10th. Weekend activities will all be [...]
By Todd Hewyood Ralph Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, has endorsed Republican David Trott in his bid to ouster Tea Party Congressman Kerry Bentivolio. Trott's campaign announced the endorsement Wednesday in an [...]
Conservative commentator Tim Dunkin is raging mad that "sodomites" are allowed to adopt children, and he's not going to take it any more! In an Aug. 2 "think" piece on the Renew America website, Dunkin [...]
I just turned 70 something or other a couple of months ago, though I actually look much younger with the help of a portable scrim, a Sunset Boulevard screen, and a 60-watt bulb, with five [...]
By Al Cunningham For some time now, I've been doing a not-so-slow burn as the last phase of a remarkable revolution takes place. With the recent release of the CDC's (U.S. Centers for Disease Control [...]
I won't tell you what Jason Mraz told me during our interview in early 2012. Realizing after the fact that a political remark could potentially shake up his love club, he graciously asked me to [...]
Amy Grant, 'In Motion: The Remixes' When you're grinding up against a shirtless prospect in the thick of a gay dance orgy, nothing sets the sexy-time mood quite like some Amy Grant, right? You know, [...]
