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 [...]
Across 1 Gay-friendly Hutcherson of "The Hunger Games" 5 'Enry's fair lady 10 Gay-friendly singer of the Jonas Brothers 14 Invitation to a top? 15 Rock's "Pillow Talk" costar 16 North Sea feeder 17 Baudelaire's [...]
By Bridgette Redman A lot can happen in 65 years - both in the life of a couple and in the world at large. Lansing's Peppermint Creek Theatre Company launches the U.S. premiere of a [...]
Political Hors D'oeuvres Embattled GOP National Committeeman from Michigan Dave Agema is under fire from his own party -- again. This time Agema is in hot water for re-posting a testament from a public defender. [...]
Former Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell seen above stalking UofM student body president Chris Armstrong. BTL file photo As if a $4.5 million civil judgment hanging over his head wasn't bad enough, Andrew Shirvell, [...]
By AJ Trager April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse with their lawyer Carole M Stanyar. WASHINGTON D.C. - The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has granted review of four petitions from each state [...]
The final numbers for syphilis infections in the U.S. during 2013 were released in December 2014, and they aren't good news -- particularly for men who have sex with men. Just over 17,000 people were [...]
BY AJ TRAGER ANN ARBOR - Internationally known Russian conductor Valery Gergiev returns to Ann Arbor for two performances with the Mariinsky Orchestra and to receive, in collaboration with the Orchestra, the 2015 UMS Distinguished [...]
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT - The statewide advocacy and anti-violence organization serving the LGBT community is looking to fill internship positions. Students in any field of study can apply to be an intern for Equality [...]
BY BTL STAFF Ferndale Pride has just released a press release announcing their plans for this year's event. Downtown Ferndale will host its annual Ferndale Pride for the LGBTQA community on Saturday, May 30 along [...]
BY BTL STAFF DEARBORN - The University of Michigan-Dearborn, in collaboration with various LGBT sponsors, is hosting an upcoming LGBTQ Career Fair to help connect young LGBT professionals with businesses from around the state. LGBT [...]
BY BTL STAFF Award-winning documentary filmmaker and scholar, Yoruba Richen, will be speaking in Ann Arbor as part of an event co-sponsored by the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA). [...]
BY BTL STAFF YPSILANTI - As part of an upcoming event for Eastern Michigan University's Equality Research Center, State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) will speak about pending legislation in the Michigan Legislature that will [...]
By BTL Staff SOUTHFIELD - It's not too late to reserve a table for the the fifth annual Ultimate LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo taking place March 21, hosted by the publishers of Between The [...]
Creep of the Week I don't like public restrooms. There's just something really, well, icky about sharing a space with strangers where everybody does their grossest business. I don't want to hear the woman in [...]
Parting Glances One of the most sensational art heists in history took place Aug. 11, 1911. It was spontaneous rather than planned. The theft -- the most famous picture in the world -- Leonardo Da [...]
Movement is about change. Sometimes the causes change, the tactics change -- even the leadership changes -- but the constant in all of our movements is our quest to become more human: to change our [...]
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Transmissions I doubt she'd be the one to admit it, but my mother enjoys celebrity gossip. When I was growing up, it was quite common to see her toss a tabloid [...]
