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 [...]
Martha Wash Martha Wash is responsible for some of the top-selling, most recognizable pop hits of the '80s and '90s. "It's Raining Men," the cult pop classic, is still heard everywhere... the radio, movies, commercials, [...]
DETROIT - The 20th installment of Hotter Than July -- Detroit Black Gay Pride -- will take place next week. Kevin Griffin, Johnny Jenkins and Curtis Lipscomb founded Detroit Black Gay, Inc. in 1995 to [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Drag Queens at Andiamo 8 p.m., July 23 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092 http://www.andiamoitalia.com Murray & Peter are hosting an evening of world class drag performances July 23 [...]
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The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to announce its fourth annual Backyard BBQ Fundraiser beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2. The BBQ will feature a farm-to-table dinner created by Zingerman's Roadhouse with [...]
BY AJ Trager FERNDALE - Affirmations has hired two new staff members, filling senior staff management positions. After a three month search, Affirmations has named Jill Proctor as Director of Marketing and Communications and Charlotte [...]
BY BTL STAFF With the historic ruling by the Supreme Court affirming marriage equality for everyone regardless of what state they live in, a new world of opportunities is opening for Michigan's LGBT community. Many [...]
BY AJ TRAGER SAGINAW - Great Lakes Bay 2015 Pride comes to Ojibway Island July 25. This year's event will consist of activities for all ages from noon to 8 p.m., including an LGBT Car [...]
BENTON HARBOR - The OutCenter Board of Directors announced the appointment of current Interim Executive Director, Mary Jo Schnell, as executive director effective Aug. 3. The board indicated that Schnell is a highly skilled leader [...]
By BTL Staff DETROIT - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Community Health Awareness Group (CHAG) has been awarded a cooperative agreement to implement comprehensive high-impact HIV prevention projects for community-based organizations. [...]
BY AJ TRAGER FERNDALE - Mayor Dave Coulter has announced his bid for the 2015 Ferndale Mayoral elections. Coulter was appointed as mayor of Ferndale by City Council in January 2011 after former Mayor Craig [...]
By Ed English Once you've won a Grammy Award with your voice, it's a tough act to follow. "Well ... I was on a Grammy-winning recording," explains Stephan Bobalik, coyly. The award was for a [...]
By BTL Staff The Jim Toy Community Center is hosting its annual Washtenaw Pride Picnic this August and is looking for hosts and sponsors for the event. At the $100-249 level, host benefits include: name [...]
BY AJ TRAGER YPSILANTI - By day, Amanda Edmonds is executive director of Growing Hope, an Ypsilanti based nonprofit that improves nutrition, encourages self-reliance and promotes positive community futures. By night, she serves as the [...]
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- A film about the U.S. Supreme Court case that made same-sex marriage a nationwide right is being developed. A representative for Fox confirmed last week the studio has acquired [...]
Knoxville, Tenn. - To celebrate the recent SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality, New Millennium Writings, an award-winning literary journal founded in 1996, is hosting a special "Love Wins" essay competition. NMW will call for essays [...]
NEW YORK CITY - Let me begin by saying I take full credit for Evan. (Laughter.) Evan, you've done an incredible job. You really have. And not only your passion, but your incredible intellect and [...]
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, doesn't really know anything about gays and lesbians except for one thing: he doesn't like them. Not one bit. So you can imagine this whole pro-marriage equality Supreme Court ruling in [...]
There's nothing quite as ho-ho-hum as other people's sex lives. Unless, of course, they're young, pretty, age legal and available of their own good-natured free will or by tax-free monetary inducement. In the course of [...]
