BTL Staff
L Word' ladies
Fans of "The L Word" gathered Sunday evening for a special premiere party at Soho in Ferndale. The gathering was one of many across the United States hosted by the Human Rights Campaign. "The L Word," a Showtime telivision series about a group of [...]
Q Scopes: Watch your wallet, Scorpio!
by Jack Fertig January 8, 2007 Jupiter is in Sagittarius, boosting general good fortune, philosophy, and open-mindedness. Throughout the year, he'll square Uranus in Pisces, setting the scene for shocking revelations, mostly for the better – [...]
The OutField: The Locker Room Closet Opens Up
by Dan Woog January 8, 2007 As last summer's dueling Gay Games and Outgames proved, gay sports in the 21st century are more than skating (for the guys) and softball (for, you know…). Gay men play football and ice hockey, and win Triple Ironman [...]
Pet of the Week: BooBoo
Booboo is just a beautiful gal! SheÕs a two-year-old brown tiger kitty with a white chin, tummy and paws! Too precious! Booboo is quite a playful gal, and enjoys all sorts of toys, especially when her favorite folks join in. SheÕs happy and [...]
Q Puzzle: "Just Desserts"
January 8, 2007 Across 1 Ejaculation from Sontag's "The Volcano Lover"? 5 "The Incredibly True Adventure ___ Girls in Love" 10 McKuen and his package? 14 "Uh-oh!" to Lord Byron 15 Queer historian Stryker 16 "La Traviata" solo 17 Reading group [...]
Book Marks: Including review of Postcards from Heartthrob
by Richard Labonte January 15, 2007 " SoMa," by Kemble Scott. Kensington Books, 320 pages, $14 paper. Sexy but sexually ambivalent young Raphe, precipitously downsized by San Francisco's dot-com implosion, is a frustrated writer with a condo he [...]
General Gayety: A blast from the presidential past
By Leslie Robinson The death of former President Gerald Ford has resurrected the name of Oliver "Billy" Sipple. He's the fellow credited with saving Ford from an assassination attempt. I'm not sure I ever knew Sipple was gay, or that his heroism was [...]
The Gay Moralist: Loving students, hating students
By John Corvino For those of us in academia, January doesn't simply bring a new year: it brings a new semester. Richard Mohr, a gay philosopher I admire, wrote an essay years ago beginning with the line "I hate students." It shocked me. I was a [...]
Transmissions: The year of fear
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith 2006 is gone, and good riddance. It seems to me that 2006 was about one thing, and it has been a running issue for a few years now: fear. Of course we have the fear of another 9/11 style terrorist attack causing widespread [...]
All smiles at Pink
Live entertament sparkles at Pink, as comedian Sue Fracker filled the rooms with laughter and left all with smiles. BTL photo: Danielle [...]
This is Love'
Jason and deMarco delighted fans Jan. 7 at Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit in Ferndale. The duo sang songs from their new unreleased CD "Halo" and said they were thrilled that their Video ("This is Love") was named video of the year by [...]
Campus calls for art entries
Lansing Community College will showcase the diverse artistic talents of the school with its third round of the Artwork on Campus, an initiative to purchase and display the artwork of its students, faculty and staff. The Artwork on Campus Program [...]