BTL Staff
"Two to Beam Up"
Q Puzzle Across 1 Doesn't feel up 5 Straight beater 10 Queens rule over them 14 Mosque head 15 Hits hard 16 Apple that isn't a fruit 17 Start of a quote about legalizing gay marriage 20 "… farewell, auf Wiedersehen, ___" 21 Atlantic City casino, [...]
"Learn from feedback, Taurus!"
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Prepare yourself for a planetary bait-and-switch. Venus in Leo makes grand promises, although as she aspects Saturn in Virgo, her tempting involves work and delayed gratification. Then, as she moves into aspect with Uranus, [...]
Affirmations to screen 'DL Chronicles,' hold meet and greet with creators of show
In celebration of the upcoming Hotter Than July celebration, Affirmations will screen two episodes of season one of "The DL Chronicles," followed by question and answer and meet and greet sessions hosted by Johnnie Jenkins with the show's directors, [...]
Book Marks
By Richard Labonte "Candy Everybody Wants," by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. Harper Perennial, 288 pages, $13 paper. Jayson Blocher – the "y" added for style – yearns for celebrity. The small-town Wisconsin teen's first stab at '80s fame is his gay [...]
Camp until it hurts, then gender-bend
By Robert Bethune I think the Who Wants Cake? guys at The Ringwald Theatre took an oath for their current show, "The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode." I think the oath ran something like, "I hereby swear to play it camp, to play the whole thing [...]
Anti-gay-marriage registrar wins discrimination case
by Rex Wockner International News A marriage registrar in the London borough of Islington who refused to perform same-sex civil partnerships was bullied, harassed and discriminated against for her Christian beliefs, the Central London Employment [...]
Hamtramck sexual orientation ordinance under fire
by Jessica Carreras The anti-transgender and sexual orientation discrimination ordinance that passed in Hamtramck's city council last month is being threatened. The ordinance was passed in early June with a 6-1 vote that included the City Council [...]
Hotter Than July 2008
It's hot outside – but it's about to get Hotter Than July in Detroit. The 13th annual event kicks off this Saturday and continues with over a week of music, dancing, socializing and learning with the Motor City's black gay community. Here's BTL's [...]
Council of Europe executive committee to support gay rights
by Rex Wockner International News The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe plans to issue a formal declaration in support of GLBT rights and to engage the entire organization in combating discrimination against GLBT people. Activists [...]
Impact, future of California same-sex marriages unclear
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service On a high bluff overlooking a vast span of Pacific Ocean and sun-drenched shoreline, Candy Cox and Debra Peevey got married on June 28 in southern California. They had been together for 24 years, living in Washington [...]
Half a million at London Pride
by Rex Wockner International News Around half a million people turned out for London's gay pride parade July 5, led by Mayor Boris Johnson, who wore a pink cowboy hat. Members of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force marched in uniform. [...]
Hundreds of thousands at Madrid Pride
by Rex Wockner International News Led by Equality Minister Bibiano Aido, hundreds of thousands of GLBT people marched in Madrid's pride parade July 5. This year's theme was "Lesbian Visibility." The Socialist Party of Prime Minister Jose Luis [...]