BTL Staff
S.P.I.C.E. to host film and meet and greet as part of HTJ
As part of Hotter Than July 2008, local LGBT group Sistahs Providing Intelligence, Creativity and Empowerment (S.P.I.C.E.) will be hosting a Film Festival Mixer on Thursday, July 24 at the Legal Aid and Defender Association Amphitheatre. The event [...]
She He Said
compiled by Howard Israel "The world as it is should be one that rejects discrimination of all kinds. A world that recognizes that equality in relationship, family and adoption rights is not some abstract principle. It's about whether millions of [...]
Their big, fat, rock 'n' roll wedding
By Jessica Carreras Chris Campbell and Scott Meyers had better brush up on their Kid Rock and Nickelback tunes. After all, the avid XM Satellite Radio listeners have local radio station 101.1 the WRIF – where "everything rocks" – to thank for their [...]
Working together is more than just a good idea
Hamtramck has nothing to be worried about. Yes, its ordinance protecting people from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender expression or identity is being challenged, but it's no big deal. Why? Because people are actually [...]
Report urges repeal of DADT
by Bob Roehr A study by four senior retired officers, each with more than 30 years of service from all four branches of the military, is urging repeal of the antigay military policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). The Report of the [...]
San Diego offers gay-wedding sweepstakes
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau is holding a contest to give away a six-day "dream vacation" to the city for a same-sex couple to get married. The sweepstakes, which ends Aug. 1, is open to U.S. [...]
Some deputized employees didn't want to marry gays
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs Twenty-four of the 112 employees in the San Diego county clerk's office who were deputized to perform marriages asked to be excused from marrying same-sex couples, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported July 9. The [...]
Wowereit would welcome Obama to Brandenburg Gate
by Rex Wockner International News Openly gay Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit said July 9 he would be "delighted" for Barack Obama to speak at the city's famed Brandenburg Gate. Although no firm plans have been made, Obama's campaign inquired about the [...]
White House Issues Guidance on Trump's Trans Military Ban
BY KAREN OCAMB, WASHINGTON BLADE President Donald Trump may be on a 17-day vacation but his White House has been scrambling to hand him a "win" by the time he returns. Trump's tweets last week announcing a ban on transgender individuals serving [...]
House Dems: Trump's Trans Military Ban 'Unconstitutional On Its Face'
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is among House Democrats who say Trump's transgender military ban would be unconstitutional. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key A group of 53 House Democrats is warning the [...]
ARTS.BLACK to Host Book Fair, Fundraiser
BY BTL STAFF ARTS.BLACK was founded in 2014 by editors Taylor Renee of Detroit and Jessica Lynne of Brooklyn to support, uplift and cultivate a new generation of black art critics. ARTS.BLACK is a journal of art criticism from black perspectives [...]
Comedian Returns Home for Royal Oak Performance
BY BTL STAFF J Chris Newberg is funny. Ask him. He will disagree, but in a way that is probably humorous. He has performed on America's Got Talent, but lost to dancers that sparkle. He has also been on the Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live & [...]