BTL Staff
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Jennifer Beal 'L Word' revival in development Showtime knows what you want. And because you're like us, you want – you have always wanted – more "L Word." It was trashy, it was silly, it was like very few actual lesbians you [...]
Hell of a Choice
Across 1 Opponent of Caesar 5 Position in Bernstein's orchestra 10 Deep pink 14 "Exotica" director Egoyan 15 Like bell-bottom jeans 16 Jannings of old films 17 Petty of "Orange Is the New Black" 18 Patronize, as a Star Canyon restaurant 19 [...]
Transmissions: Transition the Battlefield
BY GWENDOLYN ANN SMITH No matter how I put this, it feels like an understatement: we are living in increasingly frightening and dangerous times. This is especially true for those of us who are transgender. Sitting in a subcommittee right now in our [...]
Help Students Affected by Homelessness Get an Education
The Ozone House in Ann Arbor needs to pack 750 backpacks to start the school year. There are opportunities for the community to help during the last two weeks in August. By way of The Education Project, students experiencing homelessness or unstable [...]
Research Shows Gaps In Health Services Provided to LGBT People
BY BTL STAFF LGBT community health centers have been a major provider of health services to LGBT people in the U.S., but there are significant gaps in the types of services offered by centers across the country, according to a new study by Alexander [...]
Royal Oak Mayor Says Farmers Market Will Stay Open
Residents in Royal Oak have expressed their concerns on Facebook about redevelopment plans in the city. A petition called "Save the Royal Oak Farmers Market" has been circulating after the city commission proposed a new city hall and police [...]
Support the Fight Against Human Trafficking
BY BTL STAFF Detroit bred heartthrobs Brother Son will perform during the first ever Free Flow Festival and Waterfront Concert from 6-10 p.m. on Aug. 4 at the historic Belle Isle Boathouse to benefit Sanctum House – a safe home in Royal Oak for [...]
Gavin Grimm Case Sent Back to Lower Court
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE Gavin Grimm The case of a transgender teenager who challenged his Virginia school district's bathroom policy has been sent back to a lower court. he 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond made the ruling [...]
Judge Orders FBI to Release Docs on 1950s-Era Anti-Gay Purge
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE 'It is time for the government to release these historic FBI and DOJ documents that launched decades of discrimination against LGBT Americans,' said Charles Francis. Photo courtesy of Charles Francis A U.S. [...]
10 Days In, Pro-LGBT Scaramucci Out From White House Role
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director. Photo by Jdarsie11; courtesy Wikimedia Commons Ten days after his appointment as White House communications director, which some hoped would change [...]