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Kama Fault
Across 1 Fairy tales and such 5 Alpert of "Mame" fame 9 Larry Kramer's alma mater 13 Liberace's style, for example 14 Skin softener 15 Estimating words 16 They call it the ___… 19 "The Iceman Cometh" writer Eugene 20 They may lie on the bed [...]
Leather and Lesbians
photo: The LGBTQ women's motorcycle club, Dykes on Bikes Detroit, began in 2008 with Heather O'Brian as president, Marianne Waugh as vice president, Tracy Brown as treasurer and Ronda Wright as secretary. Since then, the organization has been [...]
LGBTQ Community Centers Promote Smoke-Free Prides
Editors note: This article was a collaborative effort between LGBT Detroit, Affirmations, OutFront Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids Pride Center, and Perceptions to advocate for smoke-free community events moving forward, including Pride celebrations. LGBTQ [...]
Marriage Strengthens Couple's Love During Flint's Water Crisis
BY JIQUANDA JOHNSON Tia and KB Ivory were married on Sept. 23, 2016 in Flint. Photo courtesy of the Ivory couple It's fall 2016 and C'Aira "KB" Ivory realizes she is with the love of her life. "I woke up one morning and I was like I'm ready to get [...]
One Year Later, Pulse Shooting Underscores Challenges of Extremism
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Experts say national security lessons are still unheeded one year after the Pulse shooting. Photo courtesy Myspace Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at Pulse nightclub that left 49 dead and [...]
Planned Parenthood Receives Donation from Local Marathon Runner
BY ZOE MEGGERT On May 13, Sam Kremke completed the Addison Oaks Challenge marathon. "Completed" is putting it lightly – Kremke came in rst with a time of 3 hours and 32 minutes. He beat the second-place runner by a several minute gap. Photo courtesy [...]
Miss Gay America Presents Documentaries About Art of Female Impersonation
photo: S1N_BRF_MissGayAmerica_2522.jpg caption: Suzy Wong, Miss Gay America 2017 Established in Nashville, Tennessee in 1972-37 years before "RuPaul's Drag Race" – The Miss Gay America Pageant is the world's first, longest running and most [...]
Moving Forward, Letting Go
The seventh annual LGBT Older Adult Summit will be held from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on June 24 at MSU Detroit Campus located at 3408 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. The event, organized by SAGE Metro Detroit, offers LGBT older adults a chance to build [...]
NBC Out Launches Inaugural #Pride30 List
BY BTL STAFF NBC Out, part of http://NBCNews.com released its inaugural #Pride30 list, recognizing LGBTQ Americans of all ages, backgrounds and industries who are making a difference in their communities. Each day in June, Pride Month, a different [...]
Ruth Ellis Center to Award Lily Tomlin at Annual VOICES Gala
Lily Tomlin, the award-winning actor and comedienne, has been selected by the Ruth Ellis Center to receive its inaugural Ruth Ellis Legacy Award at its annual VOICES gala on Sept. 14 at the Sound Board, located in the MotorCity Casino Hotel. The [...]