BTL Staff
Call for LGBTQ Artists
Hot Works, LLC is seeking artist submissions from local LGBTQ professional artists for the 15th Annual Orchard Lake Fine Art Show July 29-30 at West Bloomfield High School in West Bloomfield. "Artists are a very diverse group, and applications are [...]
Court Rules Anti-gay Workplace Bias Allowed Under Existing Law
By Chris Johnson, Washington Blade A federal appeals court has ruled against a lesbian employee seeking relief after being harassed and forced out of her job, declining to accept arguments discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation violates [...]
Mind The Gap's 'The Lesson' More Relevant than Ever
by Patrice Nolan WATERFORD- In what feels to many like the winter of our discontent, small rays of sunshine are evident throughout the theater community via productions that lend perspective, optimistic or otherwise, on the current human condition. [...]
South Dakota Governor Signs First Anti-LGBT Law of 2017
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a measure allowing taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to deny services and child placement to LGBT families out of religious objections, making him the first [...]
Expo Workshop Will Address LGBT Rights in the Trump Era
BY BTL STAFF The Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo is a great opportunity to think about and finalize wedding plans, but many LGBT people are concerned about same-sex marriages and what they will look like under the Trump administration. [...]
Mark Wahlberg: More Wahlburgers coming to Royal Oak, Taylor
Last year, actor Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg brought his Wahlburgers restaurant chain to Greektown. A Detroit location was perhaps strategic for the brand, which features a vague working-class theme (e.g., its burgers are served with "government [...]
Spicer Denounces Anti-LGBT Violence - Sort Of
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer denounced the recent trend of vandalism at LGBT community centers, but qualified his remarks by suggesting free speech under the First Amendment is appropriate to use [...]
Meet Becca Budde, Affirmations Education and Training Manager
In an effort to establish strong relationships and build trust, Affirmations gives members of the LGBTQ community an opportunity to get to know Becca Budde, the organization's education and training manager. She is responsible for programs such as [...]
Mother-in-Law
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N.H. lawmakers table transgender rights bill
by Michael K. Lavers Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday voted 187-179 to table a bill that would have added gender identity to the state's nondiscrimination law. Lawmakers also rejected a motion to reconsider debate of [...]
Royal Oak Established as a 'Welcoming City'
On Feb. 13, officials in Royal Oak established the city as a "Welcoming City," to affirm Royal Oak as "a place where all foreign-born and native-born Americans can live, work, and play together, share in each other's customs and ideals, and [...]
Solo Violinist Timothy B. Steeves Plays in Royal Oak
The Royal Oak Symphony presents the Violin Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven on March 24 at 8 p.m. at Royal Oak Middle School, 709 N. Washington Ave., Royal Oak. Other symphonic works on the program include "Spring Song" by Jean Sibelius and the [...]