BTL Staff
DNC Chair Hopeful Wants to Lead Party to Victory in Heartland
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade The mayor of a small city in Indiana has emerged from the pack of candidates seeking to become Democratic National Committee chair with a promise to make the party viable in America's heartland, following the [...]
DOJ Reversal on Trans Protections 'Deeply Disappointing'
By Chris Johnson, Washington Blade House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the Justice Department's reversal over trans student protections is "deeply disappointing." Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key House Minority Leader Nancy [...]
Raucus LGBT Caucus at MDP
BY BTL STAFF Mark LaChey, standing, was reelected chair of the LGBT & Allies Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party and Jan Stevenson(seated from left) was also reelected as caucus' First Vice Chair. The other two Vice Chair positions went to [...]
Resistance to Trump Finds Plenty of LGBT Help
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Protesters gather at the White House during the Women's March on Washington. File photo by Brandon Hankey Nearly four weeks into the presidency of Donald Trump and the resistance is still going strong. The day [...]
Funding Steady at Equality Michigan
BY JAN STEVENSON Despite lots of changes in personnel and management, especially at the executive director position, an analysis of the financial reports for Equality Michigan from 2013 through 2015 show that the organization has enjoyed fairly [...]
Guns & Hoses Hockey Game to Benefit Local Woman Battling Cancer
Royal Oak police and firefighters are raising funds and getting ready to face off in a benefit Guns & Hoses hockey game to help a longtime Clawson volunteer battling cancer: Carrie Chambers, 42, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall, [...]
Loathing the Clothing
Across 1 Caribbean pirate portrayer Johnny 5 Refuse in a foundry 9 Forgo swallowing 13 Earthy color 14 AZT dose 15 Bone in a limp wrist 16 "The Lion King" shouts at Scar 17 Meat that goes in your boxers 18 Take the edge off 19 Start of a playful [...]
ROMT Welcomes Christoper Titus
Christopher Titus' new show, according to his website, takes the audience on a wild ride through his personal life, and proves why he isn't qualified to be a father, and why childless couples win. In between Titus again takes you down some roads [...]
Royal Oak Baker Earns Top Spot In Public Online Vote
Owner of the Love and Buttercream bakery in Royal Oak, Brooke Wilson Vitale, is "creative, thoughtful, has an incredible business sense and is precisely the kind of young leader we want to keep in Oakland County," said Oakland County executive L. [...]
Royal Oak Market: Spring Art Fair
The Guild of Artists & Artisans returns to the Royal Oak Farmers Market for the Royal Oak Market: Spring Art Fair March 2-3 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. each day. The 2017 art fair season will kick off with this indoor show featuring 75 jury selected [...]
