BTL Staff
Watch Gov. Snyder's State of the State Address
BY BTL STAFF Watch live online as Gov. Rick Snyder addresses Michigan's crumbling infrastructure at his seventh State of the State address on Jan. 17 at Michigan's Capitol Building in Lansing. He continues to grapple with the Flint drinking water [...]
Betsy DeVos: Stand with LGBTQ Students
BY BTL STAFF On Jan. 17 Betsy DeVos will appear before the U.S. Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions for her confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education. This is a [...]
2017 Brings Exciting Things to Ferndale
Mayor Dave Coulter is ready to take on 2017. In an exclusive interview with Patch, the mayor shared what he's excited to see in Ferndale in the New Year along with his own personal New Year's resolution. As far as what's at the forefront of [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Why we're actually glad 'Sex and the City 3' is happening It's official. The ladies have signed on. There will now be a third "Sex and the City" film. We don't know what it's going to be about. But we're happy, and here's why: [...]
Firepower' a Lesson in Binding Emotional Wounds
By Tanya Gazdik From left; T.C. (Jonathan West), the gay son of George Montgomery (David Luther Glover) with Neil (Dan Johnson), T.C's longtime partner, who pushes T.C. to come out to his politically conservative father. The black sheep of the [...]
It Will be Raining Men (and Women) for a Great Cause Jan. 16
By Jenn McKee Attendees can expect to see "Phantom" cast members belting ballads, rock songs, Broadway standards, and more. This year's Detroit Concert for a Cure – happening on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at Ferndale's The Loving Touch – could also [...]
Review: 'Georgia McBride' and the Craft of Drag at The Ringwald
By Tanya Gazdik The Ringwald presents the Michigan premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez runs through Jan. 30. The Ringwald Theatre is located at 22742 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale. Call 248-545-5545 for ticket information. [...]
Activist Launches 'We Won't Go Back' National Equality Movement
BY BTL STAFF LOS ANGELES – Jared Milrad, an award-winning actor, writer, filmmaker, lawyer and activist, has launched We Won't Go Back, a people's movement for Americans of all backgrounds fighting to protect the country's highest ideals of [...]
GLSEN Celebrates No Name-Calling Week
BY BTL STAFF The popular young adult novel "The Misfits" by author James Howe has inspired No Name-Calling Week Jan. 16-20. The book tells the story of four best friends trying to survive the seventh grade in the face of all too frequent taunts [...]
Join LGBT Detroit for HTJ Community Meeting
BY BTL STAFF LGBT Detroit announced it will open up the Hotter Than July planning process to the community on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. This year's HTJ theme is "I Am Because We Are." "To strive to make this year's celebration better, we are expanding [...]