BTL Staff
Correction
The following sponsors for the Stand with Trans event on Oct. 16 at Affirmations in Ferndale are GM PLUS (People Like Us), Be Well Medical Center, KnowResolve, Ruth Ellis Center, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Temple Israel, Focal Point, Pepper [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Desiree Akhavan is here 2 creep in 'Creep 2' After taking a bow with 2014's indie comedy "Inappropriate Behavior," where she wrote, directed and starred as a young bisexual Persian woman creating her own rules, Desiree Akhavan [...]
Hillary for President
For LGBT voters, there is only one reasonable choice for President of the United States on Nov. 8, and that is Hillary Clinton. It is not only because the alternative is unthinkable; it is affirmatively because Hillary Clinton is a champion for [...]
The Black Panthers and the Gay Liberation Front: Did Black Lives Matter then, too?
By Perry Brass Few instances in the modern movement for gay and lesbian equality (what we now call the LGBT movement) produced as much controversy — and turmoil — as the New York Gay Liberation Front's relationship with the Black Panthers, a late [...]
Theatre Nova and Ellipsis Theatre Announce Partnership at The Yellow Barn in 2017
ANN ARBOR – Theatre Nova, at the "edge" of theater in downtown Ann Arbor since 2014, welcomes Ellipsis Theatre to share performance space at The Yellow Barn at 410 West Huron St. The 2,500 square-foot venue is a warm, rustic and intimate gathering [...]
Transmissions: What Do You See?
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Clothing retailer H&M, edging into the fall fashion season, released a new television advertisement. Set to a cover of the Tom Jones's hit "She's A Lady," the ad features women of several ethnicities, ages and body types [...]
Grey's Anatomy' Star Sara Ramirez Comes Out as Bisexual
BY BTL STAFF Los Angeles – Sara Ramirez is known for keeping her private life pretty private, but on Oct. 8, the "Grey's Anatomy" star shared something intimate during a powerful speech. The actress, who is best known for her role as Dr. Callie on [...]
LGBTQ Youth Need Inclusive Sex Education
BY BTL STAFF Washington, D.C. – Comprehensive sex education has evolved into so much more than a movie about menstruation and a class or two in human reproduction. A new online sex ed resource, AMAZE, addresses topics like puberty and healthy [...]
Not Just Lip Service
Across 1 Mary's pet 5 Tomlin and DeGeneres 9 Yellow-brick way 13 Like phone sex 14 To the ___ (how to play a pirate) 15 Garfield's sidekick 16 Hathaway of "Bride Wars" 17 Head output 18 Billy Elliot portrayer Jamie 19 Kate McKinnon said she is very [...]
Protesters Overtake Philadelphia Pride Flag Raising Amid LGBT Racism Controversy
BY BTL STAFF Philadelphia – A group of protesters overtook Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's seventh annual Pride flag raising ceremony Oct. 9, demonstrating against alleged racism in the city's LGBTQ community. The ceremony is normally held outside [...]
