BTL Staff
Supreme Court Cases in 2016-17 to Include RFRAs, 'Sex' Definition
By Lisa Keen There will be at least one case before the U.S. Supreme Court this session testing the ability of groups to claim an exemption to state laws based on their religious affiliation. A second case is asking the court to decide whether a [...]
Trump Fortifies Anti-LGBT Positions, Taps Santorum as Adviser
By Chris Johnson CAPTION: Donald Trump, here holding a Bible, fortified his anti-LGBT positions with the creation of a Catholic advisory group. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) Donald Trump has fortified the anti-LGBT positions he's [...]
VP debate a missed chance to expose Pence's anti-LGBT record
By CHRIS JOHNSON White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest declined to criticize the VP debate moderator for the lack of an LGBT question. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) Many political observers are expressing disappointment and frustration [...]
Well-rounded Novel
Across 1 "___ on a Log" (Randy Travis song) 5 The Oscars, e.g. 9 Purple, in an Alice Walker title, e.g. 14 Petty of "A League of Their Own" 15 Vows now legal for all 16 St. Teresa's town 17 Gilbert, who wrote the novel spelled out in the circles 19 [...]
Controversial Gay Director Focus of Upcoming Documentary
Peter Tatchell with Sir Ian McKellen. #tatchellmovie An interview with Chris Amos, director of the upcoming documentary "Hating Peter Tatchell." First of all, why do you feel it's so important to make this film? When I first met Peter Tatchell 16 [...]
Clinton Underscores LGBT Rights to Win Over Millennials
By Chris Johnson With polls showing a decline in support among Millennials, Hillary Clinton is underscoring LGBT rights to keep young voters from straying from the Democratic presidential ticket on Election Day. Clinton referenced the importance of [...]
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 [...]
Bone Density Loss for PrEP Users?
A new study of a small group of young men who have sex with men taking PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) to prevent HIV infection has raised concern that the drug may be fueling loss of bone mineral density. "Through 48 weeks, BMD dropped about 1 [...]
CDC Warns of New Antibiotic Resistance in Gonorrhea
Last week at a conference on sexually transmitted infections, the CDC raised alarm about a cluster of cases of gonorrhea that appeared resistant to the last lines of treatment defense for the bacterial disease. "Our last line of defense against [...]