BTL Staff
Bookmarks: LGBT Wordsmiths Pre-Orlando, Post Orlando
By Keith Orr Writers often feel things more intensely than other people and are better able to articulate those feelings. We are the canaries in the coal mine. This time, perhaps because I feel an affinity for the victims, I feel the impact of [...]
Briggs Detroit for the Win
By Emell Derra Adolphus Competitive sports fans tend to rally around an underdog, and in the equally competitive world of restaurant business, so do foodies. At downtown's Briggs Detroit, fine fare and athletic fanaticism make a seamless team, as [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Anika Noni Rose presents Shirley Chisholm The odds were always stacked against Shirley Chisholm. She was a woman and she was black, which means that the corridors of political power were not built or maintained for her. But [...]
Getting Hitched In The Hall of Justice
BY AJ TRAGER LANSING – Just before 11 a.m. on June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision on Obergefell v. Hodges and extended marriage equality to the entire country. Since that moment thousands of LGBT couples across the country [...]
HOPE Fund Awards $60k to Three Orgs Working to Improve LGBT Lives
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – The HOPE Fund, housed at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM), recently approved $60,000 to be divided into three grants supporting programs that help LGBT individuals. Three grants of $20,000 each were [...]
Local Company Helps Preserve Wedding For Eternity
BY AJ TRAGER Wedit is running a special discount code for BTL readers, in honor of the one-year anniversary of marriage equality. When purchasing a pay-in-full package, the team at Wedit will deduct $24 from the final price. Just type in 1YEAR when [...]
Orlando, Marriage Equality Anniversary and Papal call for Forgiveness: Renewed Pain, Fears and Hope
By Steve Spreitzer Throughout our 75 year history, the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion has stood with those being mistreated because of race, religion, gender, diverse ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnicity. Our [...]
Job Training For Older LGBTs Coming Up
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – SAGE Metro Detroit will host its first job training program, SAGEWorks Employment Boot Camp, to help 10 LGBT older adults obtain the skills needed for today's workplace. The two week intensive training program begins July 18 [...]
Orange Alert
Across 1 HHH, to Sappho 5 Military cross-dresser Jeanne ___ 9 Pick up 13 Marcel Duchamp's style 14 Genesis brother 15 In the year, to Nero 16 Scores 17 What Brando was doing on the Bounty 19 She debuted as 51-Across recently at Shakespeare in the [...]
Pat Summitt, Legendary Tennessee Lady Vols Coach, Dies At 64
KNOXVILLE – Legendary Lady Vols Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt died early Tuesday morning from complications of Alzheimers disease. Summitt, an inspirational leader and mentor to hundreds of young women athletes, is credited with greatly advancing [...]