BTL Staff
Transmissions: No resigning to violence
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith You've heard me talk about it before, and it's just as likely that if you did not hear it from me, you heard it from others. Anti-transgender violence, particularly murder, is an epidemic. It is hardly new news, as these [...]
Washington reels after election shakeup
By Bob Roehr Aftershocks of the Nov. 7 elections still continue to rumble through the Washington landscape, with uncertainty and speculation major commodities on the political scene. Absentee ballots were still being counted when President George W. [...]
We need to strengthen our organizations, not tear them down!
by Howard Israel and Henry Grix The enemies of the LGBT community are so many, so well organized and so amply funded that our own LGBT organizations need all the support we can muster. With increasing concern and dismay, we have read recent [...]
Bigotry Puts a Heavy Burden on Transgender Youth
By Amy Lynn Smith Brittany and Brittney of Waterford pose after the ceremony with their rings. BTL photo: Jason A. Michael. It's hard enough being in high school, no matter who you are. Figuring yourself out is part of the experience of growing up, [...]
From Protest to Politics
By Stephanie White In 1965, gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin wrote an essay that appeared in the February issue of Commentary Magazine, "From Protest to Politics." In it, he noted the significance and promise of the civil rights movement's [...]
LGBT Detroit Purchases Building in Northwest Detroit
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – LGBT Detroit recently purchased a commercial space on Detroit's northwest side making it the first black LGBT nonprofit in the country to operate within its own space. "No one has ever done it," Curtis Lipscomb, LGBT [...]
Presidential Proclamation for LGBT Pride Month
The President of the United States of America WASHINGTON D.C. – Since our founding, America has advanced on an unending path toward becoming a more perfect Union. This journey, led by forward-thinking individuals who have set their sights on [...]
The Ringwald: Something Else to Feel Pride In
By Amy J. Parrent It's Pride Month, and time to celebrate with – what else – some theater. Lucky for everyone, The Ringwald Theatre has rolled a seven – the seventh annual installment of the Gay Play Series (aka GPS). GPS offers entertainment from [...]
Transmissions: Father's Day
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith In the summer of 1939, my father was born. He was a farm boy from a time when the suburbs of California actually had farms. At an early age, his father left, leaving him to become the patriarch of the family before his first [...]
NLGJA Applauds the Launch of NBC OUT, the Newest Vertical from NBC News
Washington, D.C. – The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) has announced NBC OUT as the first of its kind from a major broadcast news network. NBC News launched its newest vertical June 1, providing original content on LGBTQ [...]
Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce Brings Clay, Glass & Metal Show Back to Washington Avenue
ROYAL OAK – With the construction long complete, The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce will fire up Washington Avenue once again June 11 & 12, returning the popular Clay, Glass & Metal Show to its home on Washington Avenue. "This event began on [...]
Trans-sylvania
Across 1 Whack, off, or delight 5 Bit of salt, for Stephen Pyles 9 Rubber-stamp 13 "Hi" to Lorca 14 Man, as a cruising goal 15 "Six Feet Under" box material 16 Gomer's "anti" 17 Coldcock 18 Barry Humphries' Dame 19 With 55-Across, upcoming TV movie [...]