BTL Staff
Viewpoint: Happy Pride Month
BY KEITH ORR Happy Pride Month. I am a proud gay man. I hope you find Pride in your queer identity. Pride in our queer identity is important. We are different in ways other than our sexual partners. There is a reason our community is at the [...]
Why Affirmations? Erspamer Discusses The Future of Michigan's Largest LGBT Center
BY AJ TRAGER FERNDALE – Seven months ago, Affirmations — Michigan's largest LGBT community center — announced the appointment of Susan Erspamer as the new executive director and leader of the organization. At the time of the announcement, Frank [...]
Ferndale Kicks Off Michigan's Pride Season
BY AJ TRAGER 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 FERNDALE – Nine Mile Road in downtown Ferndale was packed June 4 as thousands gathered to celebrate the 2016 Ferndale Pride festival. Saturday started out [...]
Are You a Heather?'
FERNDALE — The Ringwald Theatre continues its Season of Classics with the Detroit premiere of "Heathers the Musical" by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe. Based on the classic 1989 film, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, [...]
Busted at the Seams In Detroit
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – "I have a commitment to humans. They come in all different shapes or sizes or whatever and if you want to wear a bra, who am I to say you can't wear a bra?" says Lee Padgett, owner of Busted Bra Shop. Busted opened in [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'After Louie' wants to turn back time LGBT film has moved past the moment when virtually all the stories produced were about AIDS, but that doesn't mean that there aren't many more stories to tell about the trauma and [...]
Henry Ford Health System Again Named Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has recognized four acute-care hospitals in the Henry Ford Health System as leaders in healthcare equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, as well as [...]
HIV in America: Hatred and Acceptance
By Myles Helfand "If you have a deadly disease, it is only proper that other people be warned against getting infected by you," the comment began. It went quickly downhill from there. "The HIV infected should be placed on a mandatory tracking list [...]
Grace and Frankie - Portrait on a Chair
Across 1 Start of a favorite holiday 6 Drag queen on the make 10 Orchestra section 15 Stroke your boa, e.g. 16 "La Traviata" solo 17 Porno film " ___ 69" 18 Spanish painter, with "El" 19 Part of Mapplethorpe's equipment 20 Try a Susan Feniger [...]