BTL Staff
Progress Michigan Welcomes Two New Hires to its Team
MICHIGAN — To expand both coverage of the Great Lakes Beacon, and Progress Michigan's presence on the west side of the state, Progress Michigan announced today two new hires: Cayley Winters, a West Michigan Communications Organizer; and Evan Kutz, a [...]
TRUE LGBTQ Teen Group Weekly at Lansing Salus Center
LGBTQ support group TRUE is a program from Gateway that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth between the ages of 13 and 18 in the Lansing area. The mission of TRUE is to provide a safe space that is free from bullying, [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Britney's back 'One More Time' We are always rooting for Britney Spears. We know that right now, as of this column, her personal life has hit a bit of a rough patch, and the messages coming through to the public are mixed, so [...]
LGBTQ and Aging 1.5 CEs
Health care providers may have biases and attitudes that keep older LGBTQ patients from getting the care they need. Attendees will learn how to be inclusive in their practice and how to be aware of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation that [...]
Movement Music Festival May 25 - 27
Located in Hart Plaza, Detroit, this Memorial Day weekend thousands of people across the U.S. and the world will gather for the Movement Music Festival. Attendees will be able to celebrate Detroit's electronic music and techno heritage and witness [...]
Detroit VOICES Film Festival
Thursday, May 16, Michigan filmmakers will premiere their short films at the Cinetopia Film Festival for a chance to place in one of two new categories: narrative and documentary. One of the featured films is "Femme Queen Chronicles." Directed by [...]
RecomPence
Across 1 Ones stuck under G-strings, e.g. 5 "Downton Abbey" neckwear 10 Mistake for Paul Taylor 14 Chocolate sandwich 15 Joe of "NCIS" 16 Go in only partway, at the beach 17 Start of a Mike Pence "quote" attributed by Bill Maher 20 Switch [...]
U-M Expands Trans Health Coverage after Graduate Union Campaign
After a years-long campaign by the Graduate Employees' Organization to expand healthcare coverage for transgender members, University of Michigan health plans will expand to cover new procedures to treat gender dysphoria. All U-M health plans cover [...]
Ozone House is Opening New Front Doors for Youth in Crisis
Ozone House is set to open a new home for youth in crisis in Ypsilanti by the end of 2019. As of April, Ozone House's "Front Door" fundraising campaign has raised more than $3.8 million to build a new 19,000 square-foot facility at 1600 N. Huron [...]
NEXTGen Detroit Celebrates Third Anniversary With 'Gayla'
Federation's NEXTGen Detroit Pride celebrated its three-year anniversary in fabulous fashion with its Anniversary Gayla event on May 2, 2019. Hosted by local celebrity drag queen Sabin, the event was held at The Underground @ DIME Detroit and [...]
There's Something About Marrying
Across 1 "Hairspray" composer Shaiman 5 Twinkle in your partner's eye 10 Visit Barneys, e.g. 14 Person with a PC 15 Two to one, for one 16 Scroll for the cut 17 Circumcision or baptism 18 Gussy up 19 Prefix with science 20 Start of a question in [...]
Ricky Ian Gordon's 'The Grapes of Wrath' at MOT for Four May Performances
DETROIT — Based on the classic novel by John Steinbeck, The Michigan Opera Theatre will present Ricky Ian Gordon's opera, "The Grapes of Wrath" May 11 through 19. This heart-wrenching opera in two acts, tells the story of the Joad family on their [...]