BTL Staff
Pass the Pasta
Across 1 It may come before 69 5 "Caligula" playwright 10 30 Rock's style 14 Ellen of "The Umbrella Academy" 15 They don't watch gay porn on TV 16 Julia who played Gomez Addams 17 Breezed through 18 Zellweger of "Chicago" 19 Home of the Bruins 20 [...]
News Analysis: An Impressive Democratic Field
By Peter Rosenstein The Democratic field of contenders continues to grow and I am impressed by the wide range of talent in the party. On Nov. 7, 2018 I wrote that Democrats need a coherent message and younger candidates to win in 2020. My thought [...]
Ann Arbor Film Festival Out Night March 28
A Michigan mainstay for nearly 60 years, the Ann Arbor Film Festival is billed as the oldest avant-garde experimental film festival in North America, receiving thousands of submissions from over 70 countries around the globe. And for roughly a third [...]
Gay Things that Straight Athletes Do
Across 1 "Alone ___ Drive-in Movie" ("Grease") 4 Canning tomatoes 9 Visit Barneys, e.g. 13 Ballet supporters? 15 Pass, as a law 16 Site of desirable stones 17 Prot. denomination 18 ___ music (do Britten's job) 19 Book after Joel 20 One who doubts [...]
Victory Institute Announces National Out to Win Day on April 2;
Last week LGBTQ Victory Institute, an organization dedicated to putting LGBTQ people in office, and 10 partner organizations announced the first National Out to Win Day will be held on Tuesday, April 2. Its goal is to get 22,272 LGBTQ people [...]
The House' at The Ringwald Theatre Through April 22
"The House" follows the story of Martyn and Shanny, a couple looking to downsize, who strike a deal with a couple looking for a bigger place to stay, Lindsay and Fischer. Because their home is packed full of things from years of living, they're [...]
Winter. Saturdays. Suburbia.
Presented through a special arrangement with New York City's Samuel French, Inc., this March, Slipstream Theatre Initiative presents the second show of their fifth season: "The Wolves." "In this stunning Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by Sarah [...]
Former Executive Director Returns to Affirmations
Antonio David Garcia, known as Dave by most, is back at the head of Affirmations in Ferndale, returning to the role of executive director on April 29 after a break of five years. Garcia, a Michigan native, left the LGBTQ community center in 2014 [...]
Area Man Sentenced to 18-20 Years in Prison for 2013 Murder of Gay Detroit Man
On Wednesday, March 6, Hammer Alkotait was handed a sentence of 18 to 20 years in prison after a plea agreement convicting him of the second-degree murder of Gabino Rodriguez. The Detroit man, who was targeted in 2013 for robbery because he was gay, [...]
Michigan Employers Join Coalition to Push for Equality Act
The Human Rights Campaign announced on Friday, March 8, that an unprecedented 161 leading businesses have joined HRC's Business Coalition for the Equality Act. Of them, five are from Michigan: Ally Financial and General Motors in Detroit, The Dow [...]