BTL Staff
Liz and the Luckouts Offer up 'Raw Rock 'n' Roll'
The pessimism of their name aside, Liz and the Luckouts are a safe bet if you're looking for "Detroit rock 'n' roll, just raw rock 'n' roll," said Gretchen Domino, who plays bass and joins in on vocals. "Our sound is hard to describe." Maybe. But [...]
Local Lesbian Publishing Company Rakes in Multiple Awards
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Bywater Books is a small lesbian press company that has been awarded a list of several awards for its 2017 titles. Founded in 2004, Bywater Books' titles are available in print, ebook, and audiobook formats and cover everything in [...]
Out Loud Chorus Hosts Spring Concert, Returns to Arthur Miller Theater Stage
Ann Arbor's Out Loud Chorus is a non-auditioned community singing group that is comprised mainly of LGBTQ chorus members, and the 55-person group has just completed their first year of direction under their new conductor William Scott Walters. This [...]
Study: Greater Visibility Reduces Transphobia, Increases Public Support for Transgender Rights
LOS ANGELES – A new study completed by the University of California, Los Angeles' Williams Institute — a UCLA-based think tank that researches sexual orientation, gender identity law and public policy — examined the relationship between prejudice [...]
Maria Bamford Plays Royal Oak Music Theatre
Many comedians know how to work a room and get laughs from their own experiences, but few know how to channel laughs from their own anxiety as well as Maria Bamford. Especially vocal about her own mental health, the "Arrested Development," "Lady [...]
Artist Kevin Tolman Debuts Nature-Based Art Exhibit
The paintings of Kevin Tolman reveal the storied layers of an artist's creative process. Robert Kidd Gallery's spring exhibition focuses on the unfolding nature of Tolman's compositions, which manifest deep illusory spaces activated by brilliantly [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
More more more 'Tales of The City,' now with Ellen Page Just when you were fully annoyed and extremely tired and actually angry (hey, "Roseanne"!) at all the TV reboots and revivals, here comes the promise of 10 new episodes of Armistead Maupin's [...]
SheHive Makeup for Women Who Don't Like Makeup Event
Blush, highligher, bronzer, lipstick, eyeshadow and mascara: those are only a few of the items that can go into a makeup look and they rarely come with directions. Especially in the age of makeup gurus flaunting perfectly done-up looks on social [...]
A Day of Performing and Creative Arts for Youth at Affirmations
When the Affirmations LGBTQ community center was founded in the late '80s it dedicated itself to providing a safe, supportive space for all members of the LGBTQ community, outlining a mission statement that highlights those goals: "Affirmations [...]
Trendsetting Lips
Across 1 Low-quality meat 5 Biweekly tide 9 Langston Hughes' "The Weary ___" 14 Disneyland feature 15 Biblical trial word 16 Title character for Barbra 17 Zipper problem 18 Larry Kramer and peers 19 "Couldn't get out of it" 20 She played CJ Lamb on [...]
Soni Wolf, Co-Founder of 'Dykes On Bike,' Has Died at 69
By Los Angeles Blade Staff On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based Dykes on Bikes organization announced the death Soni Wolf, one of its founding members and early Lesbian Rights Movement Pioneers. Wolf died last Wednesday, April 25, [...]