BTL Staff
OU Expands LGBTQIA Awareness, Education Efforts with 'Pride Month'
Oakland University's Pride Week, which celebrates OU's diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity, is expanding this year to include a full month of events and activities developed to raise awareness, promote education and foster a sense of [...]
Shannonloren Named LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Newest Gold Member
DETROIT — Recognizing them for their "creative" and "innovative" marketing techniques, the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that ShannonLoren is its newest Gold Member. "We look forward to working alongside their leadership to help [...]
Wellspring Presents the 9th Annual Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – After nearly a decade of bringing dancers together from across the world, the Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers presents the ninth annual Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival or RAD Fest. The Festival will be held at the [...]
Penny Stamps Speaker Series Presents Transgender Activist Chelsea Manning and Heather Dewey-Hagborg
The University of Michigan's Stamps School of Art & Design prides itself on its "diversity, equity and inclusion." The school, which requires an "international experience" for each of its students to make them more worldly, describes itself as [...]
BTL Celebrates 25 Years of LGBTQ Publishing with Kick-Off Event at March 11 Expo
Towanna Jackson and LaShawn Peterson of Southfield were married on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2016, around 1 a.m. inside the Plaza Royale Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. "My sister was able to catch a flight and fill the role of best woman, maid of [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente LOS ANGELES – MAY 23: Anne Hathaway arrives to the "Alice Through The Looking Glass" American Premiere on May 23, 2016 in Hollywood, CA. Anne Hathaway 'Wanted' by Dee Rees While director Dee Rees didn't get an Oscar nomination [...]
Advice from Frasier's Dad
Across 1 Alfred Douglas' title 5 Spit out 10 Ending for Copland 14 Islamic ruler 15 "Caberet" line about screwing Maximilian 16 Out partner 17 The lowdown 18 Climax at the end of an action film 19 Pay for a pad 20 Start of advice from Frasier's [...]
The Latest: Gay Pride Parade Backers Eye Suit Over Denial
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a Mississippi city's denial of a gay pride parade (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A Mississippi State University student who unsuccessfully sought a city permit for a gay pride parade and related events says she [...]
Plea Deal Accepted by Man Accused of Robbing, Shooting Transgender Woman
Rather than serving life in prison, 19-year-old Jujuan Williams has accepted a plea deal. Williams was one of two men accused of robbing and shooting a transgender woman in Detroit's Palmer Park neighborhood last November. Williams' agreement calls [...]
WSU Provides Teens with Career Readiness Tools
As of 2011, the National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research found a large disparity in college and work readiness in the eyes of teachers and students. High school teachers estimated that just over 60 percent of their [...]