BTL Staff
Bianca Del Rio Comes to Royal Oak
photo: S2_CC2_RoyalOak_2547.jpg Bianca Del Rio, the alter ego of seasoned comic Roy Haylock and season 6 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, is a self-professed "clown in a gown." This hilariously hateful comic is known for her foul mouth and [...]
Celebrate the Holidays with Perceptions
BY BTL STAFF Kick off the holiday season with a fun, fabulous evening surrounded by family and friends on Dec. 2 at Apple Mountain Resort, 4519 N. River Road in Freeland. Perceptions is excited to host the organization's 16th Annual Holiday Gala [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Ellen Page. Ellen Page enrolls in 'The Umbrella Academy' for Netflix And she's playing The White Violin. Are you already confused? Thought it was about umbrellas? Here's where you catch up: "The Umbrella Academy" is an offbeat [...]
From the Kitchen Table to the Global Table: Astraea Celebrates 40 Years
BY MICHELLE E. BROWN J. Bob Alotta, executive director at the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Around a kitchen table in New York back in 1977 a group of women decided that if there was going to be a women's movement that prioritized the needs [...]
LGBTQ Discrimination Explored in NPR Report
BY BTL STAFF On Tuesday, NPR released the fifth portion of the series "You, Me and Them: Experiencing Discrimination in America." Based on a survey conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, [...]
Author Scott Stabile Spreads As Much Love as Possible
BY T. THOMAS ABERNATHY Scott Stabile is an up and coming author based in Michigan where he lives with his partner. A passionate speaker and love advocate, Scott runs daylong empowerment workshops nationally and internationally. BTL recently spoke [...]
SCOTUS Preview: Masterpiece Cake Case ....
By Lisa Keen Of the nine substantial LGBT-related decisions in front of the Supreme Court since Hurley, the LGBT side has won eight times. The only loss was in 2000 with Boy Scouts v. Dale. That case, too, involved a state law against discrimination [...]
Transmission: November Hope
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith The 7th of November was the 40th anniversary of Harvey Milk's historic victory in San Francisco, becoming the first out, gay elected official in the United States. It felt as if he was smiling on us all that night, as we [...]
Detroit 'Concert for a Cure' Comes to Ferndale
BY BTL STAFF Cast members of the national touring production of "An American In Paris" (performing at the Detroit Opera House Nov. 28 – Dec. 10) will perform in a special concert to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Ferndale's Blessings [...]
Hidden Quote
Across 1 A bit of dialogue from this movie is hidden in the circled letters of this puzzle 8 Frida's celebrations 15 Emulate Dr. Kildare 16 They may penetrate your enemies 17 He rubs you the right way 18 Remove a light bulb 19 Painting and such, to [...]
Shop Small in Royal Oak on Nov. 25
BY BTL STAFF photo: S2_CC1_RoyalOak_2547.jpg Small Business Saturday is a big deal in downtown Royal Oak. The event on Nov. 25 is part of a national effort started several years ago in conjunction with American Express to encourage people to shop [...]