I Wasn't Out During My First Prom, But Affirmations Prom ReDeux Is a Chance to Reimagine That Special Night
His name was Mike. We grew up down the street from one another. Of course, where I grew up, surrounded by corn fields and soy beans, “down the [...]
Building a W'All for Love
Few forces in the world are as powerful or as visceral as the reaction one has to great music. Regardless of genre, when either words, melody or both align the [...]
21 Years and Counting, Detroit's Dirty Show is Back Again
For more than a decade, the Dirty Show has been considered one of the largest and most important erotic art exhibitions on the planet. Each year, the exhibit [...]
Forum Foundation Presents its Valentine's Ball
The Forum Foundation has been working for decades to provide educational forums for students and scholarships, too. Now on Friday, Feb. 21, it will be hosting [...]
REC Partners to Present Burlesque at The Motown Mansion
So often Valentine's Day centers around giving love to others, but this year a combination event sponsored by The Ruth Ellis Center and Queen of Cups Burlesque [...]
Be Mine...You, Too
The other morning I was standing in the checkout lane behind a man who was buying two Valentine's Day cards, each curiously turned faced down. The checkout [...]
Dancing Harder
'Porn to Be a Star' Play Coming to Menjos in Detroit "Get ready to get Harder!" That's the slogan for Chris Harder's play, "Porn to Be a Star," directed by [...]
Queer Non-Binary Artist Graces Cover of WUSSY's 'The Sex Issue'
WUSSY Magazine has recently published "The Sex Issue" featuring queer, non-binary artist Shamir. The 120-page issue includes a spread and interview with the [...]
Five Ways to Start Having Sex You Actually Enjoy
Bump "Go to the gym more" down a notch on your list of New Year's resolutions and move "Have better sex" up one. Here's how to fulfill that promise to [...]
PetCalls to Host Valentine's Day Fundraiser for Detroit Dog Rescue
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Valentine's Day is for pets, too. That's why PetCalls is hosting a fun Valentine's Day mixer for friends and pets on Feb. 14 at the [...]
Blumz Says Handmade Matters This Valentine's Day
This Valentine's Day, it's all about handmade and hand-delivered, according to Sadie Quagliotto, marketing director for Blumz by JR Designs. "Valentine's Day [...]
Bookmarks: Romance Between the Pages
By Keith Orr We associate two times of the year with love: Valentine's Day and spring. Usually we are in the midst of a deep freeze on Valentine's Day. Yet as [...]
Love Day Ideas
It's always a good time to celebrate love. Especially on Valentine's Day, and especially with wild animal sex. The Detroit Zoo's "Love Gone Wild" is one of [...]
W.E.T. Detroit Hosts New Events for Queer Women to Detroit
By Shelby Clark A grassroots LGBTQ organization has recently swept the Detroit event scene: Women's Entertainment Team, also known as W.E.T. Detroit. The [...]
Sochi: Show Your #SignofLove
This Valentine's Day, with the spotlight on the Sochi Winter Olympics, LUSH Cosmetics has joined with All Out to champion everyone's right to love and stand [...]
Ruth Ellis Asks You To 'Primp For Your Partner'
By Shelby Clark Feeling dull and lifeless in this seemingly unending winter? Pamper yourself while supporting a good cause at "Primp for your Partner." Azenza [...]
Home Sweet Homosexual
By Shelby Clark Looking for a specifically LGBT Valentine's Day event, with the added benefit of helping a good cause? The Ozone House works to benefit their [...]
Outside The Box
By Jerome Stuart Nichols As with most matters of the heart, the love and intimate connection you share in a romantic relationship is enough of a gift on its [...]
Burlesque Boys Perform At The Dirty Show
Photo: Kaylin Idora Editor's Note: The story previously referenced Roxi D'Lite as a drag queen; she is not. She's a female burlesque performer, and just as [...]
Looking For Love (Or Whatever)? Here's How To Stay Safe
With love and lust in the air this Valentine's Day, it's important for readers to know how to stay safe when meeting people they don't know from the internet. [...]
