Bi the way
It's not every day that we take on the New York Times – certainly not in a front cover story. In fact, we tend to like the New York Times. We think it's a [...]
O'Connor leaves a chasm in the middle
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement last week from the U.S. Supreme Court, leaving the court polarized and without its moderate swing voter. [...]
Olé Canada! and Sandra Day O'Connor leaving a chasm in the middle
Spain surprised the world by legalizing equal marriage rights last week. Bravo Spain! This predominantly Catholic country has enthusiastically taken the lead [...]
Rise and shine
BTL readers who follow this editorial space from week to week have noticed that over this past year, we have frequently discussed the idea of "waking [...]
Get your voice to Lansing
As we head into the last major Pride event of the month, it's important to take a moment and look at where we've been and where we're headed. After all, this [...]
Pittmann-Puckett gallery call for artists
FERNDALE – The Pittmann-Puckett Art Gallery, located within Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center, is currently accepting artists for two shows. The [...]
When Texas freezes over
Texas Governor Rick Perry is on an anti-gay roll. First he ceremoniously signs an anti-gay marriage amendment at a conservative evangelical church, to the [...]
Sunsets with Shakespeare opens second season
LANSING – Sunsets with Shakespeare will open their summer season this month with an innovative production of "Macbeth," co-directed by Sunsets Managing [...]
Because we have to
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Several years after coming out as a lesbian, comedian and hero, Ellen DeGeneres has come out as a survivor of sexual abuse that [...]
We're here. We're queer. We're proud of it
While we at BTL try to report as much good news for our community as possible, bad news is unavoidable. And even though we would love to give you a paper with [...]
Swing Out Sister at Magic Bag June 9
FERNDALE – With the release of "Where Our Love Grows," Swing Out Sister (Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell) begins its twentieth year of existence as purveyors [...]
TV in the pink in June
During four separate evenings in June, LGBT and allied viewers will have the opportunity to relive the past 40 years of TV shows and characters that have [...]
