Historically Black, Historically Gay
By Brent Dorian Carpenter Paris Barclay was born August 16, 1963 in Gary, Indiana. He attended La Lumiere Boarding Prep High School in La Porte, Indiana [...]
HRC launches marriage ad campaign
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign launched a new ad campaign this week aimed at educating the public about the fundamental rights and benefits that are [...]
Interview with lesbian fiction writer Meaker
By Sharon Gittleman Once upon a time, lesbians weren't supposed to live happily ever after. In the early 1950's, when the literary world began to acknowledge [...]
Military maneuvers
By Bob Roehr The promotion of controversial general Robert T. Clark is on hold again. The nomination was reported out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on [...]
Parting Glances
In 1987 some 165, 000 people pledged $1,000 to Muskegon-born Jim Bakker's Heritage U.S.A., a Bible-themed vacation and recreation village. For their ready cash [...]
Royal Oak results mixed for LGBT residents
By Sharon Gittleman ROYAL OAK – Three pro-gay City Commission candidates heard bad news on Election Day in Royal Oak. Gary Lelito, Andy Prentice and Bill [...]
Voices from an Urban Bush Sista
By Imani Williams I consider myself to be a spiritual person and I make a distinction between being spiritual and religious. In doing so, tradition honoring my [...]
What does Massachusetts mean for Michigan?
The Nov. 18 ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court that there is no constitutional basis for denying same-sex couples the right to marry was historic in the [...]
PFLAG Detroit announces scholarship program
The Board of Directors of PFLAG-Detroit announced Monday their 2nd annual scholarship program. Each year three $500 college scholarships are awarded to [...]
Transgender Day of Remembrance Events
Ann Arbor: Thursday Nov. 13 – Transgender activist Gwen Smith will give a lecture called "Remembering Our Dead" at 7:00 p.m. in the Educational Conference [...]
BTL V.I.P. Party 2014
Save the date for our signature VIP Party! Wednesday, June 4, 6 to 9 p.m., at 42 Degrees North in the Detroit Marriott located in the Renaissance Center in [...]
Pride Throughout Michigan
Stop by to meet the BTL team at festivals throughout the Pride season, annual Pride Guides and Pride Source Yellow Pages in hand! [...]
