If the Catholic Church has proven anything over the past few years, it's that their number one priority is protecting children. They're, like, really good at it - much in the same way Tommy, your [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Civil Rights Montana to ban homophobic bullying in schools HELENA - All Montana school districts must adopt policies against bullying, the Montana Board of Public Education has decided. The requirement, [...]

"Karl Rove has reconstructed the [Republican] party so that its core membership is that of evangelical Christians who believe politics should be governed by religious principles. These people can brook no compromise on the abortion [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman TUPELO, Miss. - Undeterred by unsuccessful "boycott of the month" attempts against companies including Disney, Johnson and Johnson, Proctor and Gamble and Orbitz, the American Family Association, a self-styled Christian group [...]

DETROIT - On Sunday, March 19, the ALORDE Collective will screen "A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde," a documentary on the life of lesbian poet and activist Audre Lorde. The [...]

By Lisa Keen BOSTON - In yet another confrontation between religious organizations and laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, an organization of the archdiocese of Boston has decided to end its program of helping [...]

BTL Staff DEARBORN - On March 11 over 1,500 people attended the 10th Annual Michigan Lesbian & Gay ComedyFest hosted by Triangle Foundation. Not only is the ComedyFest Michigan's largest comedy event, but it is [...]

By BTL Staff FERNDALE - "All are welcome in the Episcopal Church" is the theme of 10 new billboards unveiled in metropolitan Detroit this month by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The billboards, part of [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LYNCHBURG, Va. - On March 10, 24 people were arrested on behalf of LGBT rights as they attempted to step onto the campus of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. Twelve of the [...]

By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - Ferndale may soon join a handful of cities that have added gays and lesbians to the list of groups protected against discrimination in their communities. In a matter of weeks, [...]

By Sharon Gittleman OAK PARK - For Reconstructionists, Judaism is a faith that evolves over time, with Jewish culture and community at its core. Gays, lesbians, transsexuals and bisexuals are welcome in that community - [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DETROIT - On March 17, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force will be the focus of a fundraising reception at Detroit's Scarab Club. During the event, NGLTF Executive Director Matt [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ANN ARBOR - On Saturday, March 25, PFLAG Ann Arbor will host the Michigan Circle, a day-long conference of PFLAG leaders, members and supporters across the state. Presentations and workshops offered [...]

By The Associated Press FLUSHING - A half-dozen protesters from Fred Phelps' church who picketed the funeral of a Michigan soldier were met by hundreds of people carrying signs defending the military and honoring the [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ANN ARBOR - The Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project has announced plans to move into new office space April 1, allowing the resource center for Washtenaw County's LGBT residents to improve the [...]

By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - When Courteney Payeur, 21, learned the Pittmann-Puckett Art Gallery had chosen her photographs for their first student show, she didn't hold back. "I was so excited I called my grandma [...]