FERNDALE- Affirmations Community Center and Equality Michigan have spent the last several months mobilizing pro-LGBT communities in southeastern Michigan, fostering civic engagement and building momentum crucial for the upcoming election. On Saturday, Oct. 13 beginning [...]

FERNDALE - Recognition in the media is one way to encourage young leaders and show them that what they do matters to the community. Such stories also help inspire others. Another way to help young [...]

With school districts across the country grappling with demands for anti-bullying policies, one conservative activist group is doing all it can to make it easy and convenient for school officials, by handing it to them [...]

Michigan citizens have the opportunity to do something monumental in Nov. by electing the first African-American woman to the Supreme Court. Judge Shelia Johnson has made history before, when she was elected in 2002 to [...]

By Jerome Stuart Nichols LANSING - For Ken Ross, candidate for Ingham County 30th Circuit Court Judge, the decision to run for the position was simple. After Judge Paula Manderfield announced her retirement in March [...]

By Crystal Proxmire Between Ourselves Christopher Gorski is a 42-year-old Ferndalian who turned his hobby into a unique tee shirt business. Find him in the Rust Belt Market or at various events in the famous [...]

Be sure to stop by the Affirmations Community Center this week and thank the Hungry4Equality strikers. For more information about Hungry4Equality, go to {URL www.Hungry4Equality.com> "It is so important we ensure that members of our [...]

Affirmations and it's Multicultural Advisory Committee will host a public event to formally release "A Blueprint for Change," the final report from its more than four years of work in racial inclusion. The Multicultural Advisory [...]

On Oct. 15, the Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center announced that, after an extensive search, Jay Maddock has been hired as the center's new Program Director. Maddock comes to the KGLRC with new energy [...]

NEW YORK - A federal appeals court ruled today that the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples. In striking down DOMA, the court held that government discrimination against lesbians [...]

WASHINGTON, DC - On Oct. 19 the Human Rights Campaign condemned the extreme profits National Organization for Marriage (NOM) strategist Frank Schubert is making at the expense of LGBT Americans. Schubert is the man behind [...]

NEW YORK - On Oct. 18 Equally Blessed, a coalition of Catholic organizations working toward equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families, released a report showing that the Knights of Columbus [...]

By BTL Staff HIGHLAND PARK - The Ruth Ellis Center - one of a handful of organizations in the nation and one of two in the midwest solely dedicated to serving runaway, homeless and at-risk [...]

We have this picture - https://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=56150 Wade Davis is a former player for the Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He also traveled to Europe to play for NFL Europe before retiring seven years [...]

Photo courtesy of Terry Johnston Photography 1. Tell us about the Calhoun County Coalition for Inclusion. What purpose is it intended to serve? Calhoun County Coalition for Inclusion, or 3Ci as we affectionately call [...]

FERNDALE - On Oct. 24 - this Wednesday - from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., join Commissioner Craig Covey and Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter at Rosie O'Grady's, 279 West 9 Mile in Ferndale to learn more [...]

BTL Staff DETROIT - In a federal lawsuit filed Oct. 18, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan asked a judge to strike down a Michigan Liquor Control Commission rule prohibiting businesses with liquor licenses [...]

BTL Staff Ann Arbor aut Bar owners Martin Contreras and his partner Keith Orr say it is "absurd that we are not able to display political candidate signs." The ACLU lawsuit hopes to have the [...]

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