Nathan Triplett, Mayor Pro Tem City of Easy Lansing, addresses a press conference in front of the state capitol on Wednesday. Behind him (left to right) are Curtis Hertel Jr., Ingham County Register of Deeds; [...]
Mark Schauer during a 2010 press conference regarding the Enbridge oil spill in Marshall, Mich. File Photo: Todd A. Heywood. LANSING — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer of Michigan will seek the Democratic nomination [...]
By Mark Preston WASHINGTON (CNN) - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady resigned Tuesday, citing a handful of reasons including an ongoing struggle with several members of the state GOP over his support for same-sex [...]
BTL Staff The www.ncavp.org National Coalition of Anti-Violence (NCAVP) said in a May 2 press release, that it "is deeply concerned by three unsolved homicides of transgender women of color that occurred during the month [...]
Patty Griffin, 'American Kid' Ever since her rootsy 1996 debut "Living with Ghosts," Patty Griffin has found inspiration in the deep, dark corners of life. Written in the midst of her father's death, "American Kid" [...]
(CNN) - A prominent gay rights advocacy group says a key congressional Democrat will push for new rights for same-sex couples in the Senate's immigration reform bill -- a move which could undermine the legislation's [...]
(CNN) - On Monday, NBA player Jason Collins disclosed that he is gay, making him the first active openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team sports. His coming out has been the [...]
(CNN) - President Barack Obama confidently declared that his administration will get things done in Washington despite an atmosphere he described as divided and politically dysfunctional. Speaking at a press conference 100 days into his [...]
By The Secret Footballer for CNN (CNN) - Childhood is confusing. It's difficult to fully understand things at the best of times and, occasionally, you'll experience something that is unlike anything that you've experienced thus [...]
(CNN) - Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's daughter, recently speculated on where her father might stand on same-sex marriage. Politico published her thoughts under the headline, "Patti Davis says Reagan wouldn't have opposed gay marriage." The [...]
By CNN Political Unit Official photo of Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee (I) (CNN) - Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage after the state legislature approved the measure Thursday, [...]
(CNN) - Rhode Island moved toward becoming the 10th state in the nation and the last in New England to approve same-sex marriage after its state Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill extending marriage [...]
FERNDALE - "How the West Was One," a major reconstruction project of West Nine Mile in Downtown Ferndale, officially began with a Community Round Up and Groundbreaking on May 1, when a full presentation outlined [...]
FERNDALE - Beginning May 2013, Affirmations will formally begin accepting new clients with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan health insurance for counseling and mental health services. The organization has been working diligently over the [...]
By Andrea Poteet Since she first appeared on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" in 2004, Jillian Michaels has earned a reputation as a tough - and even intimidating - trainer. But for Michaels, who stops May [...]
By Dan Woog The OutField A team finds success only through teamwork. That's as true off the playing field as on it. Jay Hayes has earned plenty of success on the volleyball court. A former [...]
By Carolyn Hayes Lamentably postponed and long anticipated, Magenta Giraffe Theatre's production of "The Maids" (by Jean Genet, translated by Bernard Frechtman) is categorically worth the wait. Closing the season with a daring ideological text [...]
By John Quinn A "jukebox musical" is always a hop and a skip down memory lane. Playwright Roger Bean has been rather successful weaving together popular songs of a period with a barely-there plot. "Life [...]
FERNDALE - "In 36 years, I hugged like four people. But I love hugs now. High heels, hugs and handwritten notes, that's what is important to me," said 42-year-old Jodi Allen as she gave the [...]
Professional well-driller Joe Curry of Holly has been speaking out against the expansion of fracking in Michigan. Among his presentations was one given in Ferndale Apr. 23 at the request of Oakland County Water Resource [...]
WARREN - Through years of doing high school class photos, Pam Patrick of Patrick Photographic Studio has heard many sad stories from kids who have been affected by bullying. "We deal with 18-20 schools each [...]
Obituary July 22, 1957 - April 17, 2013 Paul Edward Steczek, the long time owner of Blue Moon Video Store on 8 Mile Rd. in Detroit, died Apr. 17 after a long struggle with a [...]
BTL Staff DETROIT - The numbers are daunting - 19,800 Michigan residents currently live with HIV. More than 67 percent of these individuals live in southeast Michigan, 78 percent of which are male. The Michigan [...]
A "nifty t-shirt and backpack" aren't all you get when you sign up for the annual Run 4 A Reason event in Downtown Ferndale. There's also the warm and fuzzy feeling of helping out a [...]
ANN ARBOR - Jim Toy was honored by both the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti City Councils for his commitment to advancing LGBT rights in those cities. For over 40 years Toy has stood as the [...]
LANSING - Lansing Community Colleges Gay Straight Alliance will host a Charity Art Auction to raise money for the Lansing Area AIDS Network May 4. The group is still soliciting art pieces, and anyone interested [...]
LANSING - Chris Swope kicks off his reelection campaign for a third four-year term as Lansing's city clerk with a fundraiser May 8. Swope, who is openly gay, was named 2011 City Clerk of the [...]
Creep of the Week Imagine that your mother has just died. This is, for most, a difficult, emotional time. Plus there's so much to take care of: funeral arrangements, notifying friends and relatives, taking care [...]
Parting Glances I can be contentedly thinking of a dozen inconsequential things - Major League baseball scores, movie star divorce trivia, Rebiblican obtuseness - but let me get a city block from my art studio, [...]
"Congrats Mr. Collins on your courage to come out, you have helped paved the way for others - homophobia is dead in sports - I hope!" Larry King, CNN Commentator "I hope Jason is received [...]
Since DOMA landed on the steps of the Supreme Court, support for LGBTQ equality seems to be busting out all over. Supporters are everywhere - LGBTQ, straight, young, old, black, white, brown, religious, Democratic and [...]
(CNN) - Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's daughter, recently speculated on where her father might stand on same-sex marriage. Politico published her thoughts under the headline, "Patti Davis says Reagan wouldn't have opposed gay marriage." The [...]
