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East Lansing Approves Equal Benefits Ordinance
By AJ Trager EAST LANSING - The East Lansing City Council approved an Equal Benefits Ordinance on Sept. 2 that will prohibit the city from entering into contracts with contractors who discriminate against employees based [...]
Washtenaw Residents To Rally Or Protest
By BTL Staff ANN ARBOR - The Jim Toy Community Center will host a rally or a protest on the day the 6th Circuit Court announces its decision in the DeBoer v. Snyder marriage quality [...]
EqualityMaine Advances Trans Healthcare Coverage
AJ Trager MAINE - There is a lot more to do in the LGBT community than just marriage equality and that includes adjustment to healthcare programs and coverage. Maine became the eighth jurisdiction in the [...]
First-Of-Its-Kind LGBT Jewish Curriculum
BTL Staff WASHINGTON D.C. - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Institute for Welcoming Resources, Keshet, COLAGE and Family Equity Council released a curriculum designed to help Jewish congregations support and embrace LGBT members [...]
Utah Plaintiffs Ask SCOTUS To Review Case
BTL Staff SALT LAKE CITY - Three couples challenging the State of Utah's ban on same-sex marriage asked SCOTUS to accept the request of Utah state officials to review the case. Plaintiffs argue that Supreme [...]
Utah Plaintiffs Ask SCOTUS To Review Case
BTL Staff SALT LAKE CITY - Three couples challenging the State of Utah's ban on same-sex marriage asked SCOTUS to accept the request of Utah state officials to review the case. Plaintiffs argue that Supreme [...]
Utah Plaintiffs Ask SCOTUS To Review Case
BTL Staff SALT LAKE CITY - Three couples challenging the State of Utah's ban on same-sex marriage asked SCOTUS to accept the request of Utah state officials to review the case. Plaintiffs argue that Supreme [...]
California Bans ‘Gay Panic’ Defense
BTL Staff CALIFORNIA - California legislature passed a bill that will remove "gay panic" as reason to reduce charges from homicide or manslaughter. Defendants will not be able to escape murder charges by claiming that [...]
John Lithgow Talks Gays In Film, His ‘Defiance Of Prejudice’ & Robin Williams
cut/ Photo: Sony Classics Thereâs a beautiful moment in Ira Sachsâ indie hit "Love Is Strange" involving two older men â a New York couple forced to live apart after one of them loses his job, [...]
Lithgow Talks Gays In Film, His ‘Defiance Of Prejudice’ & Robin Williams
Photo: Sony Classics There's a beautiful moment in Ira Sachs' indie hit "Love Is Strange" involving two older men - a New York couple, forced to live apart after one of them loses his [...]
News You Should Know August 29, 2014
BTL Staff UPDATE: LGBT Killer In Metro Detroit Caught California Bans "Gay Panic" Defense Utah Plaintiffs Ask SCOTUS To Review Case First-Of-Its Kind LGBT Jewish Curriculum EqualityMaine Advances Trans Healthcare Coverage
Art, Music & More Blows Through Michigan
Compiled By Shelby Clark Petkus Fall is often considered Michigan's best season: beautiful weather, changing leaves and a host of different events. Here are a few of select events, be they indoor or outdoor, in [...]
Arts, Beats, Eats… & The Village People?!
By BTL Staff Labor Day Weekend's premier event, Ford's Arts, Beats & Eats, presented by FirstMerit Bank, celebrates its 17th year in downtown Royal Oak this weekend. The festival will entertain thousands of visitors from [...]
Cinema Detroit: Inclusion & Faygo Under The Same Roof
By Sarah Bricker-Hunt When co-owners Paula Guthat and her husband Tim put together their weekly movie line-up, it's like a mix tape from a good friend - the one who dabbles in a little of [...]
Fall Into DIA’s New Exhibitions
By Shelby Clark Petkus As temperatures cool at a steady rate, Michiganders move from kayaking and picnicking to museums, bars and other indoor activities. And this fall, the DIA has something for everyone. Run to [...]
Detroit Through A New Lens
By Christopher J. Treacy Celebrated fashion photographer Boswell Hardwick has always been a few steps ahead of the game. His understanding of aesthetics, the fashion press and his experience in multiple creative mediums has given [...]
Designer Gives A Shirt About Detroit
By Emell Derra Adolphus There is an art to delivering Christopher Gorski's signature phrase, "Bitch, please. I'm from Detroit." You've got to wait for the perfect moment, he explains. "I would travel to different places [...]
Barbra Streisand’s Duet With Gay Son Is Highlight Of New Album
Barbra Streisand, 'Partners' Joined by a plethora of esteemed men on "Partners," Barbra Streisand duets with one in particular who stands out above the rest: her gay son, Jason Gould. The two share Irving Berlin's [...]
Message Received
Across 1 A little behind 5 Does a birth rite 9 Like America's Betty 13 Lysol target 14 Coup d'___ (rebellion) 15 Gardening tools for prostitutes? 16 Have sex with 17 Verb of Verlaine 18 [...]
It’s Curtain Time For Theaters & Theatergoers Alike
Krisha Marcano (Florence Ballard), Allison Semmes (Diana Ross) and Trisha Jeffrey (Mary Wilson) in "Motown The Musical," coming to Detroit's Fisher Theatre Oct. 21-Nov. 16. Photo: Joan Marcus Applause will soon be busting out [...]
A Season Of Excellence And Off-Stage Drama: The 2014 Wilde Awards
The Michigan Shakeapeare Festival in Jackson is this year's top-nominated theater, seen here with its 2014 production of "Cymbeline." Photo: MSF Theater professionals from across Michigan will gather together Sept. 22 when The 2014 [...]
Affirmations Resumes Search For New Executive Director
By BTL Staff Metro Detroit's community center for LGBT people and allies, Affirmations, will resume its search for a new director. In January, the center created a search committee which partnered with an outside search [...]
GAGG And LGBT: Gearing Up For November
By AJ Trager Kalamazoo attorney Mark Totten, Democratic candidate for Michigan attorney general. BTL photo: AJ Trager The following article has been updated due to a misattribution and the error has been corrected. LANSING [...]
Schauer Leaves His Mark On Michigan Pride
By AJ Trager Mark Schauer on the Capitol Steps LANSING - There were hundreds of people who gathered at the Capitol Steps Aug. 23rd for a rally celebrating the 25th Annual Michigan Pride in [...]
Upper Peninsula Celebrates First LGBT Pride Fest
By AJ Trager UP Rainbow Pride Board Members Sue Holiday, Lee Maki, Megan Foulks, David Shew, Pam Johnson, Jill Malin and Marissa Jayne Wolfe. Photo courtesy of UP Rainbow Pride MARQUETTE - For the [...]
When A Lesbian Becomes A Man
By Shelby Clark Petkus What happens to a lesbian couple when one of them becomes a man? That very scenario was experienced by Diana and Jacob (nee Suzy) Anderson-Minshall and discussed in their recent memoir, [...]
TLC Star Says Transgender People Are Child Predators
By BTL Staff ARKANSAS - The City Council of Fayetteville, Ark. will consider a new non-discrimination ordinance protecting the rights of the LGBT against discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on the basis of [...]
Creep of the Week: Pam Bondi
Well, it's happened. A federal judge has ruled that Florida's anti-gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. In his opinion, Judge Robert L. Hinkle compared the ban on interracial marriage to the ban on same-sex marriage, writing [...]
Parting Glances: No Onan! Oh, No!
Years ago there was a physique magazine, Tomorrow's Man, that for 50 cents newsstand purchase could be discreetly hidden in a hip pocket for private enjoyment. (Considered pornographic it was a federal offense to send [...]
Transmissions: Where We Cross
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith A few months back I found myself speaking at a Transgender Day of Remembrance event in Northern California. As the event was breaking up and folks started to head for their [...]
7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hears Marriage Equality Cases
BTL Staff CHICAGO - August 26th marked the date for the 7th Circuit Court to hear testimony from four consolidated cases from Indiana and Wisconsin. The states filed separate appeals looking to reinstate bans on [...]
Womyn Born Womyn House Staffer Edits Trans Identity Wikipedia Pages
BTL Staff WASHINGTON D.C. - One week ago on Aug. 20 a U.S. House staffer was caught changing descriptions of trans identities including Laverne Cox on Internet hotspot Wikipedia. The IP address made a series [...]
Florida Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Same-Sex Marriage
BTL Staff TALLAHASSEE - Florida's 2nd District Court of Appeals asked Florida Supreme Court Aug 27 to decide whether or not the state's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional. The high court is asked to [...]
News You Should Know August 28, 2014
BTL Staff 7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hears Marriage Equality Cases Womyn Born Womyn House Staffer Edits Trans Identity Wikipedia Pages Florida Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Same-Sex Marriage
News You Should Know August 27, 2014
BTL Staff Gay Berlin Mayor Announces Resignation Landmark Bookstore In Philly To Reopen Queen Pardons Gay WWII Code Breaker Couple Wins Wedding Venue Dispute Virginia Family Foundation Protests Gay Marriage With Fake Fast Longest Running [...]