Photo courtesy of LA Galaxy Ever since Robbie Rogers came out in early 2013, the soccer player has been intent on changing sports culture the best way he knows how - by being himself. [...]
? LANSING — The last weeks of any legislative session are often full of lawmaking chicanery, and this session is no different. As the so-called lame duck session was gaveling in, the Michigan LGBT community [...]
LANSING - The last weeks of any legislative session are often full of lawmaking chicanery, and this session is no different. As the so-called lame duck session was gaveling in, the Michigan LGBT community believed [...]
By BTL Staff ANN ARBOR, Mich. - At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to expand protections for transgender, lesbian, bisexual and gay students, faculty and staff [...]
By Nicolas Wysocki When you're a 12-year-old gay boy in middle school, you don't really have an overt sexuality, just many flamboyant hobbies. Yes, I still gravitated toward all the hyperfeminized figurines and performed exquisitely [...]
By Dana Casadei Shakespeare's "The Winteras Tale" is Slipstream Theatre Initiativeas inaugural production. Photo: STI Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" is Slipstream Theatre Initiative's inaugural production. Photo: STI SS_2249_5.jpg: Bailey Boudreau is co-founder and artistic [...]
Idina Menzel, 'Holiday Wishes' Idina Menzel is the luckiest person to have ever been called Adele Dazeem. The awkwardness of having her name butchered by John Travolta during this year's Oscars telecast gifted the Broadway [...]
Across 1 Chart with the bottom line, maybe 6 Pansy supporter 10 "Quills" subject 14 Spine-chilling 15 Irene of "Fame" fame 16 Mireille of "World War Z" 17 Photographer Grace 18 LSD, e.g. 19 Carbon [...]
By John Quinn John Lepard in "This Wonderful Life" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Chris Purchis To what can we attribute the enduring popularity of "It's a Wonderful Life"? It was the only movie [...]
By Jenn McKee Anne Bauman and Jim Moll in Home for the Holidays at The Dio. Photo: The Dio The Christmas season may just be officially getting underway, but it's already bustin' out all [...]
By Amy J. Parrent Thomas D. Mahard returns as Scrooge in Meadow Brook Theatre's annual holiday treat, "A Christmas Carol." Photo: Rick Smith Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a world where "A [...]
By Martin F. Kohn "Old Jews Telling Jokes" continues at The Jewish Ensemble Theatre through Dec. 21. Photo: JET It's a little confusing, so bear with me. "Old Jews Telling Jokes" is a play [...]
By John Quinn "Invasion!" features (L-R) Artun Kircali, Linnae Caurdy, Samer Aljuni and Emilio Rodriguez. Photo: Michael Hovitch Review enough theater and you develop a sense of deja vu. Ok, this show is "Invasion!" [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Katie Geddes Whatever holiday event LGBTQI people and allies plan to celebrate this season, the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor will be around to host; the church will [...]
BY AJ TRAGER Jeanne White-Ginder addresses attendees of the Mayors Breakfast on World AIDS Day 2014 at the Detroit Opera House. BTL Photo: AJ Trager DETROIT - Lead HIV/AIDS organizations, medical professionals, community organizers [...]
Jesse Anguiano only wanted an extra layer of protection during sex. The 31-year-old gay man had been hearing about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for some time from HIV test counselors at the Lansing Area AIDS Network, [...]
By BTL Staff Michigan Roundtable presents a special evening with Judge Damon J. Keith entitled "Crusader for Justice" on Dec. 8. The organization, known for its dedication to fostering inclusion, diversity and equity in the [...]
BY AJ TRAGER Michigan Round Table panelists (L-R) Rev. Dr. Campbell Lovett, Rev. Dr. Michael C.R. Nabors, Attorney Jay Kaplan, Rev. Dr. Stephen Butler Murray and Emily Dievendorf discuss the state of equality in Christian [...]
KICK, Detroit's agency for LGBT African Americans, hosts its 12th Annual Gala Fundraiser this month dubbed "Holiday in December." The event is both a fundraiser for the nonprofit's programs and also a joyous holiday celebration [...]
DETROIT - One local charity is determined to make sure metro Detroit-area foster children enjoy a merry Christmas. To that end, For The Seventh Generation (http://www.fortheseventhgeneration.org) announced the launch of its holiday toy and gift [...]
This month, Ennis Center for Children and Affirmations will present "Exploring Foster Parenting and Adoption for Singles and Couples." Topics at the event include an overview of the foster care system, information on the process [...]
Right Reverend Wendell Gibbs, Bishop of the Episcopalian Diocese of Michigan, will speak this Tuesday at St. John's Church in Royal Oak. He will discuss the importance and impact of marriage equality in Michigan. The [...]
I'll admit I've never watched "19 and Counting," the reality show about the Duggar family. But from what I understand, it's a show about Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, a woman and man so sex-obsessed [...]
A federally funded study by People & Friends of Cats and Dogs (P-FCD) says that "persons of rainbow personality make the best dog owners, but have little influence on cats, although this should not be [...]
By Davis Nicholas I'm from Michigan, the land of General Motors. I grew up along I-75, right between Saginaw and Flint, where more families than not were part of and were proud of their work [...]
By Susan Russick My husband and I adopted Michigan as our home 30 years ago. We found jobs, bought a house, purchased cars and usually put our hard earned dollars right back into Michigan's economy. [...]
By Jay Kaplan In addition to the bill that excludes transgender people from anti-discrimination protections under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen's Civil Rights Act, the Michigan Republican leadership has introduced House Bill 5958, the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration [...]
Updated at 10:20 a.m. Dec. 5, 2014 At the end of the day Dec. 4, the Michigan House passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act with a vote of 59-50, falling directly on party lines. The [...]
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON - The Department of Labor published a new rule to prohibit businesses that contract with the federal government from engaging in workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender [...]
