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Q&A: Robbie Rogers On Why Athletes Won’t Come Out, ESPN’s ‘Ridiculous’ Locker Room Coverage
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. [...]
The Rise Of ‘License To Discriminate’; The Failure Of LGBT Civil Rights
? 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 [...]
The Rise Of ‘License To Discriminate’; The Failure Of LGBT Civil Rights
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 [...]
WCC Expands LGBT Protections
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 [...]
Being Young & Coming Out To Bette Midler
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 [...]
Taking The Stage For Charity
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 [...]
Hear Me Out: Idina Menzel, Nick Jonas
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 [...]
I Hear a Melody
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 [...]
‘George Bailey, I’ll Love You ‘Til The Day I Die’
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 [...]
Christmas Is Bustin’ Out All Over At The Dio
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 [...]
A Timeless ‘Carol’ At Meadow Brook
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 [...]
You Could Laugh Your Tuchis Off
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 [...]
How Relevant Is Theater? Check Your National News Feeds
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!" [...]
Tidings Of Comfort & Justice
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 [...]
Mayors Breakfast Kicks Off World AIDS Day
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 [...]
PrEP Debate Continues As Advocates Hold Conversations In State
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, [...]
Judge Damon J. Keith Speaks In Detroit
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 [...]
Top Faith Leaders Discuss Religious Freedom, LGBT Inclusion
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’ Off The Holidays With Annual Gala In Detroit
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 [...]
Foster Children’s Charity Collecting New Toys, Gifts For Holiday Bazaar
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 [...]
Affirmations Hosts Information Session On LGBT Foster Parenting And Adoption
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 To Speak On Marriage Equality
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 [...]
Creep of the Week: The Duggars
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 [...]
Parting Glances: Happy Arf! Merry Meow!
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 [...]
Viewpoint: I’m Michigan; I’m You
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 [...]
From A Mother
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. [...]
Religion Should Not Be Used As A Sword To Discriminate
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 [...]
State Civil Rights Amendment Dead, Says Speaker
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 [...]
New Non-Discrimination Rule Implemented Federally
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 [...]