Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the State of Michigan after a plan to kidnap her and other Michigan government officials was thwarted by state and federal law enforcement agencies. She started by saying thank you to law enforcement and FBI agents who participated in stopping this [...]
Radically different polling and modeling numbers were reported at an LGBT community forum Dec. 7 on the topic of a ballot initiative for LGBT and women's civil rights. Polling data from Fair Michigan, the ballot [...]
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-80719265/stock-photo-mountain-dog DETROIT — The cold weather is here and while that may be an inconvenience for us, it can be life-threatening for outdoor pets. Every year, dogs and cats in the Metro Detroit area will [...]
By BTL Staff Our LGBT Fund advisory committee who reviewed the grant applications for the 2015 grant and will be helping to raise funds in the future. Members include Jeanne Engelhart, Carol Sarosik, Dottie Rhodes, [...]
Queer musician Michael Duane Gholston - formerly Duane the Teenage Weirdo, currently Duane the Brand New Dog - has been steadily bringing his retro music to Detroit (and even to Poland) over the last several [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Julianne Moore. Photo: Kath Click Julianne Moore is 'Wonderstruck' with Todd Haynes Julianne Moore and director Todd Haynes - his recent film "Carol" is generating lots of Oscar buzz - [...]
David Bowie, 'Five Years 1969-1973' The iconic cover of the U.K. edition of David Bowie's 1971 release "The Man Who Sold the World" features the queer icon sprawled out in a silky gown, pensively gazing [...]
Across 1 Openly lesbian Jackie Biskupski was just elected mayor here (with 39- and 42-Across) 5 Takes off 10 Balls of queens 14 "Would ___ to you?" 15 Head dog 16 Publisher of same-sex couples' [...]
BY BTL STAFF FERNDALE - Physical fitness is a challenge for everyone, but it's especially true for special needs children and young adults whose disabilities are not only mentally challenging, but physically challenging as well. [...]
An Oct. 30 announcement by a new ballot question committee, Fair Michigan - formed by attorney Dana Nessel, seeks to put LGBT civil rights to a popular vote in 2016. It has caused controversy and [...]
Editor's note: This commentary was originally published online Dec. 4, and updated for print Dec. 8. An Oct. 30 announcement by a new ballot question committee, Fair Michigan - formed by attorney Dana Nessel - [...]
BY AJ TRAGER Dana Nessel, Co-Chair Fair Michigan Amy Mello urged looking at the numbers through modeling and not top line poll numbers alone. Mello is the public engagement director from Freedom for All [...]
BY AJ TRAGER SOUTHEAST DETROIT - AIDS Partnership Michigan and HIV/AIDS Resource Center officially launched the brand of their merged organization on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, and will now be known as Unified - [...]
BY AJ TRAGER Tina and Trudi Bates with their daughter Tessa. YPSILANTI - Tina and Trudi Bates got together in 1998 after the death of Tina's first partner, Linda. They met in the Affirmations' [...]
LANSING -- A federal waiver granted to Spring Arbor University is causing officials in the city of Lansing to take a second look at the city's human rights ordinance. The law was passed in 2006 [...]
BY SHELBY CLARK PETKUS Outloud Chorus will sing at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor. The church is located at 1400 Stadium Blvd. Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit [...]
BY BTL STAFF FERNDALE - Affirmations will hold a Holiday Bazaar at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 to benefit youth programming at the center and to get the LGBT community ready for the holiday season. With [...]
The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan was recently recognized as a leader in LGBT funding, according to an article by LGBTfunders.org. Only $5 million of the $4 billion annually awarded by community foundations goes to [...]
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new bill introduced Dec. 3 in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, WA-01, would designate June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day," honoring the anniversary of three [...]
By Lisa Keen Matt Barrett and his husband Ed Suplee. Barrett is one of many cases around the country that are testing the right of various employers to circumvent laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual [...]
The Dred Scott decision, you guys. Have you heard of it? Because it's kind of famous. Basically this guy, Dred Scott, sued for his freedom because he didn't want to be a slave any more [...]
Though perhaps unspoken among gay men and doctors 30 years ago when the AIDS crisis started, the presumption of a death sentence was understood. When the HIV-3 retrovirus was identified and infection modes publicized -- [...]
BY LISA SCHMIDT FERNDALE - Now that the Supreme Court opened marriage to LGBT citizens across the country, record numbers of LGBT couples are tying the knot. But years of being denied marriage equality will [...]
BY SHELBY PATTERSON Michigan is not prepared to work with LGBT older adults. Federal and state civil rights laws do not include the terms sexual orientation and gender identity, and therefore do not protect these [...]
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Gwendolyn Ann Smith On the 27th of November, as many hit the stores looking for "black Friday" deals, a gunman walked into a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In [...]
Judith Light didn't know courage until she met the gay community. As one of a few prominent celebrities in the '80s to pledge her unwavering support to "the leaders," as she calls them, the "Who's [...]
On Dec. 8, Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) advocates are condemning Trump's [...]
AP - A protester who disrupted historic arguments over gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to be sentenced. Rives Miller Grogan of Mansfield, Texas, pleaded guilty in September to illegally demonstrating inside [...]
By Paul Berge
BY AJ TRAGER Over 100 people gathered at Washtenaw Community College for the Dec. 7 meeting to discuss Fair Michigan. ANN ARBOR Over 100 people from across the state, including activists, elected officials and [...]
