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 [...]
Photo: Brian Ziff Maybe Alex Newell's star-making moment - the "Dreamgirls" showstopper "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," which the 23-year-old gloriously belted out on "The Glee Project," before nabbing a spot [...]
By Lisa Keen LGBT news out of the New Hampshire presidential primary this week was both familiar and bizarre. The LGBT community in New Hampshire appeared to be split between the top two Democratic candidates [...]
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An effort to create a law to prevent people convicted of abusing animals from adopting or owning an animal for five years after their conviction is in jeopardy over an attempt to repurpose an obsolete [...]
The state's Chief Medical Executive Officer may be in the position in violation of state law. Dr. Eden Wells was appointed to the post in April of 2015. The state's Public Health Code requires that [...]
Photo: Liz Salinas Marco Castro-Bojorquez was never very close to his father. They rarely spoke, especially about Marco's sexuality. Two years ago, though, on New Year's Eve, something changed. His family went out that [...]
BY KEVIN FRANCK The frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination today promised "forward motion" on gay and lesbian equality if he is elected. In an interview with NECN's Sue O'Connell just days before the crucial [...]
Michigan Information and Research Services, Inc -- known as MIRS -- reported Jan. 29 that a controversial ballot initiative to amend the state constitution will end. Dana Nessel, a Detroit area lawyer best known for [...]
BY BTL STAFF ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Theater, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies, kicked off its new film series, CineManga, on Jan. 13. The 16-week series takes place [...]
By Gregg Shapiro Jonathan Harper's debut short story collection "Daydreamers" is the kind of book that you'd hope it'd be: a fantastic introduction to a creative and original voice in fiction. The stories are populated [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Todd Haynes joins a psychedelic '70s rock cult For over 25 years, queer filmmaker Todd Haynes has created meticulously detailed worlds that often intersect with fantasies about rock 'n' roll ("Superstar: [...]
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BY AJ TRAGER Liz Lamoste, standing, is a long-time supporter of the center. She called on the board to show more organizational transparency by providing the public with access to Affirmations bylaws and other documents [...]
BY AJ TRAGER The keynote address was delivered by Sean Kosofsky, executive director of the Tyler Clementi Foundation. BTL photo: AJ Trager TROY - Educators, school administrators, activists, students and others working in the [...]
BY AJ TRAGER CHELSEA - In a 4-1 vote by City Council, on Jan. 19 Chelsea became the 42nd city in Michigan to adopt a nondiscrimination ordinance, furthering protections for LGBT residents in the area. [...]
CANTON TWP - Director of Policy and Outreach at Equality Michigan, Sommer Foster, announced her run for Canton Township Board of Trustees. Foster is one of seven candidates seeking a seat on the Board. She [...]
BY BTL STAFF YPSILANTI - Jim Toy Community Center board member and University of Michigan Political Science Ph.D. candidate, Logan Casey, will present his findings on "Disgust and Dynamics of LGBT Politics" in an upcoming [...]
BY BTL STAFF Ozone House will host its third annual Home Sweet Home: A Night of Wine, Chocolate and Cheese Feb. 11 in an effort to support services for LGBTQ youth who face homelessness or [...]
By Lisa Keen There were some interesting LGBT moments in the days running up to Monday's Iowa caucuses: caucuses in which Human Rights Campaign-endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton appears to have essentially split the vote with [...]
BY BTL STAFF INDIANAPOLIS -- On Jan. 27, the Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee advanced Senate Bill 344; the committee voted 7-5 to send the bill to the full Senate after cutting off [...]
By Bob Roehr Nearly a quarter of young persons diagnosed with gender dysphoria, or who are transgender, screened positive for Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, according to a new paper in the academic journal [...]
Well, Iowa is over and Donald Trump emerged victorious. That is, if what he was aiming for was second place. He lost to bag of garbage Ted Cruz, so you know Trump must be livid. [...]
BY CHARLES AlEXANDER JAN. 4, 2041 -- Another same-sex couple has been "relocated." My neighbors two doors down. Gus who did a wonderful job of gentrifying that old house on Wells Street. Didn't really get [...]
By Erica Moise For the past few months, I've watched in horror as our community leaders have spent more time fighting amongst each other than focusing on what direction our movement is going in. As [...]
Having spent several joyous days in the land of gender neutral bathrooms (a.k.a. Creating Change in Chicago), I am even more astounded than ever by the fear-based, hate-driven and incredibly stupid bathroom wars continually waged [...]
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Every so often I like to take a step back from the issues of the day and spend a moment or two on what is known as "transgender 101." I know [...]
By Mark Segal When I was a boy of 13, my grandmother took me to my first civil rights demonstration to teach me about racism and social justice. She knew those issues well: Our family [...]
