Photo: Chapman Baehler It's not just about having fun anymore. For Cyndi Lauper, music runs deeper than her '80s-era eccentricities may have seemed to suggest. A collection of classics from the Great American Songbook, [...]
DETROIT — The Trans Sistas of Color Project will host a one-day conference April 23 called the Gathering. The conference, which will take place at an undisclosed location for safety, aims to deepen the bonds [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Cara Delevingne's visit to a thousand planets Cara Delevingne doesn't have a lot of free time these days. Still very busy as a model for all sorts of luxury brands, the [...]
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By Dan Woog Reaction was swift. Major corporations including Charlottebased Bank of America blasted the North Carolina legislation and threatened action. Bruce Springsteen canceled a concert in the state. Charles Barkley told the NBA to [...]
BY BTL STAFF Following sold out shows and rave reviews in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the U.S., the world's boldest and cheekiest magic show, "The Naked Magic Show," is coming to Royal Oak. What [...]
BY AJ TRAGER In an effort to end nicotine and tobacco addiction for LGBT Michigan residents, LGBT community centers across the state have teamed up to provide a multitude of programs and cessation techniques to [...]
BY AJ TRAGER ROCHESTER HILLS - Fifteen years ago when Robert Hellar joined the Metro Detroit Softball League (MDSL), the 10-team league was largely a group for men -- gay men to be precise -- [...]
BY AJ TRAGER LIVONIA - Tim Ross loves tennis. He started playing the sport when he was in fifth grade and has continued to follow his passion for the sport, not only in his routine [...]
Hosted by the National Coalition for LGBT Health, an April 20 webinar will discuss the numerous stigmas impacting the delivery of healthcare for transgender individuals. Presenters for the hour long webinar beginning at 2 p.m. [...]
Adodi is the only space that in the past 30 years has continuously created warmth, security and safety for those traumatized in our community, said Curtis Lipscomb of LGBT Detroit, who sits on Adodis national [...]
BEDFORD - Bedford Public Schools, located 10 miles north of Toledo in Michigan's Monroe County, was placed under investigation in December by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for allegedly discriminating against [...]
DEARBORN - Equality Michigan will host a White House Summit on LGBT Issues April 21 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. This high-profile event, targeted for industry, opinion and community leaders, will discuss LGBT school [...]
Affirmations and GNA (the Gender-Identity Network Alliance) will celebrate the work of local trans* and gender non-conforming artists at the gallery opening of "Trans* Visibility." The opening will feature live performances from local artists which [...]
ROYAL OAK -- Dignity Detroit, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) serving LGBT Catholics since 1974, celebrates its anniversary this year with a dinner dance under the theme "Companions in Faith." The organization is a faith community of [...]
YPSILANTI -- The Eastern Michigan University Equality Knowledge Project, a program of the Equality Research Center, is to host its final presentation of the 2015-2016 scholastic year April 14, discussing the current status on how [...]
ANN ARBOR - The American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan will host Trevor Project Trainings April 28 and 29 for LGBTQ individuals and allies interested in learning about crisis intervention and prevention. [...]
By Lisa Keen Tuesday's hotly contested Wisconsin primary produced some unusual political background noise for both Democrats and Republicans. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was compared to a Wisconsin statewide candidate who has said the feminist [...]
BY Bob Roehr A directed conversation as short as 10 minutes can change attitudes about transgender people and increase support for nondiscrimination legislation, according to a new study prominently published April 7 in the influential [...]
Recently a friend of a friend posted an Advocate article to Facebook about a woman being kicked out of the women's restroom at Fishbone's restaurant in Detroit because she looked like a man. She wasn't [...]
Gaetan Dugas. Recognize the name? In case you may have forgotten, Gaetan is better known in AIDS infamy as Patient O. A pretty, blond Canadian airline steward, he purportedly brought the HIV retrovirus into the [...]
By Christopher Clark Q: I'm a queer/LGBTQ student, and I've been out at school for a little while. My school's Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) wants to participate in GLSEN's upcoming National Day of Silence and we've [...]
By Keith Orr The petitions are out on the streets. We have a chance to fire our governor. A 2012 Michigan law regulating recall petitions created more layers of language approval and tougher deadlines for [...]
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Since North Carolina passed House Bill 2 that, amongst other things, criminalizes trans restroom use in state facilities and schools, a number of things have happened. Most devastatingly, Mississippi has passed [...]
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