For Pride Month, AT&T has announced a $1 million donation and a multi-year partnership with The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for [...]
ICYMI or want to experience it again, here are some photos from Ferndale Pride on Saturday, June 2. […]
Local Leaders, T/GNC Community Praise Findings, Cultivation of a Safe Space FERNDALE - On the eve of the city of Ferndale's annual Pride weekend, Transcend the Binary debuted its "Finding Our Strength" survey results in [...]
Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor earlier this month announced the appointment of Travis Radina to serve as the new LGBTQ liaison to the mayor's office. Radina was appointed to replace former LGBTQ liaison, Brad O'Furey, [...]
In a First-In-The-Nation Decision, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission Holds That Sex Discrimination Includes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity […]
A Wayne County jury has convicted a 21-year-old Detroit man who was charged in connection with the shooting of a 36-year-old transgender woman last winter. On Tuesday morning, the jury found Charles Brown guilty of [...]
By Los Angeles Blade Staff On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based Dykes on Bikes organization announced the death Soni Wolf, one of its founding members and early Lesbian Rights Movement Pioneers. Wolf died last Wednesday, April 25, in her sleep [...]
Buying a house is a major financial commitment. You want to be certain you’re getting the best mortgage rate and terms, and that you will be able to afford your mortgage payment now and into [...]
PRRI Research Reveals Need for Anti-Discrimination Language The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in March it is revising its mission statement to remove anti-discrimination language. The proposed draft of the new HUD [...]
Hagopian Cleaning Services Adds Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning Members of the community will begin to see new purple trucks on Michigan roads. Hagopian Cleaning Services, a Michigan company since 1939, is growing again. [...]
Affirmations' Annual Spring Bash themed "Celebrate Community" was "truly amazing" this year said Lilianna Reyes, the community center's interim executive director. With over 400 people in attendance, the April 14 event, emceed by Fox 2 [...]
Across 1 Scott of "American Beauty" 7 Subtle difference 13 Wonder Woman's people 15 Drag queen's application for lids 16 End of an SNL quip: "I may not be very good on camera, but ___" [...]
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have teamed up for a provider helpline to assist healthcare providers with questions about hepatitis A. The [...]
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on April 12 that local organizations across the state will be able to apply for $3.75 million in federal grants to provide [...]
For sports fans all across the U.S., spring just isn't the same without the start of baseball season. The Lansing Lugnuts baseball team recognizes this and wants to make a stand for an inclusive season [...]
Dr. Tomothy J. Dyer was deeply rooted in the Ypsilanti and Eastern Michigan University communities. He died Thursday, April 12, at 80. He was born December 29, 1937, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the son of John [...]
DETROIT – Calling him steady, thoughtful and smart, Equality Michigan Executive Director Stephanie White officially endorsed Pat Miles and his run to become Michigan’s next Attorney General. "As an LGBT activist, I am proud to support [...]
Pat Miles. Pat Miles, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, filed an official complaint with the Secretary of State on Tuesday accusing his opponent Dana Nessel of "multiple and repeated violations of the Michigan [...]
As of a March 28 Affirmations board of directors meeting, it was confirmed that Executive Director Susan Erspamer resigned from her position without notice. Her official statement of resignation was read publicly at the meeting [...]
Read the full announcement made by Ypsilanti Mayor Amanda Edmonds on March 1. […]
A message from the Between The Lines publishers Susan Horowitz and Jan Stevenson: In this issue of BTL we mark the 25th anniversary of the paper. With it, we begin a journey looking back to [...]
By Brian T. Carney, Washington Blade Despite a bloated presentation that clocked in at almost four hours, the telecast of the 90th Academy Awards had some spectacular moments, especially for LGBT movie fans. The big moment came [...]
Oakland University’s Pride Week, which celebrates OU’s diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity, is expanding this year to include a full month of events and activities developed to raise awareness, promote education and foster [...]
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a Mississippi city's denial of a gay pride parade (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A Mississippi State University student who unsuccessfully sought a city permit for a gay [...]
Around 30 protesters gathered outside Little Caesars Arena Wednesday night to make a statement supporting sexual assault victims and to let R.Kelly know that his "rape culture is not welcome here." Several of the R&B [...]
LANSING, Mich. — Students, candidates for office, and elected leaders will rally in support of gun violence prevention at the State Capitol on Thursday morning. In the wake of another mass shooting, this time at [...]
Democratic Candidates' for Attorney General Invited to Answer Questions About Protecting Civil Rights in Michigan On Sunday afternoon, the Young Democrats of Michigan and Stonewall for Revolution hosted a forum in the city of Jackson [...]
FERNDALE — The Ringwald Theatre’s Sondheim Spring begins with a five-week run of Merrily We Roll Along on Feb. 16, playing through March 19. Merrily—aka the show they were doing in Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird [...]
DETROIT—The Theatre Company at UDM will present A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter, from Feb. 9 through 25 at The Marlene Boll Theatre. A Bright New Boise will be performed at 7:30 p.m. [...]
On Monday, the Saline City Council will be presented with a revised draft of a non-discrimination ordinance for consideration. Council was set to vote on the first draft in December 2017, but postponed moving [...]
DETROIT — Equality Michigan executive director, Stephanie White, issued the following statement in response to Governor Snyder’s appointment of anti-LGBT activist Ira Combs to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission: “Equality Michigan condemns the appointment of [...]
Thousands of women from across the U.S. and the world joined together over Jan. 20 and 21 to march and rally together for equality. Over the course of that weekend, speakers from a variety of [...]
LGBTQ Victory Fund announced their endorsement today of Democrat Jeremy Moss, candidate for Michigan’s 11th State Senate District. “Victory Fund is thrilled to endorse Jeremy Moss,” said Victory Fund President and CEO Annise Parker. “Jeremy’s [...]
Although it is a practice that has been criticized by health organizations as harmful, an estimated 20,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13 to 17 will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed health care professional before the [...]
Radio Host Michelle Brown of "Collections by Michelle Brown" tells Women's March attendees in Ann Arbor on Saturday to "Grab them by the midterms and take our power to the polls." Watch the video here.
It is estimated by the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute that there are more than 75,000 LGBTQ Dreamers in the U.S. Dreamers are those who would have qualified under the DREAM Act had it [...]
When the civil rights movement began in the mid-1950s, Martin Luther King Jr. likely could not have imagined the scope of the social progress achieved today, almost 70 years later. Many might not know that [...]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's nominee for state chief justice would be the first openly gay leader of a state Supreme Court. The Democratic governor announced Monday that longtime friend and [...]
By Romeo San Vicente The past 12 months have seen us finding refuge in our own queer selves. The sheer volume of LGBT-themed cultural content allowed a lot of us to see taking the occasional [...]
By EncoreMichigan.com ROCHESTER — Nana’s Naughty Knickers runs January 10 through February 4 at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. Tickets range from $28 to $43 and are available by [...]
by Patrice Nolan, Encore Michigan FERNDALE – Slipstream Theatre Initiative has created an original, home-grown theatrical experience that explores the unique aspects of pursuing an acting career in the Pure Michigan manner. Tales from the [...]
Usually horror and romance don't mix, but they blend perfectly in the classic Swedish story, "Let the Right One In." Originally a novel, the story has been adapted into two films, a television show and [...]
FERNDALE – Assembly Line Theatre Company is kicking off the new year with a staged reading of the musical, “The Seven Castaways” by Sean Paraventi. The performance is a fundraising effort to help the 501(c)(3) [...]
Rarely are formal medical examinations comfortable, but seeing a qualified medical practitioner is key to maintaining good health and preventing the spread of potentially deadly diseases. Luckily, even for those without access to a doctor, [...]
BY JACQULYN HIPPE The lack of moral decency in this administration and their supporters has reenergized social activists and advocates here to maintain those rights. Social justice leaders working for people who have been stripped [...]
Shakeups in the U.S. Senate led to news Tuesday that two prominent Republicans and former presidential candidates who have anti-LGBT records — Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann — may run in 2018. Following passage of [...]
Press Release: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 6 – 8 p.m. David Adamany Undergraduate Library Bernath Auditorium, 5155 Gullen Mall, Detroit. This spring the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, in which [...]
Though there have been huge strides in the acceptance of transgender and gender non-conforming people, there is still much work to be done. For the last two years, Transcend the Binary, a Ferndale-based community health [...]
https://youtu.be/oI7fV2Y-uzg OutCasting is public radio programming designed by and made for the LGBTQ community. Members of the program are LGBTQ youth, OutCasters, who delve into hot-button issues in an effort to inform the general public [...]
BY STAFF REPORTS, WASHINGTON BLADE ST. PAUL, Minn. — A gay couple has lost another legal fight over getting the state to recognize their marriage in the early 1970s, KIMT 3 News, a regional station, reported on [...]
