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At Royal Oak’s Cafe Muse, Fine Dining Dates Are Back on the Menu This Valentine’s Day

A traditional wine pairing dinner at a favorite restaurant may seem out of bounds right now due to the constraints brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Royal Oak’s Café Muse has found a [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2021-02-07T12:24:08-05:00February 6th, 2021|Community Impact, COVID-19, Guides, Michigan, News, Romance|

‘We’re Here, We’re Accessible and We’re Dedicated’: Jim Toy Center President Talks 2021 Goals

The Jim Toy Community Center has gone through a lot of changes in recent weeks. Simultaneously came the news that it would be forced to close its doors because of the novel coronavirus pandemic and [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2021-01-27T11:52:31-05:00January 27th, 2021|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Thousands of COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Booked at Suburban Collection Showplace

PONTIAC — More than 100 Oakland County Health Division employees will provide the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by appointment only to about 3,000 residents from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the [...]

By BTL Staff|2021-01-21T12:24:08-05:00January 21st, 2021|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Kiefer Sutherland, Jeff Daniels Among Performers Featured in 44th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival At Home

Like most entertainment venues in the state and, indeed, across the country, The Ark in Ann Arbor has struggled to find its footing in the midst of a pandemic that continues to rage. “Ever since [...]

By Jason A. Michael|2021-01-18T12:12:57-05:00January 18th, 2021|Community Impact, COVID-19, Entertainment, Music|

Groundwork Laid, Dave Coulter Starts First Full Term in 2021 With Clear Vision

While most politicians running for their first full term in office can boast related experience and background, few can say they have firsthand experience. That's the case with Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, who, long [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2021-01-13T11:47:19-05:00January 13th, 2021|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Jim Toy Community Center Announces Closure of its Physical Office Space, Launches GoFundMe Campaign

ANN ARBOR — Today the Jim Toy Community Center announced plans to close its physical office space, located at 319 Braun Court, at the end of the month. The organization, which will continue to operate [...]

By BTL Staff|2021-01-27T10:13:48-05:00January 5th, 2021|Community Impact, Michigan, News|

COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Oakland County EMS Vaccinations Begin Tomorrow

PONTIAC — The first 1,950 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech arrived today at Oakland County Health Division. Initial vaccinations will begin by appointment only on Friday, Dec. 18, in Waterford for emergency [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-12-18T13:45:56-05:00December 17th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Affirmations Updates Public on Programs, Finances and the Future

FERNDALE — When Dave Garcia came back to his old job as Executive Director of Affirmations community center after five years working for the nation’s largest LGBTQ community center in the nation, his return was [...]

By Crystal A. Proxmire|2020-12-18T13:45:46-05:00December 7th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Transgender Michigan Hosts its Health Fair Virtually

In light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, many nonprofits and community organizations have been forced to cancel regularly scheduled programming and events to adhere to social distancing guidelines. In the case of organizers at Transgender [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-28T00:54:12-04:00September 25th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Affirmations LGBTQ Center Expands COVID-19 Food Help Program

Affirmations has announced the expansion of its ‘Lettuce Help’ Food Program and will be offering a second pickup date in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesdays, from 4 to 7 p.m., those in [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-14T15:08:28-04:00September 14th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

LGBTQ Progress Update on Michigan’s Racial Disparities Task Force

Having met regularly since spring, now that summer is almost at its end, the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities has been working in an advisory manner with both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-18T13:12:24-04:00September 4th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Coulter: $10 Million Nonprofit Recovery Fund to Aid COVID-19-Impacted Organizations

Today Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter held a press conference that announced a $10 million Oakland Together Community Response & Recovery Fund "specifically designed" to help the county's nonprofits during the novel coronavirus pandemic. "We're [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-06-04T22:38:54-04:00June 4th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Ferndale Mayor Melanie Piana on Pride Month, Coronavirus and Being an Ally

Pride During a Pandemic While this is the 19th consecutive year that Ferndale is recognizing June as Pride Month, for a number of reasons it will be quite different from years past. Certainly, the obvious [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2020-09-09T13:47:08-04:00May 29th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News, Pride|

Ypsilanti Pride Festival Virtual Livestream at 5 p.m. on June 5

The Ypsi Pride festival is far from being canceled. But this year, rather than the traditional block party that takes up most of downtown Ypsilanti and South Washington Street, the festival will be held on [...]

By Benjamin Decker|2020-05-31T22:45:21-04:00May 29th, 2020|Community Impact, Michigan, News|

Detroit to Host Drive-By Census Kick-Off

DETROIT — The extent to which Detroit can quickly recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic directly depends on how many Detroiters fill out their 2020 census form, Mayor Mike Duggan said. As of today, Detroit’s [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-07-01T13:31:35-04:00May 28th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Be Queer Be Counted: LGBT Detroit’s Census Project Airs June 16

DETROIT — LGBT Detroit is a nonprofit organization that serves Detroit's LGBTQ community. It has announced the rollout of a series of “Get Out The Census 2020” during COVID-19, and the inaugural Be Queer Be [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-05-27T12:06:30-04:00May 27th, 2020|Community Impact, Michigan, News|

LGBT Detroit Addresses Intimate Partner Violence and Healthy Relationships Amid Pandemic

Increased Risk Stay-at-home orders designed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus have had some unintended victims: namely, those at risk of intimate partner violence who are forced to isolate with their abuser. And [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2020-05-26T10:41:22-04:00May 25th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Stagecrafters Community Theater Virtually Covers ‘RENT’

In light of the isolation brought upon by the new coronavirus, members of the Royal Oak-based nonprofit community theater Stagecrafters presented a song from the popular LGBTQ musical "RENT." The featured singers include Justin Noroyan, [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-05-19T15:48:55-04:00May 19th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, News|

Black LGBTQ Community Innovates Black Pride in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

LGBT Detroit, the city’s premier black LGBTQ service provider and producer of Hotter Than July, the world’s now longest-running, uninterrupted Black LGBTQ Pride celebration for the last 25 years, is taking its 2020 festivities digital. [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-05-19T15:26:34-04:00May 19th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Detroit Gallery Hosts Virtual Exhibit to Benefit Ruth Ellis Center

In a blend of the virtual and tangible, the Detroit-based gallery Library Street Collective has created a new digital exhibition platform called SITE: Art and Architecture in the Digital Space. Set in Detroit’s historic State [...]

By Jason A. Michael|2020-05-22T14:48:09-04:00May 19th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Motor City Pride to Host June 6 Virtual Pride Celebration

While summer Pride festivals are a great opportunity for celebration, they're also annual reminders of LGBTQ history and the important strides that activists have made in the fight for full equality. In that spirit, Motor [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-05-25T18:03:20-04:00May 18th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center Offers Free Food Box Pick-Up and Delivery Service

The Affirmations LGBTQ community center has teamed up with Gleaners Food Bank and Wayne State University to offer free food box pickup every Friday for any LGBTQ person in need. From 10 a.m. to 2 [...]

By Benjamin Decker|2020-09-09T13:49:34-04:00May 15th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

How the COVID-19 Outbreak and Quarantine is Affecting Local Queer Entertainment 

The novel coronavirus has swept the nation clean of any summer 2020 plans, and with 2020 Pride events being canceled, too, many local queer entertainment groups in Southeast Michigan are now out of work and [...]

By Benjamin Decker|2020-09-09T13:52:29-04:00May 11th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Corktown Health Center to Host May 9 Condom Distribution Event for Safer Sex Practices During COVID-19

DETROIT – Corktown Health Center, Michigan’s first LGBTQ-focused medical home, announced it will host a contactless condom distribution event called “Safer Sex in the Time of COVID” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-09T13:52:46-04:00May 8th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Kalamazoo Pride 2020 Canceled

The organizers of Kalamazoo Pride, OutFront Kalamazoo, recently announced that the annual summer event would be canceled this year. While it was initially expected that the June celebration would be merely postponed till April, OutFront [...]

By Jason A. Michael|2020-09-09T13:53:26-04:00May 6th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Temporarily Shuttered, Menjo’s Serves Community as Food Pantry

Community Mainstay Menjo’s is perhaps the best-known gay bar in Detroit and has been a mainstay in the community for more than 40 years. Now, temporarily shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, the adjoining theater [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2020-09-09T13:55:40-04:00May 4th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Unified Ramps Up HIV-Related Services as COVID-19 Increases Need

"Added Pressures" As governors across the U.S. extend stay-at-home orders, millions of Americans are becoming accustomed to a temporarily altered, home-bound way of life. But for HIV-positive people, those concerns are compounded due to their [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:00:41-04:00April 21st, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

COLOURS Conference, Pride Awards Gala Postponed to 2021

DETROIT — The COLOURS Conference and Gala 2020 presented by the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Diversity Council has been postponed to May 2021. Kevin Heard, president of the DRLGBTCC said [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-09T14:00:57-04:00April 20th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Motor City Pride 2020 Postponed

Originally scheduled for June 6 through 7 at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Motor City Pride 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Festival representatives released an official statement on their site explaining the decision. [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-09T14:01:29-04:00April 16th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

COVID-19’s Upset to WSU LGBTQ Campus Life

Shaking Up the Routine It's undeniable that coronavirus has drastically changed the patterns of daily life around the world. Whether one is temporarily unemployed and quarantined at home, attending work via Zoom meetings or ramping [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:02:35-04:00April 14th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Ruth Ellis Center Faces COVID-19: An Organization That’s Used to Finding ‘Workarounds’ Adjusts

Creative Problem-Solving If there’s one thing the Ruth Ellis Center and the youth it serves are known for, it’s the ability to adapt and problem-solve when faced with challenges. And as the community navigates a [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2020-09-09T14:02:44-04:00April 13th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Ferndale Pride Reschedules to Sept. 26

In light of coronavirus-related public safety concerns, the 10th-annual Ferndale Pride event has been rescheduled to Sept. 26, 2020. Event Chair Julia Music released a letter to the community today explaining this decision. Read it [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-09T14:03:18-04:00April 8th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Mighty Real/Queer Detroit Art Show Postponed to Pride Month 2021

Mighty Real/Queer Detroit, the month-long, multi-venue LGBTQ art exhibition scheduled for June, has been postponed until next year. “In keeping with public health directives, the Mighty Real/Queer Detroit exhibition has been rescheduled for June 2021, [...]

By Jason A. Michael|2020-09-09T14:03:30-04:00April 8th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Affirmations LGBTQ Center Writes Letter to the Community

Dear Aff Family, I hope as you are reading this that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. The past couple of weeks have been immensely challenging for us all. I want to [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-09T14:04:38-04:00April 7th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Detroit MoGo Bike Share System Offers Free Monthly Pass in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the U.S. will begin what President Trump has called the "toughest week" of the crisis yet. That means that extra care should be taken to adhere to the [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:04:56-04:00April 6th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Fundraiser to Aid Bar Staff from Menjo’s, SoHo

As the nation anxiously awaits the arrival of the federal government’s promised stimulus checks, people continue to struggle financially and seek relief. The staff of the LGBTQ community’s favorite nightspots have been amongst those hardest [...]

By Jason A. Michael|2020-09-09T14:05:08-04:00April 3rd, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Affirmations Responds to COVID-19 Crisis: Making Adjustments, Facing Challenges

Online Offerings In the first of what will be weekly addresses via Zoom videoconference, Affirmations Executive Director Dave Garcia reported on March 27 that although the center is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2020-09-09T14:05:25-04:00April 2nd, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

SAGE Metro Detroit Emphasizes Use of Its Friendly Caller Program, Other Remote Services

For the past five years, SAGE Metro Detroit has been operational as a local affiliate of the largest LGBTQ elder care organization in the U.S., Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders. By providing a mix [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:06:16-04:00April 1st, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

MCC Detroit and COVID-19: ‘God Isn’t Going Anywhere and Neither is MCC Detroit’

Innovation by Necessity To those visiting MCC Detroit’s website for the first time, it might not be readily apparent that things like virtual worship and Zoom videoconference Bible study sessions are brand-new offerings. In fact, [...]

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2020-09-09T14:06:37-04:00March 30th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Detroit District Supporting National Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has assembled and deployed field assessment teams tasked with evaluating existing facilities in Michigan for the possible conversion into alternate care facilities as part of [...]

By BTL Staff|2020-09-09T14:08:40-04:00March 27th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

LGBTQ Catholic Group Stands Together Among Archdiocesan Order to Stop Meeting in Catholic Spaces

As coronavirus continues to alter the way life is lived across the globe, its impact has reached into all facets of everyday life, and that includes religion. Though virtual means of worship have been put [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:09:05-04:00March 25th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

Corktown Health Center CEO Talks Coronavirus Prevention, Remote Health Care

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Michigan and across the U.S., efforts by medical practitioners to both treat the sick and stop further infections have also ramped up. And for LGBTQ people, who tend [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:09:13-04:00March 25th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

‘There is Still Service’ Virtually at LGBT Detroit Says Executive Director

As news about coronavirus and the necessity for social distancing continues to develop, many community centers like LGBT Detroit are continuing to offer much-needed services like tobacco-cessation programs, sexual assault advocacy and more just in [...]

By Eve Kucharski|2020-09-09T14:10:20-04:00March 24th, 2020|Community Impact, COVID-19, Michigan, News|

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