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JIGSAW Hosts Charity Drive for Ruth Ellis Center
BY BTL STAFF Resource fair organized by JIGSAW recently for LGBTQ+ and ally students at Wayne State University. More than a dozen local organizations attended and over 50 students were connected with volunteer opportunities, leadership training [...]
Kurt Response
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New FBI Data Shows Increased Reported Incidents of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes in 2016
BY BTL STAFF On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released hate crime statistics for 2016. This information, released at the start of Transgender Awareness Week, highlights the ongoing epidemic of anti-transgender violence In 2016, [...]
Her T is Not Silent: Andrea Jenkins Makes History
BY MICHELLE E. BROWN Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the 46th-largest city in the U.S. With its smaller neighbor St. Paul, Minneapolis makes up the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. It's known [...]
Parents Inspired By Gay Son, Give Back to LGBTQ Youth
BY EVE KUCHARSKI Madelyn and Jim Cosens are known for serving up some of the best mac 'n' cheese for dinner at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park every fourth Monday of the month. "Initially, when we went down, I wanted to try some fancy [...]
Who Gets Remembered
BY GWENDOLYN ANN SMITH The 20th of November is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This year will be the 18th observance. It was my work with the Remembering Our Dead project that helped create the event way back when. When I started the event, I [...]
LGBT Detroit Welcomes New Staff Member Jacqulyn Hippe
BY BTL STAFF A new counselor and community advocate, Jacqulyn Hippe, LLMSW, will join the LGBT Detroit staff on Dec 1. She will be responsible for client-centered counseling, support group facilitation and community outreach. Hippe has extensive [...]
Provisions Offers Craft Chocolate, Cheese and Charcuterie in Ferndale
BY BTL STAFF Mangers Zach Berg and William Werner of Provisions cheese, craft chocolate and charcuterie shop in Ferndale. Facebook photo They are retailers, but also storytellers who are excited to share their passion with the community. Zach Berg [...]
Stylists Beating Hunger Seek Donations for Thanksgiving Meal
photo: GIFT_BRF_HotMeal_2546.jpg Lexie Washington, owner of Salon Kinki in Detroit, started the non-profit organization, Stylists Beating Hunger, to collect donations for less fortunate families and the elderly throughout the holiday season. This [...]
VegBash Coming to Metro Detroit's East Side
BY BTL STAFF MI Green Team recently announced a partnership with The Quintessential Event Company to bring its popular vegetarian/vegan event series, VegBash, to metro Detroit's east side. The East Michigan VegBash will be held on Nov. 24 from 3-8 [...]
