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35th House District Rep. Jeremy Moss Announces 2018 Run for Senate
BY DREW HOWARD State representative Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) announced his candidacy for the 2018 Senate election in Michigan's 11th District on Tuesday in a video posted across his personal website and social media accounts. "I'm running for the [...]
Colorado Baker's Defense for Denying Service to Gay Couple 'Upends' First Amendment, Legal Experts Argue
BY DREW HOWARD Top legal experts and scholars joined the ACLU in a teleconference today to discuss the exploitation of the First Amendment in the Supreme Court case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Legal experts from Yale, [...]
Record Breaking Cats Lost in Fire, Donations to Cat Shelter Encouraged
BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE Will and Lauren Powers with their beloved cat Cygnus. Farmington Hills – Although their home was completely destroyed by fire Sunday, a Farmington Hills couple is asking for donations to go not to themselves but to the [...]
Sen. Bieda, Prosecutor Renew Calls for Hate Crime Protections
BY BTL STAFF Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson and Sen. Steven Bieda (D-Warren) renew calls for hate crime protections in Michigan. Photo courtesy of David Olds LANSING, Mich. – Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) and Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. [...]
Walmart's Score Suspended in Human Rights Campaign Rankings
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Human Rights Campaign suspended Walmart's score in the Corporate Equaluty Index. (Photo by Mike Mozart of JeepersMedia; courtesy Flickr) The retail giant Walmart, which has long been the subject of criticism [...]
Gill Action Fund 'Shut Down': Sources
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Tim Gill (Image courtesy of YouTube) The Gill Action Fund, a prominent LGBT political organization founded by gay philanthropist Tim Gill, has effectively been "shut down" according to two knowledgable [...]
Battle of the Sexes
Across 1 Bear that may be a minor 5 Opposed to, to 8-Down 9 Carell, who played Bobby Riggs in "Battle of the Sexes" 14 Like a Peter Lorre film 15 Sweeping story 16 Movie based on "The Price of Salt" 17 Half of a pair for grabbing 18 Stuffed [...]
Court Affirms Ruling Against Pro-LGBT Louisiana Executive Order
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE A state appeals court in Louisiana has affirmed Gov. John Bel Edwards' executive order barring anti-LGBT discrimination in the state government and among state contractors is unconstitutional. In a nine-page [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Jane Lynch. Photo: KathClick Sara Ramirez moves to 'Madam' Hey, all you "Madam Secretary" fans: Did Bebe Neuwirth shake your Sunday night to the core when her character left the show? Did you think it was some sort of trick? [...]
Deja vu at Supreme Court
By Lisa Keen In just a little over a month, the big bronze doors of the U. S. Supreme Court building will swing open as a gay plaintiff emerges from the ornate judicial sanctum with his attorneys, squinting from the sun off the white marble steps. [...]
Affirmations Offers Seminar Series
BY BTL STAFF This winter, join Children Services Network at Affirmations for a seminar series about taking special considerations with serving diverse populations. Attendance is by donation only at a $20 suggested rate. Seminar Topics and [...]
