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Henry Ford Village Implements Collaborative Education Experience
Senior living community Henry Ford Village announced Oct. 24 that they are hosting a collaborative education experience program known as the Student Designer Show House with the interior design students from Eastern Michigan University and Henry [...]
Jones Implores Freedom House Crowd to 'Keep on Fighting!'
BY JAN STEVENSON Legendary LGBT activist Cleve Jones, second from right, spoke at the annual Freedom House Dinner at the Atheneum Hotel in Detroit. To his right is Deborah Drennan, executive director of Freedom House. They are with former Freedom [...]
LGBTQ-Affirming Preventative Care Available for Lesbian and Bi Women, Trans Men
BY NATASHA WILSON AND JENNIFER SCHWARTZ Women's health has gained greater awareness in the last 20 years, in part due to political debate over reproductive rights, and growing understanding of women's experiences accessing healthcare. For women who [...]
MI Launches First Trauma Recovery Center in Flint for Victims of Violent Crimes
BY BTL STAFF The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Oct. 27 that Hurley Medical Center in Flint will serve as the first Trauma Recovery Center in Michigan to provide crisis intervention to hospitalized traumatic violent crime [...]
Navigating Nursing Home Violations, Dwindling Protections, and Potential Solutions for LGBT Older Adults
BY ANGIE PERONE Local media recently reported that nearly a quarter of Michigan's nursing homes have been cited for serious health and safety violations. This coverage garnered attention from Congresswoman Debbie Dingell who expressed outrage of [...]
Senate Dems Urge DOJ to Reinstate Trans Protections Under Title VII
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Sen. Kamala Harris is leading a group of 44 Senate Democrats in urging DOJ to reinstate trans protections under Title VII. (Washington Blade file photo by Tom Hausman) A group of 44 Senate Democrats led by Sens. [...]
Support the T Raises Money for Transition-Related Expenses
BY DAVID RYALS In January 2016 Liam Vella founded Support the T – his own clothing company that specifically caters to transgender people. Its inception was inspired by a culmination of different things and after a short period of fundraising it [...]
Health Dept. Vaccinates Staff, Clients at Local Shelters for Hepatitis A
The Ingham County Health Department vaccinated staff and clientele at two local homeless shelters last week for hepatitis A following possible exposure and an increase in hepatitis A cases in the county. Three Ingham County residents have been [...]
John Corvino Selected as Next Dean of Irvin D. Reid Honors College
BY BTL STAFF The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that John Corvino has been selected to serve as the next dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College. Corvino will begin serving in this position on July 1, 2018. He succeeds founding Dean [...]
Suzanne Summarizes
Across 1 A shade of the color purple 5 What comes out of your head 10 Abercrombie & Fitch event 14 Attack with wrecking balls 15 Queer activist Murphy 16 A doctor makes you strip for it 17 Something the nose knows 18 Sample some buns, e.g. 19 [...]
