BTL Staff
Michigan Democratic Party Launches Webstore
MI Dems Official Logo (Dark Ash Adult Hooded Pullover Fleece), $48 The Michigan Democratic Party announced the grand opening of the MDP webstore, where supporters can now purchase official MDP apparel and merchandise. Every purchase made helps the [...]
Stuck In Transit: 'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Talks Season Four, Looks Ahead
BY LAWRENCE FERBER Jill Soloway on the set of Transparent. Photo courtesy of Amazon Prime Video "Transparent" won't be winding down anytime soon. A fifth season of the multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series about a transgender female who [...]
Major Suicide Prevention Conference to be Held in Plymouth
BY BTL STAFF PLYMOUTH – The 2nd annual Kevin's Song conference on suicide , "The Silent Epidemic: A Conference on Suicide," is once again looking at the suicide epidemic from a wide range of angles – including the risk of suicide in the LGBT [...]
Vote Now for the 'Best of' in Ferndale
BY BTL STAFF The Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting votes not through Oct. 28 for their annual "Best of Ferndale" awards ceremony set to take place Nov. 2 at The Twisted Tavern, 22901 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale. Join them for an [...]
Addison Mizner: The Likely Gay Father of South Florida Architecture
BY GRAHAM BRUNK, LGBT HISTORY PROJECT The Gus Baths Addison Mizner came to Palm Beach in 1918 to die. Instead, he would change South Florida forever, especially Boca Raton, with his enduring signature Spanish revival architecture. Eighty-four years [...]
Auto-Themed Attractions for Car Lovers in Michigan
BY BTL STAFF Detroit has a rich automotive history that car enthusiasts can enjoy beyond the annual North American International Auto Show in January. Here is a list of some Michigan favorites. The Henry Ford and Ford Rouge Factory Located in [...]
Civil-Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis on LGBT Equality, Social Justice
BY JEN COLLETTA, LGBT HISTORY PROJECT President Obama presenting Lewis with the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. When President Barack Obama linked Selma, Seneca Falls and Stonewall in his second Inaugural Address, it was a connection that hit [...]
Is LGBT Support for Broad Social-Justice Issues a New Thing?
BY JOHN KNOEBEL, LGBT HISTORY PROJECT Are American LGBT activists becoming more engaged in wider "social-justice" issues than they have been in many years? I am hearing more about this trend and applaud it strongly. From new groups like "Gays [...]
PFAW Statement on Judicial Nominee Comments Regarding Nazi Germany
BY BTL STAFF Jeff Mateer WASHINGTON – In response to reports that Jeff Mateer, Donald Trump's nominee to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, has made a series of comments comparing policies including the [...]
Sessions Invokes Hate Crimes Law to Review Trans Murders
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE In a little noticed development, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this year ordered federal prosecutors and the FBI to review seven murders of transgender women in locations throughout the country and [...]
Obama Selects Gay Artist Kehinde Wiley to Paint Smithsonian Portrait
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Barack Obama (left) has selected gay artist Kehinde Wiley to paint his Smithsonian portrait. (Washington Blade photo of Obama by Michael Key; photo of Wiley by Kwaku Alston) Former President Barack Obama has [...]