BTL Staff
Nat'l Trans Group Launches Political Arm for Impact on Elections
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The National Center for Transgender Equality has endorsed Danica Roem upon its debut. (Photo courtesy of Danica Roem) A leading national transgender group has launched a political arm aimed at electing candidates [...]
ACLU to Argue in Federal Appeals Court on Behalf of Transgender Employee Fired from Funeral Home
BY BTL STAFF The ACLU will be in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday for arguments in the case of Aimee Stephens – a funeral director who was fired from her job after she told her employer that she would [...]
Las Vegas Shooting Surpasses Orlando as Deadliest in U.S. History
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE A Las Vegas shooting has surpassed Orlando as the deadliest in U.S. history. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) A deadly shooting at a concert Sunday night in Las Vegas has left more than 50 [...]
SCOTUS Denies Review of Appeals Court Decision Striking Down Sex Offender Law
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear the State of Michigan's appeal in a challenge to the states sex offender registration law, which was dealt a major blow by a federal appeals court in a [...]
LGBT Groups Cheer Tom Price's Resignation as Health Secretary
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE HHS Secretary Tom Price resignation over using taxpayer-funded private planes. (Blade photo by Michael Key) LGBT groups were among those cheering the news late Friday that Secretary of Health & Human Services [...]
Log Cabin Celebrates 40 Years at Trump Hotel - with No Talk of Trump
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Carly Fiorina speaks at the Log Cabin Republicans Spirit of Lincoln Dinner at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 27, 2017. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) The nation's premier [...]
White House Distances Trump from Roy Moore's Anti-Gay Views
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Sarah Huckabee Sanders distanced President Trump from Roy Moore. (Screenshot via CSPAN) President Trump may have said on Twitter Roy Moore "sounds like a really great guy," but White House Press Secretary Sarah [...]
ACLU Sues Michigan Over Discriminatory LGBTQ Adoption Policies
BY DREW HOWARD The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan on Sept. 20 for allowing child-placement agencies to use religious beliefs as an excuse to discriminate against same-sex couples. The 22-page complaint is backed by five [...]
Artists Showcase Boosts Up and Coming Talent
BY BTL STAFF "The Sleepover" is a monthly event created by artist, event host and actress Miz Korona (8 Mile, Beef, Say My Name, Detroit Diamond). This artists showcase elevates talented artists, producers, DJs and poets throughout Michigan that [...]
Charles Alexander's "Art and Autograph" Exhibition and Book Signing
DETROIT – Charles Alexander's "Art and Autograph" exhibition begins Oct. 6 with a book signing and reception from 5-9 p.m. in the Scarab Club Second Floor Lounge Art Gallery. There will be music, refreshments and surprise guests in attendance. [...]
Dingell: DeVos Title IX Decision is "Outrageous Affront to Survivors"
DEARBORN – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced on Sept. 22 that she would rescind Title IX guidance that protects survivors of sexual assault at colleges, [...]