BTL Staff
Henry Ford Hospital Earns Honors as a Top Nurse Employer in Michigan
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Nurse.org, the web's leading career site for nurses, has recognized Henry Ford Hospital as one of the best hospitals for nurses to work for in Michigan. Over the past two years, Nurse.org has collected more than 1,411 reviews [...]
Keeping Your Dog's Headspace Healthy
BY AMY GARABEDIAN September is Responsible Dog Ownership month. If you were to sign the AKC's responsible dog owner pet promise, one of the tenets you'd agree to would be this: I will ensure that the proper amount of exercise and mental stimulation [...]
Needed Now: Sustained, Patient, and Persistent Protests and Political Engagement
BY ERIC RADER Elections have consequences. If the last eight months have not proven this adage to be true, nothing ever could. The United States is witnessing an incompetent and ultra-conservative administration, led by a man whose mental stability [...]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Learn the Four Symptoms to Watch For
BY BTL STAFF LANSING – In Michigan in 2017, it is estimated there will be 790 cases diagnosed, and 500 women will die from ovarian cancer. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and while ovarian cancer does not have a screening test [...]
Philadelphia Gay News Publisher to Receive 2017 Ben Franklin Award
BY BTL STAFF PHILADELPHIA, PA. – This week, the Philadelphia Gay News reported the decision made by the Pennsylvania News-Media Association to honor publisher Mark Segal with their highest individual honor: "The Benjamin Franklin Award recognizes [...]
Prideful Pet Products
BY BTL STAFF For pet-owners looking for LGBTQ-related pet products, Queerdeer Media has compiled a list of some of their favorite pet swag in the hopes of inspiring you and your pets to show your pride. Mirage Pet Products Nylon Dog Collars and [...]
Remembering Edie Windsor
BY LISA KEEN, KEEN NEWS SERVICE Grand Marshall Edith Windsor, the 84-year-old woman at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision granting gay couples federal marriage benefits, smiles as she rides in a convertible during the gay pride march in [...]
Supreme Court to Begin 'Potentially Momentous' Term for LGBT Rights
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Supreme Court is set to have a "potentially momentous" term upon the start of its new term. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) A plethora of cases related to LGBT rights are awaiting the Supreme [...]
ACLU Challenges Discriminatory Practices in Michigan's Foster Care System
BY BTL STAFF The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan today filed a lawsuit in district court challenging Michigan's practice of permitting state-contracted child placement agencies to reject qualified same-sex couples based on the [...]
National Black Justice, PFLAG Name New Leaders
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE David J. Johns will lead the National Black Justice Coalition. (Photo courtesy NBJC) Two D.C.-based LGBT advocacy organizations, the National Black Justice Coalition and PFLAG National, announced last week that [...]
3 Arrested During Ga. Tech Protests After Student Killed
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE Scout Schultz was shot to death over the weekend. (Photo courtesy Ga. Tech Pride Alliance) The president of the Georgia Tech LGBT student group who was shot to death by campus police on Sept. 16 after allegedly [...]