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NGLCC Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting LGBT Businesses
BY MARK LEE, WASHINGTON BLADE NGLCC co-founder Justin Nelson is celebrating the organization's 15th anniversary. Washington Blade photo Michael Key The historically unparalleled accelerated advancement in LGBT cultural acceptance and civil equality [...]
DOJ: Anti-Gay Discrimination Perfectly OK Under Federal Law
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions rejected gay protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Photo by Gage Skidmore; courtesy Wikimedia Commons The U.S. Justice Department has declared [...]
Free Outdoor Movies are Back in Downtown Ferndale
BY BTL STAFF For those in and around Ferndale looking for a low-key, fun community event, free outdoor movies have returned to downtown Ferndale before the end of summer. Hundreds have been gathering since 2013 for the event known as "Get Reel – [...]
Texas Senate Advances Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Texas Senate has approved legislation impairing bathroom access for transgender people. Photo by Daniel Mayer; courtesy Wikimedia The Texas State approved legislation on Tuesday that would bar transgender kids [...]
Trump Tweets U.S. Military 'Will Not Accept or Allow' Trans Troops
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Trump tweeted on Wednesday the U.S. military "will not accept or allow" transgender people in the armed forces "in any capacity," citing dubious claims of medical costs and disruptions of allowing them to [...]
LGBT Detroiters Invited to View, Discuss 'Detroit' Film
BY BTL STAFF Photo by Francois Duhamel Members of the LGBT community will have the opportunity to view the film "Detroit," a 2017 American period crime drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. The film is based on and is being [...]
Purrlates with Miranda
BY BTL STAFF The Ferndale Catfe Lounge presents Purrlates – Pilates with a twist – on Saturdays at 9 a.m. at the Catfe Lounge at 821 Livernois St in Ferndale. According to the event website, friendly, adoptable cats will be mingling, participating [...]
76 Lawmakers Call for Return of Trans Question in Health Survey
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) is calling on OMB to restore a transgender question to an elder health survey. Photo public domain A bipartisan group of 76 U.S. House members is calling on the White House to restore to a [...]
DOJ Set to Reject LGBT Workplace Protections Under Title VII: Sources
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions is set to reject LGBT protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to sources. Image courtesy C-Span The U.S. Justice Department under U.S. [...]
Take Action: Michigan Civil Rights Commission Meeting
BY BTL STAFF Update on Sept. 12: On Sept. 18, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission will consider a request to take action on anti-LGBTQ discrimination. The request was submitted by Equality Michigan and 37 other LGBTQ organizations. Radical [...]