BTL Staff
Study Reveals LGBT Rental Housing Discrimination
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE Dana Beyer, executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, said she was pleasantly surprised that the study found the degree of discrimination encountered by the transgender testers to be so small. Washington [...]
German Lawmakers Approve Same-sex Marriage Bill
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE German Lawmakers on June 30, 2017 Approved a Same-sex Marriage Bill. Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers The measure passed in the lower house of the German Parliament, which is known as the Bundestag, [...]
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Benefits for Same-sex Couples
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Supreme Court of Texas has ruled no established right exists for extending benefits to same-sex couples. Photo public domain Despite the U.S. Supreme Court extending marriage equality nationwide — and a recent [...]
4th Circuit Tosses Challenge to N.C. Anti-gay Marriage Law
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Fourth Circuit has thrown out a challenge to an anti-gay marriage law. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out on Wednesday a lawsuit challenging a state law allowing state magistrates to opt out of [...]
America's Newest Museum Recognizes LGBTs in our Revolution
BY MARK SEGAL, PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS Dr. Philip Mead, the museum's director of curatorial affairs and chief historian says the scene above is ambiguous. He said, "It's possible that this refers to a niece and an aunt who were both named Hannah [...]
Barbershops and Salons Join the Strands for Trans Campaign
BY BTL STAFF A movement to create more trans-friendly barbershops and hair salons launched on June 20. Transgender discrimination is a daily occurrence – especially when it comes to gender-specific institutions. While issues like "allocated" [...]
Be Vigilant, Be Informed, Speak Out to Oppose Religious Discrimination
BY JAY KAPLAN In the midst of LGBT Pride month celebrations, on June 22 a three-judge panel for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the injunction (stay) on Mississippi's law that permits both individuals and government workers to discriminate [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Joel Edgerton takes on ex-gay conversion in 'Boy Erased' Now that we've got a vice president who thinks so-called "gay conversion" therapy is a valuable form of torture for LGBT young people, the need to take it down in [...]
HOPE Builds Community
The HOPE Fund board co-chair Allan Gilmour Over 100 guests attended a soiree and fundraiser for The HOPE Fund in the magnificent gardens at the Palmer Woods home of Dr. Boyd Richards and Joshua Ronnebaum June 25. Donors and potential donors sipped [...]
Personalization Prevails and Traditions Get A Twist Among Same-Sex Weddings
BY BTL STAFF June 26 marked the two years since the historic Supreme Court ruling that the U.S. Constitution guarantees rights to same-sex marriage. In celebration of Pride month and the second anniversary of marriage equality in the U.S., The Knot [...]
Michigan Students Selected for Point Foundation Scholarships
BY BTL STAFF Point Foundation, the nation's most prominent scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students, has announced its 2017 scholarship recipients, and it's by far the largest and most diverse group in the organization's history. "Given [...]
Rachel Lutz to Open New Boutique Named Yama
BY BTL STAFF Yama, a new retail store dedicated to the contemporary woman is set to open this fall. Named in honor of legendary Detroit architect Minoru Yamasaki, the 2,000-square-foot Yama will join Rachel Lutz's other stores, The Peacock Room and [...]