BTL Staff
Cheers to HELP' Raises Funds for LGBTQ Health Care Services
BY BTL STAFF 12345678ÔÑÑÔÑÖMore than 150 supporters attended the eighth annual Spring fundraiser, "Cheers to HELP," on May 12 at the Health Emergency Lifeline Programs' offices in Detroit. The wine tasting event helped raise over $15,000 for [...]
Community Invited to Discuss 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Report Results
BY BTL STAFF Equality Michigan and members of the transgender community will release Michigan-specific data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey on May 24 at multiple times and locations across the state. The report, conducted by the National [...]
Harris, Carper Seek Answers on LGBT Omission from 2020 Census
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) seek answers on the omission of LGBT questions from the U.S. Census. Photos public domain A pair of Democrats – U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Tom [...]
Texas Lawmakers Advance Anti-LGBT Adoption, Bathroom Bills
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-Texas) has sworn to make an anti-trans bill a priority for his state. Photo by Gage Skidmore; courtesy Flickr Under a threat from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of being called into a special session, [...]
Exclusive: Mayor Buttigieg Backs Notre Dame Walkout of Pence Speech
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Pete Buttigieg said he supports the Notre Dame students walkout on Mike Pence. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he supports the students at University of Notre Dame [...]
Trump Delivers Speech in Saudi Arabia
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE Image by NormanEinstein; courtesy Wikimedia Commons President Trump on Sunday in a speech that he delivered in Saudi Arabia made no mention that consensual same-sex sexual relations remain punishable by death [...]
Court: Transgender People Can Sue Under ADA
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE A court has ruled transgender people can sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons A federal court for the first time has ruled transgender people can sue under the [...]
Lesbian Visibility Shines Through in Memoir by Federal Prop 8 Plaintiffs
BY KAREN OCAMB, LOS ANGELES BLADE Sandy Stier and Kris Perry. Photo by Karen Ocamb, Los Angeles Blade A joyous celebration occurred May 13 in Highland Park as lesbian and straight women artists and performers launched an exhibition of archived work [...]
Affirmations Welcomes New Youth Program Coordinator
Meet Ian Unger, who moved to Michigan from Wisconsin with his wife, and recently joined Affirmations as the new youth program coordinator. "Ian has the education, experience and passion that Affirmations needs to lift Affirmations' youth [...]
As We Go On' Performance to Benefit Holland Community Center
True coming out stories will be told live by members of the Ann Arbor LGBTQ community during the performance of "As We Go On" at 3 p.m. on May 21 at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver St. Casts members, who range in age from 17-86, will [...]
Between the Covers
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