BTL Staff
Distinction at the Oscars
Across 1 "Fame" word that follows performing 5 Disney deer 10 Doctors, doggy-style 14 Geoffrey of _Frida_ 15 Cager Shaq 16 Ginsberg's "Gotcha" 17 "___ hollers, make him pay" 18 Hermaphroditic land animal 19 It brings a tear to the eye 20 Start of [...]
First African American and Woman to Run for Lansing Mayor
Judi Brown Clarke said she will run to become Lansing's first African American and female mayor. The announcement by Brown Clarke, a first-term Councilwoman, was made during a press conference at the Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of [...]
GOP Former Senator Calls on Trump to Reject 'Religious Freedom' Order
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Former U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson urged President Trump to reject an anti-LGBT executive order. Washington Blade file photo Former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson has become the latest voice calling on President Trump [...]
Gorsuch Calls Same-Sex Marriage 'Settled Law'
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Amid opposition from LGBT rights supporters to the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, President Trump's nominee referred to same-sex marriage as "settled law," but was otherwise relatively [...]
Gay Fan Fiction Wanted
Media Director Brandy Joe Plambeck and Artistic Director Joe Bailey of The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale are sounding a call for new, original one-act plays (with the subject matter of furthering along the storyline to any movie or television series) [...]
HHS Seeks to Dump LGBT Elders from U.S. Health Survey
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade LGBT advocacy groups are opposing the Trump administration's announced plans to remove questions seeking to identify gay, lesbian and bisexual elders in a U.S. health survey, saying the move represents a [...]
Justice Dept. to Give $8.5 million to Pulse Nightclub Victims
by Michael K. Lavers The Justice Department on March 7 announced it will give more than $8 million to the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre. A Justice Department press release says its Office of Victims of Crime will provide $8,466,970 [...]
Ky. Governor Signs 'Religious Freedom' Bill Against LGBT students
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Gov. Matt Bevin (R-Ky.) signed a religious freedom bill against LGBT students. Photo by Gage Skidmore; courtesy Wikimedia Commons On the same day President Trump came to visit his state for a "Make America Great [...]
Lansing Resources
Campus Michigan State University LGBT Resource Center 302 Student Services Building East Lansing, Mic 48824-1113 Main Number 517-353-9520 Political Organizations Lansing Association for Human Rights (LAHR) P.O. Box 6565 E. Lansing, MI [...]
Majority of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage
BY BTL STAFF After plateauing in 2015, support for same-sex marriage has accelerated through 2016 and into early 2017. "Although support for same-sex marriage steadily rose through the 2000s and early 2010s, support levels remained relatively flat [...]