BTL Staff
Trump Slams Trans Military Service as 'Political Correctness'
By CHRIS JOHNSON Slamming changes made to foster LGBT inclusion in the U.S. military during the Obama administration, Donald Trump pledged Oct. 3 to "get away from political correctness" when asked about openly transgender military service and women [...]
U.S. Senate: 57 Percent Chance of New Majority
By Lisa Keen The better candidate on LGBT issues is fairly apparent in most U.S. Senate races this year. But in one race, the community seems split. And more important to LGBT people may be which party emerges with a majority of Senate seats once [...]
Who You Gonna Call? New Web Series "Queer Ghost Hunters" Blends Thrill with LGBT History
By Paige Cooperstein Lori Gum helped found the Queer Ghosthunters group at Stonewall Columbus, the LGBT community center for Central Ohio. Photo courtesy of: Stu Maddux. Last December, seven LGBT people approached the cells that first housed inmates [...]
Progressive Groups Join Forces to Win Big in Election 2016
By Amy Lynn Smith With Election Day less than one month away, it's all-hands-on-deck time. Across Michigan, campaigns are knocking on doors, making phone calls and doing whatever it takes to get out the vote. Because there's one thing every single [...]
Come Out and Register to Vote
BY BTL STAFF What better way to celebrate National Coming Out Day than to make sure we're registered to vote so we can protect the progress we've fought so hard to achieve. Hillary Clinton points out the simple truth in her recent op-ed that in [...]
ArtWorks Detroit Supports Michigan AIDS Community
BY BTL STAFF View works by Carl Demeulenaere on his website www.carls-artwork.com. Titled Amulet #40: Oculus, a mixed media work set inside a metal pocket watch, followed by a larger view of several Amulets that have been contributed through the [...]
Hillary Clinton's Commitment to LGBT Equality Stronger Than Ever
BY HILLARY CLINTON More than half a century ago, at Independence Hall, participants at the first Annual Reminder march picketed, chanted and sang. They did this to show their fellow Philadelphians that the LGBT community lacked fundamental civil [...]
LGBT History Month: Before Stonewall, there was Cooper Donuts
By Christiana Lilly It was a torrent of doughnuts and coffee that kicked off the LGBT-rights movement. Sure, the Stonewall Riots of 1969 in New York City get all the glory, but ten years earlier there was a small, nearly forgotten uprising to which [...]
Radio's LGBTQ Youth Program Announces Bureau at Michigan State University
BY BTL STAFF EAST LANSING – Students at Michigan State University who are LGBTQ and straight allies will soon be able to work on a nationally distributed public radio program. OutCasting, public radio's LGBTQ youth program, based in New York, is [...]
Give Detroit Challenge Supports Nonprofit Organizations
BY BTL STAFF Detroit – As the "season of giving" approaches, dozens of nonprofit organizations in Southeast Michigan, such as the Ruth Ellis Center, will have the opportunity to raise awareness and fundraise through the second annual Give Detroit [...]
Human Rights Ordinance to be Introduced at Jackson City Council
Jackson – Jackson City Councilmember Derek Dobies confirms he will be introducing a comprehensive human rights ordinance for consideration and possible adoption by the Jackson City Council on Oct. 11. Dobies said he chose Oct. 11 because it is [...]
Inappropriate and Underhanded'
Last week, Democratic Eaton County Commissioner Howard Spence was the victim of a vile political smear job. A smear job that tracks back to his Republican opponent and her supporters. We agree with Republican State Sen. Rick Jones of Grand Ledge – a [...]