BTL Staff
Error at Petco Park
Across 1 "Look ___, I'm Sandra Dee" 5 Stick it to 10 "South Park" composer Shaiman 14 Poke with your stick 15 Belle of Tara 16 Garfield's whipping boy 17 Ruination 18 Erotic artist Tom, et al. 19 Intensely bright star 20 Baseball team at Petco [...]
Federal Judge Dismissed ACLU's Challenge to SOS Driver's License Policy
BY BTL STAFF Updated Wednesday, Aug. 24 Federal Judge Nancy Edmunds, on Aug. 23, made a disappointing decision to dismiss the ACLU's case, Love v. Johnson, challenging the Michigan Secretary of State's policy on gender marker changes to driver's [...]
Motor City Pride Feels For Orlando
BY AJ TRAGER 12345678910111213141516171819ÔÑÑÔÑÖ DETROIT – Saturday was hot. Blistering hot with strong winds. All week weather reports recommended Michiganders plan their weekend with caution for impending thunderstorms – maybe a [...]
New Employer Resource to Help End Transgender Employment Discrimination
WASHINGTON- On June 6 the National LGBTQ Task Force and the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights published a first-of-its-kind resource to help eliminate workplace discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people. The [...]
Sign Up For The Sixth Annual LGBT Older Adult Summit
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – The sixth annual LGBT Older Adult Summit will be held June 18 organized by SAGE Metro Detroit and offers LGBT older adults a chance to build stronger social connections and learn about resources to strengthen their financial, [...]
Trump and Clinton Spar over Orlando Attack
By Lisa Keen Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday that LGBT people should support his proposal to ban Muslims from the U.S. because Islamic groups promote violence against gays. "Ask yourself, who is really the friend of women [...]
Violence Is No Stranger To The LGBT Community
by David Mixner This essay first appeared on http://www.Towleroad.com Not since June 24, 1973 when a madman fire-bombed the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans has the LGBT community suffered such slaughter at the hands of hate. On that horrible day, [...]
Uncommon Coffee Roasters Becomes Certified LGBT Business
BY BTL STAFF Uncommon Coffee Roasters, a certified LGBT business (LGBTBE) in Saugatuck, Michigan, has launched three new Cold Brew Coffee products with the help of Guernsey Farms Dairy, including one that they call Straight*. Saugatuck – Since [...]
Wharton Play Pays Tribute to 'Voice of Summer'
EAST LANSING — Following a sell out engagement last August, Wharton Center announces the return of "Ernie – The Play" to kick off the 2016-2017 season. "The Play" is the smash hit play about the "Voice of Summer," Ernie Harwell, and recounts the [...]
Advocacy Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Mass Shooting
WASHINGTON, DC, June 13, 2016–The National LGBTQ Task Force along with 52 other groups today called for unity in the wake of the mass shooting that took place in Orlando last weekend. The attack that has caused outrage across the nation and the [...]
Affirmations Hosts Vigil for Pulse Victims
AJ Trager 12345678910111213ÔÑÑÔÑÖ FERNDALE – On June 12 the LGBT community experienced what President Obama has called an "act of hate" and what many are calling a direct attack on the LGBT community. The massacre that took place at [...]
