BTL Staff
Two Planned Parenthood Affiliates Merge in Michigan
ANN ARBOR – As Planned Parenthood celebrates its 100th anniversary nationally this year, a new era begins in Michigan: two Planned Parenthood affiliates have come together to form Planned Parenthood of Michigan. Planned Parenthood of Michigan [...]
North Carolina Fight Escalates Dramatically
By Lisa Keen The controversy over North Carolina's anti-LGBT "bathroom law" escalated dramatically this week, dominating much of the national media's attention. The U.S. Department of Justice threw down the gauntlet Friday, threatening to cut off [...]
Saugatuck's Women's Weekend Becomes Go Girl Saugatuck!
LGBT-friendly Saugatuck and its famed retreat, the Dunes Resort, has renamed its Saugatuck Women's Weekend to "Go Girl Saugatuck." "We've always produced great women-themed events for lesbians at our resort. It's time to keep the party going with a [...]
Arts-Loving Attorney Brings New Fierstein Play to Detroit
By Amy J. Parrent Jay Kaplan is like an entertainment and equality superhero. By day he's an advocate (in all senses of the word) for LGBT rights, at night an advocate for and promoter of the arts. Kaplan is well known in the LGBT community and [...]
Detroit Couple Talks DIY Wedding, Getting Through Darkness and More
BY AJ TRAGER INDIAN VILLAGE – Not many folks plan a wedding for a Tuesday evening, but for newlyweds Jermaine Moore and Matirio Matters, the rainy day of April 5 was the only one they would accept. The couple met 17 years ago at a holiday party [...]
Faith Leaders Send Open Letter to State Legislature in Support of LGBT Students
BY BTL STAFF Over 100 Michigan faith leaders from across multiple denominations have signed an open letter to Michigan lawmakers announcing their support of a proposed set of guidelines authored by the state board of education. The interfaith letter [...]
Gayborhoods
By Emell Derra Adolphus John Corvino and Mark Lock have been proud residents of Sherwood Forest since 2002. BTL photo: Andrew Potter For Kari Kildow, the city of Ferndale has come to mean family. It's where she first met her partner, Emily Hopkins, [...]
Canvas Cans
Across 1 t.A.T.u. or R.E.M. 5 Eat out 10 Violates an old military rule 14 Anthropology, to Margaret Mead 15 Desi's daughter 16 Nickelodeon explorer 17 This artist's work was recently stolen from the Springfield Art Museum 19 One of Bernstein's [...]
Elder Gay Man Killed Over Alleged Unwanted Sexual Advance
GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A 49-year-old handyman from Warren has been charged in the stabbing of a 69-year-old interior designer from Grosse Pointe Farms. Daniel Clancy, 69, passed away April 27 from injuries received during a March 6 altercation. The [...]
