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Dana Nessel Joined by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed at Dearborn Town Hall
Candidate for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel fielded questions on what she'll do to fight hate crimes, tackle the opioid epidemic and safeguard abortion rights during a town hall in Dearborn on Friday, Hosted inside the Henry Ford Centennial [...]
City Council Hopeful Bill Ostash Talks Rebirth of Saginaw's Downtown
Saginaw City Council hopeful Bill Ostash likens the city's blueprint to a donut. At its core, Ostash said Saginaw is lacking in terms of its development. Building up the city's urban core is essential to creating a strong, vibrant community, he [...]
Ford Employee Talks Transitioning in the Workplace
Lynn Keiser's transition from male to female in her job at Ford Motor Company could've been a nightmare. After grappling with gender confusion and its toll on her mental health for close to two decades, she was unsure what life as a trans woman in [...]
Jason Morgan: 'We Need More Out, Gay Elected Officials."
From an early age, Washtenaw County Board Commissioner Jason Morgan was instilled with the idea that openly gay candidates could never successfully run for public office, let alone for a second term as he's now doing unopposed. "When I was growing [...]
Beyond the Call of Duty
Cara Mitrano Organizes LGBTQ Outreach, Student Activism Wayne State University student Cara Mitrano is itching to create new opportunities for LGBTQ activism at her university, and she's not about to sit around and wait for someone to give her the [...]
Circuit Court Judge Candidate to Voters: 'Flip Over the Ballot'
Jake Cunningham, candidate for Circuit Court Judge in Oakland County, has an important message for those voting this November: "Flip over the ballot." "A lot of people don't realize there are judicial candidates," Cunningham told BTL. "I find that [...]
LGBTQ People in Medicine
Cultivating the Next Generation of LGBTQ-Inclusive Physicians Veronica Lewalski, co-president of Wayne State University's LGBTQ People in Medicine club, is making good on her promise to educate fellow medical students in LGBTQ-affirming [...]
Jex Judd Talks Evolution of Gender Politics
Candidate Rachel Hood Hired Michigan's First Openly Queer Non-Binary Campaign Manager It's safe to say that one cannot sustain a long-term career in politics without making some sort of compromise — both with one's own values and one's constituents [...]
Ypsilanti Art Exhibit to Honor All Killed in Pulse Nightclub Massacre
Like so many in the LGBTQ+ community, Ann Arbor-based artist John Gutoskey didn't need a personal connection to the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting to validate his profound sense of loss in the months following the tragedy. And as so many [...]
Grosse Pointe Residents to Host Pride Festival After Party
While Grosse Pointe Pride is scheduled to end on Sunday at 5 p.m., festival-goers are invited to keep the party going over at 1303 Beaconsfield Avenue where local "Gay-bors" Ashley and Dante will host a community open house mixer for the LGBTQIA+ [...]
Ferndale Pride is Back and Bigger than Ever
Magic, Mysticism and more abound at Ferndale's Candle Wick Shoppe With a larger festival footprint, 40 percent more booths, as well as new initiatives to support the asexual and intersex communities, Ferndale Pride 2018 is looking to be an even [...]
Historian and Photographer Capture Michigan Architecture in New Book
Thirty-four of Michigan's most stunning architectural gems are on full display in the new book "Michigan Modern: An Architectural Legacy," a passion project of author Brian D. Conway and photographer Jim Haefner that took more than two years (and a [...]