Jan Stevenson
From Front Page News To Respected Charity
Alan Gilmour Twenty years ago, the HOPE Fund started as a financial challenge to the LGBT community of Detroit. But over the past two decades it has evolved into so much more: an important funder of LGBT programs and services, an invaluable partner [...]
A Prodigy Returns
Photo: JTMcMillin Tchaikovsky & Friends 8 p.m. Nov. 15 Michigan Theater 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor http://www.a2so.com Anton Nel, the internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso and former head of the piano department at the University of [...]
To Vote Or Not To Vote. What's The Question?
In Michigan, 976,000 people did not vote in 2010 who had voted in 2008. That's like almost a million for all you math whizzes! Just because it wasn't a presidential election and Obama wasn't on the ballot, Michigan voters stayed home, did their [...]
Ally vs. Extremist: McKenzie Seeks 11th District Win
"I lived in some parts of the world where people donat have equality at all – not just based on sexual orientation, but based on gender and world views and all kinds of things." Bobby McKenzie, 39, a new face on Michigan's political stage, would be [...]
A Solid LGBT Ally In Peters
Use this voter guide link to learn all BTL endorsements for Nov. 4 http://www.mivoterguide.com FARMINGTON HILLS – U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI 14) is ahead in most polls to win the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Carl Levin, a [...]
Brown Blasts Snyder On Marriage Ban
A record number of candidates spoke to those gathered at the LGBT Caucus at the Michigan Democratic Convention on Aug. 23 in Lansing. Oakland County Clerk and candidate for Lt. Governor Lisa Brown addressed the gathering asking for help in getting [...]
Schauer Says LGBTs Valued, Needed In His Administration
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer and running mate Lisa Brown sat down with BTL publishers Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz prior to the Michigan Democratic Convention for a wide-ranging conversation about their campaign, what a [...]
LGBT Presence Strong At MI Democratic Dinner
Nancy Katz, right, received the Neil Staebler Award, one of the four prestigious awards presented at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner. DETROIT – The energy and enthusiasm to win elections this fall was palpable at the sold-out Jefferson Jackson [...]
Remembering Linda Lee: An Ally For Life
We've lost a champion. Long before others were willing to stand up for LGBT people, Linda Lee was there – out and proud – as an ally for LGBT issues and people living with HIV/AIDS. Linda died March 31, just five weeks after being diagnosed with [...]
Hoadley To Seek LGBT Support At May 3 Detroit Fundraiser
DETROIT – Jon Hoadley is one of the most effective LGBT activists in Michigan. Now he is running for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives, and he will be asking for the financial support of LGBT people at a May 3 fundraiser in [...]
Prominent Detroit Minister 'Comes Out' As Ally
Rev. Michael C.R. Nabors talked with Rev. Darlene Franklin at the First Calvary Baptist Church in Detroit where Nabors has served as senior pastor for 16 years. Nabors reached out to Franklin, his former seminary student, to express his outrage and [...]
Traditional Marriage' Not The Black Family Reality
DETROIT – Throughout American history the black family has endured and evolved under pressures of slavery, discrimination, poverty and social unrest. Two black pastors discussed black family structures and why the argument against marriage equality [...]