Jason A. Michael
Jason A. Michael is a senior staff writer for Between The Lines and Pride Source Media Group. He has been writing for BTL since 1999. Jason is also an Essence bestselling author. He may be reached at [email protected].
Body of Missing Detroit Woman Natasha Keianna Found in Her Car
The body of Natasha Keianna, a transgender woman missing since just after Christmas, was found Tuesday, Jan. 12, on Detroit's west side. Keianna was found in her own Saturn SUV at Coyle and Vassar Streets in a residential neighborhood. A nearby [...]
ILGA World Releases Update on State of Homophobia in UN Member States
ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, has released a new update to its report on state-sponsored homophobia. The update, released in December and titled There's Progress In Times of Uncertainty, looks [...]
Obituary: Darryl Jones
May 17, 1961 – Dec. 18, 2020 Darryl Jones, affectionately referred to as Ferndarryl or the Mayor of 9 Mile, died Dec. 18. He was 59. Jones grew up on the West Side of Detroit but in past decades it was Ferndale that he called home. He was a constant [...]
Boylesque to Host New Year's Eve Drag Show Benefitting Frontline Workers
Like most holidays this year, New Year's Eve is going to be a little different: no crowded clubs or parties permissible; no public gatherings or ball droppings. But people don't have to sit home in their jammies watching "Dick Clark's New Year's [...]
Ferndale Pride, Community Foundation Give Grants to 11 LGBTQ-Supportive Organizations
The Ferndale Community Foundation and Ferndale Pride are distributing $21,971 in grants to 11 community organizations this year. The grants come despite the fact that the popular Ferndale Pride event in June was canceled due to the novel coronavirus [...]
Gay Royal Oak Performer Cory Shorter Releases New Single
A New Start During Crisis The novel coronavirus pandemic might have wreaked havoc on actor and singer Cory Shorter's theatrical career this year, but with shows canceled left and right, the time off actually allowed the Royal Oak-based performer to [...]
Jeffrey Montgomery Documentary Creators to Host Panel Discussion Dec. 15
As the crew behind the upcoming documentary "America, You Kill Me" — the story of activist Jeffrey Montgomery — continues to work on the long-awaited project, they have scheduled a panel discussion for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15. "True to the spirit [...]
Plymouth-Canton Schools Approve Inclusive Bathroom-Usage Policy
The board of Plymouth-Canton Schools unanimously approved a new policy Tuesday allowing students to use bathrooms that aligned with their gender identity. While there was public comment both for and against the policy, it passed by the board by a [...]
Registration Open for January Suicide Prevention Conference
One of the largest suicide prevention conferences in Michigan has announced that it will return in January 2021 with a new virtual format that will allow up to 1,000 participants. The Kevin's Song 5th Annual Virtual Conference on Suicide: Equity and [...]
Settlement Reached in Historic Aimee Stephens Case
Aimee Stephens, who died in May at 59 from kidney disease, did not live to see the Supreme Court rule in her favor and decide that she and other LGBTQ people were protected from discrimination under federal employment law. But now U.S. District [...]
Obituary: William J. Schultz
June 28, 1962 – Nov. 30, 2020 William J. Schultz, philanthropist and personal assistant to the stars, suffered a massive stroke and died a week later. He was 58. Schultz, known to friends as Bill, was born and raised in Grosse Pointe. He was an only [...]
Obituary: Pioneering Lesbian Journalist Deb Price Wrote Column on Gay Issues for Mainstream Media
Feb. 27, 1958 – Nov. 20, 2020 Deb Price, who in 1992 began writing a groundbreaking column on gay issues for The Detroit News that would go on to be syndicated nationally, died Nov. 20 following a nine-year battle with an autoimmune lung disease. [...]