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].
Closing Party for Common Language Revives Years of Memories
It was Winnie the Pooh, with an assist from author A.A. Milne, who said, "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." Such was the emotion at the closing party for Common Language Bookstore on Saturday. A crowd of about 65 [...]
Creating Change Co-Chair Q&A: Davis Nelson Jr.
Creating Change will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center from Jan. 23 through 27 in 2019. More information its included events, speakers and programs can be found online at creatingchange.org. Creating Change is an annual LGBTQ [...]
Affirmations to Community: 'We Apologize'
A crowd of almost 60 gathered at Affirmations' community chat to discuss the future of the center. BTL Photo: Eve Kucharski Searching for answers and concerned about its future, a crowd of 56 came out to Affirmations Monday night for a community [...]
Wayne State Holds First Trans Day of Remembrance Service
A small crowd of about 20 came out Monday, Nov. 19 to the Wayne State University Student Center Ballroom for what organizers believe was the university's first official Transgender Day of Remembrance service. The service, which was organized by the [...]
REC Remembers Fallen Transgender People in Day of Remembrance Celebration
About 20 people came out on Tuesday, Nov. 20, for a Transgender Day of Remembrance service at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park. The service was designed to be an intimate conversation among trans women and men of color. "I really wanted to [...]
Trans Woman Repeatedly Misgendered by Staff at Benton Harbor Walmart
It was supposed to be a quick run to pick up a few groceries, but when Jacqueline Street, a trans woman, stopped into the Walmart in Benton Harbor on Nov. 15, she got more than just bread and milk at an unbeatable price. Street said she was [...]
Creating Change Co-Chair Q&A: Cara Mitrano
Creating Change will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center from Jan. 23 through 27 in 2019. More information its included events, speakers and programs can be found online at creatingchange.org. Creating Change is an annual LGBTQ [...]
San Francisco Opera cancels David Daniels' Performance Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
In a press release posted on their website Nov. 8, the San Francisco Opera announced it was removing University of Michigan professor and countertenor David Daniels from the role of Medoro in Handel's "Orlando." Initially planning to present the [...]
Common Language Bookstore to Close
They held out as long as they could. Keith Orr and Martin Contreras, owners of Common Language Bookstore in Ann Arbor, recently announced that they plan to close their feminist, LGBTQ store at the end of the year. The announcement comes after years [...]
OutCasting' LGBTQ Youth Radio Program Founder Receives AARP Purpose Prize
AARP's Purpose Prize is designed to honor extraordinary individuals who use their life experience to make a better future, each year selecting winners who have gone above and beyond to achieve that goal. In the case of one of this year's winners, [...]
Creating Change Co-Chair Q&A: Bridie Johnson
Creating Change is an annual LGBTQ conference put on by the National LGBTQ Task Force. Hosting hundreds of workshops, caucus sessions, keynote speakers and more, the more than 30-year-old event tours across the U.S., every year choosing a city in [...]
Affirmations Hosts 'Transgender and Thriving' Workshop via MCC-D
Rev. Dr. Justin Tanis is known by many in the LGBTQ community for his book that explores the relationship of the transgender community to religion: "Transgender: Theology, Ministry and Communities of Faith." The 2003 work has helped give Tanis, who [...]