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].
The Detroit Queens
Menjos Entertainment Complex Hosts History of Detroit Drag Queens Panel The Menjos Entertainment Complex and specifically the Olympus Theater are hosting their second of a three-part series of panel discussions on the stories of gay life and gay [...]
Creating Change Detroit Has First Meeting for 2019 Event
The first meeting of the Creating Change 2019 Host Committee took place Monday, June 11, in the outdoor courtyard of LGBT Detroit. The four co-chairs of the Host Committee were introduced to the crowd of about 50 potential volunteers who showed up [...]
Q&A with Jackson Mayor Derek Dobies
Michigan Mayors Against LGBTQ Discrimination As BTL continues the Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination series, we hear from Jackson Mayor Derek Dobies who was first elected in 2011 as the city of Jackson's 6th Ward representative before winning the [...]
LAHR Board Member to Receive Lansing Inclusion Award
Erica Spitzfaden Among Eight to Be Honored as Friends and Allies of the LGBT Community The third annual City Pulse LGBT Inclusion Awards will take place Thursday, June 14, at Spiral nightclub in Lansing. As in previous years, eight individuals or [...]
Trans Drag Performers Discuss What the Art Form Means to Them
Everyone has heard of drag, but drag queens and kings are not all the same. Drag is so much more than gay men dressing up as women for entertainment purposes. The art form is practiced by people of all sexual orientations and gender [...]
GenderSpark
When Nick Daughtry first visited Metropolitan Community Church – Detroit four months ago, it was absolutely the right fit. "It was one of things where going in I instantly knew that it was where I belonged," he said. "It's a very calming feeling [...]
Q&A with Mayor Mike Duggan
Michigan Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination Series As BTL continues the Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination series, we hear from Mike Duggan, who was elected Mayor of the City of Detroit on Nov. 5, 2013, and re-elected to a second term on Nov. 7, [...]
DJ CoolkidSue Makes Ferndale Pride Debut
DJ CoolkidSue calls herself a "rebel," a "blast" and a "party animal." All of which make her a perfect fit to perform at this year's Ferndale Pride at 4:15 p.m. on June 2 on the Genisys Credit Union DJ Dance Stage. "I'm down for anything that [...]
Fire Performer to Heat Up Ferndale Pride
A plethora of performers will keep people entertained during Ferndale Pride on June 2, but no one will be hotter than Alexa Rae. "I do fire breathing and fire eating," said Rae, who will manipulate fire at 9:30 p.m. on the Genisys Credit Union DJ [...]
Affirmations Board Elects 6 New Members, 3 Step Down
Reyes Continues to Rack Up Support in Public Comment The Affirmations board of directors voted in six new board members and saw three step down at its monthly meeting on May 16. Incoming board members are Nancy Cummings, Cheryl Czach, Hannah [...]
HRC Releases Findings of 2018 National Survey of LGBTQ Teens
The Human Rights Campaign released the results of their 2018 National Survey of LGBTQ Teens at a special press conference that took place at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park on May 16. HRC President Chad Griffin attended the conference along [...]
Flores Says 'We're Going Through a Process' During Public Town Hall
Members of the Community Raise Concerns About Search for New Executive Director FERNDALE – Members of the community were invited to Affirmations on May 11 to discuss changes at the LGBT community center and to get input and ideas from the [...]