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].
Whosoever Ministry United Church of Christ Settling in to New Location
It's been about a month now since Whosoever Ministry United Church of Christ moved from their old space at the Detroit Ecumenical Theological Seminary in downtown Detroit to the Grosse Pointe Congregational Church in Grosse Pointe. "We heard that [...]
Community Memorializes 487 Transgender Lives Lost to Violence in the Past Year
The 17th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance service in Detroit took place Nov. 17 at Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit. About 90 people came out for the service, which included the reading of the names of the 487 trans individuals lost to [...]
Transgender Woman Shot, Robbed in Detroit on the Eve of the TDOR
In the early morning hours of Nov. 17, a transgender woman was robbed and shot near Palmer Park. The victim, a 36-year-old known to most friends only as Chocolate, was walking on Woodward Avenue near Worcester Street when a SUV, a red GMC Yukon, [...]
SAGE Metro Detroit Takes Trainings on Improving Care for LGBT Older Adults Outstate
SAGE (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders) Metro Detroit will benefit from a $400,000 grant awarded to the ACLU of Michigan from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. The grant will fund a two-year project that [...]
Michigan Pride: Smaller but spirited
LANSING – Despite pressing financial woes and an alleged lack of leadership, Michigan Pride in Lansing went off without a noticeable hitch on Saturday, June 30. A high spirited march kicked off at 1 p.m. as planned, filling the downtown streets [...]
NBJC to honor local organizations at NAACP conference
DETROIT – The National Black Justice Coalition is hosting a reception honoring local LGBT organizations that are empowering and enhancing the lives of black LGBT men, women and youth. The July 10 reception will take place during the 98th annual [...]
Transitioning city manager fired in Largo, Fla.
LARGO, Fla. – Steve Stanton didn't think it would be easy. But he also didn't believe that his decision to transition into Susan and have gender reassignment surgery would manage to overshadow his 14 years of service as city manager of Largo, Fla., [...]
CDC reports shows HIV infections continuing to increase in African Americans
ATLANTA – A new report issued by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention shows HIV infections rates continue to be on the rise in the African-American community. According to the report, published in the March 9 edition of the CDC's [...]
Avalon open Sundays starting this week
DETROIT – It's become a local institution. But since opening in 1997, Avalon International Breads has always been an institution you can only visit and patronize five days a week. Having studied under Geri Larkin, Zen priest, corporate management [...]
West Michigan activist's journey leads her to head new Triangle field office
SPRING LAKE – When Colette Beighley's 16-year-old son came out to her in 2005, her first response was to go in search of information. "We love and support our children unconditionally – no matter what – and it was just a matter of figuring out how [...]
Triangle changes board leadership
DETROIT – Members of the Triangle Foundation's board of trustees unanimously elected Roland Smith as their new chairman Feb. 4. Smith replaces Jackie Anderson, who chaired the board for 17 months. "Roland Smith has the wit, wisdom, and depth of [...]
Pet affection leads to love connection
FERNDALE – Bonnie Burke and Kathryn Watterson sometimes spend up to 12-15 hours a day at their veterinary clinic, Little Friends of Ferndale. So they designed it to be not just a space that houses their business, but a second home. The soothing [...]