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].
Trans leaders decry murder coverage in Detroit newspapers
DETROIT – It takes the old adage "add insult to injury" to a new level. Local leaders in the trans community are angry at reporters at Detroit's two major newspapers – The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press – for incorrectly identifying [...]
Exciting changes coming to Ruth Ellis Center
HIGHLAND PARK- The Ruth Ellis Center has been granted a contract by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that will allow LGBT youth to be placed directly with the agency. While long a licensed child caring institution, up until now [...]
Murder silences a 'Treasure'
DETROIT- Her mother called her Treasure, but her killers treated her body like trash – chopping and burning it up before dumping it on the side of the road. The burnt torso of Michelle Moore, also known to friends as Shelly Revlon, 19, was [...]
Summit planned to strengthen bonds between GSA leaders across the state
BEVERLY HILLS- The GSA Alliance of Southeastern Michigan and GLSEN of Southeastern Michigan are jointly presenting an LGBT Summit on Saturday, Oct. 29, aimed at uniting student leaders across the state and helping them strengthen their local gay [...]
Cleve Jones to be honored by Equality Michigan
Cleve Jones got to experience something that every generation of gay men that came after him envies: He lived in San Francisco in the '70s, in a world without AIDS. "What I remember most fondly about that time was just how new it was," said Jones, [...]
Bullied into action
"So many kids are in support of this club and it's completely changed our school. I think that our school is safe now for kids."-Kyle Sims SWARTZ CREEK – Middle school was not a lot of fun for Kyle Sims. "From the very first day, kids started [...]
DSO musicians bring holiday cheer and music to Ruth Ellis Center
Visitors to the Ruth Ellis Center, including Bernard Norris and Aaron Hall (third and fourth from left) dance to the music played by members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra behind them. HIGHLAND PARK – Eight members of the striking Detroit [...]
One on one with Sassafras Lowrey
Sassafras Lowrey is an international author, educator and artist. She edited the Kicked Out anthology, which tells the stories of homeless LGBT youth. She spoke at the kickoff of the ACLU of Michigan and Ruth Ellis Center youth leadership [...]
New non-profit to serve Thanksgiving dinner to homeless LGBT youth
DETROIT – Mike Matthews, Jr. is a man on a mission. At 24, he's now the CEO and founder of his own non-profit organization, the Red Tie for Youth Foundation. The agency received its 501c3 status in April. "I've been working in the HIV prevention [...]
Oakland U moves forward on DP benefits
ROCHESTER – Oakland University has come one step closer to restoring domestic partnership benefits to LGBT employees, though that won't be what they're called and there's no set date for their restoration. However, with the revision of OU [...]
Suicide of Oakland U student leaves lingering questions
OAKLAND, Mich. – Corey Jackson didn't fit the classic mold of teen angst. He didn't keep to himself, wear dark clothing or write incessantly in a journal. Quite the opposite, Jackson, his loved ones say, was the life of the party. "He was like a [...]
National survey shows widespread bias in trans health care
Transgender and gender non-conforming people face rampant discrimination in health care settings and are regularly denied needed care, according to a report released jointly Oct. 13 by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center [...]