Kate Opalewski
Community Leaders React Post Election
Many of us are searching for a way to get up after being knocked down on Nov. 8. Feeling defeated and uncertain, we look to our leaders in the community for guidance, some who have dedicated their lives to making progress. They share their thoughts [...]
Local Leaders Offer the LGBT Community Post-Election Hope
City of Ferndale's Councilman Greg Pawlica and Mayor Dave Coulter at the post-election debrief at Soho in Ferndale on Nov. 10. BTL Photo Kate Opalewski. FERNDALE – More than 50 members of the community gathered on Nov. 10 at Soho in Ferndale for a [...]
Love Wears On
Love loud and proud. That's the message Michigan-based clothing company Closets are for Clothes is sending with their custom T-shirt designs made to support the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. "If our support can inspire even one person who has [...]
Michigan Girl Scouts Support Inclusiveness
Transgender woman Diane Schroer, a former Army Special Forces commander, won a discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress in September 2008. She will speak about equality during the GSHOM conference on Nov 17. YPSILANTI – The Girl [...]
Queer Stories Help LGBTQ+ Youth at The Ark
An "As We Go On: Queer Story" cast photo features Kate Peterson and Leah Schew downstage front. Photo courtesy of the show director Margaret Smith Ann Arbor – Just saying 'It Gets Better' is not enough. So Margaret Smith has directed "As We Go On: [...]
Couple Beautifies Hamtramck Home, Has Unique Connection to Area
It was never Jeff Mitchell's intention to move to Hamtramck, but he found and fell in love with a "hidden gem" on Yemans Street. The Chicago-style home was built in 1999 from the ground up after the previous home burned down. Designer and builder [...]
Local Doctor Offers Unique Care for Trans Patients
Dr. William Powers, DO, is well ahead of many practitioners in the state of Michigan when it comes to understanding and supporting LGBTQ healthcare issues. Specifically, he is addressing the biggest deficit – comprehensive care for transgender [...]
Nancy Schlichting Shares Secrets of Success with DRLGBTCC
BTL photos: Kate Opalewski DETROIT – The Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce welcomed Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System, to their monthly event on Oct. 24 to discuss the lessons she learned as an LGBT leader of the largest [...]
Love is Patient, Love is Kind: Local Couple Details Path to Altar
Jeff and Dimitrius Mitchell had an intimate Tiffany-style wedding among 50 of their closest family members and friends at the Roostertail in Detroit on Aug. 13. Photo Love is truly patient for Jeff and Dimitrius Mitchell. The Hamtramck couple [...]
JCC Book Fair Welcomes Jewish Gay Author
New York writer and journalist Steven Gaines will discuss his newly published childhood memoir, "One of These Things First," at 12 p.m. on Nov. 13 during the 65th Annual Jewish Book Fair at the Janice Charach Gallery at the Jewish Community Center [...]
Conversation On Bullying Empowers Students and Parents
Kevin Epling father of Matt Epling, for which Michigans Safe School Law is named moderated a series of panelists took part in a TED-style talk to share how bullying affects their sectors and what attendees should know. NOVI – More than 200 [...]
John Allen Paves Way for Brighter Future for LGBTQ Youth
As we reflect on the LGBTQ movement in the U.S. and our significant achievements over the past several years, John Allen reminds us that if we want to succeed we must continue to lead. He knew a long time ago not to expect LGBTQ youth to do what he [...]