Todd Heywood
Body Counts: An Important Memoir
In the opening pages of Sean Strub's Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS and Survival, he thrusts the readers into the crucible of the controversial 1989 ACT UP protest at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Strub paints a picture [...]
Viewpoint: We Can Stop The HIV Epidemic - But Will We?
The time has come to admit three simple facts in the battle against HIV: – The condom only message is an abject failure and has been for decades. – HIV disproportionately impacts gay and bisexual men and transgender women in this county, this state [...]
Albion Students Demand Schuette Resign From College Board
BTL photo: Todd Heywood ALBION – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette was targeted Apr. 4 by student protesters demanding his resignation from the board of Albion College. Albion College students say they want Schuette to resign from the Board of [...]
Brutal September beating a gay bashing, say officials
LANSING – A brutal attack at Eastern High School last month was an act of gay bashing, police and prosecutors have confirmed. Police say accused assailant Jeremy Lee, 17, entered Lansing Eastern High School and brutally beat his victim, an as yet [...]
White Nationalist Group Files Brief Supporting AG's Appeal In Marriage Ruling
The Traditionalist Youth Network – a group listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group – has filed an amicus curiae brief with the 6th District Court of Appeals supporting Attorney General Bill Schuette's appeal of a federal district [...]
Michigan Marriage Ban Co-Author Goes 'Moral'
Gary Glenn, head of the American Family Association of Michigan and a Republican candidate for the 98th House District, issued a press statement on Friday claiming Federal District Court Judge Bernard Friedman did not have the "Constitutional or [...]
Musings on Michigan's Marriage Ruling
March 22, 2014 – originally posted on http://viralapartheid.com When I choked up trying to explain the reaction of a group of students and community members to Judge Bernard Friedman's ruling to my editor, I was actually shocked. Friedman had just [...]
Schauer Celebrates Overturn Of Michigan Marriage Ban
LANSING – Democratic candidate for governor Mark Schauer was excited Friday evening. In a phone call conversation with BTL minutes after the ruling was issued, he hailed U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman's ruling that strikes down Michigan's [...]
HIV Community Mourns Loss Of Ground Breaking Leader
LANSING – The HIV and AIDS Service Organization community is mourning the loss of Kaye McDuffie. McDuffie, 59, passed away this week from undisclosed causes. A memorial service was held Saturday at the Riley Funeral Home, 426 W. St. Joseph St, [...]
Despite National Party Pressure, Agema Refuses To Step Down
Dave Agema, one of Michigan's two delegates to the Republican National Committee, says he will not resign despite a virtual who's who of Republican leaders demanding his resignation last week. Agema has been in the headlines for months for his [...]
Where in the World is Dave Agema?
UPDATE: Agema has issued a statement to the Detroit Free Press announcing he has sent GOP political operative Chuck Yob (a former GOP Committeemen) to the national meeting to act as his proxy. "My liberal critics within the Republican Party have [...]
The Michigan GOP Gay Conundrum
Dave Agema's Facebook post Jan. 7 supporting Russia's anti-gay law. On Jan. 9 Agema used his Facebook page to attack Muslims. Longtime Michigan GOP donors like Betsy DeVos called for Agema to step down due to his extreme views. LANSING - GOP [...]