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LGBTQ+ Advocate John Corvino Faces a Rare Disease That’s Taking His Voice — But Not His Message
John Corvino has always known how to use his words.For 25 years, the Wayne State University philosophy professor traveled to more than 250 college campuses, [...]Read more about LGBTQ+ Advocate John Corvino Faces a Rare Disease That’s Taking His Voice — But Not His Message
Three Months After He Was Tragically Found Dead in Detroit, the Question Remains: Who Killed Dr. Devon Hoover?
It’s been just over three months since Dr. Devon Hoover was found slain in his historic $1.2 million Boston Edison District mansion and no arrests have been [...]Read more about Three Months After He Was Tragically Found Dead in Detroit, the Question Remains: Who Killed Dr. Devon Hoover?
Queer Things To Do: Attend a David Sedaris Show, Go to a Different Kind of 'Church,' Meet the Creator of 'A Strange Loop'
Now that your "Barbie" movie meme stash is fully organized and primed for posting, it’s time to turn your attention to all the joyful queer fun [...]Read more about Queer Things To Do: Attend a David Sedaris Show, Go to a Different Kind of 'Church,' Meet the Creator of 'A Strange Loop'
Parting Glances: May Babies May Be Gay Babies!
The "Coffee Table Book of Astrology" tattles that "taurus is the astrological sign of sexual deviancy." Or, as a friend of mine used to tell me year after year [...]Read more about Parting Glances: May Babies May Be Gay Babies!
BTL Endorses Dana Nessel for Michigan Attorney General
The role of the Michigan Attorney General is a powerful, important position in the state. The office represents the people of Michigan in criminal and civil [...]Read more about BTL Endorses Dana Nessel for Michigan Attorney General
Q&A with Mich. Democratic Attorney General Candidate Patrick Miles
Patrick Miles See the BTL introduction to this candidate's interview Tell me how you are going to play a major role in helping the LGBTQ community achieve full [...]Read more about Q&A with Mich. Democratic Attorney General Candidate Patrick Miles
Q&A with Mich. Democratic Attorney General Candidate Dana Nessel
Dana Nessel See the BTL introduction to this candidate's interview You're not the only LGBTQ candidate running for a statewide office, but you are the most [...]Read more about Q&A with Mich. Democratic Attorney General Candidate Dana Nessel
Wayne State University to Host Debate about Religious Liberty and Discrimination in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Press Release: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 6 – 8 p.m. David Adamany Undergraduate Library Bernath Auditorium, 5155 Gullen Mall, Detroit. This spring the U.S. [...]Read more about Wayne State University to Host Debate about Religious Liberty and Discrimination in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
John Corvino Selected as Next Dean of Irvin D. Reid Honors College
BY BTL STAFF The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that John Corvino has been selected to serve as the next dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors [...]Read more about John Corvino Selected as Next Dean of Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Letter: Challenges of parenting not affected by sexual orientation
In the Jan. 25 edition of Between The Lines, John Corvino wrote about the deprivation argument against same-sexed parenting, "(w)hatever you think of the [...]Read more about Letter: Challenges of parenting not affected by sexual orientation
The Gay Moralist: How liars killed our benefits
By John Corvino It was a classic bait-and-switch. When gay-rights opponents sought to amend Michigan's constitution to prohibit, not only same-sex marriage, [...]Read more about The Gay Moralist: How liars killed our benefits
The Gay Moralist: Loving students, hating students
By John Corvino For those of us in academia, January doesn't simply bring a new year: it brings a new semester. Richard Mohr, a gay philosopher I admire, [...]Read more about The Gay Moralist: Loving students, hating students
The Gay Moralist
By John Corvino Natural-law theorist Robert George wrote recently in First Things that, "For years, critics of the idea of same-sex 'marriage' have made the [...]Read more about The Gay Moralist
Blaming the victim
By John Corvino Opponents of homosexuality often claim that gay people lead miserable lives. To the extent that this claim is true (and it's generally not), [...]Read more about Blaming the victim
Habemus Papam
By John Corvino Although some people would describe me as a fallen Catholic, they're wrong: I didn't fall; I leapt. Still, after John Paul II's death, I [...]Read more about Habemus Papam
Anti-gay speaker raises money for CMU Pride
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman MOUNT PLEASANT – On April 6, in the middle of Central Michigan University's Pride Week, Alan Chambers, president of the anti-gay [...]Read more about Anti-gay speaker raises money for CMU Pride
Anti-gay speaker to visit CMU campus during Pride week
By Dawn Wolfe MOUNT PLEASANT – On April 6, Alan Chambers, president of the anti-gay group Exodus, will be giving a talk at the Lutheran Missouri Synod chapel [...]Read more about Anti-gay speaker to visit CMU campus during Pride week
My patience on trial
By John Corvino During a recent family vacation I found myself reading "Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting" by Glenn Stanton [...]Read more about My patience on trial
Five reasons I'm supporting Sharon McPhail
By John Corvino Detroit is in the midst of a mayoral campaign, and it's a crucial one. While I'm not going to say "this is the most important city election of [...]Read more about Five reasons I'm supporting Sharon McPhail
Growing older gay
By John Corvino A few days ago I found myself looking in the mirror and noticing that I'm aging. This is not a bad thing – and not just because the [...]Read more about Growing older gay
Obama on California marriage
by John Corvino The Gay Moralist Barack Obama believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Yet he opposes the California ballot initiative that [...]Read more about Obama on California marriage
Philosopher Talks Bakers, Freedom and the Law
Community Celebrates Anniversary of the Philosopher's Lecture, 'What's Morally Wrong with Homosexuality?' In the 25 years that philosopher, author and [...]Read more about Philosopher Talks Bakers, Freedom and the Law
View From the Bottom: Have Your Cake
BY EMELL DERRA ADOLPHUS Cake is often the centerpiece of our celebrations. And depending on the occasion – birthdays, baptisms, and most of all, weddings – [...]Read more about View From the Bottom: Have Your Cake
Annual Spring Bash Raises Funds for Affirmations
123456789101112 Affirmations' Annual Spring Bash themed Emerald City was "an incredible success" this year with over 450 people in attendance. The [...]Read more about Annual Spring Bash Raises Funds for Affirmations
Affirmations: There's No Place Like Home
Affirmations board of directors president Frank Aiello with program services director Lilianna Reyes, and recipient of the 2016 Lorna Utley Outstanding Ally [...]Read more about Affirmations: There's No Place Like Home
Affirmations Spring Bash 2017
Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale will host their annual fundraising event, Spring Bash 2017 – Emerald City on March 18 from 6-11 p.m. at the MGM [...]Read more about Affirmations Spring Bash 2017
Civil unions revisited
By John Corvino Given our losses in the last election—all eleven states with same-sex marriage bans passed them, some by a wide margin — is it time to put [...]Read more about Civil unions revisited
Sadness, not Schadenfreude, for Haggard
By John Corvino A few weeks ago I was in Ripon, Wis., for a same-sex marriage debate with Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family, when the Ted Haggard story [...]Read more about Sadness, not Schadenfreude, for Haggard
Gayborhoods
By Emell Derra Adolphus John Corvino and Mark Lock have been proud residents of Sherwood Forest since 2002. BTL photo: Andrew Potter For Kari Kildow, the city [...]Read more about Gayborhoods
Similar unions
By John Corvino Thanks to Proposal 2, on Dec. 17 our state constitution will be amended to declare that "the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall [...]Read more about Similar unions
Raise funds for Senator Debbie Stabenow October 19
By BTL Staff Members and allies of Michigan's LGBT community are hosting a fundraising event for Senator Debbie Stabenow. The event is intended to celebrate [...]Read more about Raise funds for Senator Debbie Stabenow October 19
Are our opponents like segregationists?
by John Corvino In terms of gay-rights progress, brace yourself for a difficult year. This is not because things are getting worse. It's because the national [...]Read more about Are our opponents like segregationists?
"What's Morally Wrong With Homosexuality?" lecture by John Corvino, Ph.D
DETROIT – John Corvino, Ph.D, BTL columnist, author, and philosophy instructor at Wayne State University, will examine the various stereotypes with which [...]Read more about "What's Morally Wrong With Homosexuality?" lecture by John Corvino, Ph.D
The Importance Of Being Oscar Wilde
By Amy J. Parrent Scenic designer Sarah Pearlines vision of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Photo courtesy of WSU "The truth is rarely pure [...]Read more about The Importance Of Being Oscar Wilde
Duggan Includes LGBTs In Acceptance Speech
John Corvino and Detroit Mayor-Elect John Duggan DETROIT - Mayor-elect Michael Duggan gave a shoutout to LGBT Detroiters in his acceptance speech Nov. 5. [...]Read more about Duggan Includes LGBTs In Acceptance Speech
LGBTs Raise Dollars For Duggan
Co-host John Corvino, left, with mayoral candiate Mike Duggan, co-host Mike Einheuser and Mike Higgins who opened his penthouse condo for the fundraiser. Photo [...]Read more about LGBTs Raise Dollars For Duggan
Corvino Out-Argues Right Wing In New Book
By Crystal Proxmire John Corvino is known for sharing the stage with folks like Maggie Gallagher and Glenn Stanton. Gallagher is the former President of [...]Read more about Corvino Out-Argues Right Wing In New Book
John Corvino Releases New "Gay Moralist" Video Series
The current debate over same-sex marriage, at the U.S. Supreme Court and elsewhere, has revived the moral debate over same-sex relationships. Despite [...]Read more about John Corvino Releases New "Gay Moralist" Video Series
What's Left to Argue
By John Corvino A couple of years ago I was chatting with a gay literary agent in a downtown Manhattan cafe. Our conversation turned to the book I was working [...]Read more about What's Left to Argue
DOMA Isn't The End In Fight For Marriage Equality
By Jerome Stuart Nichols U of M's Out In Public group brought, from left, attorney Naomi Goldberg of the Movement Advancement Project, attorney Denise [...]Read more about DOMA Isn't The End In Fight For Marriage Equality
Reactons To Same-Sex Marriage Victories
"So what should you do? One possibility is to double down on trying to deprive people of their basic human rights. That might be good for Democrats, but it's [...]Read more about Reactons To Same-Sex Marriage Victories
Authors John Corvino And Maggie Gallagher Take A Point/Counterpoint Approach To The Same-Sex Marriage Debate
DETROIT – The Center for the Study of Citizenship invites the public to learn more about the debate by joining John Corvino, professor and chair of the Wayne [...]Read more about Authors John Corvino And Maggie Gallagher Take A Point/Counterpoint Approach To The Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Daniels Proposes Marriage Policy for Troy
TROY – Mayor Janice Daniels is making headlines again. This time, she is considering putting restrictions on marriage and divorce in the city of Troy with a [...]Read more about Daniels Proposes Marriage Policy for Troy
The great debate of 2012: Corvino and Gallagher discuss same-sex marriage
By Bridgette M. Redman DETROIT – In the often bitter debate over marriage equality, it can be difficult for the two sides to find common ground – or even [...]Read more about The great debate of 2012: Corvino and Gallagher discuss same-sex marriage
Dignity Detroit celebrates 38th anniversary
Dignity Detroit celebrates 38 years of ministry to the LGBTQ community of the metropolitan Detroit area with an evening of dining and dance as well as special [...]Read more about Dignity Detroit celebrates 38th anniversary
Born that Way
By John Corvino One of the most persistent debates surrounding homosexuality regards whether gays are "born that way" or whether homosexuality is a "chosen [...]Read more about Born that Way
Wayne State to participate in nationwide staging of plays to promote marriage equality
DETROIT – On Nov. 7, a group of Wayne State University faculty and students in the College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts will participate in a [...]Read more about Wayne State to participate in nationwide staging of plays to promote marriage equality
