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At 250 Years Young, the United States Is Still in Diapers
I recently had a post go viral on Bluesky. As I write this, it has close to 11,000 likes and has been shared nearly 2,400 times. This has never happened to me [...]Read more about At 250 Years Young, the United States Is Still in Diapers
The Fight for Marriage Equality Is Far From Over. A New Book Honors the Long History That Made It Possible.
In a time when LGBTQ+ rights are under constant threat, “Love: The Heroic Story of Marriage Equality” arrives as both a powerful reminder and a call to action. [...]Read more about The Fight for Marriage Equality Is Far From Over. A New Book Honors the Long History That Made It Possible.
We Must Be Louder Than Hate: Drown Out the Trump’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric with Love
As I write this, I’m learning that there’s been a shooting at yet another school in the United States. This time in Wisconsin. Reportedly a 15-year-old student [...]Read more about We Must Be Louder Than Hate: Drown Out the Trump’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric with Love
National Legal and Policy Center: Kids Who Love Oreos Were Not Born This Way
This is a list of my favorite Oreo cookie flavors, in order:Peanut ButterSm’OreosMintOriginalThis is a list of Oreo flavors I have never tried because they [...]Read more about National Legal and Policy Center: Kids Who Love Oreos Were Not Born This Way
People With Uteruses Can't Get Abortions. But Brett Kavanaugh Can't Eat a $20 Sundae in Peace, Either!
I am sure by now you have heard the devastating news about Brett Kavanaugh, credibly-accused sexual assaulter/Supreme Court Justice/man who likes beer.It’s hard [...]Read more about People With Uteruses Can't Get Abortions. But Brett Kavanaugh Can't Eat a $20 Sundae in Peace, Either!
GOP: 31 Patriot Front Members in Riot Gear on Their Way to Disrupt Idaho Pride ‘Just Tourists’
Pride Month is halfway over, and what a month it has been so far. It’s awesome to see photos from the many Pride events and marches across the country and the [...]Read more about GOP: 31 Patriot Front Members in Riot Gear on Their Way to Disrupt Idaho Pride ‘Just Tourists’
LGBTQ+ Content Bans Offer Shelter for Fragile Conservatives
Remember when Donald Trump won the 2016 election and his supporters called Hillary Clinton voters sore losers for their outrage and disgust? And then, when [...]Read more about LGBTQ+ Content Bans Offer Shelter for Fragile Conservatives
Ann Arbor Folk Festival Performer Gina Chavez Is the Boss in Both English and Spanish
You can call 2020 Latin Grammy nominee Gina Chavez a lot of things: Queer. Catholic. Bilingual. Singer. Songwriter. Pop rock artist. Social justice [...]Read more about Ann Arbor Folk Festival Performer Gina Chavez Is the Boss in Both English and Spanish
The Queer Library Is Open: 17 LGBTQ+ Must-Reads to Get You in the Pride Spirit
Finding LGBTQ+ books used to be a challenge. You couldn't just Google "lesbian romance novels" or "books with trans characters." But now, luckily, that's no [...]Read more about The Queer Library Is Open: 17 LGBTQ+ Must-Reads to Get You in the Pride Spirit
Creep of the Week: Electing People Who Aren't Hateful Ghouls Makes All the Difference
Hip, hip, hooray! The U.S. House passed The Equality Act! We're all equal now! There's no more hate, no more homophobia, no more Marjorie Taylor Greene! OK, [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Electing People Who Aren't Hateful Ghouls Makes All the Difference
Pelosi 'Optimistic' About LGBTQ Equality Act, Calls Passage a 'Priority'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday she's "optimistic" about the Equality Act and called its passage a "priority" amid expectations the House [...]Read more about Pelosi 'Optimistic' About LGBTQ Equality Act, Calls Passage a 'Priority'
Creep of the Week: Franklin Graham
In case you haven't heard, Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. It's over. Joe Biden will be the next Commander in Chief and not a second too [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Franklin Graham
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
On Monday, Oct. 27, Donald Trump swore in his third Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett under the cloak of night. And like many things that necessitate [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Rep. Dan Kildee's Call to Action: The US Senate Must Pass the Equality Act
By Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) In 2013, I had the privilege of standing on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court as the High Court announced its decision to [...]Read more about Rep. Dan Kildee's Call to Action: The US Senate Must Pass the Equality Act
First We Grieve, Then We Vote: Jay Kaplan Reflects on the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Editor's note: This interview was conducted before the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett As staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's [...]Read more about First We Grieve, Then We Vote: Jay Kaplan Reflects on the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
When I learned that Ruth Bader Ginsburg died I was eating these little peanut butter granola bites I really like. I immediately felt like I was going to be [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
For Joe Biden, Push Relentlessly Until Nov. 3
By The National LGBT Newspaper Guild, BTL Member Among the many compelling reasons to make sure that Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not reelected on Nov. 3, [...]Read more about For Joe Biden, Push Relentlessly Until Nov. 3
Activists Believe Ginsburg Replacement Barrett Could Hinder LGBTQ Rights
President Trump announced Saturday, Sept. 26, that his nominee to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is, as expected, a jurist that LGBTQ [...]Read more about Activists Believe Ginsburg Replacement Barrett Could Hinder LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ Champion on Supreme Court Dies
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the justice with the most pro-LGBTQ voting record in the history of the court, died Friday following a long [...]Read more about LGBTQ Champion on Supreme Court Dies
Cher Raises $2 Million for Biden at LGBTQ Virtual Fundraiser
"So ask yourself, do you believe in life after Trump?" That was the question asked by Cher, paraphrasing the title of her iconic song, at the virtual LGBTQ [...]Read more about Cher Raises $2 Million for Biden at LGBTQ Virtual Fundraiser
Gov.Whitmer, AGNesselRespond to President Trump's Threat to Send Federal Law Enforcement to Detroit
LANSING – In response to President Trump's threat to send federal law enforcement into cities across the nation, including Detroit, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and [...]Read more about Gov.Whitmer, AGNesselRespond to President Trump's Threat to Send Federal Law Enforcement to Detroit
Together We Can Make Historic Change
I was honored to recently join Affirmations, OutFront Kalamazoo, Equality Michigan and several other hardworking organizations and activists across the state [...]Read more about Together We Can Make Historic Change
Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
For anyone paying attention to the Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential race, polls have shown repeatedly that at the start of primary season voters [...]Read more about Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
Buttigieg Drops Presidential Campaign
Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, who had considerable success and made history as a gay presidential candidate, dropped on Sunday night his bid for the [...]Read more about Buttigieg Drops Presidential Campaign
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
This impeachment stuff is stressing me out. Donald Trump keeps screaming that this whole thing is very bad for the country. And he is right! Impeaching a [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Fairness for All Act Seeks Middle Ground on LGBTQ Rights
Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House backed by the Mormon Church seeks to strike a middle ground on LGBT rights and religious freedom in federal [...]Read more about Fairness for All Act Seeks Middle Ground on LGBTQ Rights
Creep of the Week: Paul S. Morton Sr.
It's been a hell of a week for Pete Buttigieg. The fact that he's polling so high is amazing and it makes me proud that an openly gay man is doing so well. [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Paul S. Morton Sr.
Data at Forefront of Congressional Hearing on Anti-LGBT Bias in Housing, Credit
As LGBT rights advocates continue to press the Equality Act to ban anti-LGBT discrimination, data was at the forefront of a congressional hearing Tuesday as [...]Read more about Data at Forefront of Congressional Hearing on Anti-LGBT Bias in Housing, Credit
Mombian: The Scary and the Sweet: A Halloween Roundup for LGBTQ Families
It's almost Halloween, so let's look at some of the scary things happening to LGBTQ parents lately, and then at some treats that just might help us be [...]Read more about Mombian: The Scary and the Sweet: A Halloween Roundup for LGBTQ Families
Creep of the Week: Mitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a very busy man. Granted, it might not seem that way on the surface. After all, the Senate hasn't passed shit when it [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Mitch McConnell
Supreme Court Analysis: A Look at the Probabilities in the Title VII Rulings
U.S. Supreme Court observers are more reluctant than usual to try and predict how the court might come down on the always hot-button issue of rights for LGBTQ [...]Read more about Supreme Court Analysis: A Look at the Probabilities in the Title VII Rulings
Who can Defeat Trump? Preview of HRC/CNN Town Hall
To paraphrase Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost," democracy, you in danger, girl. This profound and dreadful moment in American history is worse than Watergate and far [...]Read more about Who can Defeat Trump? Preview of HRC/CNN Town Hall
Creep of the Week: Brett Kavanaugh
I just read on NPR's health blog about a new study that found that "an estimated 3.3 million [women] nationwide said that their first sexual experience was [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Brett Kavanaugh
A Battle Won, but the War Rages On
Gavin Grimm, at long last, has won his case. When Grimm was a sophomore at Gloucester County High School in Virginia, he came out as a transgender boy. As soon [...]Read more about A Battle Won, but the War Rages On
Why We Need to Pass the Equality Act
If you looked up homosexuality in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 50 years ago, you would see it listed as a mental [...]Read more about Why We Need to Pass the Equality Act
Fighting for Our Rights 50 Years Post Stonewall
June 28, 1969. With no civil rights protections available for LGBTQ people and rampant harassment and brutality by law enforcement against our community and [...]Read more about Fighting for Our Rights 50 Years Post Stonewall
Shows, Sponsors and Spirituality: Ferndale Pride 2019 has Something for Everyone
Metro Detroit’s official Pride season kicks off this week with Ferndale Pride presented by the Candle Wick Shoppe, which takes place Saturday, June 1, in [...]Read more about Shows, Sponsors and Spirituality: Ferndale Pride 2019 has Something for Everyone
Parting Glances: In drag for Jesus, Lady T and Chance
GATORADE, Ariz.: I'm a skeptic concerning things supernatural; but the wonder-working weekend I spend reporting for BTL on the Drag Queens for Jesus confab is, [...]Read more about Parting Glances: In drag for Jesus, Lady T and Chance
Creep of the Week: James Dobson
Hello LGBTQ Americans! Are you ready to enslave "people of faith throughout these United States of America?" Because the U.S. House just passed the Equality [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: James Dobson
Parting Glances: It just might happen again ...
During the Nazi reign of terror that ended only in Germany's defeat by the American, English and French Allies in 1945, about 15,000 gay men were incarcerated [...]Read more about Parting Glances: It just might happen again ...
Parting Glances: A beard in time ...
There are shared similarities between high-visibility personalities Pastor Joel Osteen and Republican Vice President Mike Pence. First off, each shepherds a [...]Read more about Parting Glances: A beard in time ...
Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
President Trump has nominated to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals an openly gay federal prosecutor tasked with enforcing organized crime and drug laws, [...]Read more about Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
Parting Glances: Emily's Ribbon At a Time ...
The 19th Century poet Emily Dickinson wrote over 1,800 poems in her five-decade life. In one of these exceptional, divinatory and uniquely insightful, poems [...]Read more about Parting Glances: Emily's Ribbon At a Time ...
Siena Liggins Will Steal Your Girlfriend and Give Her Body Confidence, Too
Only a few months after the success of her pop song "Flowerbomb," Siena Liggins is back with the release of her second single, "Naked," out today — with a [...]Read more about Siena Liggins Will Steal Your Girlfriend and Give Her Body Confidence, Too
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer
Greetings fellow "Demons of Hell" who oppose the lifetime appointment of an accused sex offender to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gosh, is it hot in [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer
Creep of the Week: Brett Kavanaugh
Imagine that you are applying for a job. Your prospective employer asks to see a resume, references and a cover letter laying out how your experience matches [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Brett Kavanaugh
DOJ Touts Anti-LGBT Views, Task Force at 'Religious Freedom' Summit
A summit at the U.S. Justice Department on Monday ostensibly intended to promote religious freedom, including the creation of a Religious Liberty Task Force, [...]Read more about DOJ Touts Anti-LGBT Views, Task Force at 'Religious Freedom' Summit
