ACLU Challenges Discriminatory Practices in Michigan's Foster Care System
BY BTL STAFF The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan today filed a lawsuit in district court challenging Michigan's practice of permitting [...]
National Black Justice, PFLAG Name New Leaders
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE David J. Johns will lead the National Black Justice Coalition. (Photo courtesy NBJC) Two D.C.-based LGBT advocacy [...]
City Pulse Reporter Assaulted Covering Country Mills Controversy in East Lansing
As a supporter of Country Mill's right to discriminate based on the organization's sincerely held religious beliefs squared off with a supporter of the LGBT [...]
MCRC 'Barred by the Attorney General from Taking Action'
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission tabled a request in Lansing on Monday night by Equality Michigan for interpretive statement on "sex" in ELCRA. Photo [...]
3 Arrested During Ga. Tech Protests After Student Killed
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE Scout Schultz was shot to death over the weekend. (Photo courtesy Ga. Tech Pride Alliance) The president of the Georgia [...]
HRC to Partner with Four Overseas LGBT Groups
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE The Human Rights Campaign on Sept. 18, 2017, announced it will partner with four LGBT advocacy groups in Georgia, [...]
LGBT Reviews Are in for Trump's U.N. Speech - and They're Bad
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Trump speaks before the United Nations General Assembly. (Screenshot via CSPAN) President Trump is receiving [...]
Mattis: Trans Troops Can Re-Enlist in Armed Forces - For Now
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued a memo allowing transgender troops to re-enlist. (Photo courtesy Department of [...]
Remembering Edith Windsor: Stories of Meeting the LGBT Pioneer
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Edie Windsor served as one of the Grand Marshals of the 2017 Capital Pride parade. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael [...]
Senate Blocks Vote on Gillibrand Amendment to Protect Trans Troops
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE he amendment Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) filed against Trump's transgender military ban won't get a vote. (Washington [...]
Apply Now for Affirmations LEAD Institute
BY BTL STAFF FERNDALE – Affirmations LEAD Institute is now accepting applications for its fall cohort.The LEAD Institute is a transformational leadership [...]
Birmingham Street Art Fair Benefits Common Ground
BY BTL STAFF BIRMINGHAM – Common Ground is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping teens, young adults and families move from crisis to hope, but help [...]
