LGBT Detroit Unveils New Outdoor Gathering Space
Curtis Lipscomb, executive director of LGBT Detroit with Officer Dani Woods, LGBT Liaison with the Detroit Police Department and Tim Retzloff, who teaches LGBT [...]
Rachel Oliver: A Splash of Fire & Sass
BY DAVID RYALS Rachel Oliver describes her work on the History Channel's reality show "Forged in Fire" as "grueling and surreal." She fought long and hard – [...]
143 Dems to Trump: Reconsider the 'Indefensible' Trans Military Ban
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) is leading House Democrats in calling on President Trump to reconisder his trans military ban. [...]
A Purgatorial Tour of the Famous and Infamous at Slipstream
BY DONALD V. CALAMIA Bailey Boudreau as Tennessee Williams. Photo courtesy of Slipstream Theatre Initiative One might find it unusual for a tall, lanky [...]
LGBT Relief Funds Launched to Help Texas Hurricane Victims
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE Floodwaters flood Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church in Houston on Aug. 27, 2017. What was once Hurricane Harvey [...]
Two New Lawsuits Filed Against Trump Over Trans Military Ban
CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Trump is facing two new lawsuits over his plan to ban transgender military service. Washington Blade file photo by [...]
Ferndale Pride Distributes $25,000 in Grants to LGBTQ Charities
BY BTL STAFF Ferndale City Councilman Dan Martin, Michelle Fox-Phillips with GNA, Gerry Carney, Monica Mills with Matrix Human Services, Susan Crocker and [...]
Trans Bathroom Access (Again) Reaches Supreme Court
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Trans bathroom access is headed again the U.S. Supreme Court. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key The U.S. Supreme [...]
aut BAR, an LGBTQ Safe Space, Vandalized in Ann Arbor
A photo of the vandalism at Aut Bar in Ann Arbor on the morning of Aug. 25. Photo courtesy of the bar's co-owner Keith Orr Keith Orr, co-owner of the aut BAR, [...]
It's Official: Trump Directs Pentagon to Enact Trans Military Ban
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to implement the transgender military ban. (Image courtesy of [...]
Gay Bar Vandalized in Ann Arbor
Aut Bar in Ann Arbor's Braun Court was vandalized last night. Photo courtesy of Keith Orr, co-owner of Aut Bar Keith Orr, co-owner of the Aut Bar, posted a [...]
EQMI Opens Pop-Up Office in Bay City
Equality Michigan's Department of Victim Services will hold office hours in Bay city on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. beginning Aug. [...]