White House Issues Guidance on Trump's Trans Military Ban
BY KAREN OCAMB, WASHINGTON BLADE President Donald Trump may be on a 17-day vacation but his White House has been scrambling to hand him a "win" by the time he [...]
House Dems: Trump's Trans Military Ban 'Unconstitutional On Its Face'
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is among House Democrats who say Trump's transgender military ban would be unconstitutional. [...]
Candidates Share Their Platforms at LGBT Detroit Forum
Phillips Simmons, Garlin Gilchrist II, Ingrid LaFleur, Nguvu Tsare, Curtis Lipscomb and Dr. Truman Hudson, Jr. Photo courtesy of Ray O'Shay LGBT Detroit and [...]
City of Jackson Hosts Inaugural Pride Celebration
Carl Struble (left) cuts a ribbon to open the Jackson Pride Center with Nikki Joly, director of the center. BTL photo: Todd A. Heywood The city of Jackson is [...]
Organizers Say 22nd Annual HTJ was the Hottest Yet
Photo courtesy of Trigger Finger Visuals How hot was Hotter Than July? This year, it was 80-plus degrees and sunny with no rain. The weather is important, [...]
ARTS.BLACK to Host Book Fair, Fundraiser
BY BTL STAFF ARTS.BLACK was founded in 2014 by editors Taylor Renee of Detroit and Jessica Lynne of Brooklyn to support, uplift and cultivate a new generation [...]
Help Students Affected by Homelessness Get an Education
The Ozone House in Ann Arbor needs to pack 750 backpacks to start the school year. There are opportunities for the community to help during the last two weeks [...]
Gavin Grimm Case Sent Back to Lower Court
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE Gavin Grimm The case of a transgender teenager who challenged his Virginia school district's bathroom policy has been [...]
Judge Orders FBI to Release Docs on 1950s-Era Anti-Gay Purge
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE 'It is time for the government to release these historic FBI and DOJ documents that launched decades of discrimination [...]
10 Days In, Pro-LGBT Scaramucci Out From White House Role
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director. Photo by Jdarsie11; courtesy Wikimedia Commons Ten days [...]
Hotter Than July: 'I Am Because We Are'
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Ex-Navy Doctor Promises Free Surgery for Trans Military Patients
BY MARIAH COOPER, WASHINGTON BLADE Dr. Christine McGinn, an ex-Navy surgeon, has vowed to offer free gender-confirmation surgery for transgender military [...]
