Free Outdoor Movies are Back in Downtown Ferndale
BY BTL STAFF For those in and around Ferndale looking for a low-key, fun community event, free outdoor movies have returned to downtown Ferndale before the [...]
Texas Senate Advances Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Texas Senate has approved legislation impairing bathroom access for transgender people. Photo by Daniel Mayer; courtesy [...]
Trump Tweets U.S. Military 'Will Not Accept or Allow' Trans Troops
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Trump tweeted on Wednesday the U.S. military "will not accept or allow" transgender people in the armed forces "in [...]
LGBT Detroiters Invited to View, Discuss 'Detroit' Film
BY BTL STAFF Photo by Francois Duhamel Members of the LGBT community will have the opportunity to view the film "Detroit," a 2017 American period crime drama [...]
Purrlates with Miranda
BY BTL STAFF The Ferndale Catfe Lounge presents Purrlates – Pilates with a twist – on Saturdays at 9 a.m. at the Catfe Lounge at 821 Livernois St in Ferndale. [...]
76 Lawmakers Call for Return of Trans Question in Health Survey
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) is calling on OMB to restore a transgender question to an elder health survey. Photo public [...]
DOJ Set to Reject LGBT Workplace Protections Under Title VII: Sources
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions is set to reject LGBT protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of [...]
Grant Money Helps EQMI Continue Fighting Hate Crimes
Equality Michigan's Department of Victim Services: Jeynce Poindexter, Serena Johnson and Genny Maze. BTL Photo: Jason Michael Equality Michigan is halfway [...]
Take Action: Michigan Civil Rights Commission Meeting
BY BTL STAFF Update on Sept. 12: On Sept. 18, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission will consider a request to take action on anti-LGBTQ discrimination. The [...]
Anti-Racist, Anti-Facist Group to Take Action
BY BTL STAFF Detroiters to rally Aug. 5 to shut down Church Militant anti-woman conference; July 28 press conference to announce plans. Photo courtesy of [...]
New Trump Communications Chief Scaramucci Backs LGBT Rights
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Anthony Scaramucci is the new White House communications director. Photo by Jdarsie11; courtesy Wikimedia Commons Marking an [...]
German President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE German President Mark-Walter Steinmeier on July 20, 2017, signed a same-sex marriage bill. Washington Blade photo by [...]
