Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Gay Wedding Cake Refusal Case
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a gay wedding cake case. Photo by Bigstock On the two-year anniversary of the U.S. [...]
Supreme Court Reverses Ark. Justices in Lesbian Birth Certificate Case
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a decision against lesbian parents' birth certificates. Washington Blade file photo by [...]
Mercedes-Benz Partners with Ruth Ellis Center to Help LGBTQ Youth
12345678ÔÑÑÔÑÖLGBTQ youth at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park will have the opportunity to grow food in an urban community setting and learn more [...]
Military Chiefs Seek 6-month Delay in Transgender Enlistments
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The service chiefs are seeking a delay in trans military enlistments. Public domain photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond The [...]
Cardin Introduces 'Lavender Scare' Bill
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on June 22, 2017, introduced a bill that would, among other things, allow State Department [...]
5th Circuit Rules for Mississippi Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Law
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Fifth Circuit has issued a decision in favor of Mississippi anti-LGBT religious freedom bill. The U.S. Fifth Circuit [...]
HHS Nixes Plan to Eliminate LGBT Questions from Elder Survey
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE HHS has nixed plans to eliminate LGBT questions in a federal survey. The Department of Health & Human Services has [...]
Known Where to Go: HIV and STI Testing Sites
BY BTL STAFF Every year on June 27, members of the community are reminded how important HIV testing is as early diagnosis leads to better health outcomes and [...]
Letter to Senate: 'Save the Lives of People with HIV'
BY BTL STAFF More than 100 organizations nationwide signed a letter to the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. on June 12 to "save the lives of people with [...]
Media Report Looks at HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Black Men
BY BTL STAFF A June 6 New York Times article, "America's Hidden HIV Epidemic," reveals that last year, the CDC, using the first comprehensive national [...]
Michigan Pride: An Outpouring of Love
BY EVE KUCHARSKI Both the Waters and the Aldrich families made it out to Pride this year. BTL Photo: Eve Kucharski Though there wasn't an actual rainbow in [...]
Perceptions Announces Annual Pride Awards
BY BTL STAFF Perceptions in Midland has announced their annual Pride awardees in advance of the organization's 9th annual LGBT & Ally Pride Awards Banquet [...]
