Michigan Pride Parade, Rally Draws Thousands to Lansing
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Trump Admin Issues New Title IX Guidance for Transgender Kids
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Education Department under Betsy DeVos has issued new Title IX guidance for transgender students. Blade photo by Michael [...]
Black LGBT Health: Stories of Strength, Resilience, Creativity
BY JAN STEVENSON Panelists captivated an attentive audience in a lively conversation about black LGBT health issues June 2. From left to right, editor and [...]
Michigan Pride Returns to the Streets of Old Town in June
BY EVE KUCHARSKI This year's 28th annual Pride celebration in Lansing will return to the streets of Old Town June 16-17. The festival was originally held in [...]
Print Thrives in the Lesbian Community
BY EVE KUCHARSKI It arrives in an inconspicuous, magazine-sized envelope on your front doorstep, and the word "lesbian" isn't anywhere on the packaging. This [...]
Texas Governor Signs Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Adoption Bill
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) has signed an anti-LGBT adoption bill. Photo by Gage Skidmore; courtesy Wikimedia Commons Texas [...]
Tillerson: I Haven't Raised Chechnya Anti-gay Abuses with Russia
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he hasn't anti-gay violence in Chechnya with Russian leaders. Washington Blade photo [...]
Communities that Care' Awards Announced
The annual "Communities that Care" Awards are given each year by the OutCenter in Benton Harbor to recognize individuals, groups and/or organizations that [...]
Old Rape Kits Lead to Justice for LGBTQ Victims
BY BTL STAFF Two rape victims will get justice more than five years after crimes against them were committed. A 46-year-old Port Huron man, Anthony Thornton, [...]
Rep. Maloney Introduces Data Collection Bill on Anti-LGBT Violence
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference about the introduction of the LGBT Pride Act. Washington [...]
Transgender Woman Launches Facebook Site 'Faces for Equality'
BY CAROL TANIS Jamie Lynn Hemphill before and after her transition. Photo courtesy of Carol Tanis When Donald Trump won the presidency, Jamie Lynn Hemphill [...]
ACLU Honors Katz and Dichtelmiller, Renames LGBT Project
BY JAN STEVENSON The ACLU of Michigan honored Nancy Katz and Margo Dichtelmiller on June 8 for their financial support of the LGBT Project by renaming the [...]
