Macron Discusses Gay Chechnya Crackdown with Putin
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE Newly elected French President Emmanuel Marcon on May 29, 2017, raised the ongoing crackdown against gay Chechen men [...]
Retired Henry Ford CEO Continues Service to the LGBTQ Community
Henry Ford Health System Pride Leadership Team: Secretary Maeve Quinn, President Todd Roark, Former Henry Ford CEO Nancy Schlichting, Treasurer John Zervos and [...]
President Pence: Worse than Trump for LGBT people?
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Would a President Mike Pence be worse than Trump for LGBT people? Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key Imagine: [...]
Legislative Democrats Push For Civil Rights Expansion
BY BTL STAFF LANSING – State Reps. Jon Hoadley (D-Kalamazoo) and Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) will host a press conference May 30 at 9 a.m. at the [...]
Community Activists Will Discuss Groundbreaking Book on Black LGBT Health
The co-editors, Lourdes Dolores Follins and Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, of the academic text, "Black LGBT Health in the United States: Intersections of Race, [...]
DeVos: It's OK If States Discriminate Against LGBT Students
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Betsy DeVos refused to denounce discrimination against LGBT students. Blade file photo by Michael Key Under a grilling [...]
House Committee Unanimously Approves Chechnya Resolution
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE The House Foreign Affairs Committee on May 25, 2017, unanimously approved a resolution that condemns the arrests of gay [...]
Survey Results Can Help Protect Trans Community, LGBT Rights Organizations Say
Equality Michigan Transgender Victims Advocate Jeynce Poindexter shares her experience with discrimination. Also pictured are Curtis Lipscomb, executive [...]
What's in a Name (and Gender Marker)?
Jazz McGinnis "I would rather make my name than inherit it." – William Makepeace Thackery At the age of 18, Jazz McGinnis embarked on a journey. As a [...]
Holland LGBTQ Community Center Hosts Open House
Area LGBTQ residents and their allies can get a look at the new Out On The Lakeshore Community Center and mingle with professional comedienne Mimi Gonzalez at [...]
New LGBTQA Section at State Bar of Michigan
In an effort to ensure consistency within Michigan law and conformity to federal rulings, a new State Bar of Michigan section – the LGBTQA Law Section – will [...]
REC Receives 100K Grant to Provide Counseling for Trans Women
BY BTL STAFF The Hope & Grace Fund, a philanthropic vehicle of well-being beauty brand Philosophy USA, has awarded the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park [...]
