Progress Michigan Names Jeremy Moss 'Legislator of the Month'
House Democratic Whip, Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) was awarded 'Legislator of the Month' in March by Progress Michigan for his leadership in the fight to bring [...]
Victory for LGBTQ Rights in Jackson
BY BTL STAFF Jackson Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson ruled this morning to accept a consent order between Jackson Together and the City of Jackson that [...]
Jackson Together Files Suit Against Clerk Wrozek and City of Jackson
BY BTL STAFF Jackson Together has filed suit against Jackson City Clerk Andrew Wrozek and the City of Jackson. The lawsuit outlines numerous violations of the [...]
Freedom House Funding Restored
Program Manager TJ Rogers said Freedom House will refine a plan that decreases their reliance on government funds going forward. BTL File Photo: Andrew [...]
Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination: One Mayor's Story
Royal Oak Mayor Mike Fournier Detroit, Grand Rapids, Royal Oak, Pleasant Ridge, Okemos, Highland Park, Traverse City, Ypsilanti, Kalamazoo, Bay City, [...]
Welcoming Michigan Builds Immigrant-Friendly Communities
BY DREW SAUNDERS Christine Sauve, senior program coordinator at Welcoming Michigan in Kalamazoo. BTL Photo Drew Saunders Members of immigrant communities often [...]
Biennial Race Conference at MSU to Focus on Sexuality and Gender
BY BTL STAFF Urvashi Vaid, Managing Director of the Vaid Group LLC will discuss "Pawns in Their Game: Race, Gender & Sexuality in American Politics Today" [...]
Wage Gap: Michigan Women Are Paid 74 Cents for Every Dollar Paid to Men
BY BTL STAFF An analysis released for Equal Pay Day on April 4 reveals the size of the gender wage gap and its detrimental effects on the spending power of [...]
Rainbow Flag Creator Gilbert Baker Dies at 65
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., LOS ANGELES BLADE Gilbert Baker died Friday in New York of undisclosed causes. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Blade Gilbert Baker, the [...]
New GLAAD Study Reveals Twenty Percent of Millennials Identify as LGBTQ
BY BTL STAFF GLAAD unveiled its third annual Accelerating Acceptance report March 30, a survey conducted on GLAAD's behalf by Harris Poll, which shows that [...]
OU to Celebrate Diversity, LGBTQIA Awareness During Pride Week
BY SEAN DELANEY Photo courtesy of Oakland University Every April, Oakland University hosts Pride Week to celebrate OU's diversity in sexual orientation and [...]
Annual Spring Bash Raises Funds for Affirmations
123456789101112ÔÑÑÔÑÖ Affirmations' Annual Spring Bash themed Emerald City was "an incredible success" this year with over 450 people in attendance. [...]
