Attendees at Wedding Expo Express 'Relief' to Find Welcoming LGBT-Friendly Businesses
The seventh annual Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo, hosted on Sunday by Between The Lines at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, drew a crowd [...]
Local Governments to Fly Transgender Pride Flags in Michigan
BY BTL STAFF Photo courtesy of Nathan Triplett The International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 is an annual holiday dedicated to celebrating [...]
Pre-Expo Workshop Focuses on Status of LGBT Rights Post-Marriage Equality
DETROIT – The seventh annual Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo, which took place Sunday at the MotorCity Hotel Casino, kicked off this year with [...]
Providers 'Link-Up' to Offer Better Access to HIV Care
BY BTL STAFF The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released a report in January that shows improvements in HIV Prevention and Care in Michigan [...]
Transgender Women of Color Need Access to Public Resources, Better Allies
Julisa Abad, director of transgender outreach with the Fair Michigan Justice Project. During various local LGBTQ community meetings over the last few months, [...]
Pursuing Our Inner Mood
BY BTL STAFF "Under the Surface," a groundbreaking photographic exhibition by well-known rainbow community photographer Myles Gallagher opens April 5, and [...]
Royal Oak Therapist Offers Support for Transgender People
Meet Nick Zielke, a limited licensed clinical social worker and gender specialist. He completed his undergraduate studies at Oakland University and his [...]
Gay Scholar Warns Against Reading Into U.S. Census Redaction of LGBT Categories
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Gary Gates urges against reading into LGBT redaction from the U.S. Census. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key A leading [...]
Trump's U.S. Census Proposes, Immediately Cuts LGBT Survey Questions
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Census proposed, then removed LGBT questions in the U.S. Census and American Community Survey. Photo courtesy the [...]
Jackson City Council Defers Action on Referendum Petition
Photo courtesy of Nathan Triplett Updated March 29: JACKSON – The Jackson City Council voted on Tuesday night to defer action until April 11 on a referendum [...]
BTL Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo Returns
Same-sex couples may get to keep their marriages under the Trump administration, but threats to LGBT equality remain, most notably efforts by legislators to [...]