Flint's Audrey Dismond Shows Women 'You Are Worthy'
BY CHENE KOPPITZ Photographer Jerry Taliaferro captures the beauty of Audrey Dismond. Photo courtesy of Flint Institute of Arts Chene Koppitz is the [...]
LGBT Rights Page Gone from White House Website
BY BTL STAFF The moment Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th U.S. president today, the LGBT, climate change, health care, and civil liberties pages [...]
Comedy Shows to Raise Funds for Local LGBT Community Center
BY BTL STAFF TRAVERSE CITY – Traverse City comedy group Falling Down Stairs Productions will donate proceeds from its February, March and April shows to help [...]
House Dems Elect Moss, Zemke as Caucus Whip, Chair
BY BTL STAFF LANSING — The House Democrats held elections to fill their caucus's leadership positions for the next two years as a new session begins this [...]
JTCC Elects New Leadership Team
BY BTL STAFF ANN ARBOR – As they do each year at their December board meeting, the Jim Toy Community Center Board of Directors gathered to elect new [...]
Local Theaters Join in Solidarity for Ghostlight Project
Joe Plambeck and Joe Bailey sit in The Ringwald Theatre green room surrounded by a showcase of posters representing their work over the last ten years. They [...]
Detroit Native Announces Plans to Run for Detroit City Mayor
DETROIT – Detroit native, Myya D. Jones, has announced that she will be running for mayor of the city of Detroit in 2017. She wants to be a voice for women of [...]
No Second Confirmation Hearing for Betsy DeVos, Senate Committee Chair Says
BY BTL STAFF The Senate committee chairman on Monday rejected a formal request from Democrats for a second hearing to question west Michigan businesswoman and [...]
Openly Gay Members of Congress Raise Serious Concerns About Betsy DeVos' Record on LGBT Equality
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, D-WI; David Cicilline, D-RI; Sean Patrick Maloney, D-NY; Jared Polis, D-CO; and Mark Takano, D-CA, [...]
Suited' Pushes the Fashion Boundaries of Gender ID
BY BTL STAFF Fashion has no gender. To validate that, Oakland University's Women and Gender Studies program will spotlight the HBO documentary "Suited" at the [...]
Protests Planned to Usher in Trump Era
As Donald Trump raises his right hand to swear the presidential oath of office on Friday, hundreds of thousands of protesters opposed to his policy positions [...]
Women of Flint Featured in FIA Exhibit
BY BTL STAFF The spiritual and physical beauty of 50 African- American women in the Flint community will be on display from Jan. 22-April 15 at the Flint [...]
