Saugatuck's Whootville Parade Celebrates the Season in Silly Style
BY BTL STAFF The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who greet people as they drive Saugatuck's Whootville parade Dec. 3. Photo courtesy of Andrea Goodell, Holland Sentinal [...]
Veterans Who Stood with Standing Rock Say They're Heading to Flint Next
BY BTL STAFF Wes Clark Jr., co-coordinator of #VeteransForStandingRock, briefs military veterans on camp rules and their mission. Photo courtesy of Scott Olson [...]
Watch Donald Trump Rally in Grand Rapids Dec. 9
Republican President-elect Donald Trump was in Grand Rapids Dec. 9 for his first appearance in Michigan since winning the presidency. His last Michigan stop [...]
Ann Arbor Officials Stand Against Hate, Sign Pledge
BY BTL STAFF ANN ARBOR –More than 70 elected officials in the Ann Arbor area have signed a pledge to stand with all people and do everything they can to [...]
EQMI Political Mixer Raises Concerns
It's been two years since Equality Michigan hosted a major fundraising event, and while the organization's Fall reception – a political mixer – on Dec. 2 [...]
Faith Leaders Work Toward Healing a Divided Community
Reconciliation and healing is needed right now as the community moves forward post-election. As more LGBT people are cautiously entering houses of worship, the [...]
Calling Metro Detroit Artists for Kresge Artist Fellowship
BY BTL STAFF Metro Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2017 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered [...]
Celebrate 40 Years of Folk Music
BY BTL STAFF Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers will perform at the 40th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival on Jan. 28 at the Hill Auditorium. Photo courtesy [...]
The Road Ahead
BY STEPH WHITE I know a lot of you are worried about the recent election and what this means for all of us in the LGBTQ movement. Many people are rightly [...]
Old Woodward Upgrade Project to Begin in March
BY BTL STAFF BIRMINGHAM – Birmingham is getting a facelift. The city is ready to launch a $3.5 million plan to upgrade a key section of Old Woodward in the [...]
Orr and Contreras Honored at Unified's Wine Cellar Benefit
BY BTL STAFF YPSILANTI – Dozens of wine lovers gathered on Nov. 30 at Bona Sera Cafe in Ypsilanti for the 13th Annual Wine Cellar benefit for Unified – HIV [...]
Top 35 LGBTQ Christian Books of 2016 Named
BY BTL STAFF Lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry announced a diverse list of LGBTQ Christian books to include queer theology, Biblical history, memoir, [...]
