Pugh Hits Rock Bottom in Fall from Grace
DETROIT – Former City Council President Charles Pugh avoided a potentially damaging trial and possible life sentence Wednesday by accepting a deal. Pugh plead [...]
Detroit Police Officer Dani Woods Recipient of Equality Michigan Award
BY BTL STAFF Detroit – Detroit Police Officer Dani Woods is this year's MacAllister Award winner, presented by Equality Michigan. "Officer Woods has been [...]
Freedom House Seeks Help for LGBT Refugees
Members of Freedom House and Southwest Solutions gather during the 2015 Voices of Freedom event. From left to right: Thomas "TJ" Rogers, Tim McGorey, Caitlyn [...]
John Allen Paves Way for Brighter Future for LGBTQ Youth
As we reflect on the LGBTQ movement in the U.S. and our significant achievements over the past several years, John Allen reminds us that if we want to succeed [...]
Last Presidential Debate Raises LGBT Issues
BY LISA KEEN In the first few minutes of the third and final presidential debate of 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reiterated she would [...]
Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown Celebrates Same-Sex Marriages
BY BTL STAFF Huntington Woods – It's been more than two years since hundreds of LGBT couples in Michigan were rushing to local courthouses to recite marriage [...]
Holly Lanes Hosting LGBT and Friends Night to Connect Around Equality
Following the Oct. 11 decision by the Village of Holly Council not to adopt a human rights ordinance that would have given LGBT people the same civil rights at [...]
Chelsea Clinton Speaks with Gay News
By PGN Staff Chelsea Clinton took a break from addressing female and Millennial voters Oct. 14 in Pittsburgh for a phone call with Philadelphia Gay News. She [...]
Community Demands Justice for LGBTQ Prisoners
Lansing – Around 30 Michiganders protested Oct. 12 outside the state's Department of Corrections Headquarters on Michigan Avenue in Lansing. The rally, "Can't [...]
Federal Law Protects Transgender People at Homeless Shelters
The2011 National Transgender Discrimination Survey reveals that 29 percent of transgender people who sought emergency shelter at some point in their lives were [...]
Correction
The following sponsors for the Stand with Trans event on Oct. 16 at Affirmations in Ferndale are GM PLUS (People Like Us), Be Well Medical Center, KnowResolve, [...]
LGBTQ Youth Need Inclusive Sex Education
BY BTL STAFF Washington, D.C. – Comprehensive sex education has evolved into so much more than a movie about menstruation and a class or two in human [...]
