Great Lakes Bay Region Celebrates 6th Pride Festival
MIDLAND – June is over but LGBT Michigan is not done celebrating pride. Perceptions, the community center for the Great Lakes Bay region will present its 6th [...]
Uniting Activism and Advocacy to Create Lasting Change in Transgender Rights
By Amy Lynn Smith Amy Hunter, a transgender woman who is spearheading the ACLU of Michiganas Transgender Advocacy Project. BTL photo: Andrew Potter For [...]
Jeffrey Montgomery, LGBTQ Leader Dies at 63
Jeffrey Montgomery (May 9, 1953 – July 19, 2016) Photo: Ron Miotke The man who took personal tragedy and turned it into a "brilliant" career fighting for the [...]
BREAKING: Jeffrey Montgomery, Triangle Foundation Founder, Has Died
Jeff Montgomery and his brother walking in the 2016 Detroit Pride Parade. BTL Photo: AJ Trager Jeffrey Montgomery, founder of the Triangle Foundation – the [...]
Log Cabin Republican President Denounces Most Anti-LGBT GOP Platform In History
DNC Clips, ABC News ABC News catches Log Cabin Republican President Gregory Angelo to discuss the 2016 GOP platform. [...]
Beaten and Robbed
Aaron Christopher Spyker "This is how I'm going to die." That was all I could think as I lay face down, my hands cuffed behind my back while the two men rained [...]
Equitable Parenthood Still Penalizing LGBT Parents
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – A unanimous vote July 5 by the Michigan Court of Appeals found that a lesbian co-parent lacked standing to seek parenting time or [...]
Kickstarter Campaign Raises Over $11K to Renovate New LGBT Detroit Building
DETROIT – It's a milestone for Detroit's black LGBT community. LGBT Detroit recently purchased a building of its own on Greenfield Road on the city's west [...]
Schuette Joins Coalition Challenging Federal LGBT Youth Guidance In Schools
BY AJ TRAGER LANSING – Attorney General Bill Schuette, long believed to be a Republican candidate for governor in 2018, joined a coalition of 10 states July 8 [...]
Pugh Extradited, Headed Home to Detroit to Face Molestation Charges
NEW YORK – Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh appeared in court last Thursday and, waiving extradition, was ordered back to Detroit to face [...]
State Sen. Rick Jones Breaks with Caucus, Co-Sponsors Hate Crimes Amendment
State Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) listens as the LGBT community mourned the loss of lives n Orlando June 12. He joined the crowd of over 100 people at the [...]
Poor Man's Art Collective Gives Emerging Artists a Chance to Shine
Mychal Noir and Geno Harris co-founded the Poor Man's Art Collective in 2003. BTL photo: Jason A. Michael DETROIT – It's not easy for an emerging artist to [...]
