Motor City Pride Performances
BTL Staff This years Motor City Pride featured four performance stages and one underground dance club. 2016 performers included: DJ Selina Style, DVJ Mark, [...]
Motor City Pride Vendor Gallery
AJ Trager DETROIT – Thousands gathered June 11-12 to celebrate the Motor City Pride 2016 festival. The festival had 100 vendors that came out to show their [...]
National Gay Media Association Statement on Orlando shootings
The National Gay Media Association is stunned at the mass shooting at an LGBT club in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 people have been killed, and dozens more [...]
Bigotry Puts a Heavy Burden on Transgender Youth
By Amy Lynn Smith Brittany and Brittney of Waterford pose after the ceremony with their rings. BTL photo: Jason A. Michael. It's hard enough being in high [...]
Ferndale Pride a Little Wet, but Mostly Wonderful
The storm clouds gathered and a few errant raindrops fell throughout the day, but Mother Nature withheld her fury and Ferndale Pride went off mostly without [...]
Ferndale Wedding a First for a Pride Festival in Michigan
Three couples wed Saturday at the Married With Pride ceremony in the Community Art Gallery of Ferndale. Organizers of Ferndale Pride say they are the first to [...]
Local Faith Leaders Speak Out Against 'Religious Freedom' Laws
It was the crowning glory of the modern gay rights movement. Last June the Supreme Court granted gays the right to marry. And so many mistakenly thought the [...]
Why Affirmations? Erspamer Discusses The Future of Michigan's Largest LGBT Center
BY AJ TRAGER FERNDALE – Seven months ago, Affirmations — Michigan's largest LGBT community center — announced the appointment of Susan Erspamer as the new [...]
LGBT Detroit Purchases Building in Northwest Detroit
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – LGBT Detroit recently purchased a commercial space on Detroit's northwest side making it the first black LGBT nonprofit in the country [...]
Ferndale Kicks Off Michigan's Pride Season
BY AJ TRAGER 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 FERNDALE – Nine Mile Road in downtown Ferndale was packed June 4 as [...]
Mich. House Legislation Could Gut Local Human Rights Ordinances
LANSING – In a one upsmanship with the state Senate, a group of 20 Republican lawmakers in the House have introduced an even more draconian piece of [...]
