Go Girl Saugatuck! at the Dunes Resort June 3-5
By Carol Tanis Formerly known as "Women's Weekend" at the Dunes, Go Girl Saugatuck! has been rebranded with a new name by producer Mimi Gonzalez and it's [...]
Sick of Sarah to Headline Ferndale Pride
FERNDALE – Minneapolis rock band Sick of Sarah has been signed to headline the sixth annual Ferndale Pride street fair on Saturday, June 4. Listed on the [...]
Two Gay Men Vie for Same Seat on Ingham County Commission
LANSING — Two openly gay men are vying to replace Democrat Rebecca Bahar-Cook on the Ingham County Commission. Democrats Ryan Sebolt, 33, and Wyatt Ludman, [...]
Two Planned Parenthood Affiliates Merge in Michigan
ANN ARBOR – As Planned Parenthood celebrates its 100th anniversary nationally this year, a new era begins in Michigan: two Planned Parenthood affiliates have [...]
State PFLAG Organizations Send Open Letter to Michigan Legislature
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Fourteen organizations from all over Michigan representing parents, family members and allies to the LGBTQ communities signed an open [...]
North Carolina Fight Escalates Dramatically
By Lisa Keen The controversy over North Carolina's anti-LGBT "bathroom law" escalated dramatically this week, dominating much of the national media's [...]
Saugatuck's Women's Weekend Becomes Go Girl Saugatuck!
LGBT-friendly Saugatuck and its famed retreat, the Dunes Resort, has renamed its Saugatuck Women's Weekend to "Go Girl Saugatuck." "We've always produced great [...]
Detroit Couple Talks DIY Wedding, Getting Through Darkness and More
BY AJ TRAGER INDIAN VILLAGE – Not many folks plan a wedding for a Tuesday evening, but for newlyweds Jermaine Moore and Matirio Matters, the rainy day of [...]
Elder Gay Man Killed Over Alleged Unwanted Sexual Advance
GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A 49-year-old handyman from Warren has been charged in the stabbing of a 69-year-old interior designer from Grosse Pointe Farms. Daniel [...]
Faith Leaders Send Open Letter to State Legislature in Support of LGBT Students
BY BTL STAFF Over 100 Michigan faith leaders from across multiple denominations have signed an open letter to Michigan lawmakers announcing their support of a [...]
MCC-D Pastor to Receive Doctorate Degree
FERNDALE – Reverend Roland Stringfellow, pastor of Metropolitan Community Church-Detroit for the past two years, will soon be adding the word "doctor" to his [...]
Pugh Starts Paying Damages to Former Student
DETROIT – Three years after Charles Pugh, a former Fox 2 news anchor and Detroit City Councilman, fled Detroit in the middle of the night running from a sex [...]
