State Board of Education to Hold Final Public Meeting on LGBT Guidelines
BY BTL STAFF LANSING – The State Board of Education Office of School Support Services will hold its final meeting May 10 for parents, youth and community [...]
Transgender Michigan Offers Training for Mental Health Professionals
FERNDALE – Longtime psychotherapist and executive director of Transgender Michigan Rachel Crandall will host a clinical training May 10 for mental health [...]
Davenport Files Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against SVSU
BY AJ TRAGER Char Davenport, left, board member for Transgender Michigan and well respected trans activist in the state, filed a federal lawsuit against SVSU [...]
Presidential Candidates Speak Out on 'Bathroom Laws'
By Lisa Keen North Carolina's new law to bar transgender people from using public restrooms that correspond with their gender identity became a recurring theme [...]
State House Republicans Author Bill To Repeal the State Board of Education
LANSING — For the last two months, the state has been debating LGBT youth guidelines for K-12 schools authored by the Board of Education. The completely [...]
Ferndale Schools Board of Education Passes LGBT Inclusive Policy
FERNDALE – The Ferndale Schools Board of Education passed a resolution in support of the state board LGBT youth guidelines that would allow transgender and [...]
Ann Arbor Film Festival Ends with Awards, Including Best LGBT Film
BY BTL STAFF A scene from "Hard as Opal," which won the autFILM Award for Best LGBT Film at the Ann Arbor Film Festival this year. The 54th Annual Ann Arbor [...]
White House Meets with Michigan LGBT Advocates
BY AJ TRAGER Ashlee Davis, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Nick Martin, U.S. Department of HHS; Jaan Williams, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...]
Fun Run in Color for WADD Fundraiser
BY AJ TRAGER BTL file photo 2014: By Tony Lowe DETROIT – World AIDS Day Detroit and Color Me Rad are teaming up to host "Color Me Rad Detroit," a spring color [...]
Bay City Passes Controversial Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
BY BTL STAFF MLive reports that the Bay City Commission voted unanimously Monday on anti-discrimination protections for city employees, contractors and in [...]
LGBT Detroit Hires Development Coordinator
DETROIT – LGBT Detroit — a Michigan based nonprofit focusing on youth development, cultural awareness and advocacy, as well as emotional and physical [...]
LGBT Event Planned in Lake Orion
A local group that has formed to support LGBT people in the Lake Orion area has planned its first social event. It will host an LGBT Social from 6:30-8:30 p.m. [...]
