Affirmations ED Susan Erspamer Releases Statement on Custody Controversy
By Susan Erspamer As many of you are aware, I have been involved in a very personal matter being played out in a public forum. Custody proceedings relative to [...]
Ashton O'Hara's Murderer Sentenced to 30-60 Years
BY BTL STAFF Nearly six months after the body of 25-year-old Ashton O'Hara was found brutally murdered in a Detroit field, the killer has been found guilty of [...]
Equality Michigan Starts New Year with New Plan
It's a new year, and Equality Michigan has a new political team in place to drive what they are calling a new three to four year legislative plan to move LGBT [...]
The 2016 LGBT Political Climate
BY AJ TRAGER According to a recent report by the Human Rights Campaign, 115 anti-LGBT bills were introduced by state lawmakers in 2015. Many of these state [...]
Fifth Annual SOGI Conference Talks Inclusion in Michigan Classrooms
BY BTL STAFF TROY- The fifth annual SOGI Conference, hosted by the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Initiative of Oakland University's School of [...]
BREAKING: Rep. Bob Dold Becomes First Republican to Co-Sponsor the Equality Act
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) hailed Illinois Rep. Bob Dold, who today became the first Republican member of Congress to co-sponsor the [...]
Accepting Idiosyncrasies and Showing Love Often
BY AJ TRAGER 12345ÔÑÑÔÑÖ MACOMB COUNTY- It was important for Clare Coughlin and Barbara Hardison to get married after being together for nearly 30 years. [...]
Community Foundation for SE Michigan Receive Award
Detroit – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced Monday it has been awarded a grant of $2.5 million from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund [...]
LGBT Icon David Bowie Dies at 69
BY BTL STAFF British musician David Bowie died of cancer at 69 on Jan. 10. The artist reportedly had been quietly fighting cancer, believed to be of the liver [...]
Local LGBT Softball League Opens Spring Registration
BY BTL STAFF The Metro Detroit Softball League/MDSL LGBT is opening registration for its 2016 season. The all inclusive league plays from May through August, [...]
New Parents of Trans Youth Support Group Launches
BY BTL STAFF LAKE ORION – A new group to help the guardians of trans youth better understand the realities and experiences of trans identities is set to [...]
Suit Against Planet Fitness Dismissed
BY BTL STAFF MIDLAND COUNTY, MICH. – WNEM reports that the suit against a Midland Planet Fitness following a locker room controversy has been dismissed. The [...]
