Triplett Joins Equality Michigan Senior Staff
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Equality Michigan, the statewide LGBT anti-violence and advocacy organization, appointed former East Lansing mayor Nathan Triplett, [...]
Lansing Community Mourns Passing of LGBT Leader
Bill Beachler in 2014 attending the Rose Bowl where MSU played. Photo courtesy of Gary Hicks. WEDNESDAY. Jan. 13 – Bill Beachler, with his "perfect hair" and [...]
Obama's Last State of the Union: Religion, Coming Out, and Sally Ride
By Lisa Keen In his eighth and final State of the Union address, President Obama on Tuesday seemed intent on both acknowledging the nation's rifts and binding [...]
A Loathsome Loophole: How Some LGBT Michiganders Use Discriminatory Law
BY AJ TRAGER The Obergefell v. Hodges decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last June (which made same-sex marriage legal across the country) has created a [...]
ACLU Seeking Trans Stories Of Shelter Discrimination Experiences
BY BTL STAFF The ACLU of Michigan is looking for trans, genderqueer or gender non-conforming Michigan residents to come forward and discuss their [...]
Aging Study: Current LGBT Practices in Long-Term Care Facilities Lacking
BY AJ TRAGER Dr. Beverly Mihalko, assistant professor of Health Sciences at EMU, discussed her recent study on long term care of LGBT older adults in the state [...]
LGBT Couple Makes Major Gift to SAGE Metro Detroit
BY AJ TRAGER OAK PARK – Gil Evans and Don Nadel met in Toledo, Ohio and have been together for 57 years. Inspired by the screening of "Gen Silent," a [...]
Local LGBT Activists Will Match Final Donation to the ACLU of Michigan
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – Two local LGBT activists will match the final donation collected for the ACLU Equality Challenge: Centennial Campaign at the end of [...]
Profile: Faith Robinson-Renner
Faith Robinson-Renner was a precocious child. "I gave my mother fits," she recalled. "I had a bottle until I was 4 years old. Then my sister said, 'OK, Faith [...]
Call For Presenters For Upcoming LGBT Health Summit
BY BTL STAFF BAY CITY – The Michigan Primary Care Association and partners are looking for professionals to present at an upcoming LGBT Health Summit [...]
Minister Seeks Right To Marry LGBT Couples Without Marriage Licenses
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Detroit minister Rev. Neil Patrick Carrick, who sued the state last January for the right to marry same-sex couples, wants a federal [...]
The Evolution Of Martone
His name is Martone. No last name. Just Martone. It's been that way since he was barely a teenager living in Lansing. At 13, Martone was the youngest person [...]
