BREAKING: Serial Craigslist Predators Targeting Gay Men In Lansing
Two Lansing men are in the Ingham county jail facing felony charges related to a Craigslist hook up crime. The men, Aaron Christopher Spyker and Adrian James [...]
Michigan LGBT Aging Project Awarded $25,000 Grant
Kendal Charitable Funds announced Tuesday that it has awarded a $25,000 Promising Innovations grant to the Michigan LGBT Aging Project to develop resources and [...]
New Health Center Commits To LGBT Health Care And Services
BY AJ TRAGER PONTIAC – A health center in Metro Detroit opened its doors earlier this year and is committed to providing primary care and services to the [...]
NOW Endorses Fair Michigan
BY BTL STAFF EAST LANSING – On Dec. 14 the Michigan chapter of NOW (the National Organization for Women) issued a press release announcing their support of a [...]
Schlichting Talks Leadership And Being An LGBT Role Model
Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System, discussed her new book with Linda Forte, SVP Comerica Bank. The event was sponsored by Inforum, a [...]
West Michigan Child Custody Case Not Clear Cut
BY AJ Trager GRAND RAPIDS – A West Michigan judge will soon decide if Michigan's former ban on same-sex marriage will impact a child custody case currently [...]
Todd's Club Reunion/Birthday, Documentary Fundraiser
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – The upcoming annual reunion of fans, friends and family of the '80s nightclubs "Todd's" and "Liedernacht," now better known as City [...]
Trans Sistas Fundraiser
Imagine This Productions held a holiday fundraiser for the fledgling Trans Sistas of Color Project on Dec. 6. The event raised over $300 for the new group, [...]
Polling v. Modeling: Can A Ballot Initiative Win In 2016?
Radically different polling and modeling numbers were reported at an LGBT community forum Dec. 7 on the topic of a ballot initiative for LGBT and women's [...]
First Grant Awarded by Grand Rapids 'Our LGBT Fund'
By BTL Staff Our LGBT Fund advisory committee who reviewed the grant applications for the 2015 grant and will be helping to raise funds in the future. Members [...]
Commentary: Can And Should We Fight For LGBT Civil Rights At The Ballot Box?
Editor's note: This commentary was originally published online Dec. 4, and updated for print Dec. 8. An Oct. 30 announcement by a new ballot question [...]
Contentious Meeting Reveals Conflicting Data
BY AJ TRAGER Dana Nessel, Co-Chair Fair Michigan Amy Mello urged looking at the numbers through modeling and not top line poll numbers alone. Mello is the [...]
