Get Into The Spirit With Affirmations' Holiday Bazaar
BY BTL STAFF FERNDALE – Affirmations will hold a Holiday Bazaar at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 to benefit youth programming at the center and to get the LGBT community [...]
Granting An 8-Year-Old's Wish: The End To A Long Engagement
BY AJ TRAGER Tina and Trudi Bates with their daughter Tessa. YPSILANTI – Tina and Trudi Bates got together in 1998 after the death of Tina's first partner, [...]
Merged Southeast Michigan ASO Announces New Brand Name
BY AJ TRAGER SOUTHEAST DETROIT – AIDS Partnership Michigan and HIV/AIDS Resource Center officially launched the brand of their merged organization on Dec. 1, [...]
Worship Guide: Holiday Services Calendar
BY SHELBY CLARK PETKUS Outloud Chorus will sing at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor. The church is located at 1400 Stadium [...]
Fed Waiver To Christian University Could Nullify Lansing Human Rights Ordinance Enforcement
LANSING — A federal waiver granted to Spring Arbor University is causing officials in the city of Lansing to take a second look at the city's human rights [...]
The Community Foundation Ranked Among Top 10 Funders For LGBT Causes
The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan was recently recognized as a leader in LGBT funding, according to an article by LGBTfunders.org. Only $5 [...]
Contentious Meeting Reveals Conflicting Data
BY AJ TRAGER Over 100 people gathered at Washtenaw Community College for the Dec. 7 meeting to discuss Fair Michigan. ANN ARBOR Over 100 people from across [...]
Commentary: Can And Should We Fight For LGBT Civil Rights At The Ballot Box?
An Oct. 30 announcement by a new ballot question committee, Fair Michigan – formed by attorney Dana Nessel, seeks to put LGBT civil rights to a popular vote [...]
Getting To Zero
Alex Saenz is a gregarious 27-year-old gay man, but his bubbly exterior hides a rough and tumble life. The 2009 Eastern High graduate struggled with addiction, [...]
Ignore Supreme Court Ruling, Lawmaker's Resolution Tells Top Leaders
LANSING — In the shadow of the state Christmas tree, about 400 people rallied against what they say is escalating Christian persecution. Top on the list of [...]
Obituary: Rev. Rodney E. Reinhart
Born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in Detroit, Rodney Reinhart's first calling was to teach. He earned a degree in English and secondary education from Oakland [...]
Bisexual Women Found Most At Risk Of Violence In And Out Of Relationships
BY AJ TRAGER YPSILANTI – In her Nov. 18 presentation, "Invisible Violence, Invisible Victims: The Health Related Consequences of Same-Sex and Intimate Partner [...]
