DPD Promises Change, LGBT Community To Hold DPD Accountable
BY AJ TRAGER Detroit Police Chief James Craig, representatives from the U.S. Attorneyas Office and Pamela Alexander from Ruth Ellis Center addressing community [...]
Fortunate Families Protest Program For Gay Catholics
BY AJ TRAGER A group of Roman Catholic parents and allies of LGBTQ people, gathered Aug 11, at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth to protest the messages of [...]
Is Violence Increasing Towards Local Trans Women Of Color?
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – Three of Detroit's own trans people of color have been reported murdered or significantly harmed in the last month. Since January, 17 [...]
Political Hors D'oeuvres: Gamrat And Courser Scandal Continues To Run Its Course
The Unholy Trinity — freshmen Reps. Todd Courser, R-Lapeer; Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell; and Gary Glenn, R-Midland — is breaking up. Seems Glenn couldn't brook [...]
Ruth Ellis Center Seeks Backpack Donations
The Ruth Ellis Center currently needs 80 backpacks with supplies for youth in need. REC provides both a short-term and long-term residential safe space as well [...]
2016 Wedding Expo Moves To MotorCity Casino
By BTL Staff DETROIT – The 2016 BTL Ultimate LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo will be moving to the MotorCity Casino Hotel March 20, 2016. The event will be [...]
First Comes Law, Then Comes Marriage
BY AJ TRAGER It all started 15 years ago, when April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse met at a music festival in 1999. DeBoer came out with some friends, and Rowse was [...]
Local Trans Person Of Color Found Murdered
BTL STAFF Photo courtesy of Equality Michigan. DETROIT – Equality Michigan has learned that the body of a 25-year-old trans person was found brutally [...]
Love Out Of The Closet
Caption: James Whipple and Carl Weiler were married on July 26. (BTL photo: Jason A. Michael) FERNDALE – Carl Weiler and James Whipple, both 73, got married [...]
Jewish Community Center To Hold LGBT Discussion On Aging
BY BTL STAFF ANN ARBOR – Jewish Family Services will present their second discussion on LGBT aging at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the Jewish Community Center of Ann [...]
Saginaw Valley State University Adds Nondiscrimination Policy
BY BTL STAFF SAGINAW – Saginaw Valley State University has added gender identity protections and genetic information protections to the university's [...]
Trans Woman Of Color Murdered On Detroit West Side
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – A 20-year-old trans female of color was found murdered Aug. 8 near Six Mile and Woodward. Equality Michigan reported Amber Monroe, a [...]
