Michigan AIDS Coalition Announces Expanded STD Testing
On June 1, Michigan AIDS Coalition formally launched its Integrated Testing Pilot Project, which now will include chlamydia, gonorrhea and hepatitis C in [...]
OBITUARY: Grace A. McClelland
Grace McClelland, former executive director of the Ruth Ellis Center, died June 16. BTL file photo Grace McClelland, former executive director of the Ruth [...]
Sexual Minority Young Adults At Higher Risk Of Suicide
BY AJ TRAGER MOUNT PLEASANT – A recent analysis conducted by a Central Michigan University professor has indicated that prejudice and discrimination can lead [...]
Michigan Dems Send Letter Asking For Amendment To Civil Rights Law
BY AJ Trager LANSING – Ten Democrats from the state Senate delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof July 1 calling for a hearing on [...]
Workshop Works On Improving Services For LGBT Older Adults
Region VII Area Agency on Aging is proud to be sponsoring a small group workshop on Improving Aging Services for LGBT, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual or Transgender [...]
Official Selections From Outfest To Stream Online
Starting July 9, DIRECTV will present Outfest Online, which gives nationwide access to official selections from the Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival — [...]
Obituary: Grace McClelland
LINCOLN PARK – Grace McClelland, former executive director of the Ruth Ellis Center, suffered a fatal heart attack on June 16. McClelland, 57, was born in [...]
BTL Op-Ed: A Huge Win Towards Full Equality
Forty-six years after the Stonewall Rebellion, almost to the day, marriage equality has finally become the law of the land. In some ways it feels lightening [...]
Infidelity, Snyder FRC And White Supremacy
Political Hors D'oeuvres {Gamrat And Course Rumors} The rumors about Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser have been flying fast and furious around the Capitol [...]
June 26: Affirmations Of Love And Family In Braun Court
BY AJ TRAGER 1234567ÔÑÑÔÑÖ ANN ARBOR – June 26 will officially be known as a day of love, devotion, sacrifice, fidelity and above all else family. In an [...]
Michigan Politicians Quick To Respond To Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
LANSING – Within hours of the release of a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriages across the country, Michigan politicians on both [...]
The End Of Michigan For Marriage?
BY AJ TRAGER ? LANSING – Michigan For Marriage was organized as a collaborative public education campaign to build support for marriage equality in Michigan [...]