Gay Man Begins Campaign For State Representative
BY AJ TRAGER DEARBORN – In anticipation of the 2016 presidential election, the pressure is on for all elected officials to start gathering support for their [...]
LGBT Detroit Leadership Academy Presents Seventh Graduating Class
LGBT Detroit Leadership Academys Spring 2015 graduating class consists of DeVon Weatherspoon, Stoyan Francis, Ahya Taylor and Anthony Hibbler (not pictured). [...]
Michigan ID Policy Exposes Transgender Men And Women To Risk Of Harassment, Violence
By BTL Staff Two of the six plaintiffs, Codie Stone and Tina Seitz presenting their first statements during the press conference held May 21 at the ACLU of [...]
Jewish Gay Network Hosts Talk On Transgender Issues In Michigan
By BTL Staff A special session of the Jewish Gay Network's Annual Meeting will be held at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills on Wednesday, June [...]
State House Committee Passes HB4052 With Amendments
BY AJ TRAGER LANSING – The House Committee on Commerce and Trade has voted to approve House Bill 4052, the "Local Government Employer Mandate Prohibition [...]
June 17: Understanding The 'Invisible' Aging LGBT Community
BY BTL STAFF ANN ARBOR – The Older Adult Services Program of the Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County will hold a conversation June 17 on social, [...]
Michigan ID Policy Exposes Transgender Men And Women To Risk Of Harassment, Violence
? DETROIT – On Thursday the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit against the Michigan Secretary of State [...]
Motown Invitational Classic Hosts Annual Detroit River Boat Cruise
By BTL Staff Tickets are now on sale for the Motown Invitation Classic (MIC) Eighth Annual Detroit River Boat Cruise and Tea Dance that will set sail — rain or [...]
New Study Calls For LGBT Adults Looking For Love, Sex
Angie Martell, J.D., M.S.W. and doctoral student in social work and sociology at the University of Michigan, is conducting a research project examining love, [...]
Tigers Pride Night Sells Over 1,000 Tickets
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – DETROIT – Just in time for Pride, the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce will host a Pride Night June 3 when the Tigers play the [...]
Transgender Student Wins Right To Walk With Chosen Name
? BELLEVILLE — A transgender teenager recently won the right to be presented with his diploma in his chosen name rather than his birth name. Sebastian Newell, [...]
Transgender Student Wins Right To Walk With Chosen Name
BELLEVILLE – A transgender teenager recently won the right to be presented with his diploma in his chosen name rather than his birth name. Sebastian Newell, [...]
