New Support Group For Parents Of Trans Youth
BY BTL STAFF WEST BLOOMFIELD – Beginning at 7 p.m., May 14 and running every second and fourth Thursday of the month, Temple Israel will host a Parent Support [...]
Remembering DJ And Dance Detroit Founder Steve Nader (1955-2011)
By Carleton S. Gholz, PhD Oh! pleasant exercise of hope and joy! For mighty were the auxiliars which then stood Upon our side, we who were strong in love! [...]
Safe Place, Real Support
BY AJ TRAGER YPSILANTI – "Ozone House, this is (name), how can I help you?" The question seems pretty incidental. But for a youth in need or a concerned [...]
Senior Living Week
BY AJ TRAGER ANN ARBOR – Just in time for Health Awareness Week, the University of Michigan in partnership with StoryPoint, Care Response Home Care, [...]
MiRFRA Heard Before Senate Judiciary Committee
BY BTL STAFF LANSING — The controversial Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act (MiRFRA) — introduced as SB 0004 by GOP Sen. Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake — [...]
Pro And Anti-LGBT Activists Hit Capitol Steps
LANSING — As the Tuesday Supreme Court hearings neared, anti-gay activists vehemently opposed to marriage equality were ramping up in preparation for any [...]
Dine Out In Ferndale To Save Michigan Lives
Dining Out for Life, the international fundraiser that raises money for AIDS service organizations, takes place April 30 and will benefit the Michigan AIDS [...]
Legislators Call For Legal Protections For LGBT Michiganders
By BTL Staff From right, State Rep. Andy Schor (D-Lansing) with State Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-Meridian Township) during a marriage equality rally on the Capitol [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Reese & Sofia Talk Lesbians, Drag, Gay Jokes and Why This Is The 'Summer Of Women'
Legally lesbian? Well, not exactly. To the delight of their queer-lady fans, Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara may kiss up on each other, but its all just [...]
Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Cases
By Lisa Keen Attorney Mary Bonauto, who argued Question 1 for plaintiffs, speaks to media immediately following the U.S. Supreme Court hearings Tuesday. Photo: [...]
Michigan's SCOTUS Courtside Campers
BY AJ TRAGER Michiganders Frank Colasonti,Jr. with his husband James Ryder outside the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. They have been camped out in line, #17 and [...]
Video: James Toy reflects on Marriage Equality Hearings
James Toy, of the University of Michigan and a longtime LGBT advocate reflects on the meaning of the historic marriage equality hearings at the U.S. Supreme [...]
