Advocates And Academics Advance Equality At Inaugural 'Research To Action' Conference
Ypsilanti — Eastern Michigan University's Equality Research Center will host its "Equality Research to Action Conference 2015," the first LGBT research [...]
Marriage Equality March Downtown Flint
BY BTL STAFF FLINT — In honor of the historic day when the U.S. Supreme Court will hear same-sex arguments from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, the [...]
National Organizations Pull Support From Michfest Petition
BY BTL STAFF HART — National LGBT organizations that had signed their names to a petition drafted by Equality Michigan calling for a stop to [...]
State Capitol Candlelight Vigil Tonight Supporting Marriage Equality
BY BTL STAFF A Marriage Equality Candlelight Vigil will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 27 on the Michigan Capitol steps, located at 100 N. Capitol Ave. in [...]
The Road After SCOTUS Decision
BY AJ TRAGER Panelists (L-R) Lisa Ruby, Jay Kaplan, Angie Martell and S. Kerene Moore discussing the future of LGBT issues post-SCOTUS on April 15 at the [...]
New Case Study to Michigan Lawmakers: 'Don't Repeat The Mistakes Of Indiana'
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON — A new case study is being sent by the Human Rights Campaign to Michigan lawmakers urging them to reject anti-LGBT bills like the [...]
Oakland University To Offer Gender Studies Minor
BY BTL STAFF ROCHESTER — A metro Detroit college will soon add an LGBT studies minor to its list of provided course study. Oakland University will add a new [...]
Obituary: Marvin Marks
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT — In the 1960s, Marvin Marks worked as an accountant in the metro Detroit area. By the late 70s he was an out, gay, Jewish Detroiter [...]
State Senate Committee Passes Adoption Discrimination Bills
A Michigan Senate Committee has approved, on a party line vote, a three bill package opponents say would codify discrimination by adoption agencies. The [...]
GOP Senate Source: MiRFRA Will Have Hearing Tuesday April 28, No Vote Expected
In December, protestors gathered at the state capitol in Lansing to stop a MiRFRA bill being considered during the lame duck session. LANSING – Sen. Rick [...]
Michigan Womyn's Fest Says 2015 Is Last Year
BY BTL STAFF Photo Credit: Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Website HART – Two weeks after national LGBT rights organizations pulled their names from a [...]
Emily Dievendorf Announces Campaign For Lansing City Council
BY BTL STAFF Lansing – Lansing resident Emily Dievendorf announced April 21 that she will be running for an At-Large seat on the Lansing City Council. [...]
