Commission On Civil Rights Appoints LGBT Community Leaders In Michigan
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced the appointment of two openly LGBT advocates to the Michigan Advisory Committee [...]
Is This The Beginning Of The End For Conversion Therapy?
In early February, a state court judge in New Jersey struck a blow to the defense in a case involving so called conversion therapy — counseling designed, [...]
KGLRC Announces 2014 REACH Award Winners
BY BTL STAFF KALAMAZOO – West Michigan LGBT people and allies were recognized at the annual honoring of the REACH Awards. These individuals and groups were [...]
LGBT Successes Provide One Bright Spot For Democrats
BTL Staff Report Ken Siver, left, is running this fall to be the first openly gay mayor of Southfield. He is strongly supported by Michigan Democratic Party [...]
Looming Dilemma For Upcoming Historic Marriage Case
By Lisa Keen Plaintiffs April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse are accompanied by their attorneys Dana Nessel, Ken Mogill and Carole Stanyar at the close of the trial [...]
Michigan Education Conference Discusses Status OF LGBT Youth In Schools
BY AJ TRAGER The closing panel in Auburn Hill discusses how academic leaders can and are changing the dialogue for acceptance of out LGBT youth in schools. [...]
New Matthew Shepard Film To Screen In Detroit
BY AJ TRAGER A screen shot from the new documentary aMatt Shepard is a Friend of Minea will be showing at Cinema Detroit beginning Feb. 20 for one week. Matt [...]
Michigan Study Seeks LBT Women For Focus Group
BY BTL STAFF YPSILANTI – An Eastern Michigan University (EMU) graduate student has put out the call for LBT women interested in participating in a roundtable [...]
Singer Lesley Gore Succumbs To Cancer
Singer Lesley Gore, best known for the 1963 smash hit "It's My Party (And I'll Cry If I Want To)," died Monday following a battle with lung cancer. The singer [...]
West Mich. Conversation On Marriage Equality
BY BTL STAFF GRAND RAPIDS – The Supreme Court of the United States is likely to make a decision on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage sometime in the [...]
Between Ourselves: Maddie Adams
BY AJ TRAGER DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Maddie Adams, 22, is a regular volunteer at Affirmations, answering phones and assisting members of the staff. She has been [...]
Establishing LGBT Relationships: A Look Into The Regional Detroit LGBT Chamber Of Commerce
AJ TRAGER CEO of DRLGBTCC James Felton Keith introducing the chamber board members to over 120 attendees at the first Michigan Membership Mixer meeting of the [...]
