Name Change Project Arrives In Metro Detroit
BY BTL STAFF METRO DETROIT – The Name Change Project, which provides legal name change services to transgender people, has arrived in Michigan. In 10 other [...]
Out Loud Chorus: Celebrates 20 Years Of Pride
BY AJ Trager Members of the 2015 Out Loud Chorus posed for their January performance. New member night will be held Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran [...]
Hobos For A Cause' Fundraise For Equality
BY AJ TRAGER FERNDALE – The legal team for the DeBoer-Rowse family has begun training and preparing for their upcoming trial and needs financial support. [...]
Second-Parent Adoption Bill Introduced In Michigan House
BY BTL STAFF LANSING – Michigan House Representative Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, introduced House Bill 4133 Jan. 29 that would allow second-parent adoption in [...]
Trans Activist, Actress Laverne Cox Comes To Michigan
BY BTL STAFF SAGINAW – Actress, writer, producer and trans advocate, Laverne Cox, will be at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) to deliver a one hour [...]
Transgender Michigan: The Northern Chapters
BY AJ TRAGER (L-R) Rachel Crandall, Marcy Martinie, Susan Crocker and Char Davenport running the TGMI booth at West Michigan Pride 2014. MICHIGAN – [...]
Snyder: Michigan Will Recognize 300 Same-Sex Marriages
BY AJ TRAGER LANSING – Gov. Snyder issued a surprise statement Wednesday, a day earlier than the 5 p.m., Feb. 5 deadline he had to order an appeal of 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 [...]
Discrimination Continues In States With Marriage Equality
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON – A new report by the Human Rights Campaign, in partnership with the Equality Federation, reveals that equal treatment remains out of [...]
Become A Vendor At LGBT Wedding Expo
By BTL Staff SOUTHFIELD – It's not too late to reserve a table for the the fifth annual Ultimate LGBT Wedding and Anniversary Expo taking place March 21, [...]
Conference Will Discuss Safe Schools For LGBT People
BY BTL STAFF ROCHESTER – With a goal to create more supportive and inclusive educational environments for LGBT individuals, the Sexual Orientation and Gender [...]
Elliott-Larsen: How Michigan Is Falling Behind
BY AJ TRAGER State Sen. Rebekah Warren (L), Greg Varnum, director of external relations at Equality Michigan (C) and Naomi Goldberg, leader of research [...]
