Warren To Speak At Upcoming ELCRA Panel
BY BTL STAFF YPSILANTI – As part of an upcoming event for Eastern Michigan University's Equality Research Center, State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) [...]
U.S. Syphilis Rates Increased By 10 Percent In 2013
The final numbers for syphilis infections in the U.S. during 2013 were released in December 2014, and they aren't good news — particularly for men who have sex [...]
Michigan 'Religious Freedom' Bill Returns
It's Baaaaaaack! Michigan State Senator Mike Shirkey (R-Clark Lake) has re-introduced the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act (MiRFRA). That's [...]
From Selma To Detroit And The Importance Of Intersectionality
BY AJ TRAGER Participants in the 2014 March walk through Downtown. Photo Credit: Daymon J. Hartley. Published with permissions. DETROIT – The 12th annual MLK [...]
SCOTUS To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases In Historic Decision
BY AJ TRAGER April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse outside the 6th Circuit Court steps on Aug. 6., awaiting the Appellate court trial. BTL Photo: AJ Trager WASHINGTON [...]
Fostering Children Only Temporary Bandage To Same-Sex Adoption Restrictions In Michigan
BY AJ TRAGER MICHIGAN – Three years ago, when the plaintiffs in the Michigan same-sex marriage case decided to petition the state's law on second-parent [...]
How Caspar Decision Impacts Michiganders
BY JAY KAPLAN On Jan. 15, Federal District Judge Mark Goldsmith held that the state of Michigan's refusal to recognize the legal marriages of more than 300 [...]
Lesbian Fights For Custody Rights Of Children
BY AJ TRAGER Annette Burgan with her three children. MICHIGAN – A custody case filed against a local lesbian woman will soon be presented before a Wayne [...]
Local Jewish Author Highlights Dangers Of Police Discrimination
BY AJ TRAGER Suspenseful literature, like that of writers such as Dan Brown, brings intense scenes and a fast trajectory to the narrative. "Assault with a [...]
Marriage Of 300 Same-Sex Couples Ruled Valid In Michigan
BY AJ TRAGER Plaintiffs Marsha Caspar and Glenna DeJong in front of the Eastern Michigan District Court in Detroit on Aug. 21. BTL Photo: AJ Trager DETROIT – [...]
Detroit LGBT Chamber To Host Black History Town Hall
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – The Detroit LGBT Chamber will host a Black History Month Town Hall, presenting a documentary and engaging in a discussion about [...]
LGBT Discussion In Upcoming Diversity In Art Convention
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Actor and producer Jon Imparato will present a topic on queer art at Sphinx Con 2015, an upcoming convention to be held in the Westin [...]
