KICK' Off The Holidays With Annual Gala In Detroit
KICK, Detroit's agency for LGBT African Americans, hosts its 12th Annual Gala Fundraiser this month dubbed "Holiday in December." The event is both a [...]
Mayors Breakfast Kicks Off World AIDS Day
BY AJ TRAGER Jeanne White-Ginder addresses attendees of the Mayors Breakfast on World AIDS Day 2014 at the Detroit Opera House. BTL Photo: AJ Trager DETROIT – [...]
PrEP Debate Continues As Advocates Hold Conversations In State
Jesse Anguiano only wanted an extra layer of protection during sex. The 31-year-old gay man had been hearing about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for some [...]
New Non-Discrimination Rule Implemented Federally
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor published a new rule to prohibit businesses that contract with the federal government from engaging in [...]
Right Reverend Wendell Gibbs To Speak On Marriage Equality
Right Reverend Wendell Gibbs, Bishop of the Episcopalian Diocese of Michigan, will speak this Tuesday at St. John's Church in Royal Oak. He will discuss the [...]
State Civil Rights Amendment Dead, Says Speaker
Updated at 10:20 a.m. Dec. 5, 2014 At the end of the day Dec. 4, the Michigan House passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act with a vote of 59-50, [...]
Top Faith Leaders Discuss Religious Freedom, LGBT Inclusion
BY AJ TRAGER Michigan Round Table panelists (L-R) Rev. Dr. Campbell Lovett, Rev. Dr. Michael C.R. Nabors, Attorney Jay Kaplan, Rev. Dr. Stephen Butler Murray [...]
Grand Rapids' The Network Sees Advocacy Facelift
BY AJ TRAGER GRAND RAPIDS – As announced in mid-October, the Network, the LGBT community center in Grand Rapids, has undergone an ambitious [...]
Transgender Services In The State
Transgender Michigan, founded in 1997, provides services to the transgender communities of Michigan including advocacy, support and education and creating [...]
Amber's Journey
LANSING – Amber is looking forward to the new year, but she is also fearful of what 2015 will bring her. She plans to transition to living her life as she [...]
Mr. LA Leather 2014 To Promote PrEP In Michigan
Photo by Eric Schwabel. Mr. LA Leather 2014, Eric Paul Leue, is swinging through Michigan to discuss pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV intervention. He [...]
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Expansion Precarious
LANSING — The lame-duck machinations to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) continue with two clear sides firming up in the fight. One group, [...]
