Ask Lambda Legal: Pride (And Prejudice)
By Hayley Gorenberg Q: Some friends and I are really interested in having a gay pride parade in our city this summer. We went to local officials to get a [...]
Analysis: Long Way To Go For Equality In Michigan
By Jay Kaplan Last week the Detroit Free Press put out an editorial, rightfully shaming Gov. Snyder for signing into law a bill that permits state funded [...]
BTL Op-Ed: Snyder's Betrayal Takes Michigan A Giant Step Backward
Pure betrayal. That's the mildest phrase we can think of to describe Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to sign three bills into law that will enshrine [...]
Creep of the Week: Rick Snyder
Fact: Michigan's Republicans, who are literally in charge of every branch of state government, do not give a shit about kids. In case that wasn't clear to [...]
Parting Glances: Pass Me A Mantra, Mary!
I have a friend who meditates 20 minutes morning; 20 minutes, evening. He's been at it for 30 years. Not that it's done him a lick of good. He drives waiters [...]
Beyond Decision Day
By Nancy Katz As I'm sitting here, I am hoping and expecting news of the biggest victory yet in the battle for LGBT rights — marriage equality. Like most [...]
Creep of the Week: Mike Huckabee
I confess. Once upon a time I thought Mike Huckabee seemed like a nice guy. Granted I disagreed with him on just about every issue imaginable. I thought he [...]
Parting Glances: Encounter With Someone 'Special'
It's been 60 years since I last saw the young man who sits across from me. He has, at 19, what a friend calls "the poetry of youth." An eager freshness that's [...]
Transmissions: Cover To Cover
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith The cover is overall stark, but arresting. The model, with flowing brown tresses, is sitting somewhat uncomfortably on a barely visible [...]
Blogging For LGBTQ Families Day: Stories Of Pride And Family
By Dana Rudolph LGBTQ Pride Month is upon us. I like to think of this time of year, however, as Parenting Season, the span between Mother's Day and Father's [...]