Pride is More Than Performance
It's pride month, and this means a whole lot of people will take or have taken to the streets across the world, festooned in their best rainbow gear. We'll [...]
Supreme Court Cakeshop Ruling Does Not Provide License to Discriminate
Some are misinterpreting last week's Supreme Court's decision in the Masterpiece Cake case, as providing a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people. This [...]
The Path to Progress
Click to Expand It's BTL's silver anniversary, and for 25 years we have been dedicated to providing news for Michigan's LGBTQ community. So now, as we [...]
When a Tired Old Stereotype Becomes a Life-Saving Act
Finding housing is complex and terrifying. With rent skyrocketing while quality plunges, even middle-class families are struggling to find something that works [...]
Mombian: Two New Picture Books Tell Story of Rainbow Flag
Pride season is here, and so are two new picture books that tell the story of the rainbow flag and the individuals who both inspired and created it. "Rob [...]
LGBTQ Politicians Making Impact in Michigan
Voter Involvement is Key As June gets closer and LGBTQ people start marking their summer calendars for over a dozen pride celebrations across Michigan — a huge [...]
Being and Becoming
There is a certain popular culture view of transgender people that cannot be easily shaken: transgender people are born as men or women, and choose to become [...]
Wrong in All the Right Ways
In March, Rachael and I took her 9-year-old daughter Sophie to see Pink perform in her Beautiful Trauma world tour in Grand Rapids. We bought the tickets way [...]
Transmissions: Secrets and Truths
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Trans people – and I am using the term in its broadest sense, inclusive of gender fluidity and nonbinary identities [...]
This Is What's Wrong: NASSAR and MSU Are Not Alone
BY SUSAN GRETTENBERGER I am a Michigan State University alum. Currently, I am a faculty member at Central Michigan University, where I and my colleagues are [...]
Striking gold
To be transgender in 2018 is to deal with challenging, difficult times. We face attacks from all sides, and the specter of death itself lays heavy upon our [...]
