Transmissions: Make the Change
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith A transgender woman, distraught with her life, walked out onto a U.S. Highway to take her life. She was struck by a truck and killed. [...]
Op Ed: Voting Out Anti-LGBT Candidates in Oakland County
BY CRAIG COVEY A longtime community member asked me a few weeks ago why I was running for sheriff in Oakland County. There are several reasons, the most [...]
Hillary for President
For LGBT voters, there is only one reasonable choice for President of the United States on Nov. 8, and that is Hillary Clinton. It is not only because the [...]
Transmissions: What Do You See?
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Clothing retailer H&M, edging into the fall fashion season, released a new television advertisement. Set to a cover of the Tom [...]
Inappropriate and Underhanded'
Last week, Democratic Eaton County Commissioner Howard Spence was the victim of a vile political smear job. A smear job that tracks back to his Republican [...]
Positive Thoughts: No Blame, No Shame
By Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. I graduated college in 1992, the same year I tested HIV positive. Sometime in the late '90s, I reconnected with a college friend. He [...]
Transmissions: Gimme Shelter
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith I would hope you would not need me to point out that transgender people tend to live on the margins of society. It can be difficult for [...]
What an Alt-Right Government Would Look Like, Just Check Out Michigan
Want to know what the U.S. would look like under a Donald Trump presidency informed by the Alt-Right movement? You don't have to go much further than the [...]
Don't Just Sit There: Do Something About the 2016 Election
The 2016 BTL Progressive Voter Guide will help you vote for candidates who share our values. It's natural to feel anxious about the upcoming election. After [...]
Transmissions: Unseen on the silver screen
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Living in a time that's supposedly beyond the "Transgender Tipping Point," as Time magazine declared in May of 2014, can be [...]
Mombian: Hope and Help for Back-to-School Time
By Dana Rudolph Back-to-school time can be stressful for any parent. There are supplies to buy, schedules to arrange, and forms to fill out. For many LGBTQ [...]
Viewpoint: What We Can Do To Increase Awareness and Understanding of PrEP
By Lukas L. Ayers A little over four years ago the FDA approved, for the first time, a medication used as a prophylaxis against HIV transmission. Truvada, [...]
