Viewpoint:Why Trans Exclusion At Michfest Must Finally End
By Emily Dievendorf "We have said that this space, for this week, is intended to be for womyn who were born female, raised as girls and who continue to [...]
Transmissions: The Long, Hot Summer
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith On the 3rd of June, the body of Kandy Hall, a 40-year-old transgender woman of color, was discovered in a field on the northeast side of [...]
BTL Editorial: The Real Detroit Reflects Vision For A New America
A world where our environment is clean. A world where people who contribute to our society and culture are valued and not hunted down over documents. A world [...]
Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Penalty
By Michael Einheuser The June 2013 U.S. Supreme Court's ruling struck down one section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), but upheld another section [...]
Facebook Reacts to Return Of HIV In Formerly "Cured" Child
By BTL Staff "Well I don't know why this is a big deal. They taught us in health class once you have it you have it. I know it can get to a degree that's [...]
Planned Parenthood: Respectful Care For All
By Lori Lamerand On the day that he started his first real job, W. got a call from his college partner who had just tested positive for HIV. W. needed to get [...]
Inevitable Equality, With All Of Your Help
By Emily Dievendorf This is PRIDE. Have you checked the score lately? We are winning hearts and minds. Winning the argument. People are coming to know us and [...]
Allies Must Rise Up As We Welcome All To Ferndale Pride
By Dan Martin As I watched my friends rush to the courthouses to marry on March 22nd my heart swelled with joy; when the stay came down just hours after [...]
No Fairy Tale Yet For Connecticut Girl
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Some stories just don't have happy endings. A transgender teenager only identified as "Jane Doe," has been in the custody of the [...]
BTL Editorial: An Epidemic Solution After 30 Years Should Be Embraced
Let's be perfectly clear: The announcement last week expanding who should be able to access the HIV prevention technology PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a [...]
Historic First For NFL And Gay Community
The visual was stunning. There for all the (sports) world to see on ESPN stood Michael Sam, crying onto his boyfriend's shoulder and kissing him repeatedly [...]
Job Protections: It's Time For Michigan To Make Our Values Clear
By Sommer Foster Michael Sam just became the NFL's first openly gay professional football player. The league doesn't discriminate – the only thing that matters [...]
