One Joke too Many
In the early 1980s, a friend of mine let me borrow a vinyl record of theirs: the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Monty Python's "Life of Brian." While [...]
BTL Publishers Urge Republican Sen. Mike Shirkey and Rep. Lee Chatfield not to Attend the White House
As national election results continue to come in President-Elect Joe Biden's favor, Republicans across the U.S. have continued to dispute electoral votes in [...]
Rep. Dan Kildee's Call to Action: The US Senate Must Pass the Equality Act
By Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) In 2013, I had the privilege of standing on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court as the High Court announced its decision to [...]
Mombian: The Day After the Election, a Crucial SCOTUS Case on LGBTQ Foster Care Rights
We are about two weeks away from the 2020 elections. A case that the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing the day after the elections, however, has me as [...]
JK Rowling and the Outdated, Dangerous Trope
Over the last few months, "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has developed from beloved children's author to the trans equivalent of reviled anti-gay crusader [...]
The Wedge Issue
Allow me a moment to bellyache. I'm living in the middle of a heatwave, inundated with smoke, fighting an infection and I am just in general full of reasons to [...]
We Condemn Upton's Homophobic Attacks on Hoadley
Jon Hoadley is the first openly LGBTQ person to run for Congress in Michigan, challenging incumbent Republican Fred Upton in Michigan's 6th district. Hoadley [...]
Cracking Eggs
Every so often, I like to step back a bit and discuss some of the bare basics of being trans. It is very easy to go deep into the issues of the day, especially [...]
If You Value Essential Workers, Raise the Minimum Wage
Every day in these hard times, grocery workers and delivery drivers, health care aides and cleaning staff, childcare workers and fast-food cooks, go to work [...]
Look What You Made Me Do' Is one of the Most Memorable Songs in Pop Culture
If you know me, you know that I am a pop music connoisseur. If I'm not listening to it, I am either sleeping or blabbering about it to one of my friends. That [...]
BTL Endorses Dave Coulter for Oakland County Executive
In the race for Oakland County Executive, there are two excellent choices in the Democratic primary on Aug. 4 – Dave Coulter and Andy Meisner. Between these [...]
Dave Coulter is the Right Choice for Oakland County Executive
Less than a year ago, on Nov. 27, 2019, David Coulter signed a resolution to adopt an anti-discrimination addition to employment policy that protects LGBTQ [...]
