MFT decries gender-identity discrimination, chides UofM
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DETROIT – The Michigan Federation of Teachers and School-Related Personnel took a stand for transgender employees at their recent [...]
Marriage after Massachusetts
By Bob Roehr Boston– Marriage bells had rung before for gay and lesbian Americans – in San Francisco, Portland, even tiny New Paltz, New York – but those that [...]
Real simple
By John Polly "To each his own. F–k it! Who cares!" Apologies, dear readers for that initial burst of coarse language; it seemed best to get that out of the [...]
Reach OUT!
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Media Matters for America – correcting right-wing lies for all of us Founded in May 2004, Media Matters for America "is a Web-based, [...]
All Politics is Loco
By Sean Kosofsky In 1776 our Founding Fathers committed an act of treason by declaring the colonies independent of monarchical rule. This was an act of bravery [...]
LGBT families lobby state legislature for support
LANSING – With a state house bill introduced to allow second parent adoption in Michigan, LGBT families and allies were out in force last week at the state [...]
Affirmations program director passes the torch
FERNDALE – After close to five years of service to Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center, Program Director Michael Larson recently announced that it's [...]
Correction
In our story last week, "Over 200 families at risk of losing benefits, says CMU Life" in the May 12 edition of BTL, we incorrectly named the publication [...]
Meet Carrot the BTL pet of the week
Meet Carrot, an adorable 10-month old American rabbit with a gorgeous cinnamon coat. He is looking for a new home because his previous family could no longer [...]
Michigan Pride seeks help with protesters
BY BTL STAFF LANSING – In recent years as attacks on LGBT rights have taken center stage politically the number of hateful protesters present at the annual [...]
Motown Drivers begin season
Motown Drivers, an LGBT golf league, began its season in April and is welcoming new members. The league plays at Rackham Golf Course at 10100 W. 10 Mile Rd. in [...]
