One of the Queerest Podcasts in Michigan Is Recorded in One of Its Most Conservative Counties
One might think the odds would be against finding a progressive-leaning podcast in conservative Livingston County. Add to that the fact that two of the three [...]
One of the Actors Under the Sven Costume in ‘Frozen’ Production Is a Body-Positive Queer Michigander
Collin Baja, a dancer and actor who grew up in Northville and Traverse City, is returning to Michigan soon, though not as himself — not even close.
Jason Rapert To Warm Up Arkansas Library Board Meetings By Burning Books
Let’s face it, no one would ever call Arkansas the Reading Capital of the United States. And, no, I am not calling people who live in Arkansas stupid. [...]
Bigotry at Biggby? What You Need to Know About Lawsuit Focused on Biggby Owner Who Fired Three Queer Employees in One Day
Michigan’s expanded Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) will take center stage in an upcoming civil case brought by two queer employees fired in a [...]
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One of the Queerest Podcasts in Michigan Is Recorded in One of Its Most Conservative Counties
One might think the odds would be against finding a progressive-leaning podcast in conservative Livingston County. Add to that the fact that two of the three [...]
Bigotry at Biggby? What You Need to Know About Lawsuit Focused on Biggby Owner Who Fired Three Queer Employees in One Day
Michigan’s expanded Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) will take center stage in an upcoming civil case brought by two queer employees fired in a [...]
Gov. Whitmer Speaks Out on International Transgender Day of Remembrance
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posted to X, formerly Twitter, today to commemorate the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. “Trans Day of Remembrance is a day of [...]
Ferndale Pride Awards Grants to Local LGBTQ+ Advocacy Groups
Ferndale Pride Executive Director Julia Music and Ferndale Community Foundation Chair Dan Martin distributed $24,500 in grant funding at Monday’s city [...]
Michigan Hair Salon Charged with Discrimination Over Anti-Trans Facebook Post
Studio 8 Hair Lab is in the “find out” phase of its “fuck around and find out” transphobic journey that began in July.
What You Need to Know About Michigan’s Surrogacy Laws — and Why These State Reps Are Working to Change Them
Becoming a parent as a member of the queer community is often a challenging, expensive process. In Michigan, it can be downright criminal. Right now, [...]
BTL 30th Anniversary
May 2, 2013: Amy Grant In Her First Gay Press Interview
Ten years later, I’m still grateful that what Amy said keeps reaching people who need to hear what I needed to hear as a gay teen.
May 29, 2008: The Audacity of Pride
As a queer, Black woman, artist and activist, I see my many intersectional communities making progress but still under attack.
April 26, 2007: Father Figure
With all the hate and violence and repression, one of the most important safe spaces is in the arms of family.
Dec. 7, 2006: MSU Student Club Likely Hate Group
That 2006 report by BTL was a warning of the rise of a new form of white supremacy.
March 16, 2006: Affirmative Action, Women’s Rights and Images
The poem serves as an intentional call to action for women to recognize their potential, follow their dreams and embrace and garner enough self-love to pass
Sept. 2, 2004: The Financial Burden of Trans Life
My passion to advocate for the rights and dignity of transgender people was born on a newspaper delivery route.
Entertainment
One of the Actors Under the Sven Costume in ‘Frozen’ Production Is a Body-Positive Queer Michigander
Collin Baja, a dancer and actor who grew up in Northville and Traverse City, is returning to Michigan soon, though not as himself — not even close.
See Mariah Belt a Modern Christmas Classic in Detroit, Commemorate World AIDS Day, Get Your PRISM Chorus Holiday Show Tickets
Whether you’re planning to bathe yourself in every drop of holiday splendor you can squeeze out of the 2023 holiday season or just hoping it will go [...]
Meet Jaiyah Saelua, the Fa’afafine Trans Woman Who Inspired Pivotal Role in Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’
Seeing herself portrayed in a Hollywood movie was an experience Jaiyah Saelua won’t soon forget, but she’s more struck by the way “Next Goal [...]
Pink to Shower Florida Fans with Banned Books in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ State
Pink fans attending her shows in Florida this week will benefit from a peaceful act of defiance on the part of the acrobatic pop princess thanks to a [...]
Cher Talks Christmas Album, Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Insanity' and Why She Never Took Credit for Co-Writing ‘Believe’
Calling Cher an old friend to Cher feels completely natural — well, almost.
Black Trans Activist Raquel Willis on Why Stories Like Hers Need to Be Heard
When Raquel Willis took the stage at the National Women’s March in Washington, D.C. the day after Trump's inauguration in January 2017, with beaming [...]
Opinions
Jason Rapert To Warm Up Arkansas Library Board Meetings By Burning Books
Let’s face it, no one would ever call Arkansas the Reading Capital of the United States. And, no, I am not calling people who live in Arkansas stupid. [...]
Argentina Elects Far-Right Anti-LGBTQ+ President. By a Hair.
I threw out my back today. I have only myself to blame. I was doing something dangerous, something I should have asked someone to help me with. And that [...]
One Million Moms Aghast at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Non-Binary Extravaganza
I’m not really a parade person. I’ve never understood the allure of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (MTDP). New York is really cold in late [...]
On Choosing to Not Choose a 'Chosen Family'
Choosy moms select something. I forget what, if I ever knew, but they choose and that's the American way. We choose our political representatives, or at least [...]
Buttigieg Threatens to Invite Speaker Johnson Over to Watch the Buttigiegs Be a Loving Family
Once upon a time there was a very, very, very boring day in a very, very, very boring world full of very, very, very boring people. And it was absolutely the [...]
Mike Johnson Was Homophobic Bigot, Is Now Homophobic Bigot Third in Line to the Presidency
I’m writing this on Halloween, so here’s a scary story: The United States of America has a new Speaker of the House! And boy does he hate gay [...]
Parenting
Three Years Ago She Lost a Child. So, How Is Melissa Etheridge Doing?
Not so quietly, Melissa Etheridge has been grieving. At just 21, Beckett Cypher, the son of Etheridge and her former partner Julie Cypher, died from causes [...]
How My Older Sisters Equipped Me for Adulthood (and a Great Sex Life)
While my sisters were out living their seemingly grown-up lives, I played their records and wore their clothes without permission. Old enough to date, they had [...]
Why ‘My So-Called Life’ Actor Wilson Cruz Continues to Help Improve Life for LGBTQ+ Youth
Wilson Cruz doesn’t love thinking too much about his childhood in Michigan, but he won’t deny his years growing up in Holland either. The Tulip Time [...]
Back-to-School Tips for LGBTQ+ Parents
Back-to-school time can be daunting for any parent, as we leave our children to the care of others and subject to peer circles that we can’t fully [...]
The Queer Family Podcast' Showcases Beautiful, Unique Stories of LGBTQ+ Parenthood
When Jaimie Kelton launched a podcast for queer families in 2018, she thought, “This would be a fun side project.” Now, 11 seasons later, [...]
An Invaluable New Resource for Donor-Conceived People with LGBTQ+ Parents
COLAGE, the national organization for people with LGBTQ+ parents, recently released an updated edition of its groundbreaking guide for donor-conceived people [...]
Opinions
Jason Rapert To Warm Up Arkansas Library Board Meetings By Burning Books
Let’s face it, no one would ever call Arkansas the Reading Capital of the United States. And, no, I am not calling people who live in Arkansas stupid. [...]
Argentina Elects Far-Right Anti-LGBTQ+ President. By a Hair.
I threw out my back today. I have only myself to blame. I was doing something dangerous, something I should have asked someone to help me with. And that [...]
One Million Moms Aghast at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Non-Binary Extravaganza
I’m not really a parade person. I’ve never understood the allure of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (MTDP). New York is really cold in late [...]
On Choosing to Not Choose a 'Chosen Family'
Choosy moms select something. I forget what, if I ever knew, but they choose and that's the American way. We choose our political representatives, or at least [...]
Buttigieg Threatens to Invite Speaker Johnson Over to Watch the Buttigiegs Be a Loving Family
Once upon a time there was a very, very, very boring day in a very, very, very boring world full of very, very, very boring people. And it was absolutely the [...]
Mike Johnson Was Homophobic Bigot, Is Now Homophobic Bigot Third in Line to the Presidency
I’m writing this on Halloween, so here’s a scary story: The United States of America has a new Speaker of the House! And boy does he hate gay [...]