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Spring Health & Wellness Guide Spring Health & Wellness Guide Page 22 WWW.PRIDESOURCE.COM How to Change Attitudes Toward LGBT People PAGE 18 The State of LGBT Voters Post Wisconsin Primary PAGE 16 Tom Casperson is Our Creep of the Week PAGE 15 Our Guide to the Best LGBT Events PAGE 34 January 21, 2016 VOL. 2403 | FREE APRIL 14, 2016 On Being Out, Tina Fey & VOL. 2415 | FREE That ‘Ode to Black Penis’ CREEP OF THE WEEK HEALTH & WELLNESS Michigan State Rep. Tom Casperson COVER STORY 28 ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Actor Tituss Burgess Casperson is one of those people with visions NEWS of sexual deviants dancing through their Community Centers Across State Help 8 Local Briefs 10 Michigan lawmaker pushes plan to heads. And he thinks Michigan should make it Educate on Dangers of Smoking restrict transgender bathroom use illegal to use a locker or rest room that doesn’t 12 Adodi spring retreat brings safe space for black, gay men match your birth gender. 16 The state of LGBT voters in See page 15 See page 22 post-primary Wisconsin 18 How to change attitudes toward LGBT people ONLINE RESOURCES NEWS PROTEST N.C. 20 ABC anchor addresses Mississippi law HEALTH GUIDE 22 Michigan LGBT community centers offer 2016 smoking cessation programs 24 Playing ball in the LGBT league 25 LGBT tennis in the Motor City OPINION 14 Parting Glances 14 Viewpoint: Fire Rick Snyder 15 Creep of the Week: Tom Casperson Visit #BTLExpo This year was the LIFE biggest splash yet How to Change Attitudes Springfield Says No 33 Cool Cities: Royal Oak Toward LGBT People 34 Happenings to N.C. 35 Deep Inside Hollywood www.BTL WeddingExpo.com See page 16 See page 36 36 The OutField 38 Comic and puzzle VOL. 2415 • APRIL 14, 2016 EDITORIAL CREATIVE ADVERTISING & SALES ONLINE AT ISSUE 960 Editor in Chief Webmaster & MIS Director Director of Sales Susan Horowitz, 734.293.7200 x 12 Kevin Bryant, [email protected] Jan Stevenson, 734.293.7200 x 22 “Between The Lines Newspaper” PRIDE SOURCE MEDIA GROUP [email protected] [email protected] 20222 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Michigan 48152 Contributing Writers Phone 734.293.7200 Entertainment Editor Charles Alexander, Michelle E. 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All material appearing in Alexander Godin Between The Lines is protected by federal copyright law and AJ Trager, [email protected] may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publishers. Between The Lines is supported by many fine advertisers, but we cannot accept responsibility for claims made by our advertisers, nor can we accept responsibility for materials Copyright 2016 Pride Source Media Group, LLC provided by advertisers or their agents. www.PrideSource.com April 14, 2016 | BTL 7 NEWS Dignity Detroit to Celebrate 42 Years ROYAL OAK – Dignity Detroit, the Most importantly, we are devoted to nurturing nonprofit 501(c)(3) serving LGBT Catholics faith and love through Christ, the Sacraments since 1974, celebrates its anniversary this and one another.” year with a dinner dance under the theme The dinner dance will be held Saturday, “Companions in Faith.” May 14 at Park Place, 23400 Park St., The organization is a faith community Dearborn. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. for of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cocktails. Dinner will follow at 7 p.m. Tickets Catholics, their families and friends who unite begin at $50 and include an open bar, buffet to celebrate God’s love for all persons. They dinner, a short program and dancing; tables are a community rich in diversity that worships of eight can be purchased for $350. The event in an affirming and supportive setting. Dignity will also feature a silent auction. Detroit says, “Ours is a ministry that speaks No tickets will be sold at the door, and the to us by offering an expression of faith and deadline for ticket sales is May 1. Tickets fellowship not experienced in other church may be purchased before and after the 6 p.m. situations. In this way, Dignity has helped Sunday mass at Marygrove College’s chapel, many who have lost touch with the church or by mail. To receive tickets by mail, send a to reaffirm and establish a relationship with check for the amount of tickets to be bought God. Dignity envisions and works for unity, and contact information to: Dignity Detroit, equality and an end to all forms of hatred. P.O. Box 558, Royal Oak, MI 48068-0558. Affirmations to Host Art Gallery Spotlighting Trans Artists Affirmations and GNA (the Gender-Identity The gallery will be exhibited in Affirmations’ Network Alliance) will celebrate the work of Pittmann-Puckett Gallery, which hosts the local trans* and gender non-conforming artists work of LGBTQ+ artists in several shows at the gallery opening of “Trans* Visibility.” each year. The opening will feature live performances The event begins 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14. from local artists which will include spoken For more information, contact Kelsey Hug: word and music, time with the artists, and [email protected]. refreshments. There are 18 trans* and gender Affirmations is located at 290 W. Nine Mile non-conforming artists and over 30 pieces in Road, Ferndale. the show. Trevor Project Trainings Come to Detroit ANN ARBOR – The American Indian two-spirit people with an emphasis on youth, Health and Family Services of Southeastern the specific risks and challenges they face Michigan will host Trevor Project Trainings and how they can become an ally by knowing April 28 and 29 for LGBTQ individuals valuable resources and strategies. Lunch will and allies interested in learning about crisis be provided. intervention and prevention. The following program, the Trevor CARE The Trevor Project is the leading national Trainings, will help adults who work with organization providing crisis intervention and youth learn to connect, accept, respond and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ young empower young people in crisis. The training people ages 13-24. will discuss LGBTQ-specific risk factors for The project will provide the Trevor suicide, explore protective factors that can Lifeguard Workshop at 5 p.m. April 28 for lower risks and investigate how to help youth attendees to learn about lifesaving resources get the support they need. for LGBTQ youth, how to find resources near All trainings will be at the American Indian them, and will include an on-site training. Health and Family Services building at 4880 Dinner will be provided. Lawndale St., Detroit. Ally trainings will be hosted the following To register, contact Karen Marshall at morning April 29 beginning at 8 a.m. Trainings [email protected] or by phone at 313- will help allied adults learn about LGBT and 846-6030. 8 BTL | April 14, 2016 www.PrideSource.com NEWS Equality Michigan Hosts White House Summit on LGBT Issues Lawmaker Pushes Plan to Restrict DEARBORN – Equality Michigan will host a White House Summit on LGBT Issues April 21 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Transgender Bathroom Use This high-profile event, targeted for industry, opinion and community leaders, will discuss LGBT school policies, If Republicans push forward with a plan to restrict access to healthcare for trans Michiganders and access to BY MICHAEL GERSTEIN capital for LGBT-owned small businesses. transgender students from using bathrooms of their The LGBT Summit will include a panel of federal LANSING (AP) – A roiling administrators from the offices of Heath and Human political fight that began last month choice, it could entail federal civil rights violations, said Services, Housing and Urban Development, Small Business isn’t showing signs of abating after Administration and the White House Liaison to the LGBT GOP state lawmakers discovered draft John Austin, State Board of Education president. Community with state officials from the State Board of voluntary guidelines from the State Education and the Michigan Department of Human Services Board of Education that included and activists, industry leaders and academics. recommendations on how to address consent, and that they should be barred fear the prospect of males using girls’ The keynote address will be delivered by Catherine transgender K-12 students who want from using bathrooms that don’t match bathrooms. The site shows nearly 7,000 Lhamon, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Civil Rights to use bathrooms and locker rooms that their birth certificate. comments so far and lets people post for the U.S. Department of Education. Lhamon is expected match their gender identity. “Maybe, there’s something there until May 11. to speak towards the current treatment of LGBT youth in Escanaba Republican Sen. Tom that’s just not normal,” Casperson If Republicans push forward with schools and to reiterate the Obama Administration’s clear Casperson said he’s firmly committed said. “And normal’s not the right word. a plan to restrict transgender students stance on ensuring that LGB and especially trans youth have to introducing legislation to stop kids Maybe there’s something there that’s from using bathrooms of their choice, a right to full access to education without discrimination.
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