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BREAKING: Jeffrey Montgomery, Triangle Foundation Founder, Has Died
Jeff Montgomery and his brother walking in the 2016 Detroit Pride Parade. BTL Photo: AJ Trager Jeffrey Montgomery, founder of the Triangle Foundation – the predecessor organization to Equality Michigan – has died. Stephanie White, executive director [...]
Day One: At GOP Convention, Speakers Undertake LGBT Attacks, Outreach
BY CHRIS JOHNSON Rudolph Giuliani speaking Monday night at the RNC. Washington Blade Photo: Michael Key CLEVELAND, Ohio — Over the course of one night at the Republican National Convention, two different speakers Monday exemplified the party's [...]
Trump supporter: Armed Club-goer Could have Stopped Fla. Massacre
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS, [email protected] Cameron Childers, a student at Case Western Reserve University who is originally from Texas, wore a white t-shirt that had the hashtags #BlackTransLivesMatter and #BlackLivesMatters written on it. [...]
Log Cabin Republican President Denounces Most Anti-LGBT GOP Platform In History
DNC Clips, ABC News ABC News catches Log Cabin Republican President Gregory Angelo to discuss the 2016 GOP platform. [...]
Trump Names Pence As Running Mate
BY LISA KEEN INDIANA – If Indiana Governor Mike Pence has one weakness in the eyes of the conservative Republican Party base, it's that he's too soft on LGBT people. That seemed to be the general assessment of various commentators this week as [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Laura Linney and Armistead Maupin pitching brand new 'Tales of The City' Laura Linney is committed to playing Mary Ann Singleton. When other ongoing film/TV series might recast due to scheduling troubles or a host of other [...]
Equitable Parenthood Still Penalizing LGBT Parents
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – A unanimous vote July 5 by the Michigan Court of Appeals found that a lesbian co-parent lacked standing to seek parenting time or custody rights over the biological child of her ex-girlfriend who she helped raise. The court [...]
GOP Convention Preview: What LGBT Viewers Can Watch For
By Lisa Keen Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is an unattractive political choice for many voters because of his unabashed hostility toward Muslims, Mexicans, and media scrutiny. But, oddly enough, he is still the most LGBT friendly [...]
Common Language Bookstore Book Launch
ANN ARBOR – Petra Kuppers will be appearing at Common Language Bookstore for a book launch party on July 20 at 6 p.m. The aut BAR will provide wine, beverages and light hors d'ouevres. Kuppers will read from and discuss her new book of poems, [...]
Famous Homophobes
Across 1 Hazard for Sheehan 5 E with a queer orientation 10 Barely makes, with "out" 14 Inventor Elias 15 "___ you loud and clear!" 16 Stuff stuffed under G-strings 17 Male mating call? 18 Menotti's middle name 19 "___ put it another way …" 20 [...]
