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Transgender Pride in the Park in Ferndale on Aug. 11
As the summer rolls to a close, so does pride season, but not before Transgender Michigan hosts its annual, Transgender Pride in the Park. On Saturday, Aug. 11 at Ferndale's Donald Red Geary Park from noon to 6 p.m., attendees can enjoy a day of [...]
Ann Arbor Pride 2018 Photo Gallery
Ann Arbor Pride (formerly OUTFest), an annual pride celebration hosted by Jim Toy Community Center, returned to Ann Arbor's Kerrytown District Aug. 3-5 with an array of activities for the LGBTQ and allied communities of Washtenaw County area. This [...]
Indiana school must allow transgender to use male bathroom
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Indiana school district to allow a transgender student to use male bathrooms. Judge William Lawrence signed an injunction Friday, just days before classes resume in the Evansville Vanderburgh [...]
Gay teen kicked out of home will pay $0 to attend Georgetown
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — After raising nearly $130,000 to cover tuition, the gay Florida valedictorian who says his parents kicked him out will pay nothing to go to college this fall. News outlets report Georgetown University adjusted 18-year-old [...]
ICYMI: Hotter Than July Photo Gallery
In case you missed it, or want to experience it again, here are some photos from Hotter Than July on Saturday, July 28 in Palmer Park. BTL Photos: Jem Zero [...]
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Gretchen Driskell for U.S. House
DETROIT — On Friday, July 27, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced its endorsement of Gretchen Driskell for U.S. House in Michigan's 7th [...]
Michigan Same-Sex Couples Challenge Adoption Agency Discrimination
Philadelphia Adoption Decision Resounds Nationally This year, it is arguable that Dumont v. Lyon is one of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's most recognizable cases. In it, the ACLU has claimed that Michigan unfairly allowed publicly [...]
Ann Arbor Pride Marks 24th Anniversary This year
For almost a quarter of a century Ann Arbor's Jim Toy Community Center has been hosting an iteration of Ann Arbor Pride, formerly known as OutFest. This year is no different and starting on Friday, Aug. 3 through Aug. 5 attendees are encouraged to [...]
Ferndale Community Welcomes Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence
Democratic candidate for attorney general Dana Nessel and State Rep. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) rallied in support of Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence on Sunday, July 21 at SOHO in Ferndale for her work on the federal level to support the LGBT [...]
Planned Parenthood Power of Pink Conference Comes to Detroit
Across the U.S. there are over 600 Planned Parenthood health centers that provide a variety of services focusing on reproductive health care, but worldwide there are more than 10 million activists, supporters and donors to the organization. But [...]
Medication Frustration
Across 1 "Nuts!" 5 Zorro was a gay one 10 Diced meat 14 Roasting place 15 Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma, e.g. 16 The "A" in A.D. 17 _Brothers & Sisters_ matriarch 18 Train that comes quickly 19 Try __ for size 20 Start of a quote from _Dallas Buyers [...]