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Family Entertainment Firsts of 2017
Across 1 With 67-Across, first Disney Channel series with a gay storyline 5 Dance with a stick 10 Force that causes you to go down 14 One that plays with balls at the circus 15 Tear producer 16 ___ in the hay 17 Good judgment by a stallion? 19 [...]
Non-discrimination Policies Trigger Recall, Lawsuits
Small Community East of Lansing Caught in the Middle of Battle for Equality in Schools By Todd Heywood Leaders of the Williamston Community Schools in Ingham County are facing blowback from a small, but vocal, group of opponents to a series of [...]
Grammy Award-Nominated Composer to be Featured in Two MSU Music Concert
The week of Jan. 28 will be a busy one for Adam Schoenberg. After attending the 60th Grammy Awards in Madison Square Garden for his nominated work "Picture Studies," he'll be flying to East Lansing for two follow up performances on Jan. 29 and [...]
Waitress Cast Album Karaoke' at Wharton Center
It's the dream of many to sing Broadway hits live onstage, and with Wharton Center's upcoming performance of "Waitress," that dream is all the more accessible through "Cast Album Karaoke." The karaoke was such a success on Broadway, that it is now [...]
Over 20,000 LGBTQ U.S. Teens will be Subjected to Conversion Therapy
Although it is a practice that has been criticized by health organizations as harmful, an estimated 20,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13 to 17 will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed health care professional before the age of 18, according to a new [...]
CenterLink Stands with Dreamers
It is estimated by the UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute that there are more than 75,000 LGBTQ Dreamers in the U.S. Dreamers are those who would have qualified under the DREAM Act had it passed. DREAM stands for Development, Relief and [...]
TG Detroit Invades Detroit for the 4th Time
For the fourth year in a row, TG Detroit has been hosting quarterly Detroit Invasion events in an effort to foster a sense of community among transgender individuals in the city. The organization said on its website that it hopes the events will [...]
Fair Michigan Hosts Partners for Justice Fundraising Dinner
The Plymouth-based organization Fair Michigan is gearing up for a fundraising dinner in order to maintain its advocacy for LGBTQ issues. On Feb. 7, Emmy Award-winning Fox 2 News Anchor Amy Lange will accompany Michigan Radio reporter Jack [...]
Power to the Polls, Again: Women's March Michigan 2018 Kicks Off Jan. 21
According to the Center for American Women and Politics, "in every presidential election since 1980, the proportion of eligible female adults who voted has exceeded the proportion of eligible male adults who voted." Yet even with this trend, fewer [...]
JOIN THE MICHIGAN WOMEN'S MARCH!
JANUARY 21, 2018, 2PM AT THE STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL Michiganders will unite one year later at the steps of the state Capitol on January 21, 2018 at 2pm, to bring Power to the Polls! Facebook Event Page For Lansing: [...]
Royal Oak Music Theatre to Host Bianca Del Rio
Four years ago, Roy Haylock shot to fame when he appeared on season six of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and won with his drag alter ego Bianca Del Rio. Before that, Haylock worked at a theater doing shows. In an interview with Time Out, he said he first [...]
Williamston Starts Year Off With Joseph Zettelmaier Premiere; Tickets on Sale Now
BY ENCORE MICHIGAN STAFF WILLIAMSTON—Williamston Theatre starts 2018 with the world premiere of "Our Lady of Poison" by Joseph Zettelmaier. Performances begin Thursday, Jan. 25 and run through Sunday, Feb. 25. It is Rome in 1659. Giulia Tofana and [...]