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D'Anne Witkowski

D'Anne Witkowski is a writer living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBTQ+ politics for nearly two decades. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson

Welp, Roy Moore (R-Pedophile) lost to Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama, a true Hanukkah miracle, probably prompted from Roy Moore's wife saying Moore isn't anti-Semitic because he has a Jew lawyer! But man are conservatives taking it hard, including [...]

Creep of the Week: Republican Party

I debated whether I should make Donald Trump or Roy Moore my Creep this week. Both are super creepy in so many ways. But ultimately Moore may or may not be elected by the people of Alabama to the god damn Senate by the time you read this, but Trump [...]

Creep of the Week: Alliance Defending Freedom

By the time you read this, the Supreme Court will have heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, aka the "gay wedding cake" case. A bit of background: A gay couple asked Jack Phillips, proprietor of [...]

Creep of the Week: Pauline Hanson

Growing up, my Australian education consisted of watching "Crocodile Dundee" and listening to "Down Under" by Men At Work. Today's generation may be more familiar with Australia via YouTube videos of terrifyingly large spiders and venomous snakes. I [...]

Creep of the Week: Wes Goodman

Something totally unprecedented has happened and I am not sure how to break this news to you, my loyal readers. In fact, I doubt that you will even believe what I am about to tell you, it is so rare and unheard of. It's basically the unicorn of [...]

Creep of the Week: Roy Moore

Judge Roy Moore speaks at the Values Voter Summit on Oct. 13. (Image courtesy of the Washington Blade via YouTube) As of this writing, five women have accused Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual assault against them when they were as young [...]

Creep of the Week: Franklin Graham

Wonder Woman made me gay. At least, that's what I like to tell people. Since I am old I'm, of course, talking about the TV show starring Linda Carter, not the movie starring Gal Gadot (though I did see the movie and, if anything, it just made me [...]

Creep of the Week: Donald Trump

When the Trump era is written about in history books, assuming we survive that long, if there are any heroes in this sordid story those heroes will be federal judges. You may recall that in July Trump Tweeted out that "the United States Government [...]

Mitt Romney

Creep of the Week It makes me sad that there are LGBT people in America who will vote for Mitt Romney should he get the wet bar of soap that is the Republican nomination. I mean, I understand it. There are some folks who feel like Romney meets [...]

Creep of the Week: Mike Huckabee

The so-called "War on Christmas" is so last year. And the year before. And the year before that. But each year right about this time right-wing Christians in America are reminded about how they're cruelly persecuted every time they see a city hall [...]

Creep of the Week: George W. Bush

When the going gets tough, the tough get going… after gay families. And the "tough" aren't actually tough, but are hoping to appear so by taking a swing at this "family values" crowd pleaser. On June 26th, the Bush administration threatened to veto [...]

Morris Dees speaks at U of M about hate groups

ANN ARBOR – Morris Dees, civil rights attorney and founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, spoke about hate groups at the University of Michigan on Feb. 21. The speech, which drew approximately 150 attendees, prompted extra security by Public [...]