Ellen Shanna Knoppow
At Royal Oak's Cafe Muse, Fine Dining Dates Are Back on the Menu This Valentine's Day
A traditional wine pairing dinner at a favorite restaurant may seem out of bounds right now due to the constraints brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Royal Oak's Café Muse has found a way to bring the experience directly and safely [...]
Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Chair Jason Morgan Appointed Northern Michigan University Trustee
When Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Chair Jason Morgan was deciding where to attend college as an undergrad, a lot of people asked why he would want to head north to Marquette. But from his perspective, it was a natural choice. "When I [...]
Activist Nicole Denson on Creating Brave, Safe Spaces
Nicole Denson is the kind of person who would rather talk policy with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer than have her picture taken with Michigan's semi-celebrity chief executive. And she had just that opportunity at a Planned Parenthood stakeholders meeting [...]
Detroit Police LGBTQ Council to Host Jan. 26 Community Conversation
Meet the Council Cpl. Dani Woods and the newly formed Detroit Police Department LGBTQ Community Council have ambitious goals. Yet the council has already succeeded in convening, organizing and planning throughout the pandemic, not to mention a [...]
In West Michigan, a Place for Homeless LGBTQ Youth to Call Home
Fulfilling a Need National statistics reveal that LGBTQ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their straight or cisgender counterparts. And while on average, 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, that figure is [...]
CenterLink CEO: Without Intervention, COVID-19 Could Have Closed Half of All U.S. LGBTQ Centers
Necessary Cancellations Like Pride festivals across the nation — and the world, for that matter — Kalamazoo Pride swiftly canceled its in-person celebration this past June due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. But without Kalamazoo Pride, OutFront [...]
Church Militant, Other Anti-LGBTQ Groups Receive Millions in Pandemic Relief Funds
Millions in Loans Seven hate groups with explicitly anti-LGBTQ ideologies were awarded nearly $2.5 million combined in Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to Dec. 9 and Dec. 12 analyses by NBC News. Established by the CARES Act, PPP are [...]
Jody LaMacchia Elected Chair of Oakland County Democratic Party
A Big Win for LaMacchia, Cross and the Party Jody LaMacchia, former candidate for Michigan's 46th State House District and former chair of the North Oakland Democratic Club, was elected chair of the Oakland County Democratic Party at the OCDP [...]
Jey'nce Poindexter: 'I Know the Power of My Voice'
Not a Statistic Jey'nce Poindexter is a woman with a mission. No stranger to the LGBTQ community in Michigan and beyond, the sought-after speaker is not only vice president of the Trans Sistas of Color Project and a co-chair of the Fair and Equal [...]
Post-Election Town Hall Lunch-N-Learn: Next Steps for the LGBTQ Community
What Comes Next? This Friday, Nov. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. the Human Rights Campaign, along with numerous LGBTQ groups across Michigan, will host a webinar via Facebook Live to unpack the results of the 2020 election, up and down the ticket. HRC [...]
Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor's Mom, Joins Linda Sarsour to Encourage Voting in Detroit
Call to Action Cold, windy weather could not deter a group of about 40 activists who gathered in Detroit's Krainz Park Monday to gain inspiration from local and national voting rights advocates in a last-minute push to get out the vote. Headlining [...]
Local Sponsors Launch Multimedia Campaign to Encourage Early Voting
In 2016, 95 percent of votes cast by Detroiters went to Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton. However, the total number of registered Detroit voters overall who cast ballots was less than 50 percent, representing a steady decline since 2008. Two [...]