Kate Opalewski
Couples standing up for justice
In Doak Bloss's lifetime, the biggest advances in the civil rights of gay and lesbian people have come in reaction to adversity – the Stonewall riots in the late 60s, Anita Bryant's anti-gay referenda in 1977, and the AIDS crisis throughout the [...]
Troy mayor inflames another gay controversy
Troy residents Jeff Williams and Kristen Douglas protesting Mayor Daniels on Dec. 5. BTL photo: Andrew Potter TROY – Mayor of Troy Janice Daniels is under scrutiny once more for making more anti-gay statements. This time, her words have been [...]
Michigan Domestic Partner Health Care Ban challenged in federal court
DETROIT – The Michigan ACLU announced Jan. 4, they have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder to strike down a new state law that bans many public entities from providing health insurance to same-sex domestic partners. "This is the most [...]
awsuit against Gov. Snyder filed in federal court
DETROIT – The Michigan ACLU announced Wednesday, they have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder to strike down a new state law that bans many public entities from providing health insurance to same-sex domestic partners. "This is the [...]
Troy mayor's gay slur brings protest
1234567891011121314ÔÑÑÔÑÖ TROY – The energy of youth and hope for a better future could be felt along Big Beaver Road in front of Troy City Hall on Monday afternoon as more than 50 protestors gathered in response to new Troy Mayor [...]
Planting a SEED to stop bullying
Michigan is one of only three states in the nation with no anti-bullying law in place yet. But that hasn't stopped The Roeper School, with campuses in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, from taking action. For the past five years, faculty and [...]
Adoption Day painful for LGBT families
While Michigan's Ninth Annual Adoption Day on Nov. 22 is something to celebrate, many families that want to adopt are feeling left out. "Hundreds of children across the state have the legal protection of only one of their two parents, simply [...]
ACLU dinner honors LGBT project milestone
123ÔÑÑÔÑÖ Change can only occur if people speak out and encourage others to do the same. People like Allan Gilmour and Eric Jirgens, Stacey Cassis and Dr. Arianna Morales, Howard Israel and Henry Grix have used every opportunity presented them to [...]
Not-So-Nervous But Excited
Nervous But Excited's Sarah Cleaver started a song while she was coming out, and then let it sit for nine years. A banjo she received as a birthday gift helped her turn those long-lost lyrics into "Ohio to Michigan," which lands on the duo's [...]