Sigourney Weaver Praises Gov. Whitmer for Banning Use of Funds For Conversion Therapy While Discussing Gay Activist Role
Actress and onscreen alien-slayer Sigourney Weaver took a moment to praise Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order barring state funds from being used for the purpose of performing conversion therapy...
‘Michigan Really Gave the Film a Home’: Sigourney Weaver Reflects on Shooting ‘Prayers for Bobby’ in Metro Detroit Before Pride Re-Airing
Sigourney Weaver almost didn’t make it to Michigan to film “Prayers for Bobby.” In fact, the star of “Ghostbusters” and “Alien” didn’t think she could even make time to shoot...
Poll: 70 Percent of U.S. Voters Willing to Vote for Gay Male President
With Pete Buttigieg continuing to show strong numbers in the Democratic presidential primary, a new poll has found 70 percent of voters would be open to voting for a gay...
2018 Michigan Midterm LGBTQ Analysis: State Supreme Court
The current makeup of the seven-member court is five Republicans and two Democrats. Two Republicans were up for re-election Tuesday: Kurtis Wilder, who was appointed to the Court in 2017...
Detroit Bus Company Bussed Voters to Polls, Free
The Detroit Bus Company donated busses and organized volunteers to give free rides to the polls last Tuesday to anyone who needed one throughout Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. “Detroit...
Tokyo Olympics Committee Silent on Japan lawmakers’ Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
The committee that is organizing the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo has declined to say whether Japanese lawmakers’ anti-LGBTQ comments violated the Olympic Charter’s nondiscrimination clause. Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, reported...
In-Person 2022 International AIDS Conference to Take Place in Montreal
The International AIDS Society has announced the 2022 International AIDS Conference will take place in-person in Montreal. The conference, which will also feature virtual events, is scheduled to take place...
Biden Administration Announces Global LGBTQ+ Rights Priorities
State Department spokesperson Ned Price on May 14 said the decriminalization of consensual same-sex sexual relations is one of the five priorities for the Biden administration in its efforts to...