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1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Rights in America
This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series [...]Read more about 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Rights in America
Fox's OutKick Relentlessly Targeted a Michigan Teen Volleyball Player
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.Since Sept. 5, right-wing sports publication OutKick has published 19 articles about a 12th grade [...]Read more about Fox's OutKick Relentlessly Targeted a Michigan Teen Volleyball Player
Google Sends Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids to Conversion Therapy Websites. Why?
This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ+ focused investigative news outlet.Google is the most powerful search engine in the world, [...]Read more about Google Sends Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids to Conversion Therapy Websites. Why?
Sex Work Is Election Work — An Issue Michigan Advocates Say Is Lacking in the 2024 Campaign Cycle
Sex workers have played critical roles in politics throughout history, even beyond headline-grabbing stories involving former president and current convict [...]Read more about Sex Work Is Election Work — An Issue Michigan Advocates Say Is Lacking in the 2024 Campaign Cycle
Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracist Robert F. Kennedy to Appear on Michigan Ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of slain 1968 Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, has officially qualified for the November ballot in Michigan. Kennedy and [...]Read more about Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracist Robert F. Kennedy to Appear on Michigan Ballot
Ferndale-Based Hate Group Church Militant: Gone For Good?
We fighters for LGBTQ+ rights have to take our victories where we can get them. As state governments continue to try to take our rights away, as right-wing [...]Read more about Ferndale-Based Hate Group Church Militant: Gone For Good?
Top 10 National LGBTQ+ News Stories of 2023
Christopher Kane | Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationIt was an alarming year for queer Americans as state legislatures took aim [...]Read more about Top 10 National LGBTQ+ News Stories of 2023
Mike Johnson Was Homophobic Bigot, Is Now Homophobic Bigot Third in Line to the Presidency
I’m writing this on Halloween, so here’s a scary story: The United States of America has a new Speaker of the House! And boy does he hate gay people!New Speaker [...]Read more about Mike Johnson Was Homophobic Bigot, Is Now Homophobic Bigot Third in Line to the Presidency
Dec. 7, 2006: MSU Student Club Likely Hate Group
That 2006 report by BTL was a warning of the rise of a new form of white supremacy.
Michigan Is a Queer Sanctuary, But These Michigan Communities Missed the Memo
After the Democrat sweep that saw the party wrest control from Republican lawmakers last November, Michigan has become the center of new hope for a rebirth of a [...]Read more about Michigan Is a Queer Sanctuary, But These Michigan Communities Missed the Memo
In 303 Creative Ruling, SCOTUS Marks ‘Gays and Lesbians for Second-Class Status’
Christopher Kane | Washington BladeCourtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationThe U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority on Friday ruled in favor [...]Read more about In 303 Creative Ruling, SCOTUS Marks ‘Gays and Lesbians for Second-Class Status’
Michigan Communities Push Back on Pride Celebrations, Recognition
While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared, “Michigan is standing up for the LGBTQ+ community,” several Michigan communities are sending the opposite message.In [...]Read more about Michigan Communities Push Back on Pride Celebrations, Recognition
Proud Boys Misunderstand What 'Slay, Queen' Means, Bring Guns to Drag Event
You know what the scariest thing about drag queen story hour is? The part where hooded men wearing body armor show up with assault rifles.That’s what happened [...]Read more about Proud Boys Misunderstand What 'Slay, Queen' Means, Bring Guns to Drag Event
Family Research Council Calls Self ‘Church.' This Michigan Rep Obviously Calls Bullsh*t.
In an outrageous move that strains credulity — and just plain common sense — the Family Research Council (FRC) has obtained "church" status with the [...]Read more about Family Research Council Calls Self ‘Church.' This Michigan Rep Obviously Calls Bullsh*t.
300 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Proposed By GOP Members So Far in 2022
By Zachary Jarrell for Washington BladeIn May 2021, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) officially announced the worst year for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in recent [...]Read more about 300 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Proposed By GOP Members So Far in 2022
Greetings From the Bunker: Scott Lively Preps for Another Insurrection
I just returned from a cross-country trek with my wife and son and I am happy to report that in much of the country, COVID-19 is over and only freaky liberals [...]Read more about Greetings From the Bunker: Scott Lively Preps for Another Insurrection
Michigan Supreme Court to Decide on Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Case
When current Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack campaigned for reelection last year, she said she wouldn't consider it a win unless [...]Read more about Michigan Supreme Court to Decide on Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Case
Anti-LGBTQ Groups Seek to Overturn Virginia Trans Protections
Two Virginia-based organizations that oppose LGBTQ rights filed separate lawsuits on March 29 and March 30 challenging a state policy that requires public [...]Read more about Anti-LGBTQ Groups Seek to Overturn Virginia Trans Protections
Passing the Equality Act Will Honor Aimee Stephens' Legacy
Aimee Stephens has been on my mind a lot recently. I thought about her when President Joe Biden, on his first day in office, issued a sweeping executive order [...]Read more about Passing the Equality Act Will Honor Aimee Stephens' Legacy
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, [...]Read more about Church Militant, Other Anti-LGBTQ Groups Receive Millions in Pandemic Relief Funds
OutFront Kalamazoo on Proud Boys Rally: 'Hate Has No Home Here!'
LGBTQ community center OutFront Kalamazoo has issued an anti-hate message regarding counter-protests that turned violent against a Proud Boys rally in the [...]Read more about OutFront Kalamazoo on Proud Boys Rally: 'Hate Has No Home Here!'
Marriage Equality Still Needs to Be Protected, Especially From Religious Exemptions
"The milk didn't curdle in Massachusetts all of a sudden [when same-sex marriage was passed in 2004], that this was great for families and great for their [...]Read more about Marriage Equality Still Needs to Be Protected, Especially From Religious Exemptions
What's Hotter Than July? Being Black, Gay and Proud of Both Every Day
Summertime is Pride time! And I'm saying it loud: I'm black, gay and proud! From DC Black Pride in May to Atlanta Black Pride in August and all the Pride [...]Read more about What's Hotter Than July? Being Black, Gay and Proud of Both Every Day
An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory
On first reading, the Reuters headline seemed like dismal news for transgender military servicemembers and advocates fighting the Trump trans ban. "U.S. Court [...]Read more about An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory
Christian Group Condemns Parents Magazine for featuring Gay Dads
Parents magazine featured fitness trainer Shaun T., his husband Scott Blokker and their one-year-old twins on the cover of its February issue. This is the [...]Read more about Christian Group Condemns Parents Magazine for featuring Gay Dads
Creep of the Week: Stedfast Baptist Church
Welcome to this episode of "Christian Hypocracy: Anti-Gay Christian Edition." It's been a while since we've done one of these so let's start off 2019 [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Stedfast Baptist Church
Democrat Jocelyn Benson Elected Secretary of State
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Democrat Jocelyn Benson won out against her Republican oponent Mary Treder Lang in her second bid for Secretary of State — running for the [...]Read more about Democrat Jocelyn Benson Elected Secretary of State
LGBT Groups Sharply Criticize Trump Asylum Executive Order
LGBT advocacy groups have sharply criticized President Trump over his executive order that prevents migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they enter the [...]Read more about LGBT Groups Sharply Criticize Trump Asylum Executive Order
LGBT Groups Denounce Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as 'Horrific Attack'
As the world stands aghast over the latest mass shooting in the United States in which at least 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh were killed, LGBT groups [...]Read more about LGBT Groups Denounce Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as 'Horrific Attack'
Creep of the Week: Alliance Defending Freedom
Welp, gay people can't have cake any more, the Supreme Court said so. It is now the law of the land that cake is intended only for one man and one woman to eat [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Alliance Defending Freedom
Family Research Council Whines, Fundraises Off Subpoenas from Trans Servicemembers Lawsuit
The Family Research Council posits itself as nonprofit advocacy group advancing "faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian [...]Read more about Family Research Council Whines, Fundraises Off Subpoenas from Trans Servicemembers Lawsuit
Tillerson Out as Secretary of State
President Trump on Tuesday announced he has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump in a tweet that announced the decision said he plans to nominate CIA [...]Read more about Tillerson Out as Secretary of State
White Nationalist Leader Posts Photo of Himself with Vice President Mike Pence
White nationalist leader and Michigan attorney Kyle Bristow posted an image of himself with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Twitter Thursday morning. The [...]Read more about White Nationalist Leader Posts Photo of Himself with Vice President Mike Pence
Only Amnesia Can Explain New Democratic Support for Bush
After more than a year of President Trump, the administration of George W. Bush is looking better to many Democrats in retrospect — but that might be the [...]Read more about Only Amnesia Can Explain New Democratic Support for Bush
Doug Jones pulls off win against Roy Moore, slays anti-LGBT candidate
In a stunning political development celebrated by LGBT rights advocates, Democrat Doug Jones defeated notorious homophobe Roy Moore in an Alabama special [...]Read more about Doug Jones pulls off win against Roy Moore, slays anti-LGBT candidate
MSU's badge of dishonor
Michigan State University now has the dubious distinction of being the first and only U.S. college or university with an official hate group on its campus. In [...]Read more about MSU's badge of dishonor
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. [...]Read more about Morris Dees speaks at U of M about hate groups
MSU YAF leader Kyle Bristrow's media strategy
Kyle Bristow, the author of the MSU Young Americans for Freedom agenda, has not returned phone calls and emails regarding YAF's designation as a hate group by [...]Read more about MSU YAF leader Kyle Bristrow's media strategy
MSU Group listed as Hate Group by Southern Poverty Law Center
EAST LANSING – When the 2006 Hate Group list is released by the Southern Poverty Law Center at the end of April, it will include a recognized Michigan State [...]Read more about MSU Group listed as Hate Group by Southern Poverty Law Center
December 2006 highlights
She/He Said "Once you explain to the kids that there's two mommies whereas most kids have a mom and a dad, they completely get it. They understand that it's [...]Read more about December 2006 highlights
Mississippi Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Law Takes Effect
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE An anti-LGBT law in Mississippi has gone into effect. A Mississippi law enabling sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination in the [...]Read more about Mississippi Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Law Takes Effect
Supreme Court: Potential Blockbusters Await, Again
BY LISA KEEN, KEEN NEWS SERVICE The new U.S. Supreme Court session, which begins Oct. 2, could be a critical one for LGBT people. And that's saying a lot, [...]Read more about Supreme Court: Potential Blockbusters Await, Again
White House Silent After Revelation Nominee Called Trans Kids 'Satan's Plan'
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Jeff Mateer called trans kids "Satan's plan." (Screen capture courtesy YouTube) The White House is remaining silent in the [...]Read more about White House Silent After Revelation Nominee Called Trans Kids 'Satan's Plan'
City Pulse Reporter Assaulted Covering Country Mills Controversy in East Lansing
As a supporter of Country Mill's right to discriminate based on the organization's sincerely held religious beliefs squared off with a supporter of the LGBT [...]Read more about City Pulse Reporter Assaulted Covering Country Mills Controversy in East Lansing
Mombian: Back-to-School Time in the Trump Era
BY DANA RUDOLPH My son is starting high school this fall, which I find hard to believe–it seems like just yesterday that I was driving him to preschool. This [...]Read more about Mombian: Back-to-School Time in the Trump Era
DOJ Argues Before Supreme Court for Baker who Refused to Serve Gays
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions is arguing for a right for a Colorado baker to refuse service to same-sex [...]Read more about DOJ Argues Before Supreme Court for Baker who Refused to Serve Gays
aut BAR, an LGBTQ Safe Space, Vandalized in Ann Arbor
A photo of the vandalism at Aut Bar in Ann Arbor on the morning of Aug. 25. Photo courtesy of the bar's co-owner Keith Orr Keith Orr, co-owner of the aut BAR, [...]Read more about aut BAR, an LGBTQ Safe Space, Vandalized in Ann Arbor
