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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
Are There Any Democrats Left? Left of Bill Kristol, That Is?
Turns out the majority of the country thinks that ICE sucks. I’ve got people with whom I agree about very little writing things like, “[ICE and CPB are] doing [...]Read more about Are There Any Democrats Left? Left of Bill Kristol, That Is?
Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s Modern Day Lavender Scare
Something that pops into my head a lot (besides the Mentos jingle) is the phrase, “It was a kinder, gentler time.” It’s what my grandparents said when I [...]Read more about Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s Modern Day Lavender Scare
The D in Democrat Stands for Disappointment
By the time you’re reading this, 2024 will be nestled in the dumpster of history, being nibbled on by rats. I’d say good riddance, if we weren’t heading into [...]Read more about The D in Democrat Stands for Disappointment
Where Have All the AIDS Walks Gone?
AIDS walks used to be a pivotal part of the fall community calendar, and now they’re virtually no more. Once upon a time, they were everywhere in Michigan — [...]Read more about Where Have All the AIDS Walks Gone?
Is the Respect for Marriage Act Enough to Protect Our Marriages? Michigan LGBTQ+ Advocates Speak Out
Local LGBTQ+ advocates have mixed reactions to the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) in the U.S. Senate last week by a 61-36 vote.On one hand, [...]Read more about Is the Respect for Marriage Act Enough to Protect Our Marriages? Michigan LGBTQ+ Advocates Speak Out
Court Rules Transgender People Have Protections Under ADA
By Chris Johnson, Washington BladeTransgender people have additional protections from discrimination under federal law for having a disability if they [...]Read more about Court Rules Transgender People Have Protections Under ADA
Queer Things to Do: Rock Out With Melissa Etheridge, Attend Queer Prom, Get Immersed in Van Gogh
There are two types of summer babies: those who live to soak up the sun and those who do all they can to escape the heat. Whichever camp you’re in, you'll [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Rock Out With Melissa Etheridge, Attend Queer Prom, Get Immersed in Van Gogh
5 AIDS-Related Must-Read Biographies
Peter Staley's "Never Silent" isn't the only outstanding memoir or biography by those who endured the worst years of the AIDS crisis (Sarah Schulman's mammoth [...]Read more about 5 AIDS-Related Must-Read Biographies
Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual
The Presidential Inaugural Committee for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is calling on the LGBTQ community to participate in [...]Read more about Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual
LGBTQ Champion on Supreme Court Dies
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the justice with the most pro-LGBTQ voting record in the history of the court, died Friday following a long [...]Read more about LGBTQ Champion on Supreme Court Dies
A Preview and Schedule of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
There will be a lot of history made at this week's Democratic National Convention. Some of it will be highly visible – like prime-time closing night speeches [...]Read more about A Preview and Schedule of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
AIDS Quilt moving to San Francisco
The Atlanta-based Names Project Foundation, which has served as the custodian of the massive AIDS Memorial Quilt since 1987, is turning over that task to the [...]Read more about AIDS Quilt moving to San Francisco
Creep of the Week: Tony Perkins
Is America ready for a gay president? No way say the people who currently support with blind fealty and reverence a president who is a corrupt serial adulterer [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Tony Perkins
Who can Defeat Trump? Preview of HRC/CNN Town Hall
To paraphrase Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost," democracy, you in danger, girl. This profound and dreadful moment in American history is worse than Watergate and far [...]Read more about Who can Defeat Trump? Preview of HRC/CNN Town Hall
It's Official: Mayor Pete Buttigieg Declares 2020 Presidential Campaign
Before a crowd of adoring supporters in South Bend who braved the rain to hear him speak, Pete Buttigieg made his 2020 presidential campaign official by [...]Read more about It's Official: Mayor Pete Buttigieg Declares 2020 Presidential Campaign
Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
President Trump has nominated to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals an openly gay federal prosecutor tasked with enforcing organized crime and drug laws, [...]Read more about Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
Trump Replaces High Court's Swing Vote with Conservative
BY CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER, MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, a solidly conservative, politically connected [...]Read more about Trump Replaces High Court's Swing Vote with Conservative
No Proclamation (Again) From Trump for Pride Month
The first day of June has arrived and President Trump again declined to issue a proclamation recognizing Pride month, breaking a tradition when Democrats [...]Read more about No Proclamation (Again) From Trump for Pride Month
Town Losing Time to Appeal Trans Rights Ruling Against Funeral Home
It's been a month since the landmark ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals was decided. The 6th Circuit, which covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and [...]Read more about Town Losing Time to Appeal Trans Rights Ruling Against Funeral Home
August 2006 highlights
She/he Said "The thing is, I'm not ashamed; that's the one thing I went to say. I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more [...]Read more about August 2006 highlights
Vaccines, treatment focus of International AIDS conference
By Rex Wockner TORONTO Some 24,000 delegates from 170 nations attended the 16th International AIDS Conference Aug. 13-18 in Toronto. In an opening-session [...]Read more about Vaccines, treatment focus of International AIDS conference
A hooker in the White House'
WASHINGTON – A conservative reporter with a background as a gay male escort and who received a White House press pass using a fake name has quit as a writer [...]Read more about A hooker in the White House'
Gays Under Consideration for Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE The Trump administration has reportedly reached out to gay Republicans about potential appointments to the Presidential [...]Read more about Gays Under Consideration for Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel
GLAAD on Harvey Weinstein Controversy
BY KAREN OCAMB, LOS ANGELES BLADE Harvey Weinstein and Jennifer Lawrence at GLAAD Awards in 2013 (Photo courtesy GLAAD) After former President Bill Clinton, [...]Read more about GLAAD on Harvey Weinstein Controversy
Couple Shares Passion for Health, Comfort Food & Community
BY DAVID RYALS Co-owners Erika Boyd, executive chef, and Kirsten Ussery-Boyd, general manager, have established one of the most beloved vegan restaurants in [...]Read more about Couple Shares Passion for Health, Comfort Food & Community
Our History of Marching on Washington
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE The last Equality March was held in 2009. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key As thousands descend on Washington, [...]Read more about Our History of Marching on Washington
Wearing My Pride Like Some Rainbow Rompers!!!
BY MICHELLE E. BROWN Bet that got your attention! ROMPERS!! They've been around forever. No, I don't have one. No, I don't care if you wear one. No, I don't [...]Read more about Wearing My Pride Like Some Rainbow Rompers!!!
Trump Spokesman: Fate of LGBT Nondiscrimination Order Uncertain
BY BTL STAFF Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, said today he isn't sure if the new president will repeal or maintain President Obama's executive [...]Read more about Trump Spokesman: Fate of LGBT Nondiscrimination Order Uncertain
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. carries on family legacy
By Brent Dorian Carpenter DETROIT – U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) shares many attributes with his father, civil rights icon and two-time [...]Read more about Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. carries on family legacy
The Strength to be Yourself
BY EMELL DERRA ADOLPHUS In the annals of history's hard bodies, bodybuilder Matthew "Kroc" Kroczaleski will always be known as one of the strongest men in the [...]Read more about The Strength to be Yourself
Transmissions: Remembrance
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith I've long dedicated my like to transgender causes. In 1993, before the internet had really become "a thing," I was fighting America [...]Read more about Transmissions: Remembrance
Comparing the 'Most Pro-gay' Presidential Candidates in History
By Lisa Keen Log Cabin Republican President Gregory Angelo said it early on: Donald Trump is the "most pro-gay" Republican presidential candidate in history. [...]Read more about Comparing the 'Most Pro-gay' Presidential Candidates in History
Last Presidential Debate Raises LGBT Issues
BY LISA KEEN In the first few minutes of the third and final presidential debate of 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reiterated she would [...]Read more about Last Presidential Debate Raises LGBT Issues
2nd Presidential Debate: Rolling Downhill Without Wheels
By Lisa Keen It was a 90-minute debate overshadowed by the urgency of the Republican presidential nominee's need to triage a political hemorrhage caused by [...]Read more about 2nd Presidential Debate: Rolling Downhill Without Wheels
Creep of the Week: Larry Klayman
Hey, have you heard the one about Hillary Clinton? Yeah, she's a lesbian. I know what you're thinking: That joke was poorly constructed and executed and was [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Larry Klayman
Inside the Trump Media Cage
The paranoia related to the media was on sure display Friday in Dimondale during the visit of GOP Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. The media, of [...]Read more about Inside the Trump Media Cage
Day 2: Bill Praises Hillary as Dems Anoint Her with Nomination
By CHRIS JOHNSON Michigan delegation on the floor of the DNC in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Photo: Washington Blade, Michael Key PHILADELPHIA – The second night [...]Read more about Day 2: Bill Praises Hillary as Dems Anoint Her with Nomination
Democratic Convention Preview
By Lisa Keen Both the Republican and Democratic national conventions are marked this year by something tantalizingly new. For the GOP, it's a nominee [...]Read more about Democratic Convention Preview
What's the Big Fuss About the Fourth Circuit Trans Decision?
By Lisa Keen In January a transgender student, Gavin Grimm, 16, from rural Virginia went to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to appeal a ruling that says he [...]Read more about What's the Big Fuss About the Fourth Circuit Trans Decision?
SCOTUS Nominee Has History of Ruling Against Gay Plaintiffs
By Lisa Keen Judge Merrick Garland, President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, has ruled against gay plaintiffs three times. This is the kind of [...]Read more about SCOTUS Nominee Has History of Ruling Against Gay Plaintiffs
Parting Glances: Five Thousand States Of No Return
My favorite coming out story concerns a computer hacker — actually a brilliant graphic designer of science texts — named Dennis. We chanced to meet at Motor [...]Read more about Parting Glances: Five Thousand States Of No Return
State Senators On Pros And Cons Of Michigan RFRA
By Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. and Sen. Rick Jones Pro: Protecting Freedom Of Religious Expression Is Not Discrimination By Sen. Rick Jones The proposed [...]Read more about State Senators On Pros And Cons Of Michigan RFRA
The 2016 Presidential Campaign Shapes Up As Exciting One For LGBT People
By Lisa Keen The 2016 presidential campaign is shaping up to be a particularly exciting and meaningful one for LGBT people. Here are just a few reasons [...]Read more about The 2016 Presidential Campaign Shapes Up As Exciting One For LGBT People
Gov. Mike Pence Defends Against 'Avalanche' Of Criticisms
Indiana's Republican Gov. Mike Pence spent Sunday defending attaching his signature to the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. His appearance on ABC's [...]Read more about Gov. Mike Pence Defends Against 'Avalanche' Of Criticisms
Creep of the Week: Mike Pence
It's a shame about what's been happening to the Christians in Indiana ever since the godless homosexuals took over the state. On Oct. 7, 2014 the gays finally [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Mike Pence
The Silver Linings In A Disheartening Week
By Jay Kaplan What a disheartening week last week seemed for LGBT equality and civil rights. In Michigan, one-third of all eligible voters voted in the 2014 [...]Read more about The Silver Linings In A Disheartening Week
