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President Buttigieg? 2028 Buzz Builds as Pete Signals a Run
If you've been waiting for Pete Buttigieg to just say the thing out loud, his remarks at the National Action Network convention in New York on April 10 [...]Read more about President Buttigieg? 2028 Buzz Builds as Pete Signals a Run
The Sacred Work of Jeynce Poindexter: A Detroit Ballroom Mother's Mission to Transform Trans Lives Through Advocacy and Love
On a late April morning, Jeynce Poindexter sits in Detroit Metro Airport waiting for her flight to Fort Lauderdale. Tomorrow is her birthday, but this [...]Read more about The Sacred Work of Jeynce Poindexter: A Detroit Ballroom Mother's Mission to Transform Trans Lives Through Advocacy and Love
Mark LaChey, ‘Unsung Hero’ of LGBTQ+ Politics in Michigan
Mark LaChey wanted to see tigers. With that objective in mind, the former first vice chair of the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) recently spent two weeks in [...]Read more about Mark LaChey, ‘Unsung Hero’ of LGBTQ+ Politics in Michigan
Fight the Queer Book Ban By Lovin’ Up on These 11 New LGBTQ+ Reads
No matter what Republicans tell you, there’s never a bad time to get lost in a queer book. But now just happens to be a really good time to do so as parents [...]Read more about Fight the Queer Book Ban By Lovin’ Up on These 11 New LGBTQ+ Reads
During National Blood Shortage, FDA Still Calls Gay Blood 'Icky'
Are straight people OK? And before you answer, just let me say: No. No, they are not.Case in point: I just read an article about how there is a national blood [...]Read more about During National Blood Shortage, FDA Still Calls Gay Blood 'Icky'
Trans Artists Debut 'But...I Survived' Music Video on National Transgender Day of Remembrance
By October 2020 had already become the most violent year for transgender women on record in the past five years. And since then, the Human Rights Campaign has [...]Read more about Trans Artists Debut 'But...I Survived' Music Video on National Transgender Day of Remembrance
LGBTQ Activists Condemn U.S. Rep. Fred Upton for Homophobic Attacks on Jon Hoadley
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Michigan), one of the longest-serving members of the U.S. House of Representatives, has burnished a reputation for decency and [...]Read more about LGBTQ Activists Condemn U.S. Rep. Fred Upton for Homophobic Attacks on Jon Hoadley
Dominique Jackson of 'Pose' Headlines Mission Equality Reception
At Home, Yet Together Although supporters of Equality Michigan could only meet virtually for this year's Mission Equality reception, with a headliner like [...]Read more about Dominique Jackson of 'Pose' Headlines Mission Equality Reception
Joe Biden Wins Michigan's Democratic Presidential Primary
The Associated Press called Joe Biden the winner of Michigan's Democratic presidential primary less than two hours after polls closed. This adds to his [...]Read more about Joe Biden Wins Michigan's Democratic Presidential Primary
Semaj Brown to perform at Community exhibition opening at FIA
Semaj Brown, Flint's first poet laureate, will read poetry inspired by art in this month's Community exhibition at the Flint Institute of Arts. Brown will [...]Read more about Semaj Brown to perform at Community exhibition opening at FIA
CNN LGBTQ Town Hall Overview
The bar had been set pretty high for CNN's Oct. 10 town hall on LGBTQ issues for Democratic presidential candidates. It was the first national television [...]Read more about CNN LGBTQ Town Hall Overview
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
2020 Hopefuls Gather for LGBT Forum, but Biden has Tense Moment
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Democratic presidential hopefuls came together Friday night at an LGBT candidate forum to lay out their vision for LGBT rights, but the [...]Read more about 2020 Hopefuls Gather for LGBT Forum, but Biden has Tense Moment
Debate 3 Shows Buttigieg Has Staying Power
No LGBTQ-specific issues came up during the third national Democratic presidential debate Sept. 12. That, and the fact that LGBTQ issues have been barely [...]Read more about Debate 3 Shows Buttigieg Has Staying Power
Community Leaders Hold Town Hall on Issues Facing Trans Women of Color
Jey'nce Poindexter Mizrahi has logged a lot of miles traveling across Michigan since starting as Equality Michigan's transgender victim advocate in the fall of [...]Read more about Community Leaders Hold Town Hall on Issues Facing Trans Women of Color
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
News Analysis: An Impressive Democratic Field
By Peter Rosenstein The Democratic field of contenders continues to grow and I am impressed by the wide range of talent in the party. On Nov. 7, 2018 I wrote [...]Read more about News Analysis: An Impressive Democratic Field
Kavanaugh Hearings: No Comment, No Comfort
It was the third day of a four-day confirmation hearing for federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to join the U.S. Supreme Court before a senator really pressed hard [...]Read more about Kavanaugh Hearings: No Comment, No Comfort
Chaos Over Kavanaugh Confirmation
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had a look of feigned nonchalance on his face as the first protester yelled out during the second day of his [...]Read more about Chaos Over Kavanaugh Confirmation
The Frivolist: 6 Things I'd Like to See on the 'Roseanne' Revival
Roseanne Barr knows how to keep tongues wagging. From her infamous bungling of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and my-way-or-the-highway tyranny on the set of her [...]Read more about The Frivolist: 6 Things I'd Like to See on the 'Roseanne' Revival
Baldwin Criticizes Trump at Victory Institute Conference
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Thursday criticized President Trump when she spoke at the opening plenary of the Victory Institute's annual International [...]Read more about Baldwin Criticizes Trump at Victory Institute Conference
Gay Candidate Loses Race for Mayor of Hoboken
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Someone altered a campaign flyer to falsely link candidate Ravi Bhalla to terrorism. Gay City Council member Michael DeFusco [...]Read more about Gay Candidate Loses Race for Mayor of Hoboken
Curtain Calls ONLINE
Breaking Theater News: 'Cyrano' by David DiChiera to premiere Oct. 13 at Detroit Opera House DETROIT — Michigan Opera Theatre will present "Cyrano," a world [...]Read more about Curtain Calls ONLINE
Students for Gay Marriage to hold first rally April 27
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LANSING – On Wednesday, April 27, Lansing's lawmakers will be hearing from a new contingent in the struggle for equal rights for LGBTs [...]Read more about Students for Gay Marriage to hold first rally April 27
More Than 100 Businesses Support the Equality Act
Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, speaks during a press conference on Sept. 25. BTL Photo: Andrew Cohen Human Rights Campaign President [...]Read more about More Than 100 Businesses Support the Equality Act
Cardin Introduces 'Lavender Scare' Bill
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on June 22, 2017, introduced a bill that would, among other things, allow State Department [...]Read more about Cardin Introduces 'Lavender Scare' Bill
DeVos Confirmed Despite Concerns Over Anti-LGBT Donations
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Photo courtesy of Michael Key, Washington [...]Read more about DeVos Confirmed Despite Concerns Over Anti-LGBT Donations
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
White House Supports Anti-LGBT Discrimination Measure
WASHINGTON – The White House has come out in support of a federal measure outlawing discrimination against LGBT people. White House Press Secretary Josh [...]Read more about White House Supports Anti-LGBT Discrimination Measure
The Equality Act Is The LGBT Rights Bill We Want And Need
BY MARA KEISLING In 1974, the Equality Act was introduced to add sexual orientation throughout the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Twenty years later, for various [...]Read more about The Equality Act Is The LGBT Rights Bill We Want And Need
Black And Gay: My History, My Truth
History by definition is the branch of knowledge dealing with past events. Dig a little deeper and many dictionaries expand the definition to include the [...]Read more about Black And Gay: My History, My Truth
Cinema Detroit: Inclusion & Faygo Under The Same Roof
By Sarah Bricker-Hunt When co-owners Paula Guthat and her husband Tim put together their weekly movie line-up, it's like a mix tape from a good friend – the [...]Read more about Cinema Detroit: Inclusion & Faygo Under The Same Roof
ENDA Reaches 60 Vote Senate Threshold
Lisa Keen With one sentence, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised, during his [...]Read more about ENDA Reaches 60 Vote Senate Threshold
Democrats Adopt Sweeping, LGBT-Inclusive Platform
By Chuck Colbert If gay Americans had a rendezvous with destiny in American politics, that moment occurred this week as the Democrats approved, on a voice [...]Read more about Democrats Adopt Sweeping, LGBT-Inclusive Platform
Evolution: It's been a long time coming
Point of View While on the road in 1963 Sam Cooke penned the original draft of his classic song " A Change Is Gonna Come" while sitting in the back of his [...]Read more about Evolution: It's been a long time coming
Book Marks: Secret Historian, Water Mark, Hot off the Presses
by Richard Labonte "Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade," by Justin Spring. FSG, 478 pages, [...]Read more about Book Marks: Secret Historian, Water Mark, Hot off the Presses
Book Marks - 8/27/2009
by Richard Labonte "The Hour Between," by Sebastian Stuart. Alyson Books, 248 pages, $14.95 paper. When nascent queer Arthur McDougal skips classes too often [...]Read more about Book Marks - 8/27/2009
Book Marks
by Richard Labonte May 21, 2007 "Dark Reflections," by Samuel R. Delany. Carroll & Graf, 304 pages, $15.95 paper. In the first section of this mournful, [...]Read more about Book Marks
Avon Players ask the question: "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"
ROCHESTER – Avon Players presents the final production of its 2006-2007 season, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?," with book by John R. Powers [...]Read more about Avon Players ask the question: "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"
Avon Players Presents 'Black Patent Leather Shoes'
ROCHESTER – Avon Players presents the final production of its 2006-2007 season, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?," with book by John R. Powers [...]Read more about Avon Players Presents 'Black Patent Leather Shoes'
She's not going to be ignored
By Christopher Cappiello In a film season that has seen monarchs, African dictators and murderous Boston gangsters, there might be no more ferocious screen [...]Read more about She's not going to be ignored
Curtain Calls ONLINE
Community Theater Corner: Stagecrafters presents 'Ragtime' ROYAL OAK – Twenty-first century audiences will get a front-row seat for the dawn of the twentieth [...]Read more about Curtain Calls ONLINE
Curtain Calls ONLINE
Preview: 'Studio 2g' (Part 2) Plowshares' next frontier: The second generation of artists For Part 1 of this preview, please read this week's edition of [...]Read more about Curtain Calls ONLINE
May 2005
S/He Said: "'Activist judges' is a code word for gay. The judges being verbally tarred and feathered are those who have decriminalized gay sex, as they once [...]Read more about May 2005
National News Briefs
Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Politics Colorado governor vetoes bill barring employment discrimination DENVER – Colorado's governor vetoed a bill May 26 [...]Read more about National News Briefs
Straight, gay students protest for equal marriage rights
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman RUN WITH 1318/artwork/process/Liszewski mom, Kolb, group LANSING – On the chilly Wednesday morning of April 27, a small but determined [...]Read more about Straight, gay students protest for equal marriage rights
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Jesse loves James If "All About Eve" taught the world nothing else, it definitively spilled the beans about the fact that theater people [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
