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1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Trans Rights in America
This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.Related read: 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, [...]Read more about 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Trans Rights in America
The Martyrdom of Chanelle Pickett and the Birth of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Editor's Note: The author is using a pseudonym for safety. Martyrdom is a dying business. That is why nobody becomes a martyr willingly. At least, no [...]Read more about The Martyrdom of Chanelle Pickett and the Birth of Transgender Day of Remembrance
8 Ways You Can Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance
Saturday, Nov. 20, marks the annual commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). It's a day that nationally celebrates the lives of the transgender [...]Read more about 8 Ways You Can Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance
Michigan Transgender Day of Visibility Founder Reacts to Biden's Recognition
Transgender Michigan Founder and Executive Director Rachel Crandall-Crocker was having coffee yesterday — an iced coffee with almond milk, to be exact — at her [...]Read more about Michigan Transgender Day of Visibility Founder Reacts to Biden's Recognition
Ellen Page Talks Queering 'Casablanca,' Starring in 'Tales of the City' & Why She Wants a 'Whip It' Sequel
Actress and social activist Ellen Page recently witnessed history repeating itself while revisiting acclaimed classic "Casablanca." Page noted the 1942 film's [...]Read more about Ellen Page Talks Queering 'Casablanca,' Starring in 'Tales of the City' & Why She Wants a 'Whip It' Sequel
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018 Events
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on Nov. 20 that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender [...]Read more about Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018 Events
Flashing Back to the Past: the '90s
link to PDF page 1997 February – Addressing Anti-Gay Violence in Schools: The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network of Detroit released their report [...]Read more about Flashing Back to the Past: the '90s
Community Memorializes 487 Transgender Lives Lost to Violence in the Past Year
The 17th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance service in Detroit took place Nov. 17 at Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit. About 90 people came out for [...]Read more about Community Memorializes 487 Transgender Lives Lost to Violence in the Past Year
Tillerson Acknowledges Transgender Day of Remembrance
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Nov. 20, 2017, in a statement acknowledged the annual Transgender Day of [...]Read more about Tillerson Acknowledges Transgender Day of Remembrance
Michigan Communities Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
BY BTL STAFF Photo courtesy of the Human Rights Campaign Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on Nov. 20 that honors the memory of those [...]Read more about Michigan Communities Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
Anti-gay pastor announces Senate run
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman SOUTHFIELD – During an appearance that felt as much like a religious revival as a political event, anti-gay Detroit pastor Keith [...]Read more about Anti-gay pastor announces Senate run
Running scared
BrainKate and Jamie ducked behind a parked car. After dodging beer bottles to the head and hearing "faggot" echo beneath the Long Island, N.Y., sky, the two [...]Read more about Running scared
Screen Queen: Grandma, The Wiz Live!
Grandma Cool if we just let Lily Tomlin play every spunky lesbian grandma? Yeah? Thought so. The iconic comedian-actress is such a fire hose of sass and [...]Read more about Screen Queen: Grandma, The Wiz Live!
2015 Transgender Day Of Remembrance
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – Once a year lesbian, gay and bisexual members of the LGBT community are called upon to stand in solidarity with the trans community and [...]Read more about 2015 Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Homophobia in Detroit town hall meeting Jan. 28
A town hall meeting about homophobia in Detroit will take place Wed. Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright museum of African-American History (315 E. [...]Read more about Homophobia in Detroit town hall meeting Jan. 28
No Veto From Arkansas Gov. On Bill Banning LGBT Discrimination Laws
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas on Monday banned local governments from expanding anti-discrimination protections to include sexual [...]Read more about No Veto From Arkansas Gov. On Bill Banning LGBT Discrimination Laws
Honoring The Death Of Trans Sisters And Brothers
BY AJ TRAGER NATIONAL – On Nov. 28, 1998, transgender woman of color Rita Hester was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts. Sixteen years later the LGBT [...]Read more about Honoring The Death Of Trans Sisters And Brothers
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Ellen Page, 'Freeheld' at last Long in the works, the Ellen Page project "Freeheld" couldn't be coming together at a better moment. The [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Remembering, And Looking Ahead
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Transmissions Fifteen years ago, in an apartment in Alston, Massachusetts, a transwoman of color named Rita Hester was stabbed to [...]Read more about Remembering, And Looking Ahead
Rasor Firm Wins Big Workplace Discrimination Suit
Michael Hester's job was hard enough. For over ten years he worked as a mason doing maintenance work in the Ryan Correctional Facility in Detroit. In a complex [...]Read more about Rasor Firm Wins Big Workplace Discrimination Suit
Angel Among the Angels
Across 1 Charles of "Threesome" 5 Fey feline film felon 9 Kidman's award for "The Hours" 14 Pro foe 15 Folded fast food 16 Be intense like a queen 17 Sexual [...]Read more about Angel Among the Angels
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Wednesday, Nov. 16 The Lives of Transgender People, 3 p.m. Join Spectrum for a presentation of groundbreaking research on The Lives of Transgender People, [...]Read more about Transgender Day of Remembrance
Never forgotten
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Transmissions Summer wanes, and the days get shorter. Blue skies give way to grey skies and the occasional rain shower. A slight chill [...]Read more about Never forgotten
Out & About
Ann Arbor kicks out the Jams 2.0 The Ozone House Youth and Family Services presents their second annual Kicked Out the Jams benefit concert for LGBTQ youth [...]Read more about Out & About
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Ellen Page's career up in the 'Eyre' Oh, Ellen Page – you're keeping mum about your sexuality, but you're teasing the lesbians into a [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Michigan events in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
by Jessica Carreras On Nov. 28, 1998, transgender woman Rita Hester was murdered. The event sparked a San Francisco-based day of remembrance in her honor the [...]Read more about Michigan events in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Book Marks
by Richard Labonte "The Distance Between Us," by Bart Yates. Kensington Books, 304 pages, $24 hardcover. Hester Parker is a quirky, cheap-wine-sipping, [...]Read more about Book Marks
Time well spent at Planet Ant
By Robert Bethune REVIEW: 'In the Blood' Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck. Friday-Saturday through Aug. 23, plus Sunday, Aug. 17. Tickets: $15. For [...]Read more about Time well spent at Planet Ant
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Ellen Page plays real-life Lesbian The who is/who isn't rumor cloud has recently hovered over adorable, Oscar-nominated "Juno" star Ellen [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil
FERDDALE- Transgender Detroit Executive Director Michelle Fox-Phillips announced plans for Friday, Nov. 16 activities for the annual Day of Remembrance [...]Read more about Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil
Transgender Awareness Week 2007
UofM campus For information on any of the events below visit: For more information, visit the following web site http://www.gender.org/remember/day/ ANN [...]Read more about Transgender Awareness Week 2007
TransGender Michigan announces Transgender Day of Remembrance
On Thursday, November 20, 2003, TransGender Michigan will take part in the National Transgender Day of Remembrance, originated by Gwen Smith of [...]Read more about TransGender Michigan announces Transgender Day of Remembrance
Laurel Hester dead at 49
By The Associated Press POINT PLEASANT, N.J. – Laurel Hester, a cancer-stricken law enforcement officer whose efforts to ensure that her pension benefits [...]Read more about Laurel Hester dead at 49
Last rights
By Mubarak Dahir In the video, Laurel Hester is shown bald from her cancer treatments. She is wearing a simple black shirt with a silver necklace dangling [...]Read more about Last rights
Creep of the Week: Freeholders of Ocean County New Jersey
Freeholders of Ocean County New Jersey Ocean County officials to dying lesbian: bite us. Not wanting to send the wrong moral message, the freeholders (that's [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Freeholders of Ocean County New Jersey
Community to remember murdered trans men and women
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Transgender Day of Remembrance was originally organized to honor Rita Hester, whose 1998 murder was the impetus behind the "Remembering [...]Read more about Community to remember murdered trans men and women
LGBT activists unite at WSU panel
DETROIT – The Michigan LGBT community is more united, more organized and more battle tested after the stunning loss suffered on Proposal 2 in the November [...]Read more about LGBT activists unite at WSU panel
