Michigan Receives 'C' Grade for Its Gun Safety Laws
A part of its Annual Gun Law Scorecard, the California-based Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence ranks all 50 states on a multi-point gun safety rubric [...]
NAGLREP Greater Detroit Launch Party Brings LGBTQ Professionals Together
Originally established in 2007, the Florida-based 501(c)(3) National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals was started with the direct [...]
Michigan's Arianna Morales Recognized as Engineer of the Year
Along with three other awardees, Dr. Arianna T. Morales was highlighted for exemplary work by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and [...]
International Transgender Day of Visibility Celebrates 10 Years March 31
Rachel Crandall-Crocker Now celebrated across the U.S. and in countries all around the world, the International Transgender Day of Visibility got its start 10 [...]
Ruth Ellis Center's Youth Advisory Board Visits UN
A group of six members of the youth advisory board of the Ruth Ellis Center traveled to New York from Feb. 21 through 24 to take part in the 2019 U.N. Global [...]
WSU Student Hosts Event to Combat Youth HIV/AIDS Stigma, Miseducation
Receiving an HIV diagnosis is unquestionably life-altering, and not always only because of the direct effects of the virus itself. Cara Mitrano is an [...]
Victory Institute Announces National Out to Win Day on April 2;
Last week LGBTQ Victory Institute, an organization dedicated to putting LGBTQ people in office, and 10 partner organizations announced the first National Out [...]
Former Executive Director Returns to Affirmations
Antonio David Garcia, known as Dave by most, is back at the head of Affirmations in Ferndale, returning to the role of executive director on April 29 after a [...]
Area Man Sentenced to 18-20 Years in Prison for 2013 Murder of Gay Detroit Man
On Wednesday, March 6, Hammer Alkotait was handed a sentence of 18 to 20 years in prison after a plea agreement convicting him of the second-degree murder of [...]
Michigan Employers Join Coalition to Push for Equality Act
The Human Rights Campaign announced on Friday, March 8, that an unprecedented 161 leading businesses have joined HRC's Business Coalition for the Equality Act. [...]
Aut Bar Sold
Owners Martin Contreras and Keith Orr recently announced the sale of Aut Bar, the popular LGBT owned restaurant and bar in Ann Arbor's Braun Court. Aut Bar [...]
Transgender Thought Leader Says 'Transphobia Is A Sin'
Poet, educator and self-described thought leader, J. Mase III will be speaking at the opening ceremony for LGBTQ Week at Oakland University on March 12. Mase [...]
