Wayne State Holds First Trans Day of Remembrance Service
A small crowd of about 20 came out Monday, Nov. 19 to the Wayne State University Student Center Ballroom for what organizers believe was the university's first [...]
REC Remembers Fallen Transgender People in Day of Remembrance Celebration
About 20 people came out on Tuesday, Nov. 20, for a Transgender Day of Remembrance service at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park. The service was designed [...]
Trans Woman Repeatedly Misgendered by Staff at Benton Harbor Walmart
It was supposed to be a quick run to pick up a few groceries, but when Jacqueline Street, a trans woman, stopped into the Walmart in Benton Harbor on Nov. 15, [...]
The Mary Kay Foundation Awards First Step $20K Grant
PLYMOUTH – In support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Mary Kay Foundation announced in November that it is awarding $3 million in grants to 150 [...]
Creating Change Co-Chair Q&A: Cara Mitrano
Creating Change will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center from Jan. 23 through 27 in 2019. More information its included events, speakers [...]
All Means All
All in a Day's Work Two years ago, after the Michigan State Board of Education approved a set of policy recommendations for the support and inclusion of LGBTQ [...]
Michigan Department of Corrections to Amend Policies for Incarcerated People Living With HIV
This month, Lambda Legal and Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service announced the successful settlement of a 2015 lawsuit filed on behalf of John Dorn [...]
MERGE and LGBT Regional Chamber of Commerce Collaborate to Aid LGBTQ Organizations
This month, through a collaboration between the Michigan Employee Resource Group for Equality or MERGE and the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce, LGBTQ [...]
Wayne State University Nationally Awarded for Improvement in Graduation Rates
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named Wayne State University the winner of its 2018 Project Degree Completion Award during its [...]
2018 Michigan Midterm LGBTQ Analysis: State Supreme Court
The current makeup of the seven-member court is five Republicans and two Democrats. Two Republicans were up for re-election Tuesday: Kurtis Wilder, who was [...]
Detroit Bus Company Bussed Voters to Polls, Free
The Detroit Bus Company donated busses and organized volunteers to give free rides to the polls last Tuesday to anyone who needed one throughout Detroit, [...]
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 [...]
