Gloria Steinem Emphasizes that Feminism and LGBT Rights Linked
Activist, journalist and feminist Gloria Steinem has been actively campaigning for women's rights since the 1960s. Not only has she imprinted her legacy when [...]
OBITUARY: Raymond Edward Shepherd
Aug. 3, 1948 – Feb. 27, 2018 Raymond Edward Shepherd, a longtime member of Metropolitan Community Church – Detroit and an active member of Affirmations, died [...]
SVSU Pride Center Presents 11th Annual Charity Drag Show
That Saginaw Valley State University will kick off its second decade of drag performances on Saturday, April 7 at 7 p.m. with its 11th annual Charity Drag [...]
The Science of Grief Explored
Local Poet Hosts 14-Hour Community Grief Outlet The violent death of a family member is the stuff of nightmares, but for poet Natasha Miller it was a [...]
Victory Fund Endorses Attorney General Candidate Dana Nessel
Dana Nessel is not afraid of confrontation or controversy. The lawyer of nearly 25 years is perhaps best known for her 2012 defense against Michigan's same-sex [...]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Funeral Home Unlawfully Fired Employee for Being Transgender
DETROIT – Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes unlawfully discriminated against Aimee Stephens [...]
Therapist Decides Not to Move into Huntington Woods building Over Signage Issue
"I'm not about to whisper the word LGBT and I'm not about to whisper the words 'sexual health.'" Royal Oak-based psychotherapist Joe Kort has decided not to [...]
The Ringwald Theatre Performs 'Merrily We Roll Along' Through Mid-March
In 1981 George Furth and Stephen Sondheim collaborated to refresh a classic 1934 play "Merrily We Roll Along" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The '80s [...]
First Openly Gay Secretary of the Army to Speak at Equality Michigan
Not only is former U.S. Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning the first openly gay individual to hold that position, but he is the president and CEO of the [...]
White Nationalist Event Turns Violent at MSU
Protests over a speech by Richard Spencer at Michigan State University turned violent Monday night as dozens of supporters clashed with hundreds of anti-racist [...]
OU Expands LGBTQIA Awareness, Education Efforts with 'Pride Month'
Oakland University's Pride Week, which celebrates OU's diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity, is expanding this year to include a full month of [...]
Mother Seeks Justice Following Daughter's Assault at School
A Michigan mother says staff at Duncan Lake Middle School in Caledonia ignored taking punitive action after her daughter was assaulted and called a "fucking [...]
