Lee Chatfield Supports Amending Michigan Law to Add LGBTQ Protections, EQMI Executive Director Comments
KALAMAZOO — Equality Michigan Executive Director and Kalamazoo City Commissioner, Erin Knott, made the following statement regarding the announcement of [...]
Fallout Over Lee Chatfield's Hiring Leads to New Non-Discrimination Policy for Southwest Michigan First
In an unexpected move that followed the Feb. 11 hiring of former House Speaker Lee Chatfield as CEO of economic development nonprofit Southwest Michigan [...]
Cold As Hell Winter Pride Brings Back Kink in 2021
On Saturday, Feb. 13, LGBT Detroit presented its second-annual Cold As Hell Winter Pride. A ticketed event highlighting LGBTQ sexual expression in the leather, [...]
Lesbian-Owned Detroit Vet Clinic Oldest in US
Detroiters and architecture buffs alike are well aware of the city's reputation for historical buildings. And while many of the best-known are tied to the auto [...]
Gay-Owned Bingo Institute of Grooming Outgrows Old Location, Moves
The Bingo Institute of Grooming, where would-be doggie-stylists train and learn the tricks of the trade, is expanding. Originally opened in 2015, the [...]
Pushing Forward: Roland Leggett Reelected MDP LGBT&A Caucus Chair, Talks Term Goals
For many Americans, 2021 likely feels like a welcome political reset as the nation starts to settle in to the next four years under the Biden/Harris [...]
Anti-LGBTQ Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield Named CEO of Southwest Michigan First
Southwest Michigan First, a Kalamazoo-based economic development organization, has named former House Speaker Lee Chatfield as CEO. According to Crain's [...]
Obituary: Lorenzo R. Blaylock
Aug. 9, 1976 – Feb. 5, 2021 Lorenzo R. Blaylock, former model and exotic dancer, died Feb. 5 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 44. Blaylock grew up on [...]
Obituary: Gregory C. Piazza
April 15, 1951 – Feb. 3, 2021 Gregory C. Piazza, author of two books chronicling the history and architecture of Detroit's Palmer Park neighborhood, succumbed [...]
Supremes Co-Founder Mary Wilson, Dead at 76: The LGBTQ+ Community Saw Us as 'Gorgeous Black Barbie Dolls'
A Detroit music icon beloved by the LGBTQ+ community has died. Mary Wilson, one of the original Supremes and a Motown legend, died suddenly Monday at her home [...]
Analysis: How Michigan's Surrogacy Law Harms Prospective Parents, Gay and Straight Alike
An Outdated Law In a case that shines a light on Michigan's antiquated surrogate parenting law, a couple in Grand Rapids has been ordered to endure the process [...]
Gay Appointee Jason Morgan, Others Rejected by Senate Republicans
Without holding committee hearings, last week Senate Republicans in the Michigan State Legislature voted to reject five of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's nominees for [...]
