Community Leaders, Friends Remember Slain Detroit City Council Aid
By all accounts, DeAndree Watson had a bright future ahead of him. The 30-year old legislative aid to the Detroit City Council even dreamed of being elected [...]
Oakland County Executive, Board, Clerks Announce Measures to Keep Elections Safe, Healthy and Secure
OAKLAND COUNTY – County Executive David Coulter, along with Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairman David T. Woodward (D-Royal Oak) and Oakland County [...]
Holland City Council Considers Passing Nondiscrimination Policy
The Holland City Council is trying to decide whether it wants a toothless policy that states its opposition to discrimination against LGBTQ residents or adopt [...]
Nurse Asineth Little Talks Work During COVID-19, Care for LGBTQ Community
It's not easy to be a certified nurse assistant in the midst of a pandemic. But four months into the novel coronavirus crisis, and Asineth Little is continuing [...]
Pride & Poise: How Community Leaders Cornelius Wilson, Robert Tate Shaped Hotter Than July into Detroit's Premier Black LGBTQ Pride Event
When most Pride celebrations are winding down at the end of June, Pride is only just beginning in Detroit thanks to Hotter Than July, the second-longest LGBTQ [...]
Who Am I to Judge?': Church Music Director Fired for Same-Sex Marriage
"Morality Clause" By now, readers may already be familiar with Terry Gonda's story. She is the former music director of St. John Fisher Chapel in Auburn Hills [...]
Why It's Legal for Religious Institutions to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Employees — and Why That Might Change
The Ministerial Exception, Explained The separation of church and state, enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, has been a subject of debate time and again by the [...]
Oakland County Policy Adopted to Help Small Businesses RecoverFrom COVID-19
Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated incorrectly that the resolution was adopted on July 1. In a unanimous vote on June 25, the Oakland [...]
Devon Robinson Sentenced for 2019 Triple LGBTQ Murder
Last week, 19-year-old Devon Robinson of Detroit was sentenced to three life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for the May 2019 triple murder [...]
Obituary: Mark J. Rabchun
June 8, 1955 – June 23, 2020 Mark J. Rabchun, a beloved member of and dedicated volunteer at Metropolitan Community Church – Detroit, died June 23 of cancer. [...]
Community Foundation Provides Grants to Metro Detroit LGBTQ Organizations
DETROIT – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that five key LGBTQ organizations have received grants totaling $200,000 from the Community [...]
HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-Trans Rule for Homeless Shelters
In apparent defiance of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against anti-LGBTQ discrimination, the Trump administration has announced plans to change [...]
