Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation to Host Pride Shabbat on Jun 26
Though it regularly hosts a Shabbat every fourth Friday of the month, this coming June 26 at 6:30 p.m., the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation is adding [...]
Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert Resigns After Protests Against Racist Comment
Effective as of 9 a.m. this morning, Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert announced that she is resigning from her position after she made racist comments in a June 16 [...]
Council Members Call for Resignation of Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert at Public Protest
On June 16, during a public Zoom meeting, the Ypsilanti City Council was discussing whether to reappoint Ka'Ron Gaines to the Human Relations Commission. When [...]
Obituary: Kenneth Jacob
Sept. 12, 1952 – June 14, 2020 Kenneth Jacob, known simply to friends as Kenny, died Sunday, June 14, after suffering a fatal stroke. Jacob was well-known and [...]
Metro Detroit Juneteenth Celebrations
A day of celebration originally in 1865, June 19, or Juneteenth as it came to be called, commemorates the day when Union Army General Gordon Granger read [...]
Detroit Pistons Pride Equality Panel Discussed LGBTQ Inclusion in Sports
While Pride month is halfway over, the Detroit Pistons are not slowing down with their message of LGBTQ inclusion. This week, the Detroit Pistons held their [...]
Detroit Pistons Recognize LGBTQ Community With Virtual Pride Events
Motor City Pride might be rescheduled this year, but that doesn't mean that the city is letting Pride season slip away unnoticed. The Detroit Pistons are [...]
Macomb County Sheriff says Fake Grindr Account Used to Smear Deputy's Image
Last Thursday was a normal evening for Southeast Michigan resident Ian Peters when he received a notification on his phone. At first, it seemed regular enough. [...]
Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center to Host Pride Telethon June 27
FERNDALE – In celebration of Pride Month, the Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center will host a six-hour livestreaming event called the Pride Telethon 2020 on [...]
Michigan LGBTQ Organizations to Host June 18 Virtual Event to Explain Supreme Court Decision
Unexpected Ruling On Thursday, June 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. a virtual rally will be held to celebrate and explain Monday's Supreme Court decision that workplace [...]
New Political Action Committee Benefits LGBTQ Candidates in Michigan
By the Numbers By his own account, Ferndale resident Oscar Renautt is "a numbers person." That's why, when he calculated how grossly underrepresented the LGBTQ [...]
Michigan Plaintiff Instrumental in Pro-LGBTQ Supreme Court Ruling
In today's historic 6-3 Supreme Court decision, LGBTQ people across the U.S. came one step closer to full equality when justices ruled that workplace sex [...]
