OBITUARY Michael Hugh Guigar
Aug. 4, 1966 – Feb. 24, 2020 Michael Hugh Guigar, a longtime member of the Detroit Together Men's Chorus, has died. He was 53. Guigar was born in Marlette, [...]
On Being Heard: 5 Detroit Women to Visit UN to Fight for Women's Equality
Editor's Note: Due to concerns about the coronavirus, the 64th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women and all associated events have been [...]
It Takes a Village: How the City of Warren Adopted a Pride Month Resolution
Wholly Unexpected On Feb. 11, something happened in Michigan's third-largest city that many would consider remarkable. Despite that fact, it went largely [...]
Equality Michigan Forms Alliance With Oakland County Prosecutor's Office
Announced yesterday, a new partnership between Equality Michigan and the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office will benefit LGBTQ victims of hate crimes by [...]
REC to Build 43-Unit Detroit Housing Project to LGBTQ Combat Homelessness
The Ruth Ellis Center is planning to build a 43-unit mixed-use housing development on Clairmount Street just west of Woodward Avenue in Detroit's Piety Hill [...]
OBITUARY Nancy Ann Unwin
Feb. 15, 1934 – Jan. 27, 2020 Nancy Ann Unwin, the founder of such groups as OUTSkirts and Women OUT & About, was a revered member of and activist for the [...]
Michigan Attorney General Hits Back After Rush Limbaugh Mocks Buttigieg for Being Gay
Conservative radio personality and recent Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Rush Limbaugh recently suggested that presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg [...]
2020 Initiative to Amend Elliott-Larsen: Key Community Members Weigh Challenges
The History Five years ago, a ballot committee named Fair Michigan and headed by then-attorney Dana Nessel sought to amend Michigan's Constitution to ensure [...]
Man Charged With Murder of Hairstylist Bashar Kallabat in Detroit Motel
Bashar Kallabat. Shortly after the body of a nationally recognized hairstylist Bashar Kallabat was found at the Detroit JZ Motel and Suites last week, a [...]
Hairstylist Bashar Kallabat Killed in Detroit Motel
The body of a nationally recognized hairstylist Bashar Kallabat was found at the Detroit JZ Motel and Suites Tuesday. Detroit Police believe that he was killed [...]
Detroit, FCA Seek Artists to Paint One of the City's Largest Municipal Art Installations
This Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will join Detroit's Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship and its City Walls Detroit [...]
Right to Wed, No Right to Work
By Daniel A. Gwinn Every year, my associate, Laura Bradshaw-Tucker, and I attend the mid-winter meeting of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State [...]
