28 Years and Counting
Though Affirmations has been helped by many dedicated volunteers over the years, ones like Vy Reed are few and far between. Started in 1989, the Ferndale-based [...]
Whitmer, 14 Governors Send Bipartisan Letter to Senate & House Armed Services Committee Addressing PFAS Contamination in FY2020 NDAA
LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with 14 governors sent a bipartisan letter to both the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees highlighting [...]
Julia Music Appointed to Temporary Seat on Ferndale City Council
Ferndale Pride Executive Director Julia Music was unanimously appointed to fill a temporary seat on the Ferndale City Council at its meeting Monday night. The [...]
Honoring Wanda Sykes' LGBTQ Legacy
In Wanda Sykes' latest comedy special "Not Normal" she takes on everything from the Trump administration, the #MeToo movement and racism; it's clear that over [...]
Mission Equality: Mission Accomplished
Equality All-Stars It may have been Friday the 13th, but the Equality Michigan Fall Reception was not the least bit unlucky for EQMI that night. With 400 in [...]
Fair Michigan Justice Reception 2019 Sept. 26
When Fair Michigan was formed initially, one of the main concerns for the LGBTQ community was securing marriage equality. Today, that need has been met, but [...]
Correa Connects Large and Small Businesses at On The Menu
FERNDALE – An engaged group of corporate executives and LGBTQ business owners met at Affirmations Sept. 12 to hear Beth Correa, Senior Vice President of [...]
Michigan Approves Nation's First LGBTQ Credit Union
[Superbia's is dedicated] to using its profits to fund direct benefits to its members and grants made to LGBTQ organizations and [...]
Peter Meijer Bars Drag Syndrome from Tanglefoot Site: Discrimination or Protection?
The Decision What began in Grand Rapids as an effort to promote advocacy of, and conversation about, artists with disabilities has turned into a controversy [...]
Crain's Detroit Business Highlights Affirmations Board President Mike Flores in '40 Under 40'
Crain's Detroit Business selected business leaders across the state of Michigan to highlight in their "40 Under 40" program. Among the leaders selected was [...]
The Rev. Deb Cox to Retire From Ministry, Teaching
Before Deb Cox found the Metropolitan Community Church movement she, admittedly, wasn't very religious. "I was a Christmas and Easter Christian," she said. "I [...]
Michael Rowady Opens Up About His Past and Equality Michigan's Future
Grosse Pointe Proud When Michael Rowady recalled speaking before 3,000 people at Grosse Pointe Pride this June, the Equality Michigan board chair and managing [...]
