As Heard Online
"If Michigan LGBTQ folks do make the decision to attempt to get LGBTQ rights on the 2016 ballot, how do we ensure that transphobic scare tactics don't divide [...]
Creep of the Week: Ben Carson
Dear LGBT Community, This is a cease and desist letter regarding the accusation that Ben Carson is a homophobe. Stop such hurtful name calling at once. Carson [...]
Parting Glances: A Hug At A Time
I don't recall growing up as a kid and getting or giving hugs. Hugs were not part of my family life. I also don't recall as a teenager getting or giving hugs [...]
My Point of View: It's Better To Be Pissed Off Than Pissed On
By Howard Israel I strongly oppose any sort of LGBT-related ballot initiative in Michigan! History shows, we are the losers when gay rights are put to a [...]
Creep of the Week: Julio Gonzalez
Oh, Florida. You just love being horrible, don't you? It's not enough that if you do a Google news search for "Florida man" you end up with headlines like, [...]
Parting Glances: Gay Ghosts On Parade
For five dynamic years — 1940 to 1945 — Detroit was America's Arsenal of Democracy, a vital source of war material. First for England's defense. Later, for our [...]
The Southfield That I Know
BY JEREMY MOSS "I have one last question for you. What's your position on gay marriage?" "I'm in favor of it," I said. "Why would you be in favor of it? I [...]
Transmissions: Anomalies
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith In an interview with The Advocate, Kimberly Walton, assistant administrator of Transportation Safety Administration's Office for Civil [...]
Welcoming A Globally Inclusive Community
By Thomas "TJ" Rogers And Micheal Ighodaro Globally, there are more than 75 countries that criminalize homosexuality and nine that impose the death penalty. [...]
Winning Our Rights
BY STEPHANIE WHITE It's time. If there's one thing that LGBT people in Michigan can agree on is that it is clearly time we updated our statewide [...]