Viewpoint: Fluidity for All
by Heather Aymer The dichotomy of either/or, male this, female that, is so built into our society we readily assume it a natural course, a categorical [...]
After Orlando, The Fight For Equality Goes On
By Senator Gary Peters In the same month – and more significantly during Pride Month – when we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of marriage equality, [...]
Orlando, Marriage Equality Anniversary and Papal call for Forgiveness: Renewed Pain, Fears and Hope
By Steve Spreitzer Throughout our 75 year history, the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion has stood with those being mistreated because of race, [...]
Positive Thoughts: Good Morning Vietnam
By Diane Anderson-Minshall My stepfather came back from Vietnam in the mid-'70s, a broken man with post-traumatic stress disorder and health complications [...]
This Year Pride Matters More Than Ever
By David Furnish The unspeakable tragedy in Orlando, in the midst of Pride Month, has shaken the LGBT community to the core. Pride Month is a celebration of [...]
Violence Is No Stranger To The LGBT Community
by David Mixner This essay first appeared on http://www.Towleroad.com Not since June 24, 1973 when a madman fire-bombed the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans [...]
From Protest to Politics
By Stephanie White In 1965, gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin wrote an essay that appeared in the February issue of Commentary Magazine, "From Protest to [...]
Transmissions: Father's Day
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith In the summer of 1939, my father was born. He was a farm boy from a time when the suburbs of California actually had farms. At an early [...]
Viewpoint: Happy Pride Month
BY KEITH ORR Happy Pride Month. I am a proud gay man. I hope you find Pride in your queer identity. Pride in our queer identity is important. We are different [...]
HIV in America: Hatred and Acceptance
By Myles Helfand "If you have a deadly disease, it is only proper that other people be warned against getting infected by you," the comment began. It went [...]
Much to Celebrate, and Much to Do
By Dave Coulter As we begin another month of Pride in Michigan, it's impossible to ignore the significant change that has occurred since we met a year ago. [...]
Transmissions: Potty Emergency
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith "No matter how isolated or scared you may feel today, the Department of Justice and the entire Obama administration wants you to know [...]
