Third Rail' no more
By Amy Hunter Tip O'Neil famously said, "All politics is local". And it's true – in more than one context, politics is always "local" to every constituency. [...]
BTL Viewpoint: Living United for the LGBT Community
Many of our readers will be participating in workplace funding campaigns operated by Live United http://www.liveunitedsem.org, known as the United Way for [...]
Getting LGBT Homeless Youth Off The Streets
Opinion by Laura A. Hughes As the Executive Director of the Detroit-based Ruth Ellis Center, one of a tiny handful of organizations in the country dedicated [...]
Stark Difference Part Two: DNC Convenes in Charlotte
Viewpoint "So a Democrat, a Republican and Apathy walk into a bar…" Now that we've seen the "Better Future" offered at the Republican National Convention, [...]
False Stereotypes
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Transmissions I was recently pointed to an article out of Miami, Florida, about the death of Deja Jones, a 33 year old transgender [...]
Thinking Out Loud: Feeling the Flames
By Abby Dees When I sat down to write my last column I didn't think I had much to say about anything. So, stumped for fresh ideas, I revived the topic of my [...]
Conventions Provide a Stark Difference on A Better Future
Viewpoint "So a Mormon, a Catholic and Atlas walk into a bar….. "The beginning of a bad joke? No it's the beginning of the Republican National Convention. [...]
Welcoming! (Including) Affirming?
by Rev. Jim Lynch Viewpoint Interim Pastor, MCC-Detroit Like so many, I read with interest these days about all of the religious bodies struggling with the [...]
When the rape debate hits home
by Mark Segal Viewpoint Many years ago, my friend Jan was raped. The trauma was so great that she ended up taking her own life. This week I've watched the [...]
Chick-Fil-A Fail
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud There were so many things I could have written about today: openly lesbian Tammy Smith's promotion to the rank of brigadier [...]
Sentence GLAAD to a pit of Chick-fil-A
by Mark Segal Viewpoint Let's not waste words here: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), you screwed up royally. In leading the chicken wars [...]
Romney-Ryan Ticket Out of Touch with Americans on LGBT Equality
BY Dan Rafter Viewpoint HRC's Online Campaigns Manager Mitt Romney announced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, giving us a 2012 GOP ticket that [...]
