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LGBT Detroit Honors Former BTL Co-Publishers Jan Stevenson, Susan Horowitz

LGBT Detroit Honors Former BTL Co-Publishers Jan Stevenson, Susan Horowitz | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

It was a fitting farewell. LGBT Detroit honored former Between The Lines publishers Susan Horowitz and Jan Stevenson with the agency’s 2021 Women’s

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COVID-19 Communication: How LGBTQ Community Orgs Adapted Services in Physical Isolation

COVID-19 Communication: How LGBTQ Community Orgs Adapted Services in Physical Isolation | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As 2020 winds down, conducting meetings via Zoom or phone calls seems like an average day of work for many Michiganders. But back in March when the first

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Jon Hoadley hopes to become Michigan's first openly gay congressman

Jon Hoadley hopes to become Michigan's first openly gay congressman | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Hoadley, a third-term state representative, is running for Congress in Michigan's 6th Congressional District.

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LGBT Detroit Executive Director Appointed to Statewide COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force

LGBT Detroit Executive Director Appointed to Statewide COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

LGBT Detroit’s Executive Director Curtis Lipscomb said that when he learned that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was putting together a Task Force on Racial Disparities to help fight the novel coronavirus pandemic he was thrilled. But he was honored when he was asked to contribute his thoughts on curbing the virus’ spread in an official capacity as

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A Message to BTL Readers and the Greater Michigan LGBTQ Community

A Message to BTL Readers and the Greater Michigan LGBTQ Community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The message could not be clearer: respond to the COVID-19 crisis by staying home whenever you can, wash your hands frequently and do whatever you can to not spread the virus. But there is also a much larger message to spread: take care of each other, reach out to people who are isolated and fearful,

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First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese

First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Michigan diocese of the Episcopal Church has its first female and openly lesbian bishop. The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry was consecrated and ordained Saturday during a ceremony...

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“Queer the Air” with the LGBT Resource Center

“Queer the Air” with the LGBT Resource Center | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Grand Valley State University’s Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center endeavors to not only support LGBTQ students, but to celebrate their accomplishments and experiences. Every semester, the center hosts an open mic night so that the community can enjoy each other’s creative sides.


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Polestar: Michigan’s Newest LGBTQ Community Center Opens Its Doors

Polestar: Michigan’s Newest LGBTQ Community Center Opens Its Doors | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

When John Young came out in his late 50s, he never imagined that just four years later he would have been instrumental in launching Traverse City’s first LGBTQ community center.


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New LGBT community center coming to Traverse City

New LGBT community center coming to Traverse City | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

There will be more support in northern Michigan for those in the LGBT community. Polestar LGBT+ has signed a leased to open the new center. The center will offer support groups and it will be a place for people t

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Traverse City Hosts Largest Pride March in Michigan

Traverse City Hosts Largest Pride March in Michigan | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Traverse City’s official LGBT+ Pride Celebration and Michigan’s Premier Destination Pride event is taking place June 18-24 throughout downtown Traverse City, and it goes by the name of Up North Pride.

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Drag pageant helps kick off 2018 Pride Festival in Kalamazoo

An intricate astronaut costume and rousing performance of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" won the judges over in favor of contestant Ricky J.
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Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Broadens LGBT Protections In Michigan

Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Broadens LGBT Protections In Michigan | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Michigan Department of Civil Rights will begin processing complaints of discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Spring Arbor community walks in support of LGBT students

Spring Arbor community walks in support of LGBT students | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Spring Arbor University's handbook prohibits any homosexual activity or same-sex dating behaviors.
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Bethany Christian Services Will Now Help LGBTQ Parents Adopt Children

Bethany Christian Services Will Now Help LGBTQ Parents Adopt Children | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The decision comes as more cities and states require organizations to accept applications from L.G.B.T.Q. couples or risk losing government contracts.

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Human Rights Campaign hosts conversation with MI LGBTQ Candidates for ‘National Coming Out Day’

Human Rights Campaign hosts conversation with MI LGBTQ Candidates for ‘National Coming Out Day’ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In honor of National Coming Out Day on October 11, candidates from right here in Michigan shared their experiences being part of the LGBTQ community during a virtual panel hosted by the Human Rights Campaign Sunday morning. Rep. Jon Hoadley, Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, and Jody LaMacchia joined several others from across the state, and […]

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Michigan business group gives $100K to help restart LGBT rights ballot campaign

Michigan business group gives $100K to help restart LGBT rights ballot campaign | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In-person signature gathering is about to restart for a Michigan campaign seeking to put a LGBT rights proposal on the ballot for Michigan voters.

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Meet the lesbian who made political history years before Harvey Milk

Meet the lesbian who made political history years before Harvey Milk | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Three years before LGBTQ icon Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Kathy Kozachenko made history in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Lesbian officers sue Michigan corrections department for discrimination

Lesbian officers sue Michigan corrections department for discrimination | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Michelle Wood and Loretta Smith, a gay couple in their 50s, said they faced discrimination and retaliation by the Michigan Department of Corrections.

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DTE, Consumers, Dow, Apple execs back new LGBTQ civil rights initiative in Michigan

DTE, Consumers, Dow, Apple execs back new LGBTQ civil rights initiative in Michigan | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

After years of trying to extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ Michigan residents, a new coalition is prepared to go to voters this fall to amend the state's anti-discrimination law if lawmakers don't act.Some top Michigan business executives have joined the coalition pursuing a voter-initiated…

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Meet MSU’s new LBGT Resource Center director

Meet MSU’s new LBGT Resource Center director | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Days after commencement, Michigan State University hired Jesse Beal to take on the position of director for the LBGT Resource Center.


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Michigan newspaper graphically revisits 25 years

Michigan newspaper graphically revisits 25 years | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

To celebrate Between The Lines’ silver anniversary, the Livonia, Mich.-based newspaper plans on revisiting milestones from the Detroit area’s LGBT history.

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Jim Toy Made LGBT History – and He's Not Done Fighting

Jim Toy Made LGBT History – and He's Not Done Fighting | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
In 1971, Jim Toy founded the Human Sexuality Office at the University of Michigan with lesbian activist Cyndi Gair: an LGBT first. Now aged 88, he's still fighting for equality.
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Grand Rapids Pride Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Pride Festival

Grand Rapids Pride Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Pride Festival | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Rob Sparks attended his first Pride Festival in 2016 in Grand Rapids, shortly after relocating to the city for a job with MIX 95.7. “It was crazy. It was a very cool experience,” he said. “I think that year there were 8,000 to 10,000 people there." He said the experience made a big impact.


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Fight brews with Michigan farmer who bars LGBT weddings in apple orchard

Fight brews with Michigan farmer who bars LGBT weddings in apple orchard | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
A farmer wants the courts to step in after he was barred from a Michigan farmers market because he doesn't allow gay couples to marry at his apple orchard.
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Michigan board: Civil rights law bars LGBT discrimination

Michigan board: Civil rights law bars LGBT discrimination | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
A Michigan agency will for the first time process complaints of discrimination against LGBT people after a board said Monday that the state’s civil rights law prohibits discrimination based o
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