LGBTQ
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Expert says LGBTQ+ suicide prevention should take a broader approach
Providing resources to assist LGBTQ+ youth before they reach a crisis point was the key message made during a presentation Thursday that kicked off a three-day conference on suicide awareness and prevention.
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Advocates say Trump executive order targeting trans people is ‘permission to hate’
Both the ACLU and Lambda Legal laid out their plans this week to vigorously oppose an executive order by President Trump which they say requires discrimination against transgender individuals,
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4 Transgender Day of Remembrance events happening across Michigan
On Nov. 20, several communities across Michigan will be hosting events to honor the lives lost by anti-transgender violence in 2024.
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Opinion: Protecting trans youth: A not-so-humble stepmother’s reason for voting in 2024
I sent my MAGA in-laws a series of postcards recently. Each one ended with, “Please think of this/these fact(s) and your granddaughter when you vote in November. Love, Erica.” Considering their granddaughter/my stepdaughter is a young transgender woman, I thought it was the most delicate way to approach the GOP elephant in the room.
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West Michigan drag queens want to help Gen-Z ‘Slay the Vote’ this fall
There’s a lot on the line this fall for Gen Z, especially those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. In West Michigan, a group of local drag artists has committed themselves to being a reliable resource for young voters before they go to the polls this November.
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How this young Detroit activist found his voice—and is helping other LGBTQ+ people find theirs
Motivated by his brother’s death, a 23-year-old from Detroit has devoted his life to fighting hate and empowering others.
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Dana Nessel challenges anti-LGBTQ Republicans in fiery DNC speech
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel highlighted Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of defending LGBTQ rights at the Democratic National Convention.
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Dana Nessel defends Michigan’s ban on ‘destructive’ LGBTQ conversion therapy
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is fighting to protect the state’s LGBTQ kids from quack ‘therapy’ that seeks to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Whitmer signs bills ending gay panic defense, driver responsibility fee
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s $23.4B education budget into law this week, as well as 39 other bills—including one to ban the “gay panic” legal defense.
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Lawsuit seeks to overturn Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors
A lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court seeking to overturn Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.
