Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers surfaces across Pride Source's coverage of Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate race, including Abdul El-Sayed's primary win alongside historic gains for LGBTQ+ candidates, the Human Rights Campaign's endorsement of El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow's campaign and her decision to suspend it, and El-Sayed's clash with Jesse Watters on Fox News over trans healthcare. Earlier reporting touching on Rogers spans Michigan congressional politics of the 2000s and 2010s, from the failed 2006 House vote on the federal anti-marriage amendment to LAHR-PAC's candidate ratings ahead of the 2012 Lansing-area primary and our own 2010 primary endorsements.
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HRC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's US Senate Race
The Human Rights Campaign PAC has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's U.S. Senate race, calling the Detroit Democrat a "pro-equality champion" [...]Read more about HRC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's US Senate Race
El-Sayed Turns Tables on Watters in Fiery Fox News Clash Over Trans Healthcare
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed used an unlikely question to expose what he called conservative hypocrisy on medical decisions for minors, [...]Read more about El-Sayed Turns Tables on Watters in Fiery Fox News Clash Over Trans Healthcare
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary as LGBTQ+ Candidates Make Historic Gains
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's closely watched U.S. Senate Democratic primary Tuesday with 49% of the vote, narrowly edging out moderate U.S. Rep. Haley [...]Read more about Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary as LGBTQ+ Candidates Make Historic Gains
McMorrow Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign
Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Sunday, leaving the Aug. 4 Democratic primary race a [...]Read more about McMorrow Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign
Mallory McMorrow on Allyship, Her Viral Pro-LGBTQ+ Statehouse Speech and Running for U.S. Senate
Update: Sen. McMorrow suspended her U.S. senate campaign on July 5, 2026. U.S. Rep Haley Stevens and Detroit public health leader Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are still [...]Read more about Mallory McMorrow on Allyship, Her Viral Pro-LGBTQ+ Statehouse Speech and Running for U.S. Senate
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Creep of the Week: U.S. House of Representatives
By Dawn Wolfe This week, we feature not one creep, but 327 of them – the 327 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including 10 from Michigan, who [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: U.S. House of Representatives
Equality Debate Used As Campaign Fodder By Far Right
Right wing activists are targeting pro-equality, northern Michigan Republican Frank Foster for ouster over his support for adding sexual orientation and gender [...]Read more about Equality Debate Used As Campaign Fodder By Far Right
LGBTs Connect At Netroots Nation
By Chuck Colbert More than 120 LGBT activists, bloggers, organizations, funders and journalists from across the U.S., Canada and Mexico gathered in Detroit [...]Read more about LGBTs Connect At Netroots Nation
Test Me' Digital Initiative Launches To Promote HIV Testing
By BTL Staff At the San Jose Netroots Nation gathering of LGBT and Ally bloggers,a digital initiative launched to promote getting an HIV test on June 27 and [...]Read more about Test Me' Digital Initiative Launches To Promote HIV Testing
Lansing Michigan Area: LAHR-PAC Aug. 7 Primary Candidate Ratings
http://www.lahronline.org/Articles/CandidatesAug2012.htm The Lansing Association for Human Rights Political Action Committee (LAHR-PAC) mailed questionnaires [...]Read more about Lansing Michigan Area: LAHR-PAC Aug. 7 Primary Candidate Ratings
Ken Mehlman comes out
by Rex Wockner Ken Mehlman, George W. Bush's 2004 campaign chief and the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, came out as gay Aug. 25 in an [...]Read more about Ken Mehlman comes out
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Primary a winner for Michigan LGBT voters
LGBT-endorsed candidates made a strong showing in Tuesday's primary election in Michigan, with 80.5 percent of them winning their races. Several out, LGBT [...]Read more about Primary a winner for Michigan LGBT voters
Pride Source Votes: 2010 Primary Endorsements
To download a PDF version of this list, click here. Four LGBT political organizations have announced endorsements and recommendations in the Aug. 3 primary [...]Read more about Pride Source Votes: 2010 Primary Endorsements
S/he said: Outing, cheating and Laura Bush
Compiled by Howard Israel "We were actually told that any student that comes to school dressed in the opposite gender's clothing will be sent home and [...]Read more about S/he said: Outing, cheating and Laura Bush
Life experience makes Bernero more than an ally mayor
Capitol Correspondent LANSING – The tenacious, aggressive mayor of Lansing freely admits he is a politician to his core. "I'm a politician," the fast-talking [...]Read more about Life experience makes Bernero more than an ally mayor
Conservative traditional values congressman getting a divorce
Capitol Correspondent BRIGHTON – U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Brighton) has filed for divorce from his wife of 17 years. The Congressman filed the [...]Read more about Conservative traditional values congressman getting a divorce
MSU hate group put in the cross hairs by Michigan Democratic Party
Capitol Correspondent LANSING- Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer is calling on a host of well-known Republicans to cut their ties to and condemn [...]Read more about MSU hate group put in the cross hairs by Michigan Democratic Party
MSU student group likely hate group
EDITOR'S NOTE: Young Americans for Freedom spokeswoman Joanna Varnavas quit working with the organization over the weekend. She says the organization is no [...]Read more about MSU student group likely hate group
Anti-marriage amendment fails House vote, again
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday once again rebuffed the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have banned [...]Read more about Anti-marriage amendment fails House vote, again
Robbing Peter to pay Paul': Bush administration's Ryan White CARE Act proposal shifts funding, narrows priorities
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WASHINGTON – The Bush Administration's proposals for reauthorizing the Ryan White CARE Act could "set HIV prevention and care work [...]Read more about Robbing Peter to pay Paul': Bush administration's Ryan White CARE Act proposal shifts funding, narrows priorities
