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Why LGBTQ+ People Must Vote In The Upcoming Midterms
We are under attack. It’s not exaggeration or hyperbole to say that there are those in America today who want to seriously harm individuals in the LGBTQ+ [...]Read more about Why LGBTQ+ People Must Vote In The Upcoming Midterms
Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor's Mom, Joins Linda Sarsour to Encourage Voting in Detroit
Call to Action Cold, windy weather could not deter a group of about 40 activists who gathered in Detroit's Krainz Park Monday to gain inspiration from local [...]Read more about Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor's Mom, Joins Linda Sarsour to Encourage Voting in Detroit
Equality Michigan Reaches Over 500,000 Pro-Equality Voters Across Michigan
Together in partnership, Equality Michigan Education Fund and Equality Michigan Action Network, the two organizations that comprise Equality Michigan, have [...]Read more about Equality Michigan Reaches Over 500,000 Pro-Equality Voters Across Michigan
LGBT Detroit to Host GOTV Voter's Ball, Deadline for Submissions Closes Oct. 26
LGBT Detroit, the city's premier black LGBTQ service provider is hosting a series of events in the week leading up to Election Day to help increase voter [...]Read more about LGBT Detroit to Host GOTV Voter's Ball, Deadline for Submissions Closes Oct. 26
Biden Denounces Ongoing Violence Against Transgender People as 'Unacceptable'
Joe Biden, recognizing 2020 was the most violent year ever recorded against transgender and gender non-conforming people, said in a statement Friday evening [...]Read more about Biden Denounces Ongoing Violence Against Transgender People as 'Unacceptable'
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LGBT Detroit to Co-Host Virtual Voting Event Sept. 24 With Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, BTL Publisher Jan Stevenson
Voting in any election is an important display of civic duty, but in regard to LGBTQ equality, the upcoming presidential election in November could have [...]Read more about LGBT Detroit to Co-Host Virtual Voting Event Sept. 24 With Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, BTL Publisher Jan Stevenson
Voting Campaign NextGen to Host Jadein Black and Boylesque Drag Sept. 19
Drag Queens and Voting Machines While an event that combines drag performance with voter education might seem incongruous, the creative minds at the youth [...]Read more about Voting Campaign NextGen to Host Jadein Black and Boylesque Drag Sept. 19
GLAAD Condemns 3 Michigan Anti-Trans Campaign Ads
Last month Politico reported turmoil within the Trump administration about whether to run anti-transgender campaign advertisements in battleground states like [...]Read more about GLAAD Condemns 3 Michigan Anti-Trans Campaign Ads
Facing Trump's LGBTQ Outreach, Advocates Hold Firm on Plan to Show his Record
Faced with the Trump campaign's attempt at LGBTQ outreach — an unprecedented effort from a Republican presidential nominee, especially from an incumbent who [...]Read more about Facing Trump's LGBTQ Outreach, Advocates Hold Firm on Plan to Show his Record
Gov. Whitmer to Be Guest at Planned Parenthood Virtual Office Opening
In operation for over a century, Planned Parenthood has created a legacy of providing contraceptive care, sexual education and fought for the reproductive [...]Read more about Gov. Whitmer to Be Guest at Planned Parenthood Virtual Office Opening
Dominique Jackson of 'Pose' Headlines Mission Equality Reception
At Home, Yet Together Although supporters of Equality Michigan could only meet virtually for this year's Mission Equality reception, with a headliner like [...]Read more about Dominique Jackson of 'Pose' Headlines Mission Equality Reception
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Black LGBT Group Wins Award to Combat Voter Suppression
LGBT Detroit, the city's Black LGBTQ+ service provider, has been awarded new grant funding by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan to help eliminate [...]Read more about Black LGBT Group Wins Award to Combat Voter Suppression
Pose' Star Dominique Jackson to Keynote Virtual EQMI Event Aug. 7
Dominique Jackson, one of the stars of the critically acclaimed FX television series "Pose," will be the keynote speaker for Equality Michigan's annual Mission [...]Read more about Pose' Star Dominique Jackson to Keynote Virtual EQMI Event Aug. 7
LGBT Detroit Launches New Political Arm of Agency
LGBT Detroit has announced the launch of LGBT Detroit Mobilization, a new 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization aimed at endorsing candidates that support [...]Read more about LGBT Detroit Launches New Political Arm of Agency
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes Talks Voter Outreach
Sobering Statistic Despite major pushes to encourage voter turnout, a statistic that might alarm LGBTQ activists is that 21 percent of LGBTQ adults are not [...]Read more about Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes Talks Voter Outreach
Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
For anyone paying attention to the Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential race, polls have shown repeatedly that at the start of primary season voters [...]Read more about Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
Seeking Equality Voters
Currently working as Human Rights Campaign's Michigan State Director, Amritha Venkataraman's interest in all things politics started young. She said that as [...]Read more about Seeking Equality Voters
