Best LGBT Pride Events In Detroit
June is National LGBT Pride Month, so take a day and enjoy festivities, music, food, and excitement for a good cause and support one another to make a positive change.
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June is National LGBT Pride Month, so take a day and enjoy festivities, music, food, and excitement for a good cause and support one another to make a positive change.
Archbishop Allen Vigneron prohibited a talk by Francis DeBernardo for Catholics with gay family members. DeBernardo is the executive director of Maryland-based New Ways Ministry, an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics.
A coalition of business leaders and others has been lobbying to add legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as a way to attract talent to Michigan.
Federal law "prohibits employers from firing employees because they do not behave according to the employer's stereotypes of how men and women should act," said EEOC attorney Laurie Young.
A Michigan funeral home and a Florida eye clinic illegally fired employees because they're transgender, a federal agency alleged Thursday in two lawsuits.
There was an interfaith gathering in Warren Tuesday evening to support marriage equality.
It is still legal in Michigan to discriminate against people who are even perceived to be gay and even be fired, denied housing and turned away from a restaurant or hotel.
Hundreds gathered in Detroit for the Motor City Pride Parade and Pride Fest as the final day of the two day celebration wrapped-up.
Just under 100 vendors, including photographers, bakers, caterers, florists, and wedding event planners, took part in the expo, designed to cater specifically to the gay community.
A metro Detroit community's human rights ordinance that would make it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and a number of other factors has been placed on hold as opponents seek to put the issue before voters.
A U.S. District Judge in Detroit has decided to postpone his ruling in a potentially groundbreaking challenge to Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage.
A lesbian couple's desire to adopt each other's children has grown into a potentially groundbreaking challenge to Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage.
Royal Oak is the latest Michigan community to adopt a human rights ordinance that makes it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and a number of other factors.
A former teacher is suing a central Michigan school district that did not renew her contract following a dispute over a poster raising awareness for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
New numbers from the FBI show a drop in hate crimes across the nation. The FBI reports there were 6,200 incidents in 2011, down from over 6,600 the year before.
A local LGBT rights group is taking issue with a new survey that ranks Detroit as "the most dangerous U.S. city to visit for gay travelers."
A local politician is giving up food for a day as part of an effort to bring attention to discrimination against gays in Michigan.
Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama's linkage of Dr. King's civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights' mission altered to include same-sex marriage.
Members of Michigan's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community have launched a hunger strike leading up to the November elections.
Prominent members of Michigan's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are joining forces for a 100-day hunger strike to raise awareness and promote equal rights.
CNN's Anderson Cooper has come out of the closet.
Businesses and organizations known to be friendly to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are putting out the "help wanted" sign.
The summit was held in response to the recent passing of the Equal Access to Housing Rule, which now prohibits HUD participants from discriminating against LGBT applicants.
The burned torso of a 19-year-old transgender Detroit woman has been identified.
Metro Detroit is a diverse place to live and have fun. Jamie Hughes recommends the best Gay friendly establishments around town including Menjo's Complex, Rainbow Room, Gigi's and more.
