Michigan

People in Michigan can change their legal gender by filling out a one-page form

US
Nov 19 2019

Michigan introduces landmark self-ID system for changing gender on driver’s licenses

Bradley, a 16-year-old teen from Michigan, really wants to be adopted by two dads. (Screenshot via WXYZ)

Parenting
Oct 31 2019

Teen in foster care since 2010 dreams of being adopted by two gay dads

Republican candidate Peter Meijer is facing a complaint from the ACLU

Politics
Sep 07 2019

Republican politician faces civil rights complaint after banning Down syndrome drag show

Crime
Jul 12 2019

Detroit man allegedly used Grindr to find gay people, shoot them dead

Religious adoption agencies sue Michigan to avoid same-sex parents

Current Affairs
Apr 16 2019

Religious adoption agencies sue Michigan to avoid same-sex parents

Jackson, Michigan LGBT+ rights leader Nikki Joly, who was made Citizen of the Year in 2017

Community
Feb 26 2019

LGBT leader Nikki Joly charged with burning down own house

Deaf queer couple Socorro Garcia and Melissa Elmira Yingst in Facebook video

Current Affairs
Jan 31 2019

Queer deaf couple ‘refused entry to Delta flight’

A photo of Vegginini’s Paradise Cafe, a restaurant in Detroit, Michigan

Current Affairs
Jan 08 2019

Detroit cafe owners’ son fired for calling customer ‘faggot-ass n****r’

A photo of Christian Zeitvogelplaying football for Michigan’s Kalamazoo College in the US

Current Affairs
Jan 08 2019

College football player Christian Zeitvogel comes out as gay

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder speaks at the funeral for Aretha Franklin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Dec 29 2018

Michigan governor signs directive banning LGBT discrimination before leaving office

LGBT activists rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall in October 2018

Crime
Dec 07 2018

Transgender woman shot dead in Detroit

Openly lesbian Dana Nessel, who made a penis joke in her campaign video, has been elected as Michigan's new attorney general.

Current Affairs
Nov 08 2018

Penis joke helped lesbian lawyer Dana Nessel get elected as Michigan attorney general

Current Affairs
Sep 01 2018

Aretha Franklin funeral: Pastor’s eulogy stirs controversy and Ariana Grande gets an apology

Current Affairs
Aug 08 2018

College footballer says teammates had his back when he came out as bi