LGBTQ+

The Michigan Senate voted today (WED) to expand Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ rights.

A bill to expand Michigan’s civil rights law to include LGBTQ protections has been moved into a position to be voted on vote tomorrow by the state Senate.

The proposed legislation would expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer made stops today in Lansing and Brighton to build support for her 2023 agenda as she prepares to deliver her fifth State of the State address tomorrow.

Kate Leighton-Colburn, a Holland native, will be stepping into her new role as Out On the Lakeshore’s Executive Director on Oct. 10.

Patmos Library was defunded in early August, after it refused to take its collection of LGBTQ+ - centered books off the shelves. The library board says a new millage proposal on the ballot this November could keep the doors open.

Former staff members of the library say they’ve been battling pressure from residents for months

We talk to David Hind.

Trent McCurren joins us.

This week the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution for “Pride Week” and some lawmakers are worried about how much effort that took.