Michigan | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:52:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Michigan | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Trump 47’s First 100 Days Focused, and Failed, in Implementing Unprecedented LGBTQ Targeting https://glaad.org/trump-47-100-days/ https://glaad.org/trump-47-100-days/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:55:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935934 Before returning to the White House 100 days ago, Donald Trump was already the president with the most anti-LGBTQ actions to his name in United States history. His first administration was marred by: arguing and losing at the U.S. Supreme Court for the right to discriminate against LGBTQ employees; signing laws that undercut anti-discriminatory protections [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/trump-47-100-days/feed/ 0 Annual Celebration of Libraries and Library Workers Arrives Amid Funding Threats to Learning and Enrichment https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/ https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:29:17 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933267 April 6-12 marks National Library Week, the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual celebration of libraries, library workers, and the role they play “in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.” With a theme of “Drawn to the Library,” this year’s event encourages readers to “chart [their] next literary adventure” at the library, recognize the contributions of [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/feed/ 0 LGBTQ Advocates Work to Expand Access, Prepare Communities for Upcoming Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Washington https://glaad.org/lgbtq-advocates-work-to-expand-access-prepare-communities-for-upcoming-anti-lgbtq-agenda-in-washington/ https://glaad.org/lgbtq-advocates-work-to-expand-access-prepare-communities-for-upcoming-anti-lgbtq-agenda-in-washington/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:00:35 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=925819 LGBTQ advocates known as GLAAD Media Institute (GMI) Alumni are sharing their action plans for 2025 and beyond.  At the top of their minds are transgender equality, immigration, racial and healthcare justice, and affordability as each prepares for a second Trump term. From New York City to Georgia and Michigan, these GMI alums are activating [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/lgbtq-advocates-work-to-expand-access-prepare-communities-for-upcoming-anti-lgbtq-agenda-in-washington/feed/ 0 Post-Election, LGBTQ Leaders Across the U.S. Are Joining Together — Prepare to Meet a “New Crop of Activists” https://glaad.org/post-election-lgbtq-leaders-across-the-us-are-joining-together-prepare-to-meet-a-new-crop-of-activists/ https://glaad.org/post-election-lgbtq-leaders-across-the-us-are-joining-together-prepare-to-meet-a-new-crop-of-activists/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:01:45 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=923876 As part of its education and advocacy programming across the country, the GLAAD Media Institute, GLAAD’s training, research and consulting division, convened meetings with local leaders and community advocates throughout the nation. Attendees who complete a program or session with the GLAAD Media Institute are immediately deemed GLAAD Media Institute Alumni, who are equipped to [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/post-election-lgbtq-leaders-across-the-us-are-joining-together-prepare-to-meet-a-new-crop-of-activists/feed/ 0 Groundbreaking Wins from Transgender Candidates https://glaad.org/groundbreaking-wins-from-transgender-candidates/ https://glaad.org/groundbreaking-wins-from-transgender-candidates/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:48:11 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=922607 Last night marked a historic moment for transgender representation in American politics, with several groundbreaking victories across the country.  Sarah McBride, a Democrat from Delaware, made history by becoming the first out transgender person elected to the U.S. Congress. McBride was elected by 58% of the vote in Delaware. She previously served in the Delaware [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/groundbreaking-wins-from-transgender-candidates/feed/ 0 Trump’s Anti-Trans Ad Fails Politically Among Likely Voters https://glaad.org/trumps-anti-trans-ad-fails-politically-among-likely-voters/ https://glaad.org/trumps-anti-trans-ad-fails-politically-among-likely-voters/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=921480 Ground Media today released a groundbreaking randomized control trial that tested the effectiveness of a recent Trump anti-transgender campaign ad. Despite the Trump campaign recently spending nearly $20 million to air anti-transgender TV ads over 55,000 times in battleground states, Ground Media’s study reveals that the ad fails to achieve its political goals. The study [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/trumps-anti-trans-ad-fails-politically-among-likely-voters/feed/ 0 Moms for Liberty-Related Candidates on the Ballot, Despite Waning Support of Disgraced Group https://glaad.org/moms-for-liberty-related-candidates-on-the-ballot-despite-waning-support-of-disgraced-group/ https://glaad.org/moms-for-liberty-related-candidates-on-the-ballot-despite-waning-support-of-disgraced-group/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:02:47 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=921291 The disgraced, discredited, and voter-rejected book-banning extremist group Moms for Liberty (M4L) is still looking to remain relevant in this year’s election, including a high-profile U.S. Senate race, and in school board elections. The group has also fought Title IX protections for transgender students, urging leaders to “withhold funds from schools that teach about nonbinary [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/moms-for-liberty-related-candidates-on-the-ballot-despite-waning-support-of-disgraced-group/feed/ 0 Abortion Conversation Turns to Inaccurate and Transphobic Attack at Michigan’s Second U.S. Senate Debate https://glaad.org/abortion-conversation-turns-to-inaccurate-and-transphobic-attack-at-michigans-second-us-senate-debate/ https://glaad.org/abortion-conversation-turns-to-inaccurate-and-transphobic-attack-at-michigans-second-us-senate-debate/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:25:41 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=920447 Airing on Detroit’s ABC affiliate, WXYZ, the second debate between Michigan U.S. Senate candidates Elissa Slotkin and Mike Rogers played out much like the first. Many of the same questions were given a spotlight, running the gamut from the economy and electric vehicle production to immigration and health care. There were no specific LGBTQ-related questions [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/abortion-conversation-turns-to-inaccurate-and-transphobic-attack-at-michigans-second-us-senate-debate/feed/ 0 Roz Keith, Ally-Founder of Michigan-Based “Stand with Trans,” Kicks-Off Transgender Empowerment Month by Going “Beyond the Binary” https://glaad.org/roz-keith-ally-founder-of-michigan-based-stand-with-trans-kicks-off-transgender-empowerment-month-beyond-the-binary/ https://glaad.org/roz-keith-ally-founder-of-michigan-based-stand-with-trans-kicks-off-transgender-empowerment-month-beyond-the-binary/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=919547 Stand with Trans, founded in 2015 by Roz Keith, is a nonprofit based in Farmington, Michigan helping trans youth “build resilience, gain confidence and find hope for a future filled with joy.” Keith launched the organization when she was in search of resources for her own child who, in 2013, came out as transgender.  Since [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/roz-keith-ally-founder-of-michigan-based-stand-with-trans-kicks-off-transgender-empowerment-month-beyond-the-binary/feed/ 0 Election 2024: Michigan’s U.S. Senate Candidates on the Record https://glaad.org/election-2024-mi-senate-candidates-record/ https://glaad.org/election-2024-mi-senate-candidates-record/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:12:30 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=919703 On the ballot on November 5, 2024 are candidates for the U.S. Senate from Michigan, as well as a number of other statewide offices. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin (pictured above, left), currently representing Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, is facing off against former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers (pictured above, right), to replace outgoing Sen. Debbie Stabenow. [...]

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