LGBTQ

State police reform legislation introduced in 2020 might continue to languish in the senate judiciary committee this year, despite calls for urgency after the police killing of Patrick Lyoya. What proposals are stalled and why?

The state's current law protects people from discrimination in housing, work and public spaces. It does not include protections against discrimination based on gender expression or sexual orientation.

Climbing has exploded in popularity from a niche outdoor activity into a mainstream fitness option. As it has, groups like Send Friends have popped up to make gyms, crags, and ice pillars friendlier to new women and nonbinary climbers. Listen to a first time ice climber's experience joining the group at a unique venue offering 72 feet of elevation on artificial ice.

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether the state’s civil rights law includes LGBTQ protections.

A dive into PAC donations in Michigan and who’s giving big to Donald Trump, Gretchen Whitmer, and others. The plans to open Grand Rapids’ first LGBTQ dry nightclub this year. And, a look at the life and career of the NHL’s first Native hockey player, who carried the U.S. flag at the 1924 Olympics.

Faith-based adoption agencies in Michigan can again refuse to place children with same-sex or unmarried couples.

With Ontario back in partial lockdown, a look across Michigan’s border at our Canadian neighbors’ pandemic response. What causes Zoom fatigue and how to fight it. Honoring the memory of pioneering Michigan LGBTQ rights activist Jim Toy. And, an exploration of supply chain strangeness, and why everything from cars to coffee is more expensive and harder to find.

The Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal of a lower court decision that put a stop to a petition campaign. The campaign aimed to include LGBTQ protections in Michigan’s civil rights law.

The federal government is funding organizations that illegally discriminate against LGBTQ candidates to become foster care parents for unaccompanied refugee children, a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges.

Today on Stateside, things to know about Michigan’s rising COVID infection and hospitalization rates. Also, the health officer for one Michigan county…