A group of Jackson clergy have started a petition against Gov. Rick Snyder’s appointment of Bishop Ira Combs Jr. to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Combs, who leads Greater Bible Way Temple of the Apostolic Faith in Jackson, is known for his conservative views on social issues – including LGBT rights.
Khudoberdi Nurmatov, a journalist and LGBT activist who was detained by Russian authorities last year for violating migration laws, was granted court permission to go to Germany after he faced deportation back to his native Uzbekistan. The court’s decision last weekend successfully overturned previous court orders in Russia, and Nurmatov left Russia by plane on Thursday.
Yarnold’s Winter Olympics challenge begins in earnest when the women’s skeleton competition gets underway on Friday. As the flagbearer for Team GB in the Opening Ceremony and one of the country’s major medal hopes, she knows she has a platform at these Games – and wearing Rainbow Laces as an ally…
As a soldier in Vietnam in 1969, Gene Ulrich gave blood for others who had been injured in battle. Those blood donations were no longer wanted 14 years after he returned home. During the height of the AIDS crisis in 1983, the Food and Drug Administration placed a lifetime ban…
For years, Valentine’s Day has been the target of the modern pessimist’s wrath. It has become the focus of the cynic’s ire, an unnecessary moment that foists obligation upon millions of consumers to prove their love with purchases of chocolates and flowers. But for millions of same-sex couples and LGBT people everywhere, it’s about so much more.
Eric Radford may be skating with Meagan Duhamel in the pairs figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics, but Radford’s heart will be with a figure skater in the stands. That’s because Radford’s fiancé, Spanish ice dancer Luis Fenero, will be watching his Canadian boyfriend with the rest of the crowd and cheering him on louder than anyone else in the arena.
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