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Mar 11, 2025

Uniting with Trans People: Why Solidarity Is Essential for the Whole LGBTQ+ Community

When straight people see the acronym LGBTQ+, they tend to think of the varied people falling under its broad umbrella as a monolith — a cohesive group of folks united by our queerness. But those of us who...

Mar 6, 2025

We’re in court protecting transgender rights

The ACLU of Michigan saw a glaring need and stepped in to fill a dangerous void last week after new Trump administration policies threatened to leave two Oakland County women to fend for themselves after...

Mar 5, 2025

Statement on President Trump's Address to the Nation

In the last several years, manufactured culture wars have festered, opening the door to people being targeted on the basis of their gender, race and ideology. We’ve seen a surge in anti-immigrant, anti-...

Feb 28, 2025

Branching Out: A Q&A With Treetops Collective About Its Work Greeting Women New to America with Open Arms

As part of our Women’s History Month celebration, we connected with Kara Kurczeski Hoholik, communications manager at Treetops Collective, a Grand Rapids nonprofit organization founded and staffed by women...

Feb 19, 2025

Trump’s Targeting of Trans People

By quickly issuing a flurry of executive orders that attempt to take away the rights of trans people, President Donald Trump has made clear during his administration’s first few weeks that he intends to...

Feb 14, 2025

A big win for MI’s transgender youth

Rule #1 in fighting Trump’s unconstitutional orders: Don’t concede power. Period.