Michigan

The town voted against a property tax to fund the library after conservatives claimed it was “grooming” children.

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon has made banning books a centerpiece of her campaign.

“Do you really think books are more dangerous than guns?” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked Tudor Dixon.

Screaming parents at a school board meeting refused to follow speaking rules, including one woman who called the board members “sick individuals.”

“People were talking about how we need to pray the gay away,” one supportive parent said about the meeting.

One of the bill’s sponsors said it’s “insane” that kids can have a gender identity “when it is illegal for them to have sex.”

Police had to escort a gay man to his car as protestors shouted at him: “Leave our kids alone.”

“These books and lifestyle choices are destructive and wrong,” one conservative activist said.

Tom Barrett sent supporters text messages to scare them into thinking their kids are transgender. Now he’s saying he’s against marriage equality.

“To be honest, there are other members of Congress that I pay more attention to.”

“I did not know there were Renaissance Fair biker gangs.”

School board candidate Craig Ladyman said he wants people to “do their research into this flag” because it’s related to “communist ideology.”

He broke barriers as the first out LGBTQ Cabinet Secretary. Today Republicans are still attacking him with homophobic insults.

Nora Roberts said a community library getting defunded is “both appalling and sad.”

Conservatives defunded their local library because it carried several LGBTQ books. People from all over the world are now picking up the slack.

“This ruling is not only a victory for the LGBTQ+ community, but for all Michigan residents.”

“It’s a very smart move,” one political observer said.

Ending same-sex marriage is the mainstream position in the state Republican party.

Five Pride flags have been stolen and replaced at the location over the course of the month. The sixth flag was burned to a crisp.

“Did we live to see the high-water mark of rights and freedoms in this country?” Secretary Pete Buttigieg asked.