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Michigan man pleads guilty to federal hate crime in anti-gay bias attack
DETROIT — A Michigan man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges on Wednesday, admitting that he assaulted a victim because he believed the man was gay, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Former prosecutor ordered to pay $4.5 million for defaming gay student
DETROIT — Former state assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell was ordered to pay $4.5 million in damages after a federal jury on Thursday ruled that his blog — “Chris Armstrong Watch” — which attacked the former University of Michigan’s openly gay student body president, was in fact defamation.
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Fired prosecutor to face jury in alleged harassment of gay student leader
DETROIT — Jury selection began Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit in a civil lawsuit against a former Assistant Attorney General of Michigan, who stands accused of stalking and defaming a gay former student government leader at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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Michigan bill would allow counseling students to refuse LGBT patients
Last week, extremists in the Michigan Legislature made passage of House Bill 5040, or what I like to call the “First Do Harm” bill, a major priority before breaking for the summer. The bill would prohibit public colleges and universities from disciplining students participating in counseling, social work and psychology programs who refuse treatment to a patient based on the patient’s sexual orientation or gender identity, if it is motivated by a “sincerely held religious belief.”
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Michigan high school graduation speaker disinvited because he is gay
High school graduation should be a time of optimism, family, and hope for the future. But one Michigan school has turned it into a time for controversy and backwards thinking. The Sacred Heart Academy’s high school in Mount Pleasant, Mich. has decided to rescind its invitation to their graduation keynote speaker, the older brother of one of the graduates and an alumnus of the school. Why did they decide to not include this young man with strong ties to the private Catholic academy? Because they found out he is gay.
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Judge tosses out lawsuit against former University of Michigan student president
DETROIT — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the former University of Michigan student council president Chris Armstrong, the latest setback for Andrew Shirvell, the former Michigan assistant attorney general who was fired .
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Grievance officer: Sacked Assistant AG made ‘media spectacle of himself’
LANSING, Mich. — A grievance officer of the state Civil Service Commission on Tuesday ruled that former Michigan assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell had made a “media spectacle” of himself and the state’s attorney general’s office after publishing a blog attacking the former University of Michigan student body president for his alleged “radical homosexual agenda.”
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Flint, Mich. passes LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
FLINT, Mich. — The Flint city council on Monday passed an non-discrimination ordinance that includes crucial protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in housing and public accommodations.
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Romney takes two GOP primary wins in Michigan, Arizona
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took two wins by coming out on top in the GOP primary in Arizona and — after initially lagging in the polls — taking victory in Michigan.
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Against all logic: What LGBT’s and allies do now
I have always believed that once you recognize a wrong you become an accessory to injustice if you continue to live in a way that accommodates that wrong … Yet, many of us — gay, transgender and allies — are choosing silence when our voices and actions could be a part of a movement forward.