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Michigan GOP seeks to rescind domestic partner benefits of state employees
Republicans in the Michigan Legislature this week approved a resolution that seeks to overturn a decision to extend state-paid health insurance coverage to same-sex partners of state employees.
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Gay student speaks out at school board meeting to defend suspended teacher
A high school economics teacher in Howell, Mich., suspended after ejecting two students from his class after the students said they believed that gays and lesbians are immoral, has garnered considerable support from the local community, and from one student in particular.
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Andrew Shirvell fired for ‘abusing the powers of his office’ to harass gay U-M student
Andrew Shirvell, the Michigan Assistant Attorney General who, for six months, waged an online campaign against the University of Michigan’s openly gay student body president, has been fired. State Attorney General Mike Cox terminated Shirvell with prejudice for abusing the powers of his office.
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UM student president files complaint against Asst AG seeking disbarment
Chris Armstrong, the University of Michigan’s openly gay student body president has filed and ethics complaint seeking to disbar Andrew Shirvell, the assistant attorney general who for six months waged a vicious online campaign against him.
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UM student president drops protection request against state Assistant AG
Chris Armstrong, the openly gay student assembly president University of Michigan, withdrew his request Monday for a personal protection order against a state lawyer who’s accused of harassing him.
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‘Spirit Day’ shadowed by news of another teen suicide in the LGBT community
The LGBT community mourns the loss of another teen due to suicide. Campus police at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, police report the body of 19-year-old Corey Jackson was found in a wooded area of the campus.
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U-M student body president in court Monday seeking protection order against Asst AG
University of Michigan student assembly president Chris Armstrong will face off against Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell, in a Washtenaw County courtroom on Monday afternoon. Anderson is seeking an order of protection against Shirvell.
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Shirvell on leave, will face hearing over anti-gay blog targeting U-M student president
Andrew Shirvell, an assistant attorney general in Michigan, who, for nearly six months has waged an vicious online campaign against the openly gay student body president of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, went on personal leave today.
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School district denies transgender teen ‘homecoming king’ victory
Students at Mona Shores High School in Muskegon, MI, say administrators have denied the homecoming king throne from its rightful winner — a transgender senior. Classmates believe the crown belongs to Oak Reed, 17, who was born as Oakleigh Marie but who now goes as Oakleigh Marshall (or “Oak” for short). According to students, the […]
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Ten states file anti-gay marriage brief in Proposition 8 appeal
Ten U.S. states signed onto a legal brief Friday in opposition to same-sex marriage, claiming a federal court “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that California’s Proposition 8 — the 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage — was “unconstitutional.” The amicus brief sent Friday to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that […]