Why Pete Buttigieg said ‘no’ to Michigan’s open political races
“I care deeply about the outcome of both races, but I have decided against competing in either,” Buttigieg wrote
March 13 2025 3:46 PM
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Michigan
Pete Buttigieg reportedly won’t run for U.S. Senate, keeping 2028 presidential hopes alive
He is one of the most popular Democrats in the country.
March 13 2025 10:21 AM
Michigan Republican lawmaker to introduce resolution asking SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality
State Rep. Josh Schriver announced that he will be introducing a measure on Tuesday urging the court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges.
February 25 2025 1:55 PM
Pete Buttigieg and Dana Nessel, out gay and lesbian politicians, lead in early Senate poll
Out gay former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and out lesbian Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel are Michigan's leading candidates in an early U.S. Senate primary poll.
February 10 2025 12:57 PM
Pete Buttigieg eyeing potential Michigan U.S. Senate race
The gay Democratic star is weighing multiple options for his family’s future.
January 28 2025 4:48 PM
Michigan adds sexual orientation and gender identity to hate crime law despite 'far-right fiction'
House Bills 5400 and 5401 amended the definition and sentencing guidelines of the state's 1988 “ethnic intimidation” statute for the first time in over 36 years.
January 27 2025 1:13 PM
Michigan teen sentenced for 'execution-style' killing of Black trans woman Ashia Davis
Ashia Davis was found dead in a Highland Park hotel in 2023.
January 14 2025 10:30 AM
Michigan man pleads guilty to plotting mass casualty events targeting gay people
"He intended to commit mass shootings at two locations – destroying countless lives and devastating our community – all because of his fanatical hatred for gay people," one prosecutor said.
December 20 2024 8:30 AM
Democrats eye Pete Buttigieg for potential run for Michigan governor
The gay former South Bend mayor, presidential candidate and U.S. Transportation Secretary, who lives in Michigan, has remained mum about his future plans.
December 10 2024 3:20 PM
Michigan Republican calls for making marriage equality 'illegal again'
State Rep. Josh Schriver unleashed a firestorm of controversy on social media.
December 03 2024 4:45 PM
Pete Buttigieg debates 25 undecided Michigan voters on why Kamala Harris is better (and wins)
"Americans will have more rights and freedoms under a Harris/Walz Administration," the Secretary of Transportation said on a new Jubilee episode.
November 04 2024 12:23 PM
Michigan church fires beloved music director of 34 years over same-sex marriage
Many of the parishioners are outraged.
November 02 2024 12:37 PM
Michigan man sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill 'LGBT freaks'
Randall Robert Berka II, 31, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for a comment he made on his YouTube account called "@killthefeds420."
October 23 2024 3:18 PM
In Michigan, three queer local candidates are fighting for better water and better accountability
Sixty-three miles south of Flint, Lodi also has water troubles, and that’s the agenda for three of the township’s candidates.
October 14 2024 12:52 PM
Michigan's Dana Nessel: Republicans 'can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand'
Nessel said that Kamala Harris' actions as Attorney General of California over 13 years ago "meant a lot" to her, as Harris "was fighting for families like mine."
August 22 2024 1:55 PM
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will always 'fight like hell' to protect LGBTQ+ rights (exclusive)
The governor of Michigan tells The Advocate about her efforts to defend vital LGBTQ+ services, and warns about the dangers of a second Trump term.
June 11 2024 10:08 AM
'Written in the Stars:' University of Michigan hosts 'Pride Prom' for LGBTQ+ students
The event was aimed at LGBTQ+ students who "maybe didn’t have the best experience at their high school prom," according to an organizer.
April 08 2024 12:51 PM
He was fired for officiating a queer wedding. Here's how he's fighting back
Joseph Kuilema lost his job with Calvin University after officiating a queer couple's wedding. He's disgusted that the school discriminates in the name of God.
March 21 2024 9:00 AM
Chasten Buttigieg takes on anti-trans bullies during Michigan State University lecture
The educator and father advocated for transgender kids like Nex Benedict to be able to go to school without being bullied.
March 18 2024 4:38 PM
Michigan transgender man Jean Butchart shot and killed in series of attacks
The suspect is accused of attacking two other people as well.
January 02 2024 2:34 PM